Chongshan Castle is actually an area with mountains and rivers. Wuxu initially thought that it was called a heavy mountain city because of the many mountains, but in fact, it was because there was an outer city that used the natural terrain to make a formation cover. From Lu Zhishen's mouth, Wuxu also learned that the frontier towns adjacent to the six major forces in the Great Zhou Dynasty were all arranged in such a similar way.

Let's say that Lu Zhishen took Wuxu and flew forward, like a lightning speed, and landed directly in a well-guarded courtyard. At this moment, it was inconvenient for Wuxu to show his face, and after the two chatted a little, Lu Zhishen called two guards with knives to lead Wuxu to the place where he was staying.

When no one was around, Wuxu sat on the bed and released Li Xiaoer from the lotus lamp. That Li Xiaoer looked around curiously, and then knelt down to Wuxu to salute. Wuxu stretched out his hand to stop, "What do you see in the lotus lamp?"

Li Xiaoer, after a little thought, then replied, "The disciple is in the lotus lamp, and he sees the boundless void, fortunately there is a little Buddha light, such as the disciple is at the bottom of the Tianci Lake." ”

The nine-leaf green lotus lamp is now destroyed, and it all relies on the power of the faith of the sentient beings that Wuxu attracted from the sea sound conch, barely keeping the wick inextinguishable, and there is still a glimmer of light. In the lotus lamp, it was originally from Qiankun, and Li Xiaoer was ingested by Wuxu, and it was rare to be able to see this. "The Great Buddha Ding Rulai Mi Yin Cultivated the Righteous Bodhisattvas Ten Thousand Lines Shoulengyan Sutra", there is a saying that "follow the hearts of all beings, should know the amount, and follow the karma to discover", which is the reason. Li Xiaoer can say that he is truly related to the Buddha.

Wuxu nodded and said, "At that time, there were quite a few sentient beings who said that those who believed in Buddhism and those who practiced Buddhism were all out of despair. To put it simply, I feel that the four are empty, but I find resonance and solace in the Dharma, and then I transcend the world and reinvigorate and refine my cultivation. When you see the boundless emptiness in the lotus lamp, I am afraid it will be the same. ”

Li Xiaoer replied respectfully, "Master, that's true. The disciple has lived in Kaizhou Town with his parents since he was a child, but unexpectedly, he was alone in the lotus lamp, boundless and drowsy, silent, like falling into the sea at night, terrifying and helpless. Fortunately, there is a little Buddha's light, although it is distant and weak, but it makes the disciples hope to be resurrected in despair. ”

Wu Xuan sighed slightly, and said, "Good and good! On that day, I was in the lotus lamp, between life and death, and vaguely saw you coming, and I had all kinds of hope-like speculations. I don't want you to save me, but I hope that you are also a person who is related to the Buddha. It is not that you believe in Buddhism because you are surrounded by walls and are poor, it is not that you are born with a disability, deaf and blind, that you believe in Buddhism, it is not that you are unable to seek love, and you believe in Buddhism because of love and hatred, it is not that you believe in Buddha because of all kinds of unhappiness and feel that the four major things are empty, but that you have planted good roots in millions of eons, and when the time comes, you believe in Buddha, you believe in the cycle of cause and effect, and all sentient beings are suffering, so you have made a vow to purify all sentient beings. ”

Li Xiaoer, when he heard what Wuxu said, couldn't help but feel a little sad, "Although the disciple's family is not surrounded by four walls, he often suffers from hunger; although the disciple is not deaf and blind, his parents are getting old and sick. The disciple thinks about it carefully, but it is also the same truth. On the day of my disciple, because my old mother saw that I had slept late and wasted some lamp oil, and scolded me, I was depressed and aggrieved, and remembered that someone had caught something valuable at the bottom of the lake, so I unconsciously swam to the bottom of the lake. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xiaoer glanced at Wuxu hesitantly, and asked carefully, "Master, do you think that the disciple is not qualified enough?"

