Quietly in the temple, I looked left and right, and tiptoed to a squatter house with lights on. After a moment's hesitation, I knocked softly on the door. In my trepidation, the door opened a crack, and to my disappointment, a young man with glasses and a gray monk's robe stood in front of me.

When the young monk saw me, he paused for a moment, and immediately smiled at me and said, "Senior brother, is there anything you are looking for me?" ”

I was very depressed, and I wanted to find a female layman to chat with me to relieve my boredom on the pretext of borrowing mosquito coils, but I didn't expect to choose a little monk's room. But there is a doubt in my heart: this Pudu Temple, divided into two rows with the Daxiong Hall as the boundary, the east side is full of monks' meditation rooms, and the west side where I live is the squatter room where pilgrims and laymen temporarily live, how can this little monk live in the squatter room on the west side?

Maybe when I was thinking about it, the little monk thought that I had something unspeakable and asked him to help, so he folded his hands and said to me with a smile, "Senior brother, is there something you want me to help with?" They are all disciples of Buddhism, just say anything about it, don't see it! ”

I came back to my senses and replied casually, "Oh, it's nothing, it's just that I don't have mosquito coils in my room!" ”

When the little monk heard this, he immediately opened the door completely and said to me enthusiastically: "The mosquitoes in this mountain are very powerful, senior brother, come in quickly, I still have a few plates of mosquito coils here." ”

Hearing him say this, I was embarrassed, so I had to say, "Xie Lu, little master!" He hid himself in his room.

I looked around and noticed something strange in this room. I walked over to the same humble wooden table, with a thick stack of books, and was surprised to find that they were university books, with a pen and notebook spread out beside them.

Seeing my puzzled look, the little monk smiled and said, "Senior brother, I think you have misunderstood. Don't call me Little Master, I'm not a monk, and just like you, I'm a layman who lives here. ”

I was surprised and asked, "Wouldn't it?" Aren't you wearing monk's robes? ”

The young man smiled and said, "Senior brother, to borrow a phrase from Buddhism: Senior brother, you are in love!" My name is Zhang Lidong, what is the name of Senior Brother? ”

I replied, "My name is Mo Xun, it seems that you are a little younger than me, can I call you Xiao Zhang?" ”

Zhang Lidong smiled and nodded, and I pointed to the textbooks and homework on his desk and asked him how he studied in the monastery - the courses in the university. Zhang Lidong said with a smile: "Senior brother, I have believed in Buddhism since I was a child and have been a layman for many years. I'm a junior in college this year, and I'm going to intern and find a job next year. But I saw that it was difficult to find a job now, so I wanted to stop working and go to graduate school first. The monastery is quiet, so I used my summer vacation to study here, and I have been living here for more than a month. ”

I was surprised and said, "I see, it's admirable!" I also thought about going to graduate school, but because I didn't speak English well, I gave up on the idea. Zhang Lidong, don't you feel bored when you study so hard every day in this monastery? ”

Zhang Lidong said happily: "No, I just like this kind of life." Every day here, when the monks do their morning and evening homework, I go with them, and the rest of the time I read in my room. Not only you, but many people have misunderstood me as a new novice here! The weather was hot, and the abbot asked Master Huiming to find me a set of monk's robes, which I wore on my body, which was loose and cool. ”

Zhang Lidong said, his hand didn't stop, he found two plates of mosquito coils, handed them to me, and asked me, "When did senior brother enter the temple?" Which room do you live in? If you want to stay here for a few days, you can come and talk to me when you have nothing to do. ”

When I told him the room I was staying in, Zhang Lidong suddenly showed a look of surprise. I had already encountered a supernatural thing, and I immediately became suspicious in my heart, and asked Zhang Lidong: "Zhang Lidong, you seem to be very surprised, is there anything special about my room?" ”

Zhang Lidong whispered: "There used to be a senior brother living in that room, and he just left a week ago. ”

I said suspiciously: "The squatter room here was originally for the laymen who came to Qing Xiu, and there was a senior brother who lived there, so what's so strange?" ”

Zhang Lidong sighed and said: "That senior brother is quite upright, and he is very compatible with me, but it's a pity that a week ago, he let Master Huiming blow him away." ”

I couldn't help but be stunned, and asked in disbelief: "Zhang Lidong, do you mean that master Huiming, a monk who knows the guest?" It can't be, right? I think that Master Huiming is very kind, how could he drive that senior brother away? Did that senior brother do something bad? ”

Speaking of this, the figures of those female benefactors who lived in the temple immediately appeared in my mind, and I secretly believed that the senior brother must have moved the yin-lust idea and let the monks in the temple find out, so that he was driven away.

Zhang Lidong sighed lightly and said, "I can't complain about Master Huiming about this, because that senior brother violated the temple rules." Senior brother, did you see a Buddha statue on the wall of the room where you live, and the Buddha statue is very different from what you usually see? ”

I came to the spirit all of a sudden, Zhang Lidong took the initiative to talk about the Buddha statue, and it seems that the doubts that have been accumulated in my heart for two days may be solved immediately.

