Chapter 48: Abandon evil and turn to good

People are mindful and the world is wide, and they are helpful and warm the world.

The heart of the Tao is always more good, and it has its own auspicious clouds.

When I got home, it was already past one o'clock in the morning, and I crept back to my room, where I began to reminisce about all my experiences today.

There is no big problem with Old Man Feng's condition, it depends on how Old Man Feng faces his past, faces his past, and how he changes himself.

I sat on the bed, discarded all the distractions in my mind, crossed my legs and practiced according to the line of the exercises, and soon entered a state of meditation.

As soon as I settled down, my consciousness was pulled by a huge suction force, and I came to the chaotic space that I was extremely familiar with, and the loving figure standing in front of me was my master, who looked at me with a smile and called me to him.

When I saw the Master, I immediately stepped forward to prepare to salute, and I also had some doubts in my heart that I needed to answer for the Master.

The master waved his hand to interrupt my salute and said, "You don't have to be polite, don't you want to know why that person surnamed Feng can return to the yang world from the underworld again?" "Yes, Master, I heard a man named 'King Li of Flower Arrangement' instructing a person dressed as an official to rescue Old Man Feng, who is that 'King Li of Flower Arrangement'?" I asked Master, puzzled.

Master smiled: "This 'flower arrangement Li Wang' is Li Lu of the Song Dynasty, he was in his lifetime to drive away the plague for the people, save the people from hanging upside down, because of his merits during his lifetime, he was able to posthumously seal the god of water after his death." "Oh, I see, no wonder the Underworld is so respectful to his men, but why would he bother with this?" I pressed back.

Master continued: "This 'Flower Arrangement Li Wang' has been in contact with your master for a long time, so I also know him for the teacher, because you and I are not ordinary people, and the above has always been very concerned, and the things you do, the teacher is also very clear, this' Flower arrangement Li Wang 'just made good use of the cause and effect of the person surnamed Feng and the merits of his previous three lives to extend his yang life for three years, which depends on the person's own creation, if during these three years, abandon evil and follow good, then he will have a good result, if it is still as bad as ever, then what awaits him will be a greater retribution. At this time, the master put his hands behind his back and looked into the void.

I stood beside Master and said respectfully, "Master, most of what I have seen and experienced during this period of time are things in the underworld, it seems that this underworld is real, and people must be humble and cautious when they are alive, and only then can they do good things with others, and only then will there be a good outcome in the future." ”

Master looked at me and said with some seriousness, "You and I are both cultivators, so we should both remember that poem, 'The human body is rare and has been obtained now, and the Dharma is difficult to smell now.'" This body does not live in this life, but in what life will it be? If we are not good at making good use of this human body, practicing the Dharma well, and just working blindly for a living every day, eating when we are hungry, and sleeping when we are sleepy, then there is no difference between us and animals, and some people are not even virtuous, and they do too many bad things, and they lose their humanity, and they will be inferior to animals. Only by using this human body and cultivating the Dharma well can we completely liberate ourselves from the suffering of human beings and then benefit all sentient beings. If you don't cherish your precious human life, you will be treated as a stone and used gold as a garbage can, and you will miss the opportunity to be liberated in this life, and it will be extremely difficult to get a human life again in the future. What you have been looking for and waiting for all your life may be by your side! ”

When my master said this, he naturally told me about an incident he experienced when he was a young man when he was cultivating in Kunlun Mountain.

The things that the master talked about, it turned out that when he first entered Kunlun Mountain, one day the Great Elder Yuanshan was teaching the Fa to a group of Taoist friends, and all the cultivators of Kunlun Mountain sat around him and listened carefully, and every word that the Great Elder Yuanshan said, I saw that the Yuanshan Elder reached out and grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, and then let go of his hand, leaving only a little bit on his fingernails, and then he asked everyone, "Do you say that I have more soil on my hands, or more soil on the earth?" ”

Many monks replied in unison: "Of course, there is a lot of earth. ”

Elder Yuanshan nodded and said, "There are as many people today as the earth and soil, but there are as many people who can gain human bodies in the next life as there are as many as the soil on their hands. ”

