Chapter 5: The Three Precepts
When I heard this, my head grew big.
Didn't you negotiate it, did you, another three?
But at this point, I don't have to choose, I have to hold on if I want to.
So, I said respectfully, "You say." ”
The Taoist priest cleared his throat and said, "There are too many rules, not a few words can be explained clearly, I have time in the evening, I will talk to you in detail." ”
The mother-in-law pursed the corners of her mouth beside her, smiled, and said, "Okay, the person is handed over to you, you remember what you said, and I'll leave." ”
After speaking, my mother-in-law turned around and took my hand, seemed a little reluctant, and said: "Child, in this life, our mother and mother may be happy to send you here for a few days, and your mother-in-law will send you here, which can be regarded as worthy of your heart. ”
Mother-in-law's words I have mixed feelings in my heart, I am a stranger I don't know, I tried my best to help me before, and now I am fighting for a place to save my life, now I am stable, her old man is going to leave again, it sounds good, it is a successful retirement, and it is not good to say, it is to take advantage of others in vain.
Thinking of this, I let go of my knees, knocked my head on the ground three times, and said loudly: "Thank you mother-in-law for saving my life!" ”
My mother-in-law grabbed me and kept saying, "Good boy, good boy." ”
The mother-in-law was about to go out, turned around, picked up the tea bowl, drank it all, and said, "Well, this tea, sweet, the old woman is gone, don't give it away." ”
As the sun sets, the daylight gets shorter, and in the afterglow, the mother-in-law's small steps do not look difficult, but have a sense of relaxation, and finally, the shadow is getting longer and longer, and the figure is getting smaller and smaller, and finally, the mother-in-law disappears from view.
The Taoist priest looked back at me and said, "There may be reluctance in my heart, but life is also reluctant. ”
A misty proverb pulled me back into reality, and the Taoist priest motioned for me to sit down.
The Taoist chief started from the beginning: "What about me, the Taoist name Mu Yunzi, some people also call me Mu Yun Zhenren, what about you, you will be under my door in the future." ”
I nodded vigorously and said, "Then do I have to kowtow to you or something?" ”
Mu Yunzi thought for a while and said: "There is no need for this matter for the time being, I will talk about it later, you are here, there are many senior brothers, you are the youngest, and now that you have entered the Pure Gate, you must have rules." ”
Life is in the hands of others, and I have to listen to what people say, so I nodded hurriedly and said, "Well, don't worry, I will abide by the rules." ”
Mu Yunzi nodded lightly and said, "I want to teach you some basic etiquette first, when you are outside, you will meet fellow practitioners, when you meet male cultivators, you must be called Qiandao, and when you meet female cultivators, you will be called Kundao; If you meet a god statue, the male god statue is called Tianzun, and the goddess statue is Yuanjun, can you understand? ”
"Understand, understand, you continue."
I secretly speculated in my heart that there are so many names for one name, and this rule is too big.
"Don't slip away!"
A thud stopped my thoughts, and I hurried to hold my mind.
Mu Yunzi continued: "There is also the most basic etiquette, stretch out two hands, the left hand is on top, the right hand holds the left thumb, the index finger and thumb of the right hand pinch the subposition of the left hand, and then the left thumb pinches the tip of the middle finger. ”
My hand is also stupid, I didn't understand it for a long time, Mu Yunzi had to teach me hand in hand, and said while handing over: "This is called the meridian serial duel, used when you see fellow practitioners, and when you meditate, you can help you avoid evil." ”
I tried a few more times on my own, and finally figured it out, so I asked, "What, I'll call you Master in the future?" ”
Mu Yunzi thought about it a little thoughtfully and said: "It's okay to call it, but it's the master, the Fu next to the single, not the father's father, I can't afford it." ”
I thought about it for a while, and thought, "It doesn't matter, it's the same when I call it out anyway, thinking of this, I happily shouted out the master."
Mu Yunzi also nodded in response to me.
I suddenly remembered the three precepts I said in the afternoon, so I asked, "Master, what are the precepts you said in the afternoon?" ”
The master said unhurriedly, "What is the monkey anxious about?" I told you, you have to comply with each of them, or I won't be able to protect you. ”
Hey, I was also helpless in my heart, and it was this episode again.
