Li Ye frowned slightly when he heard this, and said, "How is the way of suffering?"

The old monk smiled faintly and said, "Listen to me:

The old man wears a jacket, the light rice is full, and the cold is mended, and everything is fate.

Some people scold the old clumsy, but the old clumsy only says good; some people beat the old clumsy, and the old clumsy falls asleep;

Spit on his face, let him do it himself, I also save effort, and he has no troubles,

In this way, Paramita is a wonderful treasure. If you know this news, why can't you say it.

......

After a while, looking at Li Ye with a blank face, the old monk smiled and continued: "For cultivators in the world, having less selfishness and less desire and not fighting can give people great relief. ”

Li Ye nodded, agreeing with his statement.

"There is always some unhappiness around everyone, and many of this unhappiness is caused by other people's jealousy, slander, sarcasm, attack and even persecution of you. How to get rid of these troubles around us is something that we often have a headache for. As a result, some people fought openly, and as a result, their heads were broken and bleeding, and both sides were defeated. ”

The old monk shook his head and sighed softly.

Li Ye touched his head and said, "Master, what do you say have to do with me?"

"How can it be okay? I want you to come to the temple in a few days to practice, but instead of going to the main hall to recite sutras, you will go to the hall to carry water, chop wood, sweep the floor in the temple allotted to you, and go to the main hall to wipe the floor in your spare time. ”

Li Ye thought about it, this was not much different from the cultivation in the mountains, and immediately smiled: "This is nothing?"

"What do you think in your heart? Many monks in the monastery will despise you, and people who come to the monastery to burn incense and know you or those who don't know you will laugh at you. ”

The old monk looked at him lovingly and said seriously.

"You will think that you obviously have a bright future, but you have been reduced to carrying water and chopping wood, sweeping the floor and washing dishes, you can't eat jade food, you can't wear brocade clothes, will you go crazy when you are young and crazy?"

"Even if you persist for one day, ten days, a month, or even a year, if you want to practice for ten years, will you give up halfway? The way of suffering is that you put down your self-esteem, worth, and realm, and have a practice without flowers and applause, and even if people close to you will leave you, can you persevere?"

After listening to these truths taught by the old monk, Li Ye suddenly fell to the ground and fell into bitter contemplation.

The fragrance in the hall has burned for the most part, the boiling water on the stove is making a slight sound, and the old monk is muttering the six-character mantra scripture in his mouth.

After a while, Li Ye stumbled again and sat down in front of the old monk, clasping his hands together.

Said softly: "Mr. once taught me that the heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skin, empty their bodies, and act chaotically. ”

"Could it be that Sir had expected that I would go through this tribulating cultivation so that he would teach me this truth earlier?" Li Ye raised his head and looked at the old monk.

The old monk stopped chanting and looked at Li Ye with a smile. "Whether it is Confucianism, Taoism, or Buddhism, the principles of practice are actually the same, but there are differences in language and Taoism for people in the world. The truth that Mr. taught you is the same as the truth I taught you today. ”

It's just that the truth that comes out is all on paper, and you have to wait for you to practice it, endure the eyes of the world, and endure the cold eyes of the four seasons, and then practice your own cognition to be regarded as the truth. Maybe when you leave Fangcun Mountain, you may not be able to cultivate the realm you want, can you persevere?"

Li Ye thought about it, since he followed Mr., which day was not a day of hard practice, and he had survived the hardships of life and death on the Tianshan Mountain, how could he care about chopping wood and sweeping the floor in the temple?

Immediately nodded slightly, looked at the old monk and said seriously, "I want to try." ”

The old monk was greatly pleased, took out a small porcelain vase from the Buddhist platform, handed it to Li Ye and said: "In this way, you will live in the Buddhist hall tonight, and return to the city tomorrow, remember to come to the temple to practice in five days." ”

Li Ye took the porcelain bottle handed over by the old monk with both hands, gently unplugged the stopper, and a faint medicinal fragrance seeped out of the bottle. "Master, what kind of elixir is this?"

"This is Duerdan, after eating it, you can no longer use the realm of your Yuan Infant, you can only use the power of the flesh of the 'Phaseless Dharma Body'. I will then seal your acupuncture points with the Buddha Gate Prajna Palm, and when you have practiced the Phaseless Dharma Body to the second half of the volume, all the restrictions that Duedan and the Prajna Palm have on you will naturally disappear. ”

The old monk looked at him and said quietly.

"Maybe the day when your cultivation of the "Phaseless Law Peak" is complete, that is, when you are distracted. ”

"Don't look at me, this elixir was also given to you by Mr. Mo, he just put it here for me and waited for you to choose the path of cultivation yourself, and I will take it out to you. Have you thought it through? Do you want to eat it now?"

