Chapter 67: Clever Solution
The three questions and two answers dictated by Patriarch Bodhidharma are actually not unfathomable, and they sound like a kind of philosophical debate, but I can't ask this kind of question anyway, and it is good enough to force god-level figures in the Buddhist world to this point.
The fat brother was happy to hear this, laughed and said, "Oh, don't talk about it, these three questions are really a bit of a showman's style." β
Yan Qiu nudged me and asked, "Hey, how do you say the third question should be answered?" β
I thought for a while and said, "That's simple, if everyone in this world believes in the Dharma, it is no longer the human realm, it is already the Buddha realm, and those who throw away the need for reincarnation can be reincarnated in a new world, continue to spread the Dharma in a cycle, and create more Buddha realms." β
The eminent monk immediately made a prostration, said three "Amitabha Buddhas" in a row, and then said: "The great wisdom of the Venerable One has explained the root of this thousands of sand realms. β
I realized that I had been tricked, and hurriedly waved my hand and said, "I'm talking nonsense, don't take it seriously." β
Everyone else seemed to be smiling, looking at me with meaningful eyes, as if to say, "We have seen through it, what are you pretending to be innocent?" β
I had no choice but to ask the monk again: "Then what did you talk about later?" Did you learn this method of preserving your soul, that master? β
The eminent monk replied: "His Holiness has received the Dharma of great joy and great freedom, but the joy of hearing it is difficult to comprehend, outlining the root of the light, time, and thousands of sand realms, but now he cannot understand it, and only by the power of the dragon honey treasure, he can get rid of the mortal womb, just wait for the Venerable to see my sincerity, and then cross the foolish monk." β
I understood, he must have thought that his hard work had been seen by me again, and my appearance this time was to give him another lecture, which could make him enter a higher realm.
This is troublesome, if I can't say anything, this old monk is not happy, aren't we all going to be finished? No one should want to go out.
But I don't know anything about Buddhism, so I can't make it up now.
I was so anxious that I scratched my ears and cheeks, and looked at everyone with all kinds of eyes, and I didn't know if they could see it.
I was silent for a long time, and no one helped me out of the siege, so I thought about it and asked, "Then where did the master go?" β
I think through this question, to paraphrase the words of the old monk, the master must have left here, maybe the old monk can tell us where the way out is.
The old monk was really naΓ―ve, turned around and pointed to the place where his body was placed, and said, "These two gates, the left is the origin, and the right is the fruition, and the master went from here." The ears heard the thunder and lightning roaring, and they did not dare to peep at it, and sang the mantra timidly to send the Dharma Venerable. β
I asked, "Is it the doorway on the left or the one on the right?" β
The old monk replied again: "Closed six senses, unknowable. β
I didn't understand this sentence, Yan Qiu explained: "He was scared at the time, he didn't dare to listen or look, he could only chant the scriptures, so he didn't know which door it was, and he knew that there was thunder and lightning." β
Jiang Rou whispered: "The left side must be the entrance, and the right side must be the exit, so let's go to the right." β
I don't dare to make a decision easily, you must know that I am the thunderbolt, in case I am really the Liyang Chengcong, it was because I entered the door here, and was carried by the thunder and lightning to cross, then if I enter the wrong one this time, I don't know where the lightning will split out the child again, and it is two men, four women and six boys.
I said to everyone, "This can't be messed in, what if you're like me, and you're carried by lightning?" In general, these strange phenomena are related to changes in natural celestial phenomena. β
Su Rina's eyes widened and said, "You don't already believe that you are the master, right?" Stay awake, everybody. β
The fat brother looked at me and asked, "Zhanxiao, did you remember this time?" Let's give an answer. β
I replied to the fat brother word by word: "Think of a fart." He said quickly: "I regret it when I think about it, I thought I brought you here as a helper, but you are good now, except for making a little mess and not doing business, it doesn't matter if I can't go out, four beauties accompany me." You can't get out, you wait for Sister Hua to be widowed, and the child has no father. β
The wife and children are the weakness of the fat brother, as soon as I said this, the fat brother lowered his head with a solemn expression, and stopped gagging.
