The six ancestors Hui Neng returned to his hometown, in his hometown Longshan Guoen Temple appeared in the news of the Dharma, Jintai Temple, Tianlu Temple Zen monks heard the wind and moved, Tianlu Mountain's Liang Jinhui, Osmanthus, Zhu Deyi brothers and Wang Tianlei brothers and a large group of mountain people who had gotten along with the six ancestors Hui Neng in the past also came down the mountain overnight, competing to see the style of the six ancestors Hui Neng.

That night, the sixth ancestor Huineng finished dinner, sent the villagers to the foot of Longshan, reluctantly waved goodbye, returned to the abbot's room, and suddenly had a whim, and had a premonition that Uncle Acheng's family and the people of the two villages who had been with him day and night on Tianlu Mountain tonight or tomorrow would come to visit him and listen to him, so he instructed Fahai to do a good reception.

Sure enough, at midnight, Liang Jinhui, Osmanthus Hua, Zhu Deyi Brothers and Wang Tianlei Brothers and others came at night......

After Fahai settled them, he went into the bedroom of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng to report to them.

As soon as the sixth ancestor Huineng heard that the group of good brothers who had shared weal and sorrow in Tianlu Mountain in the past were coming, he didn't care about the cold in the middle of the night, and hurriedly got up and dressed to meet each other, greeting each other and sharing the feelings after farewell.

When Sixth Ancestor Huineng recognized Liang Jinhui in the dim light, his throat choked: "Yes...... Is it Ah Huidi? ”

A "Brother Ahui", how much sorrow and farewell has been contained.

"Brother A-Neng, I'm A-Hui." Liang Jinhui stepped forward and held the hand of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng tightly and said.

"Your father and your sister ......" Sixth Ancestor Huineng had just said half of his words, and felt that he was a little abrupt in this kind of scene, so he didn't say any more.

Unexpectedly, Liang Jinhui, who was born as a hunter in the mountains, has a straightforward personality and a straight belly, and when he saw the sixth ancestor Huineng asking, he said sadly, "Daddy has left us two years earlier, and Granda is now missing......

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng heard Liang Jinhui say this, folded his hands, and prayed in the direction of Tianlu Mountain: "Uncle Cheng, may you ascend to Elysium as soon as possible, and we will see you in Heaven." ”

After praying, the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng had a burst of blood in his heart, his face was pale, and he was unsteady on his feet, and the gods would quickly help the master back to the bedroom.

Fahai said apologetically to the crowd: "Master, you are in poor health, you will spend the night here, and we will see you tomorrow." After Fahai finished speaking, he hurried to the master's bedroom.

After the Sixth Patriarch Huineng returned to the dormitory, after a short rest, Fahai and Shen met with the master to return to normal, and only left after the master went to bed.

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At dawn the next day, Jintai Temple presided over the Zen Master of the Lonely Sky and the Zen Master of Tianlu Temple led a group of disciples, and also came to Longshan Guoen Temple with the morning dew, to see the dignity of the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism and listen to the supreme epiphany Zen method as a fortunate thing.

"When-when-when-" The bell of Longshan Guoen Temple rang on time, the banner hunting in front of the temple gate, the bronze and bronze ox tripod incense candles were burning, the bell and drum tower that symbolized the round sky and the place were inserted around the dozens of bright yellow flags rich in Zen cultural characteristics were displayed in the wind, the Sanskrit sound was like the sound of heaven fluttering, and the monks inside and outside the temple gathered in the temple from all corners; Believers rushed to Longshan Guoen Temple from all directions, vying to see the splendor of the hometown of a generation of patriarchs.

Today's hometown of the six ancestors, the sun is shining, the lion dances, the sound of firecrackers, the mountains and rivers laugh, and they are dressed in festive costumes;

In the Longshan Guoen Temple, the lanterns are colorful, and all kinds of colorful flags of all sizes are hung on both sides of the road.

Fifty years ago, the lychee trees planted by the Sixth Patriarch Huineng and his mother when they went to Guangzhou Wenda were even more lush and vibrant; The inscription on the stone tablet under the tree: "Huineng Hand Plant" has been re-depicted as "Six Ancestors Hui Neng Hand Plant" six gilt characters, shining under the sun.

East Tuye, West Tuye, Buddha Li Holy Tree spiritual root is not two; The wind moves, the flags move, and the Zen Dharma must be passed down in one line.

