The sixth ancestor Huineng was concerned about Cao Xi and set off on a certain day.

The people in front of the village shouted loudly: "Come, Sixth Ancestor Huineng is here!" ”

Cao Shuliang hesitated and said, "No, right? The sixth ancestor is the head of Buddhism in the south, and if he doesn't sit in a sedan chair, he has to take a two-person sedan chair, right? How can you walk like a walking monk! Besides, there are hundreds of the six ancestors' attendants. And that's only seven or eight people......"

The six ancestors are getting closer and closer. Liu Zhiluo finally recognized it, and he shouted: "Sixth Ancestor Master! ”

Liu Zhiluo ran to the Sixth Ancestor and was about to take his hand, when he suddenly felt that it was inappropriate, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

Cao Shuliang and the Endless Tibetan Nun also led the believers to kneel down hurriedly, and the sound of gongs and drums shook the sky, and strings of firecrackers crackled and exploded......

The Sixth Ancestor walked quickly, helped Liu Zhiluo and Cao Shuliang one by one, and asked the endless Tibetan master and apprentice to return the salute.

Liu Zhiluo's voice was a little choked: "Sixth Ancestor...... Master of the Sixth Ancestor, I haven't seen him for sixteen years! ”

"Yes! In the past 16 years, how many times have I dreamed of returning to Caoxi, and today I finally came back! The Sixth Ancestor was also very emotional and did not hide his tears.

Cao Shuliang waved his hand, and eight large lanterns were hung on the temple gate, and he pointed to the lanterns and said to the six ancestors: "Master, look! ”

The lantern is written with eight big characters of "Master of the Six Ancestors of Nanwu". Under the lamp, four southern lions squatted happily. Suddenly, a gong sounded, the lions danced a cheerful and festive dance, the gongs and drums were like a burst, the lion danced more vigorously than a while, everyone couldn't help but applaud, and the joy was thunderous......

On the second day after the six patriarchs stayed in Baolin Temple, a grand preaching ceremony was held. Accompanied by the melodious sound of Buddhist music and Sanskrit, the six ancestors sat on the altar and sounded the ruler cloud-

Good knowledge, I hope you take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha of your own nature. Among them, the Buddha is enlightenment, the Dharma is the correct Dharma, and the Sangha is pure. If you take refuge in enlightenment with your own heart, you will not be evil...... In this way, sentient beings become noble enlightened beings.

Buddha nature is like the sky is always clear, the sun and the moon are always bright; Because of the temporary obscuration of floating clouds, it became gloomy and dim. Suddenly a light breeze blows away the clouds, and it will immediately become clear. The nature of the world's hearts is always changing, like the clouds in the sky.

Wise people are as wise as the sun, as wise as the moon, and as bright as the sun and the moon forever. If you are attached to external things, you will be covered by the clouds of your own delusions, and your Buddha nature will not be clear and clear. If you meet a great monk who has practiced, hear the true Dharma, and eradicate delusion by yourself, you will be clear inside and out, and your mind will be clear......

The six ancestors preached the scriptures every day in Baolin Temple, and it was the late spring season in a blink of an eye.

One day, under the corridor of the abbot of Baoling Temple, a small coffee table was supported, and the quaint teacup exuded a refreshing fragrance. The Sixth Ancestor and Uncle Cao talked about the tea, and they were happy.

Cao Shuliang asked, "Master, you talked about Bodhi and epiphany yesterday. Bodhi wisdom, apart from the practice of birth, is there any use in the daily life of our common people? ”

The Sixth Patriarch said, "In fact, the Dharma is everywhere, and Zen should be present all the time. It is related to everything in our daily life, which exists in walking, living, sitting, and lying, in chopping wood and carrying water, and in farming. Those insights in our lives, those things that are regular, are the Dharma! Working wholeheartedly and wholeheartedly is practice; To comprehend the truth of life, to perceive truth, goodness, and beauty, that is enlightenment. ”

Cao Shuliang said: "Some time ago, I went to Shaozhou City to do business, and I met a scholar, who said that our Buddhist practice, cultivation and cultivation to the point of emptiness, is too pessimistic and negative. ”

"What's wrong with empty? To put it simply, if there is no space between the cars on the road, if the room is all solid, if there are twelve hours a day...... So, what will be the result? ”

After hearing this, Cao Shuliang smiled approvingly.