Jiang Li didn't know what she was thinking, she finally opened her mouth and asked, "Borrowing the power of dragon honey, what is this dragon honey?" With dragon honey, you can get rid of the mortal womb? β
The old monk smiled and stretched out his fingers, pointed at the other scimitar in my waist, and immediately put his hands together and said, "Amitabha." β
Everyone suddenly realized, and Jiang Li also understood and said: "It turns out that the original name of this thing is Longmi, and we also named it Ambergris." Dragon honey is quite appropriate, the same as bee honey, this is dragon honey, and it must be eaten when it is fresh. β
Jiang Li said this, I thought that what I had been holding in my hand was not actually a sharp weapon, but a food, as if I was holding a carrot or Chinese cabbage in my hand, and I had to go out to subdue demons and eliminate demons, which was very funny.
I immediately justified the name of ambergris: "Where is the dragon honey appropriate?" Ambergris is appropriate. Saliva comes out of the mouth, honey comes out of the ass, can it be the same? β
Jiang Li also came to argue with me: "Isn't ambergris also something in the stomach of whales?" More disgusting. It's not as good as honey, and you can eat it when it comes out of your ass. β
I was just about to take the words to Jiang Li again, the old monk spoke again, it must be our way to relieve pressure, and it also amused the old soul in his thousand-year-old cave, he said with a joyful expression: "The wonderful sound fairy is really extraordinary, the Fazun has promised, if you meet again, I would like to find a place for the crazy monk to return to Zen, I don't know?" β¦β¦β
Jiang Li asked Yanqiu, "Is he talking about me?" What kind of fairy am I? β
Yan Qiu said: "Legend has it that the celestial beings in the light sound sky, accompanied by a fairy on the left and right, are called the light sound goddess, he said that you are a fairy of Miaoyin, it should be what it means." β
The old monk confirmed Yan Qiu's statement, and read: "Amitabha." β
Jiang Rou seemed to understand something, and said: "I see, we have two men and four women here, Zhan Xiao and Fat Brother are heavenly beings, and the four of us are heavenly girls, either he misunderstood, or we have amnesia." β
Su Rina said: "Come on, he must have misunderstood." Zhanxiao, people are looking for you to return to your place now, you should quickly find a way. β
I can't go back to my own home, I still have to find a place for the spirit of the old monk, this is an impossible task, but I don't dare to refuse directly, I'm afraid the situation will be deadlocked, then we estimate that there is no hope at all, and we have to bury Genghis Khan.
It seems that now I have to use my wit to solve, when I sat in Uncle Galu's car, because it was too bumpy, Jiang Li had taught us to move with the rhythm of the car, I felt that this kind of integration in nature, no distractions in the mind, maybe it is Zen, and it should not be wrong to talk to the ancestor of Zen Buddhism.
But it's too shallow, it's the class to get an axe, and I can't talk about it profoundly, I can only use a modern way of speaking, so that the old monk can listen to a vague understanding or not, in order to get by.
I said, "You have been practicing for so many years, compared to ordinary people, it is already a great achievement to be able to retain the soul, if you want to reach a higher realm, you must have a staying power beyond imagination. β
I myself felt that I was talking nonsense, but I still pretended to say: "The highest state is actually no realm, all things are born in nature and return to nature, there is a law of conservation of energy, so if you want to stand on the same runway with us, then you must find a way to dissolve your own spirit, let yourself return to nature from now on, and enjoy this vibrant, advancing with the times." β
Judging from the expression on the old monk's face, I should have successfully passed the test, and it is good that he can understand half of my words, and I don't use these words much.
If he doesn't understand, he will continue to cultivate, let us go, and if he understands, he will understand, I asked him to dissolve his own soul, he will die if he deserves to die, he will be reincarnated when he should be reincarnated, don't keep his own spirit and make trouble again.
The old monk pondered for a while and asked, "Seeking guidance from the Dharma, where is the method of transforming Buddha-nature into nature?" β
This can stop me, it's the first time I've seen even the spirit to be preserved, how can I resolve it?
I had an idea and said, "Can't you put a shadow on a stone?" Now that you're in spirit, try again and you'll definitely succeed. β
"The stone is steady, the traces of red dust and the true color are left, and they will not melt through thunderstorms, which is good and good." The old monk muttered to himself, as if he had agreed to my proposal. Then he asked, "I don't know if the Dharma Venerable can carry this kind of spiritual object?" β
He asked me if I had a spiritual stone on me.
I don't have any spirituality myself, where did I get the spiritual stone?
Just looking around to find a beautiful stone, he hurriedly sent the monk away, and the fat brother actually came forward with a piece of amber stone.