The sun is shining, and the majestic hall is solemn. The elegant Sanskrit chanting lingers in the hall, whirling between heaven and earth.

Thousands of oil lamps are lit in the hall, and in the sandalwood incense, the golden Buddha Shakyamuni on the altar is still smiling holy......

With the sound of bells and drums, the master of Guoen Temple sang loudly: "Respectfully invite the Master of the Six Ancestors of Nan Wu!" ”

The sixth ancestor Huineng was dressed in a red ancestral robe, full of energy, and stepped up to the palace altar covered with a thick velvet carpet.

Everyone in the hall held their breath and clasped their palms, standing respectfully and solemnly, and the atmosphere was solemn. Seeing the Six Ancestors sitting down, Vena gently knocked on the chime and led everyone to worship: "Master of the Six Ancestors of Nan Wu!" ”

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng greeted all the monks and laymen in the audience. The robe on his body shimmered with multicolored light.

When everyone was surprised, the voice of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng had already sounded in the audience: "Everyone, good knowledge, today, I am very happy to meet you in my hometown!" Before I begin, I would like to take this opportunity to thank a few important people in my life: First of all, I would like to thank my father and mother for bringing me into this world, and my mother has worked so hard to raise me into this world! Secondly, I would like to thank my enlightenment teacher, Mr. Li, my wife, and her daughter Xiaolan for supporting me on my way to Buddhism! Again, I would like to thank Xinzhou An Daocheng and Uncle Shankong of Jintai Temple for leading me into Zen and sponsoring me to go north to Huangmei Dongchan Temple in Hubei Province to seek Buddhism, and I was lucky to become the sixth generation ancestor of Zen Buddhism! In addition, I would like to thank my fellow villagers and Uncle Ah Cheng and his son from Tianlu Mountain, my good brother Liang Jinhui and his sister Liang Jinlian, as well as Osmanthus and Wang Tianlei and others, who shared my worries and shared weal and woe with me when I was most disappointed in my life, and added faith in seeking Buddhism The root of a person's life is the basis of gratitude and the source of his compassion. Everyone has a complex that they can't get rid of, and the name of this complex is gratitude and Zen. At this moment, let me remember - life first, gratitude, Zen all over the sky! ”

The Sixth Ancestor Huineng said from the bottom of his heart, and thunderous applause rang out at the scene.

In the warm applause, the Sixth Patriarch Huineng waved his hand in the hall and said emotionally: "Today, it is a grand ceremony in the Buddhist world!" Today, this stage belongs to Zen Buddhism, to Zen Buddhism, to the Buddhists who use their own sensibility to realize the beauty of real life, to say that the heart of nature gives birth to Buddha nature, and to enrich the spiritual world of the toiling people with beautiful kindness, Zen thought of persuading others to be kind and the image of compassion for all sentient beings!

After the applause, the Sixth Patriarch Huineng continued: "Today, the public feels the sacredness and vitality of Buddhism, and even more feels the expectations of the whole society for the current Zen masters' teachings and teachings. Today, we are the protagonists of this stage, and I would like to give special thanks to our esteemed devotees, who are also the protagonists today. There is a limit to the number of believers that can be accommodated in a place, but looking at the stage of life, our believers are everywhere. Chinese Buddhism is a Dharma that belongs to and works for the well-being of the people. While countless devotees cherish the Dharma as a torch to illuminate their spiritual lives, their enthusiasm and belief also illuminate the path of continuous exploration and innovation of the Dharma. This makes me believe that the Southern Sect Epiphany Zen Method, which was founded by me, will surely usher in a more brilliant tomorrow in prosperity and development! ”

The Sixth Patriarch Huineng's voice was full of emotion and Zen, which seemed to be the closing remarks, but it was a wonderful introduction to the opening sentence, and the audience once again burst into long-lasting applause.

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"Buddha Shakya was born in Kungarovaz in the western heavens, and he used to speak the Dharma on Vulture Mountain. His phrase 'Heaven and the world, I am the only one' has become the dogma of my Buddha. 'Ego' is not a self-respecting ego, but a 'big self', a Buddha's mind that serves all sentient beings. When we point to the sky with our right hand and the earth with our left, it means that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and it is infinite, and anyone can share the light of the Buddha's life. After the Sixth Ancestor Huineng made a deep and interesting opening remarks, he began to turn to the time of his statement-

Zen is a way of practice, the purpose of meditation is to cultivate the mind, and the process of meditation is also to cultivate the mind.

