Huineng is a well-known filial son.

Huineng walked home on the mountain trail, thinking that he was going to go out to seek Buddha, leaving his mother alone at home, and his heart was very uncomfortable. But the desire to throw himself into Buddhism is like a blazing fire. It scorched his heart.

Back at home, Huineng told his mother about the past few days.

A sad cloud shook on Li's face: "Neng'er, the Lu family has been down for several generations, and now you have survived this single seedling." I still count on you to pass on the lineage and continue the Lu family tree, so that the Bandai cigarettes will continue. You're going to have to think about it!"

Huineng replied, "Mother, I've already thought twice. The continuation of the genealogy of the Lu family, from the perspective of the four seas, is only a mere scope. If I win the door of the empty door and practice hard, he will achieve positive results one day, and in this way, the inheritance will be thousands, and this is the real Wandai cigarette!"

"This ......" Li didn't expect his son to answer like this, and his mouth couldn't spit out for a long time. Although she reads the Bible herself, she does not know the meaning of it, and now she is exposed to the reality of her family.

At this time, it happened that my uncle arrived with a load of new rice and some dried potatoes.

There is a saying among the countrymen, called "Thunder in the sky, uncle in the ground." "Huineng lost his father at the age of three, and his uncle's majesty is even more prominent.

Li knew that his uncle cherished Huineng very much on weekdays, and he would definitely not let him leave the house this time, so he said to Huineng: "In this way, you have asked your uncle, and he agrees to let you go, so you will go; If he doesn't agree, you don't have to talk to me any more. ”

So, Huineng came to his uncle and told him that he was going to leave his hometown and go to Dongchan Temple in Hubei to seek Buddha.

When my uncle heard that Hui Neng had this idea, he was also nervous for a while, and persuaded him: "Ah Neng, escape into the empty door, meditate and practice, and it will be unspeakably miserable!"

Huineng calmly: "What's so terrible about suffering? Didn't you and your mother always teach me what to say, 'If you eat hard, you will become a master'?"

Uncle was blocked by him all of a sudden, and his mouth snorted: "This ......"

Huineng said in a resolute tone: "I heard that Patriarch Bodhidharma has been facing the wall for nine years, as long as I can become a Buddha and purify all sentient beings, I can endure any hardship." ”

"That being said, it's hard to really do it!" Uncle shook his head.

Huineng pleaded repeatedly, but his uncle still refused.

After my uncle put away his things, he went home.

Huineng chased after his uncle, grinding while walking, until he reached the head of Jiusu Village.

Seeing that his uncle tried to persuade him to no avail, he deliberately made a difficult problem to let Huineng die.

Uncle Xiang Huineng said, "If you want to become a monk, you can, but we have one condition. ”

Hui Neng replied calmly: "As long as you allow me to go to Dongchan Temple, I will agree to the great conditions." ”

"Come with me." The uncle brought Huineng to the entrance of the village, pointed to the boulder standing and said, "If you can worship this boulder, you can go!"

Huineng asked loudly, "Uncle, are you serious?"

The uncle also replied loudly: "Seriously!"

Huineng raised her voice again: "You won't regret it?"

The uncle also replied in a louder voice: "I have already discussed with your mother, and I will never regret it!"

"Good!" Huineng agreed, he believed that sincerity is spirituality.

This boulder, about one zhang high and eight feet wide, is mottled by wind and rain, standing at the entrance of the village.

Huineng put incense sticks in front of the boulder, lit a candle, knelt down on his knees, folded his hands, closed his eyes, and prayed in a whisper: "May the Buddha appear in heaven and split the boulder for me." ”

The scorching sun is in the sky, shooting down thousands of scorching tongues of fire. The broad banana leaves at the edge of the village were curled up in the sun, and the dogtail grass that had been in high spirits in the past drooped its head weakly. Wisps of swaying water vapor floated on the road, and people walked over, one cloud of smoke and dust at a time.

Sweat flowed down his cheeks from the top of Huineng's head, and the ground was also wet.

