Chapter 574: Zen and Martial