At present, in the Zen Buddhist world, some people are divided into "South can show in the north" or "South and North Progress", this division is very vivid and appropriate.

I have been taught Zen Dharma by the five ancestors, and I have followed the instructions of my master to live and work with the people for a long time for 15 years, and have creatively explored a Buddhist scriptures and meditation path with Chinese characteristics that are in line with the reality of the working people, which is now called "epiphany Zen" by the people of the Central Plains.

Enlightenment Zen preaches that all living beings have Buddha nature and that everyone can become a Buddha.

Chinese Zen belongs to Han Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, and believes that the world can become a Buddha.

Epiphany Zen emphasizes subjective initiative, and it is up to me to teach.

Epiphany Zen does not visualize Buddha statues, does not specialize in sutras and laws, does not practice things, and has no rituals.

Some people believe that Epiphany Zen interprets Zen as "epiphany", which is a kind of creative idea, and it also proves that Epiphany Zen is unwilling to absorb Indian Buddhism as if it were swallowing dates.

Epiphany Zen believes that human nature is originally clean and unblemished. As long as this nature can be revealed, one can directly become a Buddha. This pure nature, which all of you have, is simply because you are confused in your hearts and cannot realize yourself, so that you are unable to live and die without liberation.

It is true that the practical imagination of the Chinese created Zen, which gave them the greatest satisfaction in religious feelings.

When the Sixth Patriarch Huineng said this, the conversation changed: In traditional Chinese culture, the three schools of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism have a great influence.

Confucian culture is based on Confucius as the founder and representative figure, and Mencius and Xunzi as the inheritance and supplemental culture. Confucianism first believed that "human beings are inherently good", and believed that human beings are born with a good nature, and everyone has compassion and compassion.

The reason why there is chaos in society, the phenomenon of moral decay and serious selfishness, is that people's conscience and kindness have been lost and they want to get it back.

In this regard, Mencius sighed: "Some people's chickens and dogs are lost, and they know to look for them, but some people's conscience is lost, but they don't know how to look for them, sadly! ”

This led to the culture of morality, ethics and filial piety established by Confucianism.

Therefore, we say that Confucian culture is characterized by morality, ethics, and filial piety.

So, what is the Buddhist culture in China? Buddhism in China is the sinicization of Buddhism.

Speaking of which, we Lingnan people should be proud. Because I was born in Lingnan Xinzhou, Lu Huineng, went to Huangmei to seek the Dharma, and after becoming the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism, I lived with the local people in Huaiji, Sihui, Xinzhou and other places, and formed a unique and excellent Southern Zen in long-term life activities and social practice.

"I believe that all living beings have Buddha nature." The words of the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism are amazing.

The people at the scene, especially the monks who were monks who had become monks and practiced monasticism, looked at each other. Among them, an old Zen master raised his hand.

The Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Hui Neng, saw someone raising his hand on the stage, so he pointed in that direction and said, "May I ask questions?" ”

Seeing that the Sixth Patriarch Huineng had an amiable attitude, the old Zen master stood up, looked at the Sixth Patriarch Huineng in the hall, and said respectfully: "Sixth Patriarch Master, the poor monk has the courage to ask, what about the 'all living beings have Buddha nature' that you just said, excluding those tigers, jackals and other animals?" ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng smiled: "Of course." Tigers and jackals are also sentient beings, animals, and also have Buddha nature. ”

"Tigers and jackals are so ferocious, how can they have Buddha nature?" The old Zen master couldn't help but say again.

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng said loudly: "I can say responsibly, there must be!" This has been proven by practice. ”

"Can you elaborate on that?" The old Zen master will be skeptical.

Sixth Ancestor Huineng said seriously: "Then let's talk about the tiger carrying our mother and son down the mountain and going home, at that time, Uncle Ah Cheng and Ah Lian Mei also sat on a tiger to send our mother and son home......"

The monks present, including the Silent Sky and the Zen Master, couldn't believe that what the Sixth Patriarch Hui could say was true. Out of respect for the six ancestors, he just didn't dare to speak, so he just talked about it.

Seeing the expressions of those monks, Liang Jinhui couldn't help but stand up and said loudly: "Ah ......" He just wanted to say Brother Ah Neng, but after thinking about it, now Brother Ah Neng is the noble Master of the Six Ancestors, and he can't be called Brother Ah Neng so casually, he has to change his name to the Master of the Six Ancestors......