Elder Toyama said, "It is difficult for the hole of the yoke floating on the rough sea to meet the neck of the blind turtle on the bottom of the sea. It's harder to get a human body. This means that if the whole of the Three Thousand Worlds becomes a large ocean, there is a hole in the surface of the sea that is connected to the wood used to cultivate the horns of oxen, commonly known as a yoke. The yoke drifted around with the waves, and it didn't stop for a moment. At the bottom of the sea there is a blind turtle that rises to the surface once every hundred years. It is very difficult for the two to meet. The heartless yoke has no intention of looking for the blind turtle, and the blind turtle has no eyes to see the yoke. If the yoke is still in one place, it may also meet, but it does not stop for a moment. Blind turtles may also meet if they roam the surface of the sea frequently, and they only surface once every 100 years, so it is very difficult for the two to meet. But by chance, the neck of the blind turtle may also enter the hole of the yoke, and it is even more difficult to obtain a full human body. ”

Master further explained to me that there are many causes that are required to attain human rebirth, such as doing ten good karma and breaking ten negative karma, which is just one of many causes, and also giving alms, keeping vows, reciting Buddha, and so on. If there is a cause, there must also be a fate.

Only when the causes and conditions are sufficient can we attain human rebirth. It is easy for people to have the illusion that every day, the streets are full of people, and any couple can have a child, there are more than 5 billion people in the world, countless times more than a thousand years ago, there are so many people, why do you still say that people are rare.

If you compare the number of animals in the world with the number of people, you will find that the number of people is far less than that of animals, can you count how many ants and how many insects there are in the world, basically it is impossible to calculate, because there are too many, much more than the total number of people. In fact, this is just a comparison, there are six realms in a world, how many people are in the Heavenly Dao, it is impossible to calculate, how many people are in the Asura Dao, how many people are in the Evil Ghost Dao, and the most is the Hell Dao, where there are many people in tens of millions of years that cannot be calculated, almost immeasurable. If the total number of beings in one world's six realms is compared to the Pacific Ocean, then the total number of people in this world is just a drop of water in the Pacific Ocean.

Master then told me that there are three kinds of human bodies, the first is the ordinary human body, which has no wealth and runs around every day to make ends meet and survive; You can't get rich, you can't meet the Dharma, you don't have any happiness, you don't have any happiness.

The second type is a special human body, who has wealth and power, but who does not encounter the Dharma, who does not believe in it, and who does not practice the Dharma.

The third type is a treasure-like human body, which at least has the basic living conditions, can smell the Dharma, and has the time and conditions to practice the Dharma. Such a human body is called a precious human body, and it is also called a full human body.

Beings in the other five of the six realms are not able to practice the Dharma and therefore cannot be liberated. The beings of the hell path, because they fell into hell, their hatred made them feel cold and heat all the time, the sword was painful, and their evil thoughts were heavy, so they could not come into contact with the Dharma and could not practice; Beings of the evil ghost path: narrow-mindedness, darkness, stinginess, and greed make them feel hunger, thirst and other pains all the time, and they cannot practice without the Dharma. Beings of the Path: Confusion, foolishness, letting them devour each other, etc., if you tell them: if you recite a "Dharma mantra," you will be liberated forever. They can't do it either, so they can't practice; Asura: Fighting and fighting every day, unable to practice. Longevity Heavenly Sentient Beings: Spend a long time in thoughtless meditation and are unable to practice.

There are the most beings in hell, as many as the earth of the earth; There are the second most evil spirits, as many as the sands of the Ganges; the third most born, as many as sake lees; There are the fourth most asuras, as many as the snow in the sky; There are five more people than celestial beings, as many as the dust on their fingernails. There are a lot of sentient beings in the Three Evil Realms, so let's talk about the sentient beings, the sentencing that we see in our lives through various means is only a small part of them. Among them, the number of ants in one anthill is more than the number of people in the entire Nanzhan tribe.

Today's society may be more complex than it has ever been. There are all kinds of temptations, and all kinds of phenomena are dazzling. Eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling is "ability", and cheating and abduction is "ability". As long as you have money, a car, a house, and wear a famous brand, no matter what means you use to get all this, you will be envied, sought after, and praised. Some people don't have it themselves, but they are jealous that others have it, and they want to get it, so they will do whatever it takes, dig out their minds, try their best or burn and plunder, take other people's things as their own, and squander them after they get them.

Some are jealous, slandered, and slandered when they can't get it. Keeping oneself is called a "fool", being at peace with oneself is regarded as "sick", selflessness and altruism are regarded as "monsters", and "people are not for themselves, and heaven and earth are destroyed" is enshrined as the creed of survival. Some people do everything for their own selfish interests, and on the surface they pretend to be others; On the surface, they are flattering, but in fact they hold grudges, causing people to guard against each other and deceive each other. Some people turn right and wrong upside down, regard good as evil and evil as good, are so short-sighted, only care about immediate interests, are reckless about the consequences, have sinister hearts, and have inferior personalities.

