Chapter 4: The Preaching of Bodhi
The monkey's expression was taken into the eyes of Patriarch Subodhi, and the corners of his mouth smiled, knowing in his heart that the foundation of the monkey had been established, and he was overjoyed to hear that the path he taught was in line with his own ideas.
The patriarch also knew in his heart that the monkey resonated with the Tao and was a natural cultivator, and he was also very happy in his heart, and at the same time knew that the fate of the master and apprentice had arrived.
The patriarch straightened his face and asked, "Wukong, why are you not here listening to my sermon, but you are dancing?" ”
At this moment, Sun Wukong also reacted, knowing that it was presumptuous to do this form in front of the patriarch, so he hurriedly bowed and replied: "The disciple listens to the lecture in good faith, but when he hears the wonderful sound of the patriarch, the clogged key in his heart is opened, and he is naturally overjoyed, so he is so enthusiastic that he hopes that the ancestor will forgive his sins." ”
When the patriarch heard this, he touched his snow-white beard and said, "Since you can recognize the wonderful sound, then let me ask you, how many years have you been under my door, and how many abilities have you learned?" ”
Sun Wukong arched his hand and replied: "The disciple was ignorant, only remembered that there was no fire under the stove, and often went to the back of the mountain to collect firewood, and saw that there was a good peach tree in the mountain, and the disciple ate seven full peaches there, thinking that it had been seven years, and the disciple had also gained something from listening to the patriarch's sermon during this period, divination astrology, poetry, books and etiquette, all dabbled, but the qualifications were dull and there were no great achievements." ”
"It's been seven years...... "Patriarch Subodhi pondered for a moment, and then said: "It's been some years, and you know Miaoyin today, so I think it's fate, and I'll ask you, what do you want to learn from me." ”
"But if you want to live forever, your disciple will learn." Sun Wukong said.
"You monkey, don't talk nonsense." The patriarch scolded with a smile: "I think that although the world is big and the universe is wide, how many people can become unsullied golden immortals, and from now on they will live with heaven and earth, and live with the sun and the moon." ”
The patriarch thought for a while, and then said: "In this way, there are three hundred and sixty side doors in the door of the word "Dao" here, all of which have positive results, how about I teach you the way in the word "Shu"?" ”
Sun Wukong secretly screamed, and replied: "What do you say about the way of the sect?" ”
The patriarch said: "In the door of the word art, there are some people who invite immortals to help Luan, ask Bu Ying, and know the reason for seeking good fortune and avoiding evil." ”
Sun Wukong said: "Can you get immortality like this?" ”
The patriarch said: "No, no! ”
Sun Wukong arched his hand and said: "In that case, please ask the ancestor to change a technique!" ”
The patriarch said, "Then how about I teach you the way of the word 'flow'?" ”
Sun Wukong asked again: "What is the righteousness in the Liuzi Gate?" ”
The patriarch said: "In the Liuzi Gate, there are Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Yin and Yang, Moism, and medicine, or reading scriptures, or chanting Buddha, and descending to the truth. ”
Sun Wukong said: "Can you get immortality like this?" ”
The patriarch said: "If you want to live forever, it is like a pillar in the wall." ”
Sun Wukong shook his head and said, "According to this, it won't last long. Don't learn, don't learn! ”
The patriarch said: "How about teaching you the way of the word 'quiet'?" ”
Sun Wukong said: "What is the positive fruit in the Jingzi Gate? ”
The patriarch said: "This is to rest the grain and guard the grain, be quiet and do nothing, participate in meditation, precept fasting, or sleep gong, or make meritorious service, and merit it into the fixed sitting pass and so on." ”
Sun Wukong said: "Is it possible to live forever like this? ”
The patriarch said: "It is also like kiln head adobe." ”
Sun Wukong suddenly shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem to be long-term. Don't learn, don't learn! ”
The patriarch said: "How about teaching you the way of the word 'move'?" ”
Sun Wukong said: "But what about the way to move? ”
The patriarch said: "This is a promising work, picking yin and supplementing yang, climbing the bow and stepping on the crossbow, rubbing the umbilicus and passing the gas, concocting it with a square, burning grass and beating the ding, entering red lead, refining autumn stones, and taking women's milk and the like." ”
Sun Wukong said: "Does it seem that you have to live forever?" ”
The patriarch said: "This desire for immortality is also like fishing for the moon in water." ”
Sun Wukong said: "Master and Patriarch are here to trick me again, it is impossible to fish for the moon in the water like this, and I don't learn, I don't learn!" ”
When the patriarch heard this, he jumped off the high platform, held the ring ruler, and designated Wukong to say: "You monkey, you don't learn like this, you don't learn like that, but what are you going to do?" ”
As he spoke, the patriarch stepped forward, hit Wukong on the head three times, turned his hands behind his back, walked inside, closed the middle door, and left the crowd behind.
The people listening to the lecture over there were originally very envious of Wukong, but now they looked at Wukong with a disappointed face, and even patted Wukong on the shoulder and said: "The ancestor passed on your Taoism, how don't you learn it, this time it collided with him, and I don't know when I will get another chance." ”
There are even some senior brothers and younger brothers who complain about him and despise him. But Sun Wukong was not annoyed at all, just smiling with a smile on his face.
