Looking for the general situation, today's fate is to tell the previous situation.

Heaven and earth witness the love between master and apprentice, and the avenue is invisible but affectionate.

My consciousness is in this chaotic world, I don't know what is here, I don't know where it is, I can't tell the difference between up and down, left and right, I don't know where is the north, south, west and east, I don't know how long it has been, I don't have any concept of time and space, even the physical feeling seems to be illusory, only my own consciousness exists between this heaven and earth.

I looked down to see my body, but it gave me an unreal sense of etherealism, I was alone here, and I couldn't hear anything.

At this time, my own mind was confused and ignorant, I instinctively looked at the milky white halo that appeared in front of me, it was not very dazzling at first, and then gradually rotated rapidly, faster and faster, faster and faster, and finally when I felt dazzling, in an instant, from the white halo, from nothing as if it appeared out of thin air, and walked out of the middle-aged man who I saw on the road outside the campus in the morning.

When the middle-aged man walked out, the dazzling halo behind the man slowly dissipated, and in this chaos, I found that there were only two of us, and a special temperament emanated from this man's body, giving me a sense of mystery and majesty.

I looked around suspiciously, then at the middle-aged man, who didn't speak, but stood there, quietly staring at me.

My body involuntarily fell backwards, and I couldn't help but have layers of questions in my heart, what was wrong with me? I remember that I should have been lying in bed and sleeping, but if this was a dream, my consciousness was so awake, although it gave people an ethereal feeling, but I really felt the reality of this place, and I really existed here now, what the hell is going on? Even I couldn't figure out if I was dreaming or waking up now.

In order to understand the doubts in my happiness, I mustered up the courage to ask the middle-aged man, "Hello uncle, can you tell me where I am now?" What's wrong with me? Am I dreaming? Who are you? What do you want to do? ”

When the man saw me asking such a question, he chuckled and said, "Don't be afraid, little friend, I'm not a bad person. The world you are in now can be said to be a mirror space unique to me, it can be said to be the shadow of space, but it is also a material existence here, and it is also the existence of space, and outsiders will never be able to enter here without my permission, and they will not be able to discover this place. Now your state, you can say that you are dreaming, you can also say that you are awake, I just summoned your main primordial spirit, which is your main consciousness, your own body is still sleeping and resting in the real space, even your family thinks you are sleeping, no one can find out, the first time it may feel a little special, slowly you will adapt to this state. ”

As he spoke, I looked the man in front of me up and down again, thinking: The first feeling? What does that mean? Is there a second time, a third time? I calmed down my throbbing mood and said, "May I ask this uncle, I don't care if it's a dream or where, do you have anything to do with me?" ”

The middle-aged man looked up to the sky and laughed, "I'll solemnly tell you now why I came here to find you." Let's put it bluntly, in fact, I am a cultivator, that is, a cultivator who usually talks about it on TV and in movies, and those of us who practice have said a sentence since ancient times, called 'Master is looking for an apprentice, Instead of the apprentice choosing the master', the master wants to see whether the quality and ability of this apprentice in all aspects meet the requirements of this practice, and his ability to bear in all aspects, through this period of observation, I found that you have always had the conditions and qualities in this regard, so today I called your main consciousness to this independent space, I want to talk to you, I am ready to accept you as an apprentice, I don't know what you think. ”

This person spoke very directly and did not beat around the bush, but what I listened to was cloudy and foggy, but I also roughly understood what he meant, that is, he chose me and wanted to take me as an apprentice.

I was a little confused and said, "Why should I worship you as a teacher?" I don't know who you are? and if they come up, they will take me as a disciple. ”

After hearing this, the man laughed and said: "Why do you want to accept you as an apprentice, because we have a long history of history, and I will tell you about this later, but I have accepted your apprentice, whether you agree or not." ”

As I spoke, without waiting for me to react, the man quickly waved his big hand, and a golden light shot out of his palm, directly into my eyebrows.