Li secretly peeked from the shade of the tree in the distance, and was really distressed to see this scene, but in order to make Hui Neng turn back from the ordeal, he clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and forcibly endured it, not to disturb him.

Huineng's belief is as firm as a rock, regardless of day and night, regardless of the sun and rain, kneeling on the ground, silently reciting the "Diamond Sutra", closing his eyes and praying.

After many days, my uncle's heart was not good, and he quietly went to peep.

A thunderclap suddenly sounded in the blue sky, shaking the heavens and the earth.

A dazzling bolt of lightning swept down from the sky and slashed straight down at the boulder like a sharp sword.

Sparks sparked on the boulder, and smoke rose from it.

When the smoke cleared, Huineng opened his eyes and said in ecstasy: "God help me!"

It turned out that the center of the boulder had been split into two sides.

Some scholars say, "Sincerity, gold and stone are open", and this idiom allusion comes from this.

Seeing this wonderful scene, my uncle couldn't help but sigh: "Providence! This is providence!"

So, he returned to Xialu Village with Huineng.

Li thought that he would come up with a problem that ordinary people would never be able to do, so that Huineng would die of the heart of a monk; Unexpectedly, the boulder at the entrance of the village was split by thunder and lightning. To tell the truth, she and Huineng are dependent on each other, and they are reluctant to say anything about their son leaving, leaving home and escaping into the empty door, and they want to come forward to stop them.

But my uncle understood the righteousness: "Sister, the words spoken are like spilled water. You can't get it back. Besides, we made a vow with Huineng . ”

Li Shi was embarrassed: "This ......"

The uncle said to the Li family with a serious expression: "Sister, Hui Neng'er is determined to be a Buddha, and even the thunder and lightning of heaven and earth have come out to help him. It seems that this is providential, and it is really difficult for us to disobey it. ”

After hearing this, Li Shi burst into tears: "It should be like this according to heavenly principles, but if I can become a monk and become a monk, my Lu family's cigarettes will be cut off from now on." Back then, Xu Guoshi promised my family that he could pass on Wandai cigarettes, but it became an empty word. My husband is also uneasy on the Huangquan Road!"

Uncle waved his hand: "My sister's words are wrong. ”

Li pouted dissatisfiedly: "Brother, why did you say such a thing? Isn't it a favorite?"

"Sister, I am of the same flesh and blood as you, how can I deliberately favor Huineng? We must do things according to the principles of heaven. The uncle's expression was solemn, "As the saying goes, a son is good. The Nine Ancestors ascended to heaven. Hui Neng was right that day. If he achieves positive results in Buddhism, he will be universally worshiped by thousands of people in the future, and passed on from generation to generation, this is the real Wandai cigarette!"

"Heh, is that what the national teacher was referring to back then?" Li suddenly realized at this moment.

My uncle recalled: "The national teacher is talented and knowledgeable, and he has been under one person and above ten thousand, and he will never talk nonsense." Do you remember? On the day of Huineng's birth, two eminent monks made a special trip to the door to name him and enlighten his brother-in-law. ”

After being reminded by his uncle, Li thought of the fact that the two eminent monks came to the door the day after Huineng's birth, and knew that Huineng did have a different Buddha fate.

Under the advice of his younger brother, Li finally understood the truth. said: "Neng'er, since the will of heaven is difficult to disobey, your heart is like a rock, and if you keep you as a person, you can't keep your heart." My mother will no longer embarrass you. You can choose a day to go on your way!"

"Thank you, mother." Huineng smiled, but after a while, his face was covered with thick clouds.

My uncle asked puzzledly: "Ah Neng, your mother also promised to let you become a monk and seek Buddha, and your wish has been fulfilled, why do you have a gloomy face?"

Lee: "Yes, you should be happy." Is there something you can't let go?"