The result of all these people doing is to rush to the Three Evil Paths. In the next life, it is like fishing for the moon in the water, it is no longer possible. With such behavior, it is more difficult to win another human body than to ascend to the sky.

Therefore, such a rare human body must be cherished. Every sentient being has its own way of living, and although animals are different from our way of living, if we don't make use of this human body, practice the Dharma well, and just work blindly for our livelihood every day, eat when we are hungry, and sleep when we are sleepy, then there is no difference between them and animals.

In the end, Master said to me, "Only by using this human body and cultivating the Dharma well can we completely liberate ourselves from the suffering of human beings and benefit sentient beings." If you don't cherish your precious human life, you will be treated as a stone and used gold as a garbage can, and you will miss the opportunity to be liberated in this life, and it will be extremely difficult to get a human life again in the future. ”

When I heard what Master gave me today, I will be even more concerned about my cultivation in my heart, because this person's body is really too rare, so I must cherish the present.

When I was released from the meditation state, it was already past six o'clock in the morning, and a new day had begun, I had just had breakfast in the morning, and I was going to Mr. Cao's office in the morning to help the teacher, and the phone at home rang again.

It was looking for my phone, and the person who called was Dean Chen, who said on the other end of the phone that I must go to the hospital if I have time today, Mr. Feng has woken up, and Mr. Feng's family has also come to the hospital, and they all hope to meet the old man's life-saving benefactor and express their gratitude in person.

My original intention was not to go, and I didn't want to have anything to do with their families, and I didn't need their thanks, but I couldn't stand Dean Chen's plea on the other end of the phone, so I had to agree.

Or last night, the ambulance pulled me to the hospital, what I didn't expect was at the entrance of the hospital, I can say that I was warmly welcomed, the leader was Dean Chen, there were a group of doctors and nurses behind him, and there were several faces standing next to Dean Chen, including men and women.

As soon as I got out of the car, Dean Chen was the first to greet me, and he grabbed my hand and said to the people around me: "Everyone, let me introduce to you, this is Dong Xun's little brother, he is the one who saved Old Man Feng, and Xiao Xun is the family of Old Man Feng." As Dean Chen spoke, he introduced me to the people around him, and after I met them one by one, Dean Chen led everyone to Mr. Feng's ward.

We all came to the ward, but Old Man Feng enjoyed the treatment of a separate floor and a separate ward, so there was no need to worry about interfering with other people's rest and treatment.

According to Dean Chen, Mr. Feng had woken up at three o'clock in the morning today, and now he was just resting, and he was in a good mental state, so he contacted everyone in the Feng family in the morning, and it was time to visit after a while, and everyone could come in and talk to Mr. Feng.

When we came to the ICU room again, I saw Mr. Feng last night at first glance, and saw that he was still sitting in the position where he used to sit last night, and he saw that everyone was surrounding me, and an imperceptible fierce light flashed in his eyes, and then he immediately returned to normal.

He stood up and greeted us with a smile, patted me on the shoulder, and said, "Little brother, thank you, I didn't expect you to be young but have amazing medical skills, it's really not simple, I apologize to you and Dean Chen for my behavior yesterday, don't take it to heart, maybe I was a little excited yesterday." After speaking, he gave me and Dean Chen a deep salute, without any pretentious look on his face, and it felt very sincere.

I don't have anything, it's just that Dean Chen's facial expression is a little stiff, and he immediately smiled and said: "Mr. Feng, where are you talking about this, your father is dying inside, and it is understandable that his son is worried and anxious outside, and his tone is impulsive, which is understandable, this is also human nature, right?" I don't mind, I don't dare to, haha" Dean Chen replied lukewarmly. "Yes, good! Dean Chen doesn't mind, wait for this matter, I'll set up the best banquet, and then I'll apologize to Dean Chen, hahaha. Mr. Feng said expressionlessly.

I stood aside and watched their performance, and I could only sigh in my heart, "Are these people tired of living, isn't that just that, alas!" After the two of them finished greeting outside, Dean Chen led me and three or four Feng family members into the ICU ward.

Although Mr. Feng is still in the ICU ward, this is a single room after all, so the trouble of changing the ward is avoided.

When we entered this ward, the old man Feng on the hospital bed was sitting on the hospital bed, looking at the ceiling in a daze, as if he had something on his mind, and the sound of opening the door sounded, and he was still in a daze as if he didn't hear it.