When the golden light sank into the center of my eyebrows, there was still some pain in the center of my eyebrows, and after a while, the feeling slowly disappeared. At this time, I had an indescribable feeling, I naturally closed my eyes, and my whole body seemed to have a feeling of enlightenment, and my mouth suddenly opened, but my whole body couldn't move, but my limbs were like bathing in the spring breeze, which made people indescribably comfortable.

I was in a daze, my body flickered as if I was sitting in a boat, and I felt like I was up and down, which was very wonderful.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I was in a state of mind and recovered from my trance.

I saw the man in front of me looking at me with a smile, and he opened his mouth to me and said, "Okay, now that I have given you a seal, you have officially become my disciple." ”

I looked at him incredulously, is this considered the completion of the apprenticeship? I thought to myself, why is this person like this, and I don't ask if people are willing or not, so I took it upon myself to accept me? I really don't know what to say, and I'm a little awkward in my heart.

Thinking of this, I tentatively asked the man: "Uncle, I think this matter of accepting apprentices should be consensual, you see that I am not very old, and I still have to go to school, I don't want to join any of your sects, and I don't want to practice anything, you better find someone else, do you think it's okay?" If it's okay, can you let me go back first? ”

The man didn't seem surprised to see me answer like this, but he just shook his head with a smile and replied, "I also told you just now, it is the master who chooses the apprentice, not the apprentice who chooses the master, and the reason why I chose you is only one of the reasons why we have the cause and effect of our many lifetimes. In fact, there is a more important reason, that is, there is a special item that you need to open and use, but this is still too far away from you, and you will naturally know when the time comes. ”

When I asked what that particular item was, the man smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't leak it, you'll know it in the future." ”

When this man said this, it aroused my curiosity, and after my repeated questioning, he talked about the cause and effect between me and him.

Seeing that my curiosity was so strong, the man hesitated for a moment and nodded to me and said, "Well, I didn't plan to tell you today, since you are so curious, I might as well tell you the story between us!" You can think of it as a story! ”

It is said that in the Tang Dynasty in ancient times, there was a Mr. Wang in Jiangsu, who worked as an account supervisor in a very famous store in Hangzhou, and he won the trust of the boss. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, the boss sent him to the south of the city to collect arrears, and he took a leather bag and set off.

Things went quite smoothly, and by noon, a total of more than 1,800 taels of silver had been collected, which could be described as a great harvest. Mr. Wang walked for a long time, and after talking for a long time, he was already dry and tired. I happened to come to the "Eighteen Mile Shop" teahouse, and I hurriedly drank some tea and hurried back to hand over the business so that I could have a good rest.

When Mr. Wang returned to the store, he found that the leather bag containing the money was gone, and he suddenly thundered, and his head was immediately sweating, and the whole person was frightened, and he was even more indescribable in the panic.

The boss looked flustered, stammered, and incoherent, thinking that there was fraud in it. So he sharply reprimanded him for betraying the trust of the owner, and said that if he did not return it quickly, he would be sent to see an official.

More than 1,800 taels of silver, which was a huge amount of money at that time, if it was not spent indiscriminately, it was enough for a person to use for a lifetime, how could he Mr. Wang afford it, the responsibility was heavy, and it was difficult to distinguish his mouth, he felt that this life was over, and cried in despair.

The words are divided into two ends, and there is another Shandong person, surnamed Bo, who is also engaged in business in Suzhou and Hangzhou, because of bad luck, he lost a fine light, so he bought a ticket for the noon of that day and prepared to cross the river to return to his hometown. Because it was still early to get on the boat, I also came to the "Eighteen Mile Shop" teahouse, and I wanted to drink tea slowly to kill this time, and I also thought about what to do in the future.

Mr. Bo arrived just when Mr. Wang left in a hurry, and as soon as Mr. Bo sat down, he found a small leather bag on the chair next to him, and he didn't pay much attention to it, and slowly drank tea. After a long time, no one came to pick it up, Mr. Bo was puzzled, and he felt that this small leather bag was quite heavy, and when he opened it, his eyes almost fell out without shock: it was all shiny silver!