At this time, Huineng was worried about his mother and said, "Mother, after I leave, I don't know how much time I will have to leave." You are alone at home, eating and living, with no one to take care of you. I-"

"Huineng, don't worry about this, I will do my best to take care of my sister." Uncle took over, "You can rest assured that you can go on the road." ”

"Then thank you, uncle." After Huineng finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to his uncle three times.

Huineng came to Jintai Temple excitedly and told Master Shi Hui about the situation before and after.

Master Shi Hui was dumbfounded when he heard this, and in addition to being stunned, his deep voice was like a Hong Zhong: "Ah, this is the will of heaven, this is the will of heaven!" So he went into the abbot's room, took out a hundred taels of silver, and gave it to him.

Huineng looked at the white silver and waved his hand: "How can I accept the money from the Buddha's door?"

Master Shi Hui said solemnly: "You went to Huangmei Dongchan Temple in Hubei Province and defected to the five ancestors of Hongren, and in the future, you will also be a member of our Buddhism." Why divide one another again? These silver taels were given by a benefactor named An Daocheng who knew that you were going to leave home and go north to visit the Five Ancestors, and asked me to transfer them to you. Besides, these silver taels are not for you to use. ”

Huineng: "So, who are you for?"

Master Shi Hui said affectionately: "Your mother and son depend on each other. Thou hast left home, and thy mother is old, and thou hast kept these taels of silver for her in case of need. ”

Hui Neng was about to excuse himself, but Master Shi Hui was unhappy: "This is not only the meaning of Lao Gao, but the intention of all the monks of our Jintai Temple." If you refuse, you will look down on us. ”

"This ......" Hearing Master Shi Hui say this, Huineng had no reason to refuse anymore, so he had to accept the silver and take it home to his mother.

There are also historical records that the abbot of Jintai Temple gave Huineng ten taels of silver at that time. It is impossible to verify the exact number, and it is not crucial. Here, the most important point is that Huineng went north to seek Buddha with the support of Buddhism.

On the eve of parting, the mother and son stayed awake all night, cutting candles and talking for a long time, until the rooster announced.

My uncle also arrived on time.

"It seems that the boulder has a spirit, we might as well go to the boulder and see Neng'er off." Lee proposed.

Uncle nodded: "This is exactly what I want." First, we will see him off, and second, we will thank the heavens. ”

So, Li, Uncle and Huineng put three incense sticks in front of the boulder at the head of Jiulang Village, and after bowing, Huineng waved goodbye to his mother.

This boulder, later generations call it "other mother stone", it has experienced thousands of years of wind and rain and thunderstorms, and still stands at the head of Jiulang Village, which is another topic.

Not far from the entrance of the village, I just turned the hillside and saw a master with dozens of monks lined up on both sides of the mountain road.

This is Master Shi Hui with the monks of the whole temple to give Hui Neng a ride.

Master Shi Hui took out a letter from his bosom, handed it to Huineng, and said; "This is my letter of recommendation to the Five Patriarchs of Dongchan Temple."

Huineng gratefully accepted the letter: "Master, you are really thoughtful. ”

Seeing Huineng's figure drifting away and disappearing into the dense bushes, Master Shi Hui said with emotion: "Our Buddhist Zen Buddhism has someone who inherits the lamp. ”

Huineng became a monk, one was not forced by life, the second was not hunted down by the enemy, and the third was not hurt by love and saw through the red dust. His lofty ideal was to seek to see the Buddha and explore the true meaning of the Diamond Sutra. There is a saying that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Looking at it from another angle, the high level of Huineng devoting himself to the empty door is not comparable to the world's laymen, which also determines that his future achievements are not comparable to the world's laymen.

The wind is bleak, and the wilderness is vast.

A basil-covered path leads to the reckless mountains in the distance, and a lone goose soars in the empty sky.

Huineng, who was twenty-four years old at the time, wore a black coarse cloth coat, carried a suitcase, and pedaled straw sandals, and embarked on this difficult and dangerous journey......

Since then, in the old forests of Xinzhou, there is one less diligent firewood boy; In the history of Chinese Buddhism, there was an earth-shattering six ancestors of Zen Buddhism.