I nodded, Zhang Lidong said: "This Pudu Temple is Zen Buddhism in Buddhism, although that senior brother also believes in Buddhism, but he doesn't know what the Tao is for, and he suddenly became obsessed with Tibetan secrets." I don't know if Senior Brother Lu Dao knows it, although Buddhism is tolerant, the sectarian dispute is quite fierce, and almost all the sects of the Manifest Sect cannot tolerate the mysterious secrets. Therefore, when Master Huiming occasionally found that the senior brother had posted a Buddha statue of Tibetan Esoteric Secrets, and learned Tibetan Esoteric meditation, knotted mudras, and recited mantras, he drove him away in a fit of rage. ”

I see, it dawned on me. I thought in my heart, it must be that Master Huiming was angry, and drove away the senior brother who believed in the secret of Tibet, and the anger was not gone, and he forgot to tear off the Buddha statue of the secret of Tibet, and it happened that I came to the temple to stay, so it was arranged for me.

Zhang Lidong handed me a glass of water, I sat on the edge of his bed, said 'Xie Lu Xie', and then asked him, "Zhang Lidong, since that senior brother lives in a monastery, how can he believe in Tibetan secrets?" ”

Zhang Lidong said: "I also felt strange about this matter, and I only understood the reason after chatting with that senior brother later." According to himself, the senior brother was a gangster in society, because he was careless in making friends, he was framed by others, and suddenly changed from a millionaire to a penniless poor bastard. He was depressed in his heart, and he was hunted down by his creditors, so he remembered to go to the monastery to repent, meditate, and take refuge by the way. ”

"Maybe it was because he had too many vulgar thoughts and a lot of debts, and he couldn't bear it anymore after living in this monastery for two days. He told me that he didn't like what the monks said about being pure-hearted and lacking desires, and that he thought it was cowardice. The senior brother said that he must avenge being framed in this life, and he wants to make a comeback. ”

"I can't say anything more, after all, I have no social experience, not to mention that I am a little scared to see him in my heart. In those days, he came to me every day. The two of us were basically reading a book and he was playing on his phone. Once, he excitedly told me that he said that he believed in Buddhism correctly, but he just entered the wrong door, and Zen Buddhism was not suitable for him at all, and he wanted to learn Tantra, practice to become a great supernatural power, and happily revenge from then on. ”

"I didn't understand what he was talking about, so he told me that when he was surfing the Internet on his phone, he joined a group that practiced Tibetan secrets. The cultivation method talked about in that group is what he appreciates the most and suits him. I was also curious, so I asked him what was going on, and the brother told me about the knowledge of Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism and all kinds of legends about the great supernatural powers. ”

"Then he received an email telling me that it was from his Buddhist friends in the Tibetan Esoteric Group. He pasted the Tibetan Esoteric Buddha statue and began to practice against several Tibetan Esoteric practice books. Alas, I think that senior brother is so pitiful, it must be because of the sudden change in his life experience that he was stimulated too much and became crazy. ”

At this time, I suddenly had an inexplicable premonition in my heart, I felt that there was a providence in the dark, which made me come to this Pudu Zen Temple, and lived in the room where the senior brother lived. Could it be that what I have experienced really has something to do with Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism?

After saying goodbye to Zhang Lidong, I took two plates of mosquito coils and returned to the squatter where I lived with an indescribable sense of excitement.

After a few glances at the Buddha statue, I bowed reverently a few times before pulling my iPad out of my travel bag. Originally, I entered Pudu Temple to meditate and meditate, and I couldn't help but take out my iPad, but a conversation with Zhang Lidong made me full of curiosity about Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism, after all, the strange experiences I encountered seemed to be related to Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism.

I turned on my iPad and was about to go online to find out about secrets, only to find that there was no Internet bill in the card. Frustrated, I thought that no one would enter my dormitory anyway, and no one would find out if I was secretly smoking a cigarette, so I rummaged through my bag and found a cigarette.

After lighting it, I didn't smell the smell of smoke for two days, so I took a few deep breaths and suddenly felt much more comfortable. Suddenly, my heart moved: iPad can't be connected to the Internet, isn't there still an Apple phone given to me by Lonely Lotus?

I quickly took out my phone from my bag, and after opening it, I habitually logged in to QQ. There are a lot of messages on it, but to my disappointment, there is still no message from Lonely Lotus and Tan Min. Alas, regardless of them, if it weren't for Tan Min, I might still be working in a small restaurant in a small border town; If it weren't for the Lonely Lotus, I would have gone home, and I wouldn't have entered the Pudu Monastery in discouragement.

I searched a lot on my mobile phone for a lot of knowledge about the secrets, and with my intelligence and understanding, I quickly got a general understanding of the secrets. In the next few days, I studied the hidden secrets every day, and from time to time I also went to Zhang Lidong to discuss them, which made him ask worriedly: "Senior brother, don't you look at the hidden secrets, I am really worried that you will be the same as the senior brother last time." ”

I thanked him for his kindness and smiled and replied to reassure him. When I returned to the dormitory, I stared at the Buddha statue for a while, and suddenly I had a hallucination.