Mr. Bo was pleasantly surprised! This is really a lot of money, not only can it change its current state of poverty, but also have more food and clothing for the rest of his life. But he thought about it again: No, money has its own owner, and I can't ask for this money! If I take the money away and lose my reputation and even my life, my sin will be great!

At that time, ordinary people knew the truth that "ill-gotten wealth cannot be taken". Mr. Bo thought to himself: Since I have found all this money today, I should fulfill my responsibilities and return the goods to their original owners.

When it was time for lunch, there were only eight or nine guests left in the teahouse, and none of them looked like they had lost their money, so Mr. Bo had to wait hungry.

It was time for the tea guests to go home, and Mr. Bo was the only one left, still watching the passing people intently......

Suddenly, he saw a pale, staggering man running towards him. The person who came was Mr. Wang, followed by two people. As soon as he entered the teahouse, Mr. Wang pointed to the tea table and said to the two people: "That's it, that's where I was sitting!" The three of them walked straight to Mr. Bo's desk.

Mr. Bo could see that they were the lost owners, and said to Mr. Wang with a smile: "Have you lost your money bag?" Mr. Wang stared at him in disbelief and nodded. I've been waiting for you for a long time," Mr. Bo said, taking out the leather bag and showing them. Mr. Wang trembled with gratitude and said, "You are really my great benefactor!" Without you, I'd be hanging myself tonight! ”

It turned out that when Mr. Wang found that the money was lost, he wanted to go back and look for it along the way, although there was little hope of finding it, but there was only one way. But the master was afraid that he would abscond, so he did not allow him to go out, and he spoke for a long time, and the master asked the two to accompany him out to look for him, and told the companion to take him back.

After the two exchanged names, Mr. Wang wanted one-fifth as a reward, but Mr. Bo resolutely refused; changed to one-tenth again, but Mr. Bo still didn't want it; Changing it to one percent again, Mr. Bo got angry and sternly refused.

Mr. Wang didn't know how to reward him, so he said, "Then I'll invite you to drink, okay?" Mr. Bo still resolutely refused. In the end, Mr. Wang said, "How can I feel at ease if I don't thank you!" Tomorrow morning, I will be waiting in a certain restaurant, and I sincerely ask Engong to come, and I will see you or leave. With that, he turned around and left.

The next morning, Mr. Bo actually came. Mr. Wang was about to give a gift and thank you, but Mr. Bo preemptively thanked him and said: Thank you for losing your money yesterday and allowing me to save my life! Mr. Wang was confused, and was about to ask a detailed question, Mr. Bo continued: I was scheduled to cross the river and return to my hometown yesterday, and I had already bought a ticket for the boat at one o'clock in the afternoon, because I waited for you to withdraw the money and delayed the boat, and when I returned to my accommodation, I learned that the boat was overturned by a sharp wave halfway through, and all the more than 20 people in the boat drowned. If I had gotten into that boat, would I have gone west with my life? You saved my life! "Say goodbye. The two are a mess of mutual gratitude.

The surrounding guests were amazed when they heard this, and they all raised their glasses to congratulate the two of them, saying that Mr. Bo's good deeds saved two lives, and they were also grateful for the creation of people.

After this incident, Mr. Wang and Mr. Bo became close friends who talked about everything, and the two families also became world friends.

As time passed, the two of them slowly grew older, and the two of them, who had been weathered, also felt the impermanence of the world, and both of them had the idea of leaving the red dust, so they both had the heart to ask for immortals. On a cold winter day, they said goodbye to their family and friends, and traveled together to find their way deep into the mountains.

In this way, the two of them traveled to countless famous mountains and rivers, visited many ancient temples and Zen forests, searched for many years, but failed to find the true liberation method in their hearts, did not find a single immortal, and did not visit a real cultivator.

