Chapter 18: The Debate on Buddhism
"How did you do that?"
Wang Yuetian, who was shocked by the new world in front of him, was awakened by a question in his ears. He immediately realized that now was not the time to enjoy the view. After stabilizing his fluctuating mood a little, Wang Yuetian asked the great monk respectfully
"What does the master mean?"
"The poor monk wants to ask, how did you manage to mobilize so much true qi when you opened the Heavenly Eye?"
As soon as he finished asking, the great monk couldn't help but feel that something was inappropriate, after all, casually asking others about the cultivation method was already a taboo for cultivators. But even so, the great monk still couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart. Because for Buddhist practitioners, the cultivation of the self is what they want. He really wanted to know how the young man in front of him could do this.
Wang Yuetian saw that this great monk, who had always looked steady, actually changed his expression greatly after seeing him open his heavenly eyes, and even forgot about catching the Wind Chasing Beast. This made his heart move, and he said casually:
The disciple didn't know why he was able to mobilize so much True Qi this time. Before, the disciple closed his eyes and failed to open the Heavenly Eye. So, the disciple tried to try it with his eyes open, but he didn't expect to succeed in the first attempt. ”
After hearing Wang Yuetian's reply, how could the great monk be satisfied, and immediately asked:
"When you open your eyes to gather your true qi, doesn't the external scenery that comes into your eyes have an effect on your concentration and qi?"
Wang Yuetian heard that the great monk really asked this question, and his heart was even clearer, but on the surface, he pretended to look as if he had just understood the great monk's question
"The master originally wanted to ask this question, but the disciple understood. But the disciple also did not know how to answer the master's question. The disciple only knew that when the disciple opened his eyes and concentrated on mobilizing his true qi. The disciple's mind was only thinking about the matter of mobilizing true qi.
Although the external things were reflected in the eyes of the disciples, for the disciples at that time, even if there were thousands of changes, they were like the moon reflecting the river, even if they were true, they were false. If the disciple knows that it is false, why should he be persistent? ”
The great monk has been practicing Buddha in the Miaofa Temple since he was a child, and Wang Yuetian said that there is nothing outside the body. Even Wang Yuetian's words, his master, who had reached the realm of cultivation, had spoken to him many times.
But the more this is the case, the more difficult it is for the great monk to believe that Wang Yuetian can have this kind of determination. After all, to reach that state, it is necessary to increase with life experience, and at the same time, it is possible to do it after a long period of penance. And this Wang Yuetian is so young that the great monk can't believe that such a young person can have such a high clear Buddha nature.
Unless it is really the reincarnation of a spirit child born in Buddha nature, how can there be such a high power of emptiness. At this time, the great monk seemed to have forgotten about chasing feng shui spirit beasts, and focused his attention on Wang Yuetian himself.
In order to further verify the truth of Wang Yuetian's words, the great monk suddenly had a flash of inspiration, changed his thinking, and asked instead
"The world is as real as it is, how can it be divided between true and false?"
Wang Yuetian heard that the great monk actually started a meditation machine at this time, and he didn't feel funny in his heart. But he replied without a pause
"What you think in your heart is true, and everything outside your heart is false. If the heart is determined, why should it be distinguished, the true and the false are from the heart. ”
When the great monk heard Wang Yuetian's words, he couldn't help but be stunned and asked
"If, as you say, whether it is true or false is determined by the heart, then if you think that the poor monk is fake, then the poor monk is fake?"
When Wang Yuetian heard this, he instinctively wanted to spit out the allusions in the Buddhist scriptures of the previous world. But when I thought that the sutra in the previous world was made by a local monk, and this world may not have one, I immediately stopped talking about the Buddha I wanted to say.
Just as Wang Yuetian was thinking about how to say it appropriately, a white silver carp happened to swim leisurely between Wang Yuetian and the great monk.
Seeing this, Wang Yuetian's eyes flashed, and he pointed to the silver carp in the water
"When a fish swims in the water, does the water push the fish, or does the fish push the water?"
The great monk heard Wang Yuetian's words, his eyes swept over the silver carp in front of him, and after a little thought, he said
"Water is a dead thing, and fish are living things. Water can't be autonomous, but fish can. Therefore, the fish is the main object, the water is the auxiliary, and it is naturally the fish pushing the water to move. ”
Between the words, a gust of wind blew, and many fallen leaves on the bank rose and fell into the river with the wind.