Li Ye looked at the porcelain bottle in his hand, Mr. Xindao was able to find a pill with such an effect, it must be extremely precious, in the records of many scriptures in Mr. 's study, he had never seen this kind of elixir.

Presumably, when Mr. accompanied Bai Susu to spend the catastrophe, he specially found it for himself from the unknown world.

Thinking of this, his heart was nervous, shocked, and grateful, and he looked at the old monk master, did not speak, and poured a purple pill in the porcelain bottle into the palm of his hand with his hand.

He raised his head and swallowed it in his stomach, then picked up the teacup in front of him and drank all the tea inside.

"Master, that's my decision. A resolute smile appeared on Li Ye's pale gray little face.

"Ten years from now, you will never regret your choice today, because you have made the world intolerable because of your face of suffering, and now you practice the path of suffering, so you naturally don't have to pay attention to what the world thinks of you. Tianshan cause, today's effect, today's cause, it is the day's fruit, Amitabha!"

The old monk clasped his hands together and praised softly.

The medicine entered his abdomen, and in less than half an hour, Li Ye felt a cramping pain in the dantian, and tried to run the true qi, but he really couldn't use a trace of the power of the true yuan.

He took a breath softly, smiled bitterly, and muttered: "That's fine, I will practice my state of mind with peace of mind in the next few years, and then go to Fangcun Mountain to find the second half of the "Phaseless Dharma Body" when the spring flowers bloom." ”

"After returning to the city tomorrow, if someone asks about your practice, you will say that when you practice the supreme exercises in the Great Buddha Temple, you will go crazy and lose all your strength to save a small life. In this way, I don't think I will think about you. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the old monk pulled Li Ye to sit in front of him, a pair of wide hands against his back, and he felt that a force stronger than the old ape poured into his dantian......

After the incense on the Buddha platform was burned, the old monk put away his palms and closed his eyes to breathe.

After Li Ye waited for the old monk master to throw back his palms, he began to look at himself, only to see that the little Yuan Ying had been wrapped in a layer of golden Buddha light, and outsiders really couldn't peep into his realm.

He got up and kowtowed to the old monk three times, put his hands together, and said softly: "The disciple thanks the master for the blessings of the Dharma, so that I can practice the Dharma with peace of mind in the future and will not be tempted by breaking the realm." ”

After speaking, he got up and picked up the teapot, added hot tea to the old monk's cup, and then continued to sit down.

The old monk picked up the teacup, took a shallow sip, and said, "Many things in the world are always divided into two, and now you can cultivate yourself and improve yourself by taking the path of suffering, and then enter the world to practice after ten years, and you will be able to calmly face those many troubles and all kinds of evil deeds. ”

"The disciples will definitely practice conscientiously and never forget the teachings of the master today. Li Ye replied softly.

"There is no thunder tribulation in Buddhist practice, it is the heart tribulation, you can start practicing the path of suffering at such an age, how can the heart demon tribulation in the future help you!"

The old monk looked at the young disciple in front of him with a smug look on his face.

Li Ye looked at the Bodhisattva on the Buddha platform, and then looked at the old monk in front of him, showing a happy smile. "The disciple still had many doubts about practicing on the mountain, but listening to the master's teachings made me feel enlightened and no longer entangled. ”

There is still some time left today, so I will explain to you the eight tribulations that the Buddha said:

The so-called eight tribulations are: hell, hungry ghosts, beasts, northern julu continents, thoughtless, blind, deaf and dumb, worldly wisdom and wisdom, and Buddhahood before and after Buddha.

Hell, hungry ghosts, and animals belong to the three evil realms, and because the karma is too heavy, it is difficult for them to see and hear the Dharma.

......

"The above eight tribulations have been removed from your observation, and in your subsequent practice, you should remember the difficulties of the world's wisdom and wisdom, and always remind yourself to keep your heart and not fall into the evil path because of the temptation of worldly interests. ”

The old monk got up and lit another stick of incense and inserted it into the incense burner on the Buddhist platform.

"If it weren't for the persuasion of Mr., I would definitely let you enter the temple to practice and inherit my mantle, but you still have many fates in the world, I naturally can't ask for it. ”

"There are many times when the practice of the Dharma is like a flower blooming in the wilderness that no one appreciates, if they are lonely, why should they be silently open? Because they are desireless, they are complete, they are independent, and this is the principle of Buddhism. If you can practice on the top of the Tianshan Mountains for two years, you will naturally be able to endure loneliness, and only by enduring loneliness can you comprehend the cultivation of the path of suffering at a deeper level. ”

Li Ye nodded and asked, "The disciple is willing to listen to the teachings of the master. ”

......

