Chapter 36: The Red Faction
Zhao Jingyang listened, stroked his palms and laughed: "What the great monk said is good!"
But he said, "However, I have also heard that the so-called "putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the ground" is about the mind. And what do you say that a person who has done evil all his life, and suddenly does good deeds, is to repent and realize, and it is rare. What is the explanation for this?"
When Fahai heard this, he was silent for a long time.
He said, "The poor monks are also entangled in this."
He said, "Master told me to let go, but I couldn't. I thought to myself, if I let go, wouldn't that be a compromise? Can I become a Buddha if I compromise?"
He said, "Compromise, and then comfort yourself, saying that you let go, that you are empty, that you are deceiving yourself. I don't take it."
"Good and evil, like cause and effect. Whoever kills someone is worthy to pay for his life; Whoever steals should break his hands and feet; If the children's education is not good, they should be unfilial; If the husband and wife do not get along, they should have a restless house!"
"Yet." He frowned: "The poor monk is just a monk, who comes out for people, punishes women and eliminates evil, which is very fast; But it is clear that the cause and effect have nothing to do with me, and I have to force my hand to intervene. and contrary to what I said before, that only those who have suffered evil have the right to forgive or punish the wicked."
He seemed to say to himself: "Later, the poor monk thought about it half-clearly-the cause and effect of this world, the place of decomposition, is pinned on the government, because the government is the assembly of people's power. Poor monks are not from the government, so they should not meddle in the cause and effect of the world. Since then, I have made it my mission to kill demons and eliminate demons."
"I just thought, the cause and effect of the world are pinned on the government, and I shouldn't care; I should be able to control the demon's harm, right?"
"But my master asked me, the demons in this world are killed today and born tomorrow, stubble after stubble, and they are always inexhaustible. He asked me how long I was going to kill, and it was the first time."
"And ask me what shall I do if I kill too many demons that cause millions to suffer."
Fahey's face was a little distorted, and he shouted, "I don't know!"
His spirit fluctuated so violently that the pressure was like a mountain in the cramped cabin; Thanks to Zhao Jingyang's hand, he kept the fisherman and Zhao Ji, otherwise he would have been crushed into ashes.
"Great Monk!"
Zhao Jingyang snorted and woke up Fahai.
Fahai was stunned, came back to his senses, and hurriedly suppressed his mental fluctuations, and called out Amitabha Buddha several times in a row.
Zhao Jingyang said, "You haven't found the route."
"There is a great man who once said that it is "the wrong line, and the more knowledge you have, the more reactionary it is." I would like to say here, "If you take the wrong route, or if you don't find the route, the stronger the force, the greater the harm." Great monk, if you continue to be entangled like this, sooner or later you will go mad."
said, "With your cultivation, once you go mad, you will not be inferior to the ten demon kings. When the time comes, the area around this pond will be plagued."
Monk Fahai took a deep breath and said, "What the gentleman said is extremely true. Sir is unfathomable, can you teach me?"
Zhao Jingyang laughed: "Your foundation has been solidified, your three views have been determined, and if you want to come out, you have to be yourself." But I'm not out of the question."
He laughed and said, "I've always scoffed at Buddhism. It's all the way of "interpretation is mine". A verse, anyway, it's how to explain it. No matter how you interpret it, there are always different or even opposite statements, so that there are many contradictions."
"Either you are firm in your thoughts, not affected by anyone or any external object, and go all the way to the dark."
"Or, just jump out of the framework of Buddhism."
As he spoke, Zhao Jingyang took out a stack of books in his hand.
He smiled and said, "Great Monk, if you can read through these books, I guarantee that you will find your own route."
When Monk Fahai looked at it, the first one, with a few big characters on the book cover, was [XX Doctrine], and he couldn't help but wonder: "Sir, can these books really help me get rid of the demonic barrier?"
Zhao Jingyang smiled: "You will know after reading it."
As he spoke, he handed the book to Monk Fahai, and said with a smile: "I have come to West Lake to find Jinshan Temple. Not long ago, when I crossed the Hunjiang River, I met Long Jun and heard him talk about the monk Fahai, and I happened to see him today, and I was very lucky."
He said, "Here."
Matter, the fisherman and Zhao Ji have their own decomposition, great monk, I want to go to your Jinshan Temple to go around, do you want to go on the same road or not?"
Fahai put away the stack of books that were about a foot high, hid them in his sleeve, and said, "Sir, please!"
The two of them got out of the canopy boat and waded away.
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Fahai has a fierce nature, strong and stubborn, which Zhao Jingyang appreciates.
Unfortunately, he entered the wrong door and became a monk. The twists and turns of the Buddha's family shackled him and taught him to wander back in his heart, making it difficult to feel at ease.
If he can jump out of the framework of Buddhism and convert to Marxism-Leninism, he will definitely be the vanguard of the humane court, and then invincible!
The West Lake is bright, and the two waded through the water.
Zhao Jingyang said to Fahai, "Buddhism is only a religion after all, and its pattern is limited, and it has its own circle. If you want to jump out, you have to stand on a higher ground and look at the path of religion."
He said, "Read through the dozen or so books. Combined with your experiences over the years, you will definitely gain something. If you can jump out, you will have a great future."
Fahai just nodded, speechless.
He didn't know if he could jump out; I don't know if these books given to him by Zhao Jingyang are useful.
He said, "Mr. Zhao is unfathomable, but he doesn't know which family and which faction is the inheritance?"
Zhao Jingyang laughed when he heard this, and said, "The inheritance of the Red Faction."
"Red pie?" Fahai was confused.
He knows the heavenly court, the underworld, the demons and monsters, the Guanyin monks of the West, and the various sects in the world; But I just haven't heard of the word "red faction".
Seeing that he was puzzled, Zhao Jingyang pointed to his sleeve: "The red faction is hidden in those dozen books."
"If you can comprehend the mystery, you will also be a character in the Red faction."
Fahai was at a loss.
The two of them are surprisingly fast, and they crossed the West Lake in a short time, to Zhenjiang, and came to Jinshan Temple.
Earlier, when the little novice saw Fahai returning, he greeted him and said, "Abbot!"
Fahai nodded slightly: "No need to be polite."
Then he said, "This is Mr. Zhao Jingyang, come and see it."
Shami met Zhao Jingyang again.
Climb all the way up the mountain and walk into the temple; It's quite a desertion.
Fahai said: "There are only more than 100 monks in Jinshan Temple, and there are only more than 10 cultivators. The poor monks have devoted themselves to subduing demons and eliminating demons over the years, and the affairs of the temple have rarely been taken into account, and the Jinshan Temple has declined."
Zhao Jingyang said with a smile: "With the presence of a great monk, Jinshan Temple will always be Jinshan Temple."
Fahai sighed, "If Master is still here, he will reprimand me."
Zhao Jingyang said, "Go your own way. The so-called master introduces the door, and the practice is in the individual. Thy way, thou goesest thyself; If you are entangled in how your master is, what path will you take?"
Faheim was silent.
All the way to the temple, Fahai called a small novice and said to Zhao Jingyang, "It's late at night, Mr. might as well rest first." Tomorrow I will gather the monks and I would like to hear the sermon of the gentleman!"
Zhao Jingyang laughed: "Yes!"