After a while, he said slowly, "The World-Honored One has a saying, all living beings are suffering, if you don't feel suffering, how can you give birth to good roots, and have Buddha fate? After a pause, he said again, "The Buddha said that all living beings are suffering, and the four major beings are empty, and most people in the world say that entering the Buddha Gate is to escape into the empty door, despair, failure, helplessness and passive avoidance of the world." If this is the case, how can I lead you into the Buddha's door, so that you will be passive and sink at a young age, knowing only suffering, only knowing how to escape, like the walking dead? ”

"Look at the way I look now, but I was in that desperate state of escapism?" Wuxu stretched out his hand and pointed at himself, and deliberately pointed at the left earring.

Li Xiaoer, who seemed to understand whether he understood or not, replied, "Master's Dharma is profound, how can there be those mundane troubles anymore." ”

"Idiot, I haven't understood it yet. Wuxu sighed secretly, and had to say, "I have a lazy temperament and don't want to accept apprentices. Starting today, I will give you a lecture on the scriptures and help you enter the world of cultivation, and when the time is ripe, you can leave freely. ”

Li Xiaoer immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

Wu Xuan accepted it calmly, and only said, "The Fa should not be passed on lightly. Your great gift today can be regarded as a gift to the Buddha and worship to the Buddha. In the future, you and I don't have to. "After that, Li Xiaoer was ingested into the mandala Dharma realm, recited the "Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra" and gave it secretly, and finally said, "When the world deities are extinguished, there are four laws, 'according to the law not according to the person, according to the righteousness not according to the word, according to the wisdom not according to the knowledge, according to the righteous sutra not according to the righteous sutra can not follow the righteous sutra'. What I say today is what I have said alone, and you must not blindly follow superstition. ”

Li Xiaoer, honestly afraid, "How can a disciple not respect the master's teachings." ”

Wuxu shook his hand, "All beings are equal, all have Buddha nature, and they are all future Buddhas, and you and I are just fifty steps and one hundred steps apart." If you are awkward and don't dare to call me directly, you can call me senior brother. What Senior Brother said is Senior Brother's perception and experience, and it is only a temporary reference for you, and on this path of cultivation, you will eventually rely on your own heart to go on. ”

In this way, Wuxu lived in the residence arranged by Lu Zhishen, and he usually had someone to take care of his own food and other chores, but he didn't have to worry about Wuxu. Na Lu Zhishen also seemed to be busy with official business, so he didn't come to contact him. Wuxu was happy to be idle, and while sorting out his thoughts, he lectured Li Xiaoer on the scriptures and taught the Fa.

On the third day, Wuxu finished the Heart Sutra for Li Xiaoer, and then said to him, "This Sutra is extremely special, although the length is short, but the words are beautiful, and the connotation is extremely deep and wide. Li Xiaoer nodded, but Wu Xuan immediately changed his words, "Those who say the law, there is nothing to say." In the past few days, I have been speaking for you casually, and I will stop here for the time being, but it is just an introduction, just like planting a seed in your heart. In the future, you should always recite it, and look at it against yourself, and it will come naturally, and you will feel it. ”

Li Xiaoer lowered his head and thought for a while, and asked, "Senior brother, how should I compare myself?"

Hearing this question, Wuxu couldn't help but think about it, and then replied, "The so-called recitation from time to time, comparing with self-contemplation, is to always recite and keep in mind the meaning of the scriptures, and use this scriptures to contemplate the five yin and five aggregates of oneself. Since you mentioned that, I have to mention another point. That's food and opportunity. When we practice Buddhism, we also have a lot of food. In short, the so-called resources are the internal and external foundations and conditions, or factors, that are formed by the karmic retribution of past and present lives. For example, if you want to read and reason, you need to have a certain amount of financial and intellectual resources, a good environment and teachers, good theoretical knowledge and good learning methods, and so on. These factors vary from person to person. When we practice Buddhism, we have faith in our hearts, accumulate and improve all kinds of paramitas, and then we can seize the opportunity to practice our Dharma. ”

Li Xiaoer asked again, "What are all kinds of paramita?"