It was Mr. Feng who was the first to speak, and he whispered to Old Man Feng, "Dad, how do you feel?" Isn't it better, and where is there anything uncomfortable, tell my son that the best doctors in the city are here. At this time, Mr. Feng spoke very softly, giving others the feeling that Mr. Feng was really filial and did not have the arrogance of last night at all.

Old man Feng looked up at us, and found that it was basically his family, nodded to us gently, and motioned for us to gather around his hospital bed, when the Feng family surrounded him, he motioned to the nurse next to him to adjust the bed again, and then he sat up straight, looking really good in good spirits.

I only heard Old Man Feng speak: "Now that you brothers and sisters are here, I am going to tell you some important things now, you can listen to them as stories, and how much you can understand is your own business." Old Man Feng spoke simply, although he was recovering from a serious illness, he still had a loud voice, which showed that the usual maintenance was in place.

So, Mr. Feng began to tell about the things he had experienced during his coma, and when Mr. Feng finished telling all his experiences, everyone in the ICU room except me had their eyes widened one by one, and most of their expressions were shocked and incredulous.

When this matter was finished, Mr. Feng, after hearing these things, showed a disdainful look on his face, pursed his lips, and said: "Dad, you were in a coma for a day yesterday, what you said may be all hallucinations, it is impossible at all, you have a good rest these days, and when your body adjusts, I will take you outside to take a walk and relax, don't think about it." "What nonsense, I have experienced it myself!" Old Man Feng said with some excitement.

A lady standing next to Mr. Feng stepped forward and said to Mr. Feng at this time: "Dad, what the eldest brother said makes sense, you can rest for a few days, and wait until your body recovers, now don't get excited, pay attention to your body." "Little Four, aren't you usually the most Buddhist? If you have nothing to do all day long, you run to the temple, begging for this and that, don't you say that there is a spirit? Why don't you believe what your dad and I have personally experienced? Old Man Feng looked a little angry at this time. No, we believe what you say! You should rest for a few days and talk about it when it is completely healed! "The Feng family is talking to each other.

Seeing that none of them believed it one by one, Old Man Feng lowered his head and was silent, as if he was thinking about something, when he raised his head to look at the Feng family, he seemed to have made up his mind, only to hear him loudly, and said: "Now, I clearly tell you, I am not old and foolish, today I also make an important decision, that is, I will shrink and sell some of our family's property, and take out a large part of our assets, I want to set up a foundation, It is dedicated to helping those in need. ”

When Mr. Feng said that he would use most of the funds to set up a foundation, the expressions of the Feng family members were different, some were surprised, some were silent, some frowned, and the first to speak was the President Feng, so I heard him say: "Dad, what's wrong with you, what do you think?" Forming a foundation? Still using our family's money, Dad, are you really confused, is it too hasty to make such a decision as soon as you wake up! Think again. There was obviously some anger in Mr. Feng's tone. Dad, the eldest brother is right" "Dad! Think again! The Feng family also agreed, and the scene was a little chaotic.

Old Man Feng waved his hand to interrupt the discussion of everyone in the Feng family, and said in a firm tone: "You don't need to talk anymore, you all listen to me!" I've already decided on this, so I'll do it! Boss, tomorrow morning you go and tell our lawyer to come to me, and I want to explain some specific matters. Old Man Feng nodded at Mr. Feng, and the surrounding Feng family members also fell silent.

When Mr. Feng finished saying this, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in Mr. Feng's eyes, but it was fleeting, and everyone didn't notice it, but it was captured by me, and my heart sank, knowing that this Mr. Feng was ruthless, and he must not have thought of anything good.

Just listened to that Mr. Feng said: "Dad, I don't think it's better to be like this, take it slowly, wait until you are discharged from the hospital, and then talk about it, don't you rush at this time, right, who of our children dares not to listen to your orders?" While speaking, Mr. Feng looked at the surrounding Feng family, and everyone in the Feng family immediately nodded yes.

Old Man Feng on the hospital bed agreed after a little thought, and then Dean Chen separated everyone, came to the hospital bed, and said respectfully: "Old Feng, your body is relatively weak now, and it is not easy to work, if there is anything you need me to do, you can tell me." "My illness is due to Lao Xiaochen, thank you," Old Man Feng said with a smile.