After all, Sun Wukong has read Journey to the West, so he is naturally quite familiar with some of the plots, so he doesn't compete with everyone, but is patient and speechless, he knows that the ancestor beat him three times, and teaches him to be careful when he watches three watches; The one who walks inside with his hands behind his back and closes the middle door is to teach him to progress through the back door and pass him the way in the secret place.
On that day, Sun Wukong and a group of friends were still playing and practicing qi, and in front of the three-star immortal cave, looking forward to the sky, it seemed to be eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the evening, and when it was dusk, he went to bed together after completing his homework with all the disciples, he half-squinted, and rested and concentrated.
The group of mountains and immortals in the forest did not play more arrows, I don't know the time, Wukong can estimate by himself, fortunately he is quite familiar with the matter of counting in his dreams, and when the time is estimated, he got up gently, put on his clothes, stole the front door, hid from the public, walked out, and went to the southern patriarch's room.
When I saw the patriarch half-hidden in front of the door, my heart suddenly settled, and finally knew that my avenue could be expected, so I gently pushed open the door and tiptoed to the patriarch's bed, but I heard some slight snoring, so I knelt in front of the couch, not daring to make a sound.
Sun Wukong naturally understands in his heart that this is the ancestor testing himself, in this era, the furniture is self-cherished, even if he meets the disciples of the Dao Dao, he needs to go through many tests, which may be the reason why the ancestor has been unwilling to accept himself as the tenth disciple.
"It's hard, it's hard, it's hard! The Tao is the most mysterious, don't wait for Jin Dan to be idle. If you don't meet someone to pass on the trick, empty words and dry tongue! Suddenly, a wonderful sound came, like fairy music, which was as refreshing as fairy music, and the patriarch was already sitting cross-legged on the bed.
The patriarch saw the monkey below and said, "Wukong, why don't you go to sleep in the room, why did you come to me?" ”
Sun Wukong bowed again and again, and said: "The ancestor promised everyone in front of the altar yesterday, and when he taught his disciples the third watch, he passed on my truth from the back door, so he boldly bowed to the patriarch's bed." ”
When the patriarch heard this, he was very happy, and knew in his heart that this was the fate of master and apprentice.
Sun Wukong said again: "There are no six ears here, there is only one disciple, I hope that the ancestor will be merciful and pass on the way of immortality to the disciple, and the disciple will never dare to forget the grace of the ancestor!" ”
The patriarch nodded and said, "You are destined now, and I also like to say, since you know the secret riddle in the plate, you should call me a master, you come closer, listen carefully, and pass on the wonderful way of immortality to you." ”
Sun Wukong was secretly happy in his heart, knowing that he had passed the preliminary test of the ancestor, full of kowtows and thanks, washed his ears and heart, and still knelt under the bed.
The patriarch pinched a finger, the glow all over the body, and in an instant, the golden lotus was everywhere, and the wonderful sound entered the ears, as if there were golden dragons and phoenixes flying......
"The secret of revealing the secret is true, and there is no one to say about cultivating one's life. They are always energetic, and they are careful to hide and leak.
Hugh leaks, the body is hidden, and you are preached by me. The mantra is more beneficial to memorize, and it is cool to eliminate evil desires.
It has to be cool, bright and clean, so that you can enjoy the bright moon in Dantai. The moon hides the jade rabbit and the day hides the black, and there are turtles and snakes coiled together.
The phase is coiled, and the life is strong, but it can plant golden lotus in the fire. The five elements of the cluster are used upside down, and the work is completed with the Buddha and the immortal. ”
At this time, it is said that the root cause is broken, Wukong is blessed to the soul, only to hear the wonderful sound of the patriarch, and before he knows it, the sky outside the window is already slightly pale.
"Dare to ask the teacher, does this recipe have a name?" After writing down the mantra in his heart, Sun Wukong asked again.
The patriarch said: "This method captures the creation of heaven and earth, invades the essence of the sun and the moon, and stops at the golden pill in the cultivation body, so as to break away from the mortal womb and achieve the heavenly immortals, it is called the great product of the heavenly immortals." ”
"Okay, the way of immortality has been passed on to you, you should cultivate carefully, and retreat for the time being." The patriarch waved his sleeves, which was regarded as a send-off.
Sun Wukong hurriedly kowtowed a few more times and said, "Since this is the case, the disciple will retire." ”
Sun Wukong pushed open the door of the patriarch, tiptoed towards the house, and happened to see the seven disciples of the patriarch, who can also be regarded as his uncle, whose legal name is called the source of sex, he was busy saluting to the source of sex, and said: "The disciple visits the uncle." ”
"Practice hard, and in another three or five years, you should call me senior brother!" Xingyuan is dressed in a green shirt, with a bun on his head, but he has the style of a Confucian, his starry eyes are shining, but his face is extremely gentle.
"Don't dare, don't dare." Sun Wukong was busy saying that he didn't dare, he naturally knew that he would be expelled from the master in the future because of his skills, so he also knew that he needed to hold on now.
The corners of Xingyuan's mouth seemed to be smiling, and he said, "You go back first, and remember to come to Uncle Shi more in the future." ”
He focused on the word uncle, and then floated away, but the dragon saw the head and the tail.
Sun Wukong still returned to the house the same way, and when he saw that the disciples had not yet woken up, he sat back in the place where he was sleeping, closing his eyes and luck, which was the method taught by the patriarch.