Wuxu replied, "There are six paramitas, the so-called 'generosity, vows, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajna.' ”

Li Xiaoer, with a puzzled look on his face, asked again, "Senior brother, didn't you say that you should accumulate and improve all kinds of resources, such as financial resources, environment, teachers, etc., why did you say that you should give alms?"

After hearing this, Wuxu said solemnly, "People who are outsiders, or people who are worldly, have a lot of misunderstandings about the essence of the Dharma.

Or there may be people who cast golden Buddhas, burn incense, and pray that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will bless them from being promoted to become wealthy, live a long life, and have their wishes come true; and so on, the poison is very widespread. Although my cultivation is still shallow, since you have this question, I will take this opportunity to dispel all kinds of misunderstandings for you. ”

"Let's start with generosity. The so-called generosity includes law giving, financial giving, and fearless giving. The result is very great, one is to break the ego obsession, and the other is to benefit sentient beings, which is the dual cultivation of self-interest and altruism, blessing and wisdom, and then the three disciplines of wisdom and wisdom. The so-called gift of roses, there is a lingering fragrance in the hand, and behind it is related to your fate and your karma. ”

"Besides, all living beings are suffering. There are shallow people who say that the Dharma is negative and gloomy, but they don't know the deep meaning of the words of the World-Honored One. There are eight sufferings in life, birth, old age, sickness and death, unwanted, love and parting, resentment and hatred, and five yin prosperity. This is also a convenient way of saying by the World-Honored One. The so-called suffering, in fact, is that all sentient beings, who rise up from ignorance and climb the edge, flow with the realm, enter all kinds of pleasures in vain, cannot see their own hearts, and cannot be at ease. In the past few days, when you recite the Heart Sutra, you should know that there are no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, mind, and no color, sound, fragrance, and touch, but sentient beings are obsessed with the color, sound, fragrance, and touch, and cannot be autonomous, and they are delusional, terrified, and sink into the sea of suffering. This is the suffering that the World-Honored One speaks of. Back then, there was a person in the world, named Su Dongpo, who had a poem 'I hated this body for a long time, when will I forget the camp?' is an example. ”

"Besides, the four are empty. The four are all empty, and if we talk too much, sentient beings will think that whatever the World-Honored One says is empty, so what is the point of my life? It is better to die all of them? In fact, it is very wrong. The so-called emptiness is not nothingness, but change and movement, and after all, it is not one's own fundamental. The Big Four, and even everything, are constantly changing and moving, so you can be rich today, poor tomorrow, healthy today, and sick tomorrow. Spring, summer, autumn and winter, birth, old age, sickness and death, this is the natural law of the universe we live in, and we have to calmly face this kind of physical body, and even all kinds of other changes, this is emptiness. There are flowers in spring, there are moons in autumn, cool breeze in summer, and snow in winter, all things outside the body, and even our physical body, are all changing and moving, and they are not our roots, which is emptiness. ”

"Besides, nirvana is pure. The World-Honored One resides in the world, preaches the Dharma and enlightens sentient beings, and then goes away to Nirvana, and we must not speak falsely. I'm just going to say today that when we succeed in cultivating Buddhahood, we will be detached and at ease. But the outsiders, the layman, speculate in vain. There is a joke about two peasant households chatting in the fields, one of them saying, "If I become an emperor, I will work with a golden hoe every day," and the other laughs and says that I have become an emperor, so do I still have to work? This joke can be used to prove one or two. If we can wait for forbearance and nirvana to be pure, how can we be involved in the attainment of the five yin, five aggregates, and six consciousnesses for no reason? How can we continue to seek lust and sound, fragrance, and touch the Dharma like those shallow and lost people? Only those who have made great aspirations to cross sentient beings, such as the World-Honored Nyorai, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, and the Bodhisattva King of the Earth, can do so for convenience. When we practice Buddhism, we are not seeking wealth, not seeking officials, not asking for a long life of our physical body, not asking for how much supernatural power we can have, these are all spinning around in the illusion of reincarnation. ”

