Volume 1 Mountain no Lan Chapter 23 The Buddha said that afflictions are Bodhi
Li Ye naturally didn't know that the gang of people in the Red Sleeve Building had already sold the song he and his husband had written for three gold coins.
He has been in the Big Buddha Temple for three days, except for following the old monk to the temple to do morning classes, the rest of the time in the backyard of the Buddha Hall to practice "Fuhu Arhat Boxing".
He has already built a triple foundation, and after a few days of hard training, he can already achieve that after a punch fight, his breathing is even, and he is no longer scattered.
The old monk once told him that after punching, if the breathing is scattered, the qi cannot be condensed, and he will not be able to cultivate to a higher realm in the later stage.
I saw that Li Ye's movements were concise and capable, three or five movements were used in a row, fast and tricky, strong and strong, short and close attack, stretching without losing rigidity, compact and generous.
After hard training, Luohan Boxing has already entered the door, in the words of the old monk: as long as you hone in the actual combat in the future, you can move towards the realm of small success and big success.
Li Ye was secretly happy in his heart, this time he went to the mountains with his husband to collect medicine and practice, and finally had a set of his own boxing techniques, and he didn't have to be afraid when he encountered fierce beasts.
After boxing, Li Ye went to the Buddha Hall to find the old monk, so he went to the Buddha platform to burn a pillar of incense and kowtowed three times.
Fetch water, add charcoal to the stove to make a fire, boil water, warm the kettle, wash tea, wash cups, and when the old monk returns, he will make tea.
Looking at the Bodhisattva on the Buddha platform, he thought to himself that the second layer of his "Phaseless Dharma Body" had been completed and could break through to the third layer at any time.
In the past few days, I often see men, women and children burning incense and praying in the city in the main hall, each with their own appearance, each with their own thoughts, I don't know what kind of wishes they have made in front of the Buddha, and how many wishes have been fulfilled.
Thinking of all this, I couldn't help but feel troubled, looked at the scriptures placed in front of the Buddha platform, picked up a book of chanting, and saw that it was the "Dizang Sutra" copied by myself, so I read softly:
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I have come from a long time ago, and I have been guided by the Buddha, so that I have incredible divine power and great wisdom. My doppelganger is full of hundreds of trillions of Ganges sand worlds, each world is transformed into hundreds of trillions of bodies, and each body is hundreds of trillions of people, so that I can return to the Three Jewels, and forever leave birth and death, and attain nirvana. But in the good deeds of the Dharma, every hair, dust, or nothing, I gradually get rid of it, so that I can reap great benefits. May the World-Honored One not worry about the negative karma of sentient beings in the next life......
As the Three White Buddhas said: "I only wish that the world-honored beings will not worry about the evil karma of sentient beings in the next life." ”
A pillar of incense burned out, and Li Ye finished reading a volume. I feel much quieter and no longer bored.
In a blink of an eye, I don't know when the old monk was already sitting beside him, picking up the teapot and pouring tea for himself and Li Ye.
After blowing the hot air, the old monk took a sip of tea and said, "Do you have troubles in your heart?"
Li Ye looked at the old monk with a kind face, and replied softly: "In the past few days in front of the main hall, I have seen all the people who came to worship the Buddha, some of them are happy, some are sad, each has its own heart, each has its own appearance. ”
I don't know what kind of wishes they made in front of the Buddha, and how many wishes they fulfilled. Thinking about it like this, a trace of trouble inevitably rises in my heart......"
After listening to this, the old monk recited a Buddha name in his mouth, and looked at Li Ye with lowered eyes, just like the Bodhisattva on the Buddha platform looked at Li Ye, and said softly:
Ordinary people think that there is a real me in the world, this is my appearance, and there is a person who treats me, this is the human appearance, and the person who treats more than one person is the appearance of all beings.
I miss each other continuously, which is the phase of longevity. Everything that is actually present is impermanent, and everything is a temporary convergence of causes and conditions.
The parents, husband, princess of the General's Mansion, princess of the Domain Lord's Mansion, and me in your eyes are all human beings in your eyes. For a thousand people, there are a thousand appearances, all different.
This requires you to have the discernment that the Buddha said and to recognize the appearance of all beings.
The second layer of your "Phaseless Dharma Body" has been completed, and when it is almost the same, you will naturally transition to the third layer of this human appearance, and it is a very good thing for you to realize this problem at this time.
"Excuse me, Master, how do I deal with it, and how do I develop discernment. Li Ye looked at the old monk with a treasure look.
The old monk chanted the praises of Nam Mu Amitabha Buddha and said, "The troubles are up to me, that is, Bodhi." ”
"Afflictions and Bodhi are the same meaning. All mental actions that hinder enlightenment are called afflictions, and conversely, the wisdom of cutting off the world's afflictions and attaining nirvana is called bodhi. ”
"However, the afflictions of greed, hatred, and ignorance should be bodhi, and apart from this bodhi dharma, there is no other dharma to speak of, so the name of bodhi is established in the nature of afflictions. ”
In the human consciousness, restlessness, pain, and anxiety are afflictions. However, in Buddhism, the Buddha refers to all mental effects that disturb the physical and mental tranquility of sentient beings, and cause confusion and distress to cause confusion and distress, as "afflictions."
"Afflictions are Bodhi, you don't have to cling to delusions in everything, you know how to let go, and you can be relieved. Otherwise, there will be demons in the mind, so there is: one thought becomes a Buddha, and one thought becomes a demon. ”
"So, what is discernment?" Li Ye continued.
