I saw that each box was slightly different, so I wanted the one with fried potatoes. But the lunch box is randomly distributed, that is, we walk over and get what it is. The staff who put the meal ignored us and just gave it. Shanxin voluntarily paid 5 yuan in the box next to him, Lao Cao was in front of me, took the meal and left, I saw that he didn't give it, so I took my share and followed him behind his buttocks.

When I opened the box, it was my least favorite eggplant, but fortunately, there was still a little fried potato, so I would eat it.

We ate slowly, waited slowly, about 30 minutes, and basically finished. Master Shi Yanxu also came to our table with his own meal, and I originally remembered to be polite, but seeing Lao Cao sitting in a big way, Master Shi also waved his hand, so I didn't move.

The master first folded his hands on the food and said something, and then began to eat. It's slow and methodical, but it's not slow at all. Then seeing that there were leftover eggplants in my box, the master asked, "Aren't you going to eat it?" ”。

I didn't expect the master to ask me this first sentence, and stammered, "Ah... Ah, that one doesn't like eggplant very much. ”。

The master didn't speak, took my lunch box and poured it into his own lunch box, and then he didn't dislike it, and ate it in a few bites, which made me very embarrassed.

"Donor, a meal is not easy to come by. Do you know why you can't specify the food when you put it in the dining hall, take it and go as you go? After eating, the master folded his hands together, as if he was facing me and as if he was facing the lunch box.

"Huh? I don't know, there is still this rule? I followed behind Daochang Cao. ”

"The average person is prone to greed for good food; For those who are not palatable and are not used to eating, it is easy to get upset; For things that are neither delicious nor very tasty, they are in a state of ignorance. When we practice Buddhism, we should cultivate our minds, that is, we should not be attached: we should not be attached to greed, ignorance, or ignorance. As long as there is attachment, it is not called 'over'. Just like we walk, passing, walking, passing, and nothing sticking to it. Master Shi Yanxu seemed to be talking to me, and as if he was talking to the lunch box, he didn't even look at me.

"I see, I was taught. Thank you, Master. I stood up and bowed slightly to the master, and his words made me suddenly realize the Taoist feeling of not paying attention to things outside the body, and it seems that there is indeed something in common with practice.

"You came to me because of the treasure letter."

"The master understood that I had opened the treasure letter, but there was nothing but wood and silk in it. And I don't know what is written on the wood, you are a great monk, so I came to ask you. I saw that Lao Cao was still slowly snorting, and he didn't mean to explain, so I had to say it.

"Show me." Master Shi bowed his head slightly and gestured to me.

I glanced at Lao Cao, and then handed over the treasure letter. The master opened the yellow cloth, touched the wood chip, and then put it down, and said to the wood with his hands folded: "Amitabha." ”

"How's it going, Master? What is it? I hope the master can give me a solution.

"This is the Book of Bayes, and it is in Pali." , I'm rubbing, a new noun.

"What are you talking about? Can you please solve your doubts? ”

"It was the sutras that I wrote when the Buddha was alive, and the Brahmins had no paper at that time, and the sutras were all engraved on the leaves of the bay leaf tree. It is written on it: When the color is impermanent, if it is the viewer, it is the right view. Those who are watching are disgusted; Those who are disgusted with detachment are greedy and greedy; Those who like to be greedy say that their hearts are liberated. These are the words of the Ahama Sutra, the World-Honored One is teaching you how to practice and how to attain liberation. When the master gave a lecture, it was so solemn, but I really didn't understand it.

“.… Can you translate that? ”

"The World-Honored One said, "You should observe that color is impermanent. Observation that is perceptual to impermanence is a positive view. Those who can observe correctly will develop a mind of detachment from impermanence, and those who can be disgusted will be able to extinguish their joy and greed, and after their joy and greed are exhausted, it is called mental liberation. ”

"What is impermanence?"

"What can be seen, what can be heard, everything in heaven, earth, and the universe, everything and everything, is impermanent and immanent."

"I understand, that is, seeing is nothing, and the void is not necessarily always there, and if you see too many things that are not always there, you will understand that there is no need to be attached to many things, right." I probably understood.

"The donor is very wise, and he can tell the origin in one sentence."

"Is there anything else in the treasure letter?"

"It's gone."

"What kind of leaf is this, is it so powerful? It's a big deal in my house. I think of the unlucky Azusa.

"That can only mean that there are too many people or things in the donor's family who can't get in touch with the teachings of the World Venerable." , this old monk can even play haha.

“… Makes sense, who gave me this leaf, and asked you to bring it? I'll change the subject and ask.

"Don't say." When I asked in vain.

"What do you mean when you said that the World-Honored One is teaching me to practice?"

"The World-Honored One wants people in the world to be liberated from their minds, to be right-minded, to be right-minded, to be right-minded, to be right-minded."

"That is, didn't the World-Honored One teach me just one?"

"The donor is also one of the sentient beings."

This old monk couldn't ask anything. I look at Lao Cao, his old man's eyes and nose, nose and mouth are sitting on a straight pen, you are here to help say something.

I touched him, and he woke up, and the first thing he said was, is it over? Let's go after asking. I'm so angry that the roots of my teeth are itching, you're really a pig teammate!

Seeing that there was nothing to say, I stood up and prepared to say goodbye, but I didn't expect Master Shi to say a word to me that had no beginning or end: "Donor, please carry this letter with you at any time!" ”

"Huh? Why? ”。

The people didn't answer, gave a light salute, and left. I can only meditate in my heart, this is a master who has attained enlightenment, so I don't know why, Amitabha is a Buddha.

Coming out of the back door of the temple, I asked Lao Cao, "What kind of friend are you, can you say something with subject-verb-object?" ”

"Don't underestimate this old monk, how old do you think he is?"

"How do I know, you cultivators can't see it, 60?!"

"What we cultivators, you are now. Let me tell you this, he should have died in 1944. Got it. ”

"What do you mean, he's dead?

"Death to you, even if he counts from that time, he has been practicing for almost 80 years."

"Aren't you born in 1840, and now you're almost 200 years old, and you're afraid of him?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, the cultivation methods are different, so there's no need to argue."

"I thought that monks would not be able to cultivate immortals."

"Immortality is not cultivated, it is cultivated, and it is the embodiment of supernatural powers."