In the end, Wu Xufu solemnly said to Li Xiaoer, "When we cultivate Buddhism, we must remember two scriptures, two sentences, and two stories. The so-called one sutra is the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra and the Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra, and the so-called two sentences are what the World-Honored One said in the Diamond Sutra: 'All sages and saints are different from each other by non-action' and 'All the Dharma is like a dream bubble, like dew and electricity, and should be contemplated as such'. The so-called two stories are the metaphor of the three chariots of the fire house and the metaphor of the good doctor in the "Myoho-renge-kyo". ”

Maybe Wu Xu's tirade, Li Xiaoer listened to it speciously, seemed to have some understanding, and seemed to be even more confused. Wu Xuan saw it in his eyes, and he didn't blame, so he had to say, "It's useless to talk more, let's go out for a walk." As the saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books. It is better to sit and talk about the Tao, than to get up and do it. ”

Wu Xuan then took Li Xiaoer out and went for a walk. This time, don't say that Li Xiaoer is Wuxu, and it is like Grandma Liu has entered the Grand View Garden.

Li Xiaoer, who came from a poor rural area, saw the hustle and bustle. The clean and wide road, the towering pavilion, all kinds of food and drink, all kinds of clothes and people are endless, even the doorman standing at the door of the restaurant looks extraordinary。。。。。。

Enlightenment comes from the world, and what you see is the coexistence of all cultivators, good and evil. Ordinary people and cultivators, monks and Taoists and demons and monsters walk in the same way, and they live side by side without interfering with each other. It seems to be a world where all beings are equal. Whether it is a layman or a cultivator, whether it is a so-called righteous person or an evil person, it seems that they are only members of the Great Zhou Dynasty, subject to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and are also protected by the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Whether it is Buddhist cultivation, Taoist cultivation, Confucian cultivation, demon cultivation, demon cultivation, or ghost cultivation, it seems that under the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the different compositions or roles seem to have a bit of a feeling that "it is just a difference in the division of labor in the revolutionary cause". At least in this city.

Wuxu and Li Xiaoer walked slowly, looking around, with a look of surprise.

On the streets, there are all kinds of living beings, like the masquerade balls of Western countries in later generations, dressed in strange costumes, speaking various languages, and of course, there are also those who are silent and purely communicate with their divine senses. There are also horse-drawn carts, or ox carts, or even chariots pulled by reptiles such as dragons and snakes, which are either simple or carved with intricate and ornate patterns, and even know at first sight that they are extremely powerful prohibitions. From time to time, there were soldiers in uniform patrolling back and forth in groups of three or five.

On the street, an old Taoist with fairy wind and white beard is playing against a middle-aged female ghost cultivator with a pale face and a ghostly body. All around, there were some ordinary people and strange-looking monks, who gathered around to watch. On the upper floor of a restaurant next to each other, two Confucian monks were drinking by the window with a monk and a demon monk with a horse's head, whispering something.

Such scenes can be seen everywhere.

After a while, Wuxu put away his face and asked Li Xiaoer lightly, "What is the difference between this heavy mountain city and your town?" Li Xiaoer, while looking around, sighed and replied in a mutter, "It's completely different." It's simply one in the sky and one in the ground. ”

"Oh?" said Wu Xu, "what's the difference? It's just that the clothes are a little weirder, a little more gorgeous, this building is a little taller, the road is a little wider, and there are more people." In addition to that, what are the differences?"

Li Xiaoer knew that Wuxu was taking the opportunity to teach, but after thinking about it, he looked at it, and said, "Senior brother, there are still a lot of differences." For example, these monks are so close to ordinary people that they have no arrogance at all. ”

"How are these monks different from ordinary people? They have the same physical body, the same seven emotions and six desires, joys, angers, sorrows, and sorrows, and the same birth, old age, sickness and death. The monks will fly in the sky like birds, and you will envy the birds in the town? You may only see the monks in the town, but you don't know that the monks will also be bullied and killed by others. ”

"But the monks can not only walk, but also fly, and it is better to have more than the mortals. Although this monk will also be bullied and even killed by that monk, they will not be bullied by ordinary people, but can only be bullied by ordinary people?" Li Xiaoer thought about it and replied again.