When Xiaobai arrived in front of Zizhu Courtyard in the carriage, Xiaoqing led Mu Mu back from shopping, and was about to enter the door, looking at Xiaobai who got off the carriage.

Xiaoqing jumped forward and patted Xiaobai's shoulder heavily, and said, "Why are you alone, Li Ye?"

Xiaobai was startled, and was about to start beating someone before he stopped after seeing that it was Xiaoqing.

stepped forward and took her hand and said, "Brother has gone to the Big Buddha Temple, I guess there is something tonight, let me come to you in the city." ”

Mu Mu circled around Xiaobai, shook his little head and said, "You are Xiaobai on the Tianshan Mountain?" You actually left your brother in the Big Buddha Temple and ran back alone?"

Xiaobai looked at Mu Mu, who had a fierce face, and nervously took Xiaoqing's hand and asked, "Who is she?"

Xiaoqing pulled Xiaobai inside, glared back at Mu Mu, and said with a smile: "She is Li Ye's sister Mu Mu, didn't he tell you?"

"Mu Mu, brother's sister, what am I, brother or brother?" Xiao Bai honestly followed Xiao Qing to the courtyard.

"You are later, naturally you are a younger brother, obediently call my sister to listen, and my sister will take you shopping tomorrow to buy delicious and fun. Mu Mu followed Xiaobai with abduction and deception.

Xiaoqing looked at Mu Mu behind him with a big head, and laughed as he walked. "That Mu Mu, Xiaobai seems to be a year older than you. ”

"That's also a younger brother, who called him a later?" Mu Mu was not reasonable at all.

Xiaobai ignored her and followed Xiaoqing inside.

Walking to the front of the hall, Ye Zhiqiu was pulling Xiaoxue to walk, looking at Xiaoqing pulling the little boy in white, he couldn't help but ask: "Xiaoqing girl, whose little boy is this?"

Xiaoqing pulled Xiaobai to his side, pointed at Mu Mu and said, "He is Li Ye's younger brother on the Tianshan Mountain, his name is Xiaobai! Xiaobai, this is Li Ye's mother, and she is also your mother with Mu Mu. ”

When Xiaobai heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward, kowtowed to Ye Zhiqiu, and called softly: "The child Xiaobai has seen his mother. ”

Ye Zhiqiu was stunned, and his son had not come back yet, and he had found another younger brother. took Xiaoxue's hand, stepped forward to help Xiaobai and looked at him carefully.

He said with joy, "Oh, I have another son." Good boy, come and see your sister Xiaoxue. ”

Xiao Xue, who couldn't call anyone, looked at Xiao Bai with a sweet smile on her face, stretched out her hand to Xiao Bai's side, and was so frightened that Xiao Bai hurriedly stepped forward to grab her, looked at Ye Zhiqiu and said, "Mother, can I hug her?"

"She's also your sister, so naturally you can, hey, be careful, don't fall......" Ye Zhiqiu said nervously as he followed the side.

The gentleman was sitting and drinking tea with his master, and looked at Xiaobai who walked in with Xiaoxue in his arms and said, "Li Ye went to the Big Buddha Temple?"

Xiao Bai's face turned red, and he hurriedly stepped forward to say hello to Mr., and said with a smile: "My brother went to see the old monk master first, and said that you ordered it." ”

The gentleman nodded, pointed to the master, and said, "This is Ye'er's father, master, you can also call him with Ye'er." ”

Xiaobai hurriedly handed Xiaoxue to Ye Zhiqiu behind him, knelt down and kowtowed to his master, and said, "Child, Xiaobai has seen his father." ”

The master couldn't close his mouth with a smile, stepped forward to pull Xiaobai up, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's all a family, and there are not so many courtesies." ”

Ye Zhiqiu stepped forward, looked at the master with disgust, and said, "Your son didn't go home first when he returned to the city, but went to the Big Buddha Temple to see his old monk master first." ”

The master looked at Ye Zhiqiu and said helplessly: "Since he has already gone down the mountain, is there a difference between one day earlier and one day later?"

The gentleman smiled and said, "I asked Ye'er to go to the Big Buddha Temple first, and you will understand when he comes back tomorrow." ”

Mu Mu tilted his head and looked at Xiaoqing and said, "Xiaoqing, should we go out of the city to find my brother now?"

Xiaoqing grabbed her and said with a smile: "Not tonight, you stay at home honestly, I won't accompany you to the Big Buddha Temple if he enters tomorrow afternoon!"

Mu Mu nodded, gritted his teeth and said, "This is what you said." ”

Looking at everyone, Xiaobai touched his stomach and said, "Do you have anything to eat?" ”