Wang Yuetian then pointed to the fallen leaf road that was going downstream
"Falling leaves are dead when they are separated from the body, and they fall into the river and under the water. Just now the master said that water is a dead thing and cannot be moved, if it is really only a living thing that can move, then these fallen leaves and water are dead things, who pushed them to move?"
The great monk just wanted to answer, but Wang Yuetian said again
"If the master wants to say that the wind pushes the water, the leaves go with the water. And who is the cause of the wind?"
The great monk really wanted to answer the wind and the water just now, and Wang Yuetian took the lead in answering, and just wanted to answer the cause of the wind, but suddenly found that unconsciously, Wang Yuetian was turned back to the original topic of dead and alive.
For a moment, the great monk forgot to speak.
Wang Yuetian saw that the great monk was speechless for a while, so he spoke
"Whether the water moves or the fish moves, what is said does not refer to the thing, but to the beginning. The arguments are essentially what the master calls a battle between the living and the dead.
But is it true that only living things can move, and dead things can only be passive? In fact, under the debate, we have unconsciously clinged to the appearance of life and death.
My Buddha said that all actions are impermanent, and all worldly dharmas are in birth and death, and the same is true between birth and death.
Therefore, life and death are extinguished, life and death are extinguished, and non-birth and imperishment are impermanent.
In the midst of impermanence, no matter how the fish moves, what the water moves, all of them are the hearts of the benevolent. ”
The great monk heard Wang Yuetian's words, and his eyes were getting brighter and brighter. Until Wang Yuetian's benevolent heart, it was like a stick in the head!
Buddhism is impermanent and immanent, and in impermanence, there is first self-seeking, and then selflessness. This life is extinguished, and there is nothing in between, which is where the true meaning of the empty door lies.
For the first time, the great monk folded his hands in front of Wang Yuetian, bowed slightly, and said
"It's the poor monk who has a discriminating heart and is fascinated. ”
Seeing this, Wang Yuetian dared to accept the salute, and immediately bowed down and returned the salute
"The master is serious, and the disciple is just casually talking, and he really doesn't dare to accept the master's gift. ”
When the great monk heard this, he said
"Childe's casual words are worthy of a hundred years of penance for a poor monk, the Buddha nature is deeply planted, and the wisdom is natural. Even if I didn't capture the Feng Shui Spirit Beast this time, it would be a great luck for the poor monk to be able to get the son to enter my empty door. ”
Wang Yuetian saw the change in the attitude of the great monk, and his heart was already secretly happy, and he expected that this time he would ask the great monk to escort him out of the forest would be successful. But when he suddenly heard that the words of the great monk were to accept him into Buddhism, Wang Yuetian's face changed. I came to this world after nine deaths, and I really want to be a monk myself, what are you kidding!
Wang Yuetian smiled slightly awkwardly
"Although the disciple is thinking about Buddhism, he is already concerned about Engong, and it is really inconvenient to go elsewhere, and he still hopes for Master Haihan. ”
When the great monk heard this, he was even happier in his heart. I was still suspicious of Wang Yuetian's origin before, and I always felt that he had some bad intentions. And now that he invited him to practice in the Miaofa Temple, he immediately refused. It seems that at least he has no plans for Myohoji. Thinking of this, the great monk replied disappreciatively
When the donor pointed out the poor monk just now, he also pointed to the poor monk's discriminating heart.
Now the benefactor is nowhere to be found, and my Miaofa Temple is also a Buddhist gate. If the benefactor is attached to the benefactor, will he also become obsessed and have a heart of separation. ”
Wang Yuetian was slightly embarrassed for a while when he heard that this great monk actually blocked himself with what he had just said, but he still spoke
"Let's put this matter aside for the time being, let's talk about this feng shui spirit beast first. ”
When the great monk heard Wang Yuetian say this, he thought that Wang Yuetian still remembered the so-called Engong, and felt that Wang Yuetian was not only born with Buddha roots, but also valued love and righteousness. The good impression of Wang Yuetian in his heart has increased again.
At this time, when he heard Wang Yuetian talk about chasing feng shui spirit beasts, the great monk suddenly remembered the true purpose of his hopeless trip. At the moment, he was no longer at a stalemate, but concentrated on asking Wang Yuetian about the method of catching beasts.
The great monk really wanted to know how many surprises the young man in front of him could bring him. And in the face of the most difficult Feng Shui spirit beast to catch in this world, what kind of unexpected beast hunting method can this Wang Yuetian come up with.