The Sixth Patriarch continued: "Only empty depressions can merge into vast lakes, empty suona can emit beautiful sounds, empty universes can contain the sun, moon, and stars, and empty hearts can flicker with sparks of wisdom...... What we call Prajna in Buddhism is emptiness, that is, the wisdom of realizing emptiness. If you can cultivate your soul to be empty and down, not even attached to life, and selflessly dedicate yourself to sentient beings, then you can truly be the fearless spirit of actively saving the world! How can some scholars in the world completely forget themselves if they only talk about what is public and forget selfishness in theory, but they cannot see through themselves in essence? ”

At this time, the infant jumped up and down, and said:

The lying wheel has tricks and can break hundreds of thoughts.

I can't afford to be in the realm, Bodhi is getting longer!

The Sixth Ancestor beckoned, called Ying Xing to him and asked, "Is this something you came up with?" ”

Ying Xing unceremoniously grabbed Bai Liuzu and said: "It is said in the verse that 'the lying wheel has a trick', so naturally it is the sleeping wheel that thinks about it." If I had written it, wouldn't it have become a 'trick for babies'? You're still six ancestors, you're just a stupid one! ”

Fakong glared at him fiercely, but the Sixth Ancestor smiled and said, "Okay, I'm stupid." However, this man did not see his own nature. I'm going to have a stupid song with him. ”

The Sixth Ancestor didn't think about it, and said casually:

The six ancestors had no tricks, and they kept thinking about it.

Count the mind, how long is Bodhi!

The baby shouted: "Sure enough, a stupid person is a stupid man!" I worship you as a teacher, and I am fooled! ”

The Sixth Ancestor was not annoyed at all, looked at Ying Xing with a smile and said, "So, you can be a master for me, see where I am stupid?" ”

Ying Xing looked like a master and said, "If Prajna is the wisdom of emptiness, it should be not thinking about good, not thinking about evil, empty in the heart, empty in one place, one empty in nothingness, and nothing. And you say, 'Keep thinking a hundred times,' and you 'count the minds,' can this be Prajna? ”

The Sixth Patriarch deliberately teased the baby: "Then please tell me, what is the real Prajna 'emptiness'?" ”

Infant Xing began to sell the half-understood theory of "emptiness" that he heard in his daily life: "Prajna emptiness is the emptiness of the mind, the emptiness of the Buddha, the emptiness of all beings, and the emptiness of the three folds; Phenomenal emptiness, essential emptiness, self-vacuum. Because everything is empty, there is no affliction to break, no bodhi to prove, no confusion and no enlightenment, no extraordinary, no holy, no giving and no ......"

The Sixth Ancestor listened quietly.

Just when the "emptiness" theory of infant walking was like a mountain waterfall, pouring down, the sixth ancestor picked up the dust and knocked it on his forehead.

Ying Xing was naturally very angry: "You old monk, you can't argue with others, so you start beating people, what is the reason?!" ”

The Sixth Ancestor smiled and said slowly: "Since everything is empty, may I ask, Ying Xing, where does your anger come from?" Why? Since there is no giving and no suffering, that is, I didn't beat you, and you didn't get beaten, what are you calling? ”

The baby was stunned on the spot.

The Sixth Ancestor laughed: "You, you, little baby, the 'emptiness' that Prajna proves is not the 'stubborn emptiness' of nothingness!" Besides, a person, as long as he lives, can't think of nothing in his heart! Therefore, not thinking about good and evil is not to cut off the mind, to make good and evil not to be clear, but to distinguish between good and evil, and not to be aware of right and wrong, but to distinguish between good and evil, without any greed and attachment. ”

Ying Xing patted his head: "Oh, by the way, you said that you should observe things as they are with an equal and undifferentiated heart, empty and undifferentiated. Right? ”

The Sixth Ancestor nodded: "Yes, very right." Bodhi is not in the unattainable kingdom of heaven, but in the world in which we live, it is the most ordinary thing. ”

A bright moon hung in the sky, and Cao Xi tinkled in the moonlight, carrying the sparkling moonlight, and wrapped around the temple like a ribbon.

The main hall of Baoling Temple was brightly lit, and the monks who had worked all day were listening attentively to the Master's teachings.

The Sixth Patriarch coughed lightly and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the method taught by the poor monk is straightforward, directly pointing to the Buddha nature, without decision, without detours!" In this method of Dunjiao, as long as you have the wisdom of equality and non-difference, you can see the inherent Buddha nature at the moment and become a Buddha on the spot! ”

Speaking of which, the six ancestors in robes shone brightly under the light of the lamp, like a solemn and sacred statue.