At this time, Dean Chen pulled me over from the side and said to Old Man Feng: "Old Feng, let me introduce to you, this little brother next to you is called Dong Xun, your illness is thanks to the help of my little brother, if it is not for his help, you are really dangerous, he is a disciple of Dr. Cao." "When Dean Chen said that I was a disciple of Dr. Cao, Old Man Feng's body was obviously shocked, and a light radiated from his eyes, and he looked me up and down.

After looking at me a few times, he thanked me and said, "Little brother, thank you for your treatment, it turns out that you are a disciple of Dr. Cao, no wonder you can have such medical skills, little brother, how can I thank you?" Whatever you want, just say it. "Feng Lao doesn't need to thank you, I just happened to succeed, I want to thank you or thank yourself, after all, you can survive with your own factors." I said, staring into his eyes.

When I said this, Feng Lao looked me up and down again, he stared into my eyes and asked me a question, and I heard him ask, "Little brother, do you believe what I just said about what I went through?" "I believe it! Because what the human eye does not see does not necessarily exist, and what the human eye sees is not necessarily real. I replied without hesitation.

He nodded with a "hmm", and muttered in his mouth: "You don't understand me and I can be forgiven, in fact, I didn't believe in these mysterious things before, but when I experienced it myself, my concept has changed a lot, and I have been greatly impacted, and now I am beginning to reflect on what I have done before, I want to be responsible for the path I will take in the future, and I also want to be responsible for my future generations." As he spoke, he leaned back on the bed and closed his eyes.

When Dean Chen saw this, he also knew that Elder Feng had said too much just now and needed to rest, so he invited all of us out of the ward.

As soon as we left the ward, Dean Chen was called aside by Mr. Feng, and they walked to the end of the hospital corridor, where Mr. Feng whispered something to him.

Almost half a cup of tea later, they returned from the other end of the corridor to the door of the ward, and heard Dean Chen say to the Feng family: "Everyone, Mr. Feng discussed with me just now, Mr. Feng's condition is now very stable, and there is no need for everyone to stay here, there are special nurses in our hospital to provide services for Mr. Feng, everyone can rest assured, Mr. Feng will provide some daily necessities or something for our hospital, everyone should go home and rest first, and our hospital will notify you in time if there is anything." Mr. Feng also said at this time, let everyone disperse and go home first, wait for the news, and tell everyone when they are almost recovered in two days and discharged from the hospital.

All the family members of the Feng family did not doubt him, and they all nodded in agreement, and after everyone dispersed, only Dean Chen and I were left outside the ward, as well as Mr. Feng and their little brothers.

When President Chen just closed the office door, Mr. Feng's first sentence was to ask me and Dean Chen if his father's condition was really stable.

I only heard Mr. Feng say categorically: "President Chen heard that your hospital is now short of a batch of equipment, but due to the limited funds of your hospital, you can't do it yet, so let's do it, we Parkson Group donated this equipment fund to you!" Dean Chen, what do you think? "What? Mr. Feng, there are nearly 10 million funds, so much money have you paid? Dean Chen looked at Mr. Feng in surprise and said. Not bad! Mr. Feng nodded again in confirmation.

I listened to their conversation and looked at Dean Chen's excited appearance, and I couldn't help but wonder a little in my heart, how could Mr. Feng suddenly bleed so much, could it be another reason?

Sure enough, Dean Chen didn't have much time to be happy, so he heard Mr. Feng say to Dean Chen: "Old Chen, I can give out the money, but you have to promise me one thing, that is, you have to think of a way to make the old man's illness not recover so quickly, it is best to... Do you understand? Mr. Feng came to Dean Zhen's follow, muttering to him quietly, and after that, he stared at Dean Chen's eyes, his eyes were a little fierce.

When Dean Chen heard Mr. Feng's request, he was stunned there, the expression on his face was uncertain, and finally he blushed and said to Mr. Feng: "I'm sorry, Mr. Feng, I'm even more powerless about this, this is not a matter of money at all, our hospital is a place to treat diseases and save people, your 10 million donation is still forget it, I'll find another way, Mr. Feng, it's not too early now, I think you better go back and rest." "Dean Chen has begun to issue an eviction order.

When Mr. Feng got this answer, he just smiled, the cruelty in his eyes flashed, and he didn't say anything more, turned his head and opened the door and walked out, and before leaving the room, he turned back to Dean Chen and said a word, "Old Chen! I hope you think about it again, don't ruin your good future, you are someone who can hope to go one step further in the future! With that, he walked away.

In the room, we watched the back of his departure, Dean Chen paced back and forth in the room angrily, and I was helplessly looking at the back of Mr. Feng leaving and shook my head.