Liang Jinhui thought of this, so he changed his words and said, "What the Sixth Ancestor Master said just now is true, the matter of taming the tiger, I, Tianlei and Tianbao are all present. ”

"That's right! Jin Hui was right, we were all here to see it with our own eyes and participate in it. Wang Tianlei and Wang Tianbao said in unison.

Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng looked at Liang Jinhui and said, "Then Ah Hui will tell the whole thing and let everyone hear it." ”

"Okay." Liang Jinhui stroked the thick beard on his face, the matter of the Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng's meditation heart to subdue the fierce tiger was like a stream at the foot of Longshan, trickling out of his mouth-

I remember that day was my father's 50th birthday, and Brother Neng and his aunt came down from Shimen Yunzhong Villa early to congratulate their home, helping to chop firewood and wash vegetables.

Suddenly, there was a faint sound of terrible whistling in the distance.

Aneng went out to listen carefully, judged that it was the cry of a tiger, returned to the yard and said, "There is a situation, I recognize this is a tiger cry!" ”

When my father heard this, he said, "It must have been the tiger who stepped on the trap we had laid over there in the tiger pit and caught the trap of the beast." ”

So, we picked up our hunting forks and headed for the tiger's pit.

When we arrived at the scene, we saw a fierce tiger stepping on the trap we had laid and caught it in the trap of the beast.

The tiger struggled hard to escape, but the more it struggled, the tighter its hind legs became clamped by the iron trap, and a large pool of blood flowed on the ground of the trap.

At this time, several hunters in Yunpai Village were already standing not far from the tiger. At the foreground is the Orion Leopard Brother. Liang Jinhui said this, and looked at Wang Tianbao beside him.

"That's right! At that time, I was hunting in the nearby mountains with a few brothers, and when I heard the screams of the animals, I knew that some prey had fallen into the trap of the hunters, and we followed the sound and galloped to the sound, so we came earlier than Uncle Tian and the others, and stood about three feet away from the tiger. Wang Tianbao recalled.

Not long ago, the well-kept ox of the Cheng family was seriously injured by a tiger's bite, and now when I see this enemy, of course, I am furious, and angrily draw the strong bow to the full, and the bowstring is tied to the sharp arrow, and I am about to shoot it into the tiger's eyes. I only heard Aneng shouting loudly: "Stop! "At the same time, I galloped forward at a sprinting speed, stretched out my arms, and lifted my strong bow up the moment the arrow was off the string.

The sharp arrows from the string flew out with a strong wind, flying a few inches above the tiger's head.

At this time, the people of the villages on the mountain heard the terrible howl of the tiger, and knew that the tiger had fallen into the trap laid by the hunter and came from all directions.

When I saw that I was about to shoot the tiger but someone had ruined it, my heart was furious, and when I looked back, I saw that it was Brother Aneng, and I stomped my foot on the ground and complained: "Ahem, Aneng, I was about to shoot this tiger, why do you hold up my bow and arrow?" Do you want to spare this vicious beast? ”

At that time, I only heard Brother Aneng say, "Good! Wonderful! Now that it has fallen into our hands, forgive it for being in the wings. Why should we rush to shoot it! ”

When Wang Tianbao said this, he paused and looked at the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, who was sitting on top of the hall.

"Yes, that's right." The Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng understood and took over the topic of Wang Tianbao——

"I walked around the tiger, looked at it carefully for a while, and then pointed to the tiger and said to Wang Tianbao, 'Brother Leopard, do you see clearly?' It's a tigress and it looks like she's still lactating. Wang Tianbao was angry and said, "You know, this tiger bit my cattle last month, making it crippled, and in recent years it has eaten how many goats, how many pigs have been killed and how many cattle have been bitten by the villagers around us. What a heinous sin! One of the hunters took advantage of my conversation with Wang Tianbao to take a spear and stab the tiger in the buttocks. ”

Wang Tianbao then said, "At this time, I saw Brother Aneng rush up, swing the spear to the other side with his hand, and say, 'Wait a minute! I took another arrow from the quiver on my back, and put it on the bowstring. Brother Aneng's hand was quick, he reached out and snatched my arrow away, and then stuffed it back into the quiver, and said, 'Don't be so anxious, everything is planned in the long run' Brother Aneng walked to the high pier over there, raised his arms, and shouted loudly: 'Everyone, be quiet! Be quiet! I asked Aneng, 'Why did you stop us from killing this tiger?' You must know that it has eaten a lot of the livestock of our villagers, which is a great crime. Fortunately, today it fell into our hands, and there will definitely be a blood debt. If you don't kill it, letting the tiger return to the mountain will be an endless disaster! ’”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng said, "Yes, let the tiger return to the mountain, and there will be endless troubles!" At that time, everyone at the scene agreed with Wang Tianbao's opinion. The tiger was exhausted after a long struggle.....