"Indeed, monks can not only walk but also fly. Wuxu groaned, "But, this is what they have spent a lot of time and resources cultivating. However, do you know that in some of the sampa worlds, ordinary people can also fly in the sky at a certain cost?"

Li Xiaoer, I haven't been to the world where Wuxu is in the future, so I naturally don't know, and I don't understand it.

Wu Xu's gaze became deeper, "In some sampa worlds, ordinary people can also go to the heavens and enter the sea, split mountains and intercept waters, travel thousands of miles a day, communicate in all directions, and kill monks whose cultivation is not low. ”

Li Xiaoer, listening quietly, silent. Although he had great respect for Wuxu, he had never experienced it after all, so it was difficult to believe it, and after thinking about it, he asked again, "If this is really the case, then I am afraid that those Suva worlds have already achieved the equality of all beings as stated by the World Venerable?" Here, although the monks cannot bully and harm ordinary people for no reason, after all, they can only be in a place like Chongshan City, and they still rely on the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not the ability of ordinary people themselves. ”

After hearing this, Wuxu was stunned for a moment, in the later life of Wuxu, if all living beings are equal, it is only the words of the Buddhist family, if it is said that it is realized as Li Xiaoer said, but it may not be. The rich bully the poor, the officials bully the grass people, the good looks look down on the mediocre ones, the highly educated and the illiterate ones despise the lowest, and the Mercedes-Benz drives the Mazda 。。。。。。

"All beings are equal, all have Buddha nature. Wu Xuan secretly sighed, and said leisurely, "The five fingers have long and short, if you talk about the appearance, after all, there are differences, but the appearance is false, not the fundamental thing, if you are obsessed with the appearance and talk about equality, in terms of Buddhism, in terms of practice, it is wrong." You must know that when we practice the Dharma, we are trying to break through all appearances, after all, to be empty and have no place to live, to get rid of the sea of suffering, to no longer turn our illusions upside down, and to finally be at ease. ”

"What my brother said, I should keep in mind. However, in the Buddhist scriptures that my brother gave me yesterday, in the "Buddha Says the Sutra of Amitayus", Amitabha Buddha made a vow, as if it was a chapter: 'Let me become a Buddha, and the ten directions are immeasurably inconceivable in the world of Buddhas, and there are women who hear my name, rejoice and believe in happiness, develop bodhicitta and dislike the female body, and after the end of their lives, those who revert to the image of women will not attain enlightenment. In the Sutra of the Bodhisattva of the King of the Earth, there are also chapters and verses similar to that women are inferior to men, and there are also ways to treat all kinds of diseases and sufferings. Since all living beings are equal, why are there still women who are inferior to men, and why do they still say that they don't look at each other as they say on the same day, why do they still say that reciting the Buddha and cultivating the Buddha will eliminate disasters and solve problems?"

Wuxu immediately replied, "Good, good, good! If you can ask such a question, it will not be in vain for me to preach the scriptures and teachings for you for a few days." Before, I will dispel all kinds of misunderstandings for you. Now, I will break down a misunderstanding for you and talk about the method of reading the scriptures and cultivating Buddhism. Of the few sutras I gave you yesterday, have you ever read the Myoho-renge-kyo Sutra?"

Li Xiaoer nodded.

Wu Xufu asked again, "Then do you remember the three-car metaphor of the fire house I mentioned?"

Li Xiaoer nodded again.