"Those who see with the naked eye see the light but do not see the darkness, and the front does not see the after. Those with discerning eyes can see the shallow and deep meaning of words, and the cause and effect of good and evil in previous lives and future lives, such as the moon in the palm of the hand. The real discernment is not in the body, the discernment is not in the face, and it is not in the heart. In your practice, you will understand this truth. ”
Nodding, Li Ye said that he understood the old monk's teachings.
Picking up the teapot, the old monk added tea to the two of them and asked, "A few days ago, you had an epiphany under the Bodhi tree, what did you gain in your heart?
Li Ye took the cup handed by the old monk with both hands and whispered softly: "Everyone in the world can become a Buddha, and I am also a Buddha." ”
He also said: "The disciple's cultivation has not made a breakthrough, but he feels that his mind has suddenly opened up, and he has figured out some truths that he didn't understand before. ”
When the old monk heard the words, he chanted the Buddha's name, and he was very happy with the flowers in his left hand. "Every sentient being has Buddha nature and can become a Buddha. But because he is blinded by delusional attachment, he cannot restore his Buddha nature. When you restore your Buddha nature, you become a Buddha. ”
"Self-nature is originally sufficient, let it open, let it fall, no one knows, someone knows, you might as well: contentment and happiness."
"It's much more difficult for you to have such a perception than for you to ascend to the realm. Everyone in the world wants to have an epiphany under the Bodhi tree in order to achieve enlightenment, but throughout the ages, a few people have attained enlightenment. After the old monk finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and drank the tea in his cup.
Li Ye knelt down and kowtowed to the old monk, got up and sat down cross-legged, and said, "Master, the disciple will go to the Tianshan Mountains with Mr. in a few days to find medicine and practice, I am afraid that I will not be able to come to the temple for a long time to listen to your teachings." I hope that the master will take care of the body and practice compassion. ”
"When the disciple comes back, I will come back to make tea and boil water for you. Li Ye looked at the old monk and said seriously.
The old monk got up and went to the Buddha platform, lit a pillar of incense, then turned around to meditate, and waved his hand to Li Ye, he was about to start chanting.
Li Ye was reluctant, sighed lightly in his heart, kowtowed to the old monk again, got up and withdrew from the Buddhist hall.
The old monk looked at Li Ye's back as he walked out of the Buddhist hall, and said in his heart: "The young eagle needs to be released before it can fly in the sky." His eyes were slightly closed, and he began to recite the scriptures.
Li Ye, who came out of the Buddhist hall, looked at the pedestrians who came and went to pray for blessings, and said in his heart: "It's time to go back and watch my father and husband." ”
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At this time, there were already rumors in Fengyun City that the song written by Li Ye, the little genius of the academy, could be ordered in the Red Sleeve Building, and it was limited to two times a day, with three gold coins per time.
For a while, literati and scholars, dignitaries and nobles, and even Tang Youyu had a long time in his heart, and when would he make an appointment with a few guests, go to the Red Sleeves Building to drink a little wine, and then order this song to enjoy.
Li Hongsleeve sat firmly on the fourth floor, leaning on the railing, looking at the pedestrians coming and going downstairs, and said in his heart: What is the hurry, boil the toad in warm water, and take your time.
Dongfang Yu'er stayed by her aunt's side, looking at the pedestrians downstairs, thinking about her own thoughts: This autumn is coming, the weather is getting colder, will her mother suddenly have to return to Sifang City one day, and it will be difficult to see Li Ye again.
Downstairs in the red sleeves, a passing coachman drove the carriage, with a whip in his hand and a small tune in his mouth, which provoked passers-by to turn around.
My brother is sixteen this year
The little girl is fifteen this year
Everyone says that the two of us are a natural match
You flashed your sister halfway through
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The coachman drove the carriage far away.
Li Hong, who was thinking about it, was stunned.
Hearing this, Dongfang Yuzuo was stupid.
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These days were the most difficult for the Tang Dynasty. After the gentleman said that he could cure his illness, he never saw Li Ye again.
Recently, the school has been on vacation again, and I went to Mr.'s yard a few times and didn't see Li Ye, but today I had lunch, and after learning the common sense of herbs with my father in the medicine pavilion for a while, I stumbled to the door of Li Ye's house.
Just as he was thinking about knocking on the door, Agui came back from outside and patted Tang Chao's, startling him.
"Agui, do you want to scare me to death? "Tang Fat Man is not satisfied.
"Yo, isn't it a few days since I saw you, kidding you? Agui deliberately laughed at the fat man. "Isn't the school on holiday, are you here to find the young master?"
"Why don't you look for Li Ye, what am I doing on this hot day?" The fat man is the master who sweats even if he doesn't get out of the sun.
Ah Gui looked at the fat man with disgust, and said: "The young master has been practicing in the Big Buddha Temple these days, following the old monk master, and he has not returned to the house, so he wants to go to the temple." ”
Tang Dynasty was stunned, and I finally saw the hope of losing weight, this brother actually hid in the temple to practice Buddhism again, is it possible that I still have to invite him out of the Big Buddha Temple?
As he spoke, suddenly, without warning, the sun came out of the sky, and it began to rain heavily
The horn hit the two of them, and it hurt.
The two hurriedly hid under the eaves of the gate, Ah Gui turned around and took a stool from inside the door, handed it to Tang Chao, and said, "Otherwise, hide from the rain here, maybe the young master will come back in a while, anyway, the rain is so heavy, you can't go home." ”
The fat man is depressed, and he can't see the people in his heart, and he can't go, so let's stay for a while.