At this point, the Sixth Patriarch Huineng paused, and then repeated what he had said at that time: "I ask them aloud, ʻ Here I will first ask you, can the dead and eaten sheep and pigs be resurrected?" ʼEveryone,ʻThis...... This...... ʼSeeing that the people were speechless, I pointed to the tiger and continued, ʻ Indeed, this tiger used to do many evils, and we could have treated evil with evil, and violence against violence, and now it is easy to put it to death. But what about the fact that we killed this tigress, and what about her offspring? ʼʻThe offspring of this tiger? ʼThere was a lot of talk. They didn't know there was such a thing. ”

As one of the parties who witnessed Huineng at the scene, Wang Tianlei, now, he heard it really under the palace, and couldn't help but stand up and said: "My name is Wang Tianlei, I am the brother of Wang Tianbao, and I was also present when Brother Aneng surrendered the tiger, and I said angrily at that time that in the past two months, my pigs have been bitten to death, and the sheep that have been grazing on the mountain have been eaten. I hate this big tiger to the core, and I've been secretly following it for a long time. I know that its tiger's den is in the dense grass at the end of the pit not far from here. Some time ago, this tigress was pregnant and had a bulging belly, but in the past few days, I saw that her belly was obviously deflated. It is speculated that there are still some newborn tiger cubs in the tiger's den...... As soon as people heard me, they talked about it again. My brother rolled up his sleeves, and after we killed this tigress, we went to the tail of the tiger pit to find and kill those tiger cubs! I made a gesture to cut off the head with a knife, and said in a strong tone, "Yes, let's just kill the offspring of this tigress together!" If we don't kill this tiger, we are really unwilling! My brother said, yes! We're going to have a weeding to eradicate the roots! Others agreed, and in this way, our Tianlu Mountain could be forever plagued. Brother Aneng waved his hand again and again and said, this can't be helped, this can't be helped! ʼMy brother asked, why? ”

Sixth Ancestor Huineng took Wang Tianlei's words and said: "At that time, I analyzed that people often say that the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs. Now that the tigress had been caught in the hind legs by the beast, it was impossible for her to break free and escape. The power of life and death is in our hands. In my opinion, even if the tigress and her cubs were killed, it would not necessarily eliminate the tiger plague here. Wang Tianbao said puzzledly, won't you? I continued, violence for violence, there is no end, when is the time to repay injustice. According to my reasoning, the male tiger mated with this tigress should live in the deep mountains not too far from our Tianlu Mountain. Even if we kill this tigress, the male tiger will come here in the future to seek revenge and revenge. It is important to know that the transformation of good and evil, good and evil, is often in a single thought. When everyone heard me say this, they looked at each other, and a cold air suddenly rose from the bottom of their hearts. After a while, Wang Tianbao asked, Ah Neng, then, what are you going to do with this tiger? I pointed at Wang Tianlei and said, I heard you just now, those tiger cubs that are still in the tiger's den are still feeding, if this tigress is killed by us, the tiger cubs have no ability to forage, and they will starve to death soon. Wang Tianlei said, yes! I say with regret that if this is the case, it will be a corpse and several lives. People felt that what I said was indeed reasonable, and they began to talk about it again. I continued, in my opinion, now we might as well come to a good to deal with evil, and to repay grievances with virtue. Wang Tianbao asked me, what do you mean? I pointed to the tiger in a desperate situation and said, let's find a way to influence it and make it our own use. Wang Tianbao shook his head in disbelief and said that the nature of tigers is to eat people. It's so brutal that we're able to influence it, and that's incredible. I said loudly, there is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of those who have a heart. Some people have started to talk about it: tigers can also abandon evil and follow good, which is indeed a strange story in the world. There are many wonders in the world that you will not believe until you see them. So it's not surprising that you have this view. ”

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The people at the scene listened to the Sixth Ancestor Huineng say, "Find a way to influence that tiger and let it be used for your own use", one by one, their eyes flashed with doubtful light waves, and they also nodded their heads with interest, waiting for the master to continue.