On this day, Mr. Bo was a little unwell, Mr. Wang helped him to a broken temple to rest, just sat down, Mr. Wang found that Mr. Bo's face was a little purple, only out of breath and rarely inhaled, people are about to die, Mr. Wang kept shouting, and finally Mr. Bo reluctantly said a few words from his mouth, he said to Mr. Wang: "I'm afraid I won't be able to, but the obsession and long-cherished wish in my heart have not been achieved, and I am unwilling, if we have a fate in the future, you can find a way to practice, you must teach it to me!" ……”

Before Mr. Bo finished speaking, he died in a fit of rage, and this is the end of the story. When this middle-aged man finished telling this story, I didn't know how to give birth to a strange feeling in my heart that I might be one of the protagonists of this story.

The middle-aged man looked at me and smiled, "What? Does it feel familiar? You guessed right, your previous life was that Mr. Bo, and my previous life was that Mr. Wang, we became a master and apprentice in this life, which is to repay the long-cherished wish and kindness of the previous life! ”

I was stunned there, my brain couldn't accept this fact for a while, and I was still in a daze, but the middle-aged man was not polite, his tone suddenly became serious, and said: "I don't care if you can accept these or not, just treat it as a story, don't believe in this matter, this is all a matter of the previous life, we don't have to worry too much." But since we are already masters and apprentices, I want to tell you about some sect things, we are a method of secret cultivation in the Buddhist family, and it has never been a single transmission, I have a Dharma name called Jueming, you can call me Dharma name or call me Master, you can do whatever you want, people in the practice don't care about the name. Let's hurry up, I'm going to teach you the mantra of this practice, you have to keep your mind in mind, you have to remember! Sleeping for eternity, all things are quiet, the heart is calm and rising, and I am the only god ......"

Maybe it's because of the empowerment just now, my mind became very clear, my thinking was unusually clear, I didn't want to memorize these formulas, but I don't know what's going on, the man only said the mantra once, and I basically wrote down all these mantras.

I silently listened to the man repeat it a few more times, making sure nothing was missing.

I thought to myself that this person would accept me as an apprentice when he came up, and I don't know where this is, so I will promise him first to see the next development of things, if he really wants to accept me as a disciple, I am not unable to worship him as a teacher, after all, I have no way to see what he wants to do to me.

When I thought of this, I stepped forward and bowed my hand to the man and said, "Since you really want to accept me as an apprentice, uncle, then I am not hypocritical, I will worship you as a teacher, and the master will invite you to worship and be worshiped by the disciple!" As I spoke, I followed the example of the ancients on TV, and bowed to the Master.

After seeing me salute, the master seemed even more happy, and said incessantly, "You can teach!" The child can be taught! ”

After the salute, Master helped me up, and he asked me to repeat the mantra of the sect a few times to make sure I had memorized everything, and then he smiled as if he was relieved. Nodding his head and saying: "You have now written down the cultivation methods of this sect, and the rest depends on your own understanding and your own efforts, the so-called master leads the door, and the cultivation depends on the individual, you have to work hard in the future!" Now I give you a Dharma name called Yuanyun, you have to practice seriously in the future, you will come here tonight, and we will meet in our dreams at this time tomorrow night. ”

After speaking, Master waved his hand, and the scene in front of me immediately changed, and I felt like I was being pushed down from a high place, and the next second when I came back to my senses, I had already returned to my body, and my whole body was shaken, and I suddenly woke up from my sleep.

I sat up and looked at the clock on my desk, the time was 3 o'clock in the morning, at this time I was completely sleepy, recalling the scene in the dream just now and what the master said, it felt too unreal, saying that it was a dream but not a dream, but I knew that it was not a dream, and there was such a magical thing in the world.

I think back to the feeling just now, my main consciousness is in the space opened up by the Master, and my original body is still sleeping here, although I feel that these things are a little incredible, but this is the case, and I can't help but believe it.