Wu Xufu also said, "The metaphor of the three chariots of the fire house, the metaphor of the good doctor, and even the entire parable chapter in the "Myoho-renge-kyo" are all about the word convenience in Buddhism. There are differences in the fate of sentient beings, karmic retribution, root organs, etc., and in the earthly world, the World-Honored One said that in order to purify sentient beings, there is a target, just like Confucianism teaches according to aptitude. Seeing that all sentient beings are suffering, seeing all kinds of suffering, and using all kinds of conveniences, talking about all kinds of Dharma. Because of this, there is a saying that a woman turns into a man, and the disease and hardship are swept away. ”

Speaking of this, he realized that he was solemn and solemn, "Yes, I want you to memorize and recite the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra and the Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra, and then you will know that many chapters in many scriptures are said casually and conveniently. There are quite a few sentient beings, who practice by reciting sutras according to the four refuges, but they are still persistent and cannot be selfless, human, sentient beings, and long-lived, that is, they cannot comprehend the words of the world-honored one, and it is often a matter of chance. ”

Speaking of this, Wuxu sighed and said, "Today, I will take you to walk in Chongshan City, and I will use these appearances to make it convenient to say the Dharma. ”

Li Xiaoer only realized that he was in a fog and a daze.

Seeing this, Wuxu had to stop the topic for the time being. The World-Honored One said, "Those who say the Dharma cannot be spoken," and "the Dharma should be abandoned, let alone illegal." In many cases, you have to pay attention to a fateful word.

Just as Wuxu sighed, two armored soldiers came to Wuxu and Li Xiaoer, and stretched out their hands to ask for identity certificates.

Wuxu followed Lu Zhi into the city, Lu Zhishen, as the general of Fuhu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was ordered to come to Chongshan City as a greeting envoy to wait to welcome the demon envoy. His identity is particularly noble, and when he enters the city with Wuxu, he is naturally unimpeded. But Wuxu, after going to the heavens, he was like an American smuggler washing dishes in the Tiger Valley, and it happened that the demon clan Dabi, out of the Tiger Valley, met Lu Zhishen, who was originally going to secretly infiltrate the demon clan mission as a demon monk, where is his identity? Li Xiaoer, just a young man in a poor and remote country, hid in the lotus lamp, followed Wuxu, came to Chongshan City, and was a black household.

Wu Xu, who was wearing a pendant, folded his palms and asked, "We are the distinguished guests of the Fuhu General Hua and the monk Lu Zhishen, but I don't know if he, Lu Zhishen, has made an identity certificate for us to enter Chongshan City?"

I have to say that the name of General Fuhu and Shang Lu Zhishen is still more effective. The two soldiers immediately frowned, looked at each other, and then an older man said to Wuxu, "In that case, you two should wait a minute. As he spoke, the soldier's armband flickered a few times, as if a message had been sent.

It didn't take long for the armband to flicker a few more times, and the soldier, with a look of embarrassment, whispered a few words to the older soldier. The old soldier nodded at Wuxu, and then said to Wuxu with a pleasant face, "The identity of Master Dai Shen, we have confirmed it, but this young man ?。。。。。。 ”

What they asked must not be Lu Zhishen himself, who only confirmed Wuxu's identity. Li Xiaoer, where did the uniformed people of such a bustling city stop and censor on the street, and when he heard the words of this old soldier, his face suddenly showed a panicked look. The whole body trembled slightly, grabbed Wuxu's hand, and looked at Wuxu nervously.

Wuxu squeezed Li Xiaoer's hand hard, looked at the two soldiers, and said with a smile, "He is my fellow disciple." ”

At this moment, Li Xiaoer has not really stepped into cultivation, and he has a mundane aura, and he looks panicked and in a hurry.

The two soldiers, seeing this, suddenly showed an obviously difficult look again.

Seeing this, Wuxu had no choice but to choose two things among the loot obtained by stealthily attacking and killing several demon cultivators in the land of the demon clan and handed them to them.

They each accepted one without a trace, and then handed Wuxu and Li Xiaoer two slender metal nameplates.

After Wuxu took it, he divided it with Li Xiaoer, put a nameplate on the half-length monk's robe, and then pointed at it and smiled at Li Xiaoer, "This is convenient." I brought out Lu Zhishen's name, it was convenient. It is also convenient to say that you are my fellow disciple, and these two nameplates are also convenient for us by others. ”

As the so-called:

Only by breaking through all kinds of misunderstandings and understandings can we know all kinds of compassion and compassion.

My Buddha has opened the door of convenience, and I am everywhere for the ferry.