The master said, "The first one, when you go out for a walk, you have to wear your shoes backwards. The second one, every night before going to bed, go to the threshold by yourself to deduct some soil, water and mud, before going to bed, care about your eyes, and the last one, well, you have to bring filial piety all year round. ”
If the first two precepts are wonderful, then the last one is shocking, who has nothing to do with filial piety to go out?
The master called me softly: "Hey, don't be stunned, remember?" ”
I raised my head and said in a panic: "Ah, remember, that is, the third ......"
The master grinned and said, "Hey! Anyway, your family is your own, don't be taboo about bringing this thing with filial piety, not to mention, cultivators take life and death very lightly. ”
When I think about it, it seems to make some sense. Forget it, the dog's life is important, let's save it first, don't be so particular.
But then I thought about it, this strange rule is too uncomfortable, when is it a head?
So, I asked again: "Master, when will these three articles end?" ”
The master laughed inexplicably: "You kid has a really big heart, why are you still thinking about it?" It's hard to say how long the reincarnation will be, but what is certain is that if you don't die in this life, this matter is not over. ”
I gasped in my heart, this is a proper dependence on me.
The master also seemed to see my thoughts, sighed softly, and said, "Fate, no one can tell, you just got involved in this matter, what can you do if you are reluctant?" ”
"Master, is it true that I heard people say that I changed my life against the sky?"
I twitched in my head and asked such a sentence, but the master replied very seriously: "It's true." ”
I went, as if grasping a life-saving straw, and hurriedly asked: "Master, when will you help me change my life, I live in fear every day." ”
The master said unhurriedly: "When it is time to become an immortal for the name of the teacher." ”
Well?
What does this mean?
Just thinking about it, the master slapped me on the back of the head and said, "You don't listen to those nonsense, and change your life, how can there be such a good thing, from tomorrow, do morning and evening classes with me." ”
As he spoke, the master took out a copy of the "Qingjing Sutra" from under the table and said, "This is the first of all classics, and it is also an introductory homework, don't think about it when you have nothing to do, read more books." With that, the master was leaving.
"Master, master, there's one more thing." I suddenly remembered some questions.
The master turned around and said, "Huh? What's up? ”
"Master, do I have a road number......
At this sentence, the master who listened to it laughed and said: "I still think about it for myself, it's good to have a Taoist number, Sanqing disciple, not everyone can move." ”
After speaking, the master looked into the distance and said: "Zen silence is settled, and the poisonous dragon is hidden, so let's call you Zen silence." ”
"Zen Lone."
I whispered to myself, the master looked at me, and said, "You are crazy, you can only call the son after leaving the teacher, you hurry up and read a book, and when you are sleepy, go to sleep, just sleep in my guest room first." ”
After speaking, the master glanced at me, flicked his sleeves, and strode away.
After the master left, I sat on my chair by myself, thinking about what happened, is it that I am not dead, this thing is really not over? Dad is dead, grandpa is also dead, and I'm the only seedling left, and I have to be wiped out.
The thought of this makes my brain hurt terribly. Live in fear every day, not necessarily when your life will be gone, what did you do in your last life, and you will end up like this in this life.
If I think about it carefully, maybe God will leave me a glimmer of life, in the Taoist temple, maybe I can really save my life, not to mention, I dare not go back to my home now, and I don't have any relatives, so I can still eat here.
Thinking of this, I laughed myself, when was it, and I was still thinking about eating, forget it, people, live a mentality, live a happy life, it's good to laugh and laugh.
I picked up the "Qingjing Sutra" at hand, "Lao Jun said: The avenue is invisible, and the world is born; The avenue is ruthless, running the sun and the moon ......"
didn't read a few words, and the eyelids began to run together, which is this "Qingjing Sutra", isn't this the Sutra of Tranquility?
I fell asleep in a daze, and when I saw an old lady with a sharp face, a dry laugh came out of her mouth, and the old lady walked up to me step by step, and said in my ear: "Good boy, check how many folds there are on my face?" ”