After a simple wash, I changed into a brand new camouflage uniform, and looked at myself in the mirror, and I did feel a little mighty.

When I get up in the morning, I don't know why, the position between the two eyebrows, there is a feeling as if something is drilling in, and this feeling is hidden from time to time, as if the flesh is still gathering, and then pushing inward to the position between the two eyebrows.

On the way to school, I stroked my forehead as I walked, and from time to time there was a tingling and itching sensation in the center of my forehead and eyebrows, which I couldn't get relieved by scratching with my hands, because this feeling came from my forehead.

I came to school with my mind full of thoughts, and I walked a little absent-mindedly. I came to the place where the class was on the playground yesterday and waited for the other students to arrive. It didn't take long, the people of each class were basically all together, the head teacher of each class had finished the team, and stood at the back of the team, and then a team came from outside the playground, they walked into the playground with neat steps, shouting loud slogans, and walked into the playground majestically.

Their actions attracted all the teachers and students standing in line on the playground, and when they lined up to see the neat queue standing on the playground, the principal of our school picked up the microphone and began today's speech.

At the end of the speech, the instructors, together with the class teachers of different classes, divided the students of the same class into different groups according to the classes that had been divided before, and then the different instructors led the students to start the first day of training.

Our first class is to stand in a military posture, a seemingly simple military posture, this is only a moment of kung fu, there are many students who are already tired and sweating, the instructor is on the side to correct the movements of the students, a while of kung fu, some people are a little unbearable, a little unstable standing, swaying from side to side, began to twist the body, and even fainted.

My situation is still good, against the scorching sun on my head, squinting my eyes, watching the instructor correct the posture of the students one by one, thinking: It seems that my three-year high school life has officially started from standing in a military posture!

I don't know how long I stood there, only that my sweat had penetrated the camouflage uniform, and in order to save my strength, I closed my eyes, and at this time, I found that the forehead was no longer tingling and itching, and I was secretly glad to myself.

At this point, I felt as if something was spinning in my forehead, and it was spinning faster and faster, which gave me a feeling of vertigo, when the speed of this rotation was extremely fast. Suddenly, all the sensations in my forehead disappeared, all the scenery in front of my eyes seemed to flash for a moment, and the surrounding scenery seemed to be still, and the surrounding scenery slowly magnified in front of my eyes, and there was no sound around me, this strange feeling did not last long, and suddenly, there was a piercing "buzzing" sound in my ears.

I frowned and closed my eyes, looking a little pained, I shook my head, and after a while, the "buzzing" sound disappeared in an instant, and when I opened my eyes, I was amazed by what appeared in front of me!

Because, now I see some of the conditions in the bodies of the students and instructors around me, see the direction of blood flow in their bodies, see the appearance of their internal organs, and see the situation of their hearts beating, what is going on? It made me feel a little bit of horror.

I nervously closed my eyes and found that I could still see the scenery around me, and I found that when I closed my eyes, I could see the situation in the human body more clearly than when I opened my eyes! I seem to have suddenly understood a fact, is this the legendary Tianmu?

I thought in disbelief, looking back and forth, left and right, and then the instructor noticed my abnormality, walked over to me, and asked me: "This classmate, are you very tired, you hold on for a while, it will be time soon, then everyone can have a good rest, this is also a test of the will quality of the students!" The instructor thought that I couldn't stand standing in a military posture for a long time, and when I heard the instructor's words, I had to stop my movements, and also withdrew my "gaze", and forcibly held back the throbbing and curiosity in my heart, and stood up in a military posture attentively.

Just when most of the students were about to reach the limit of their bodies, a voice came from the loudspeaker in the playground: "All of them, rest in place for 20 minutes!" As the sound fell, suddenly, there was a mourning in the playground.

I sat on the ground, not in the same state as the other students, but stroked my forehead, thinking back to what I had just seen, curious and shocked, so I closed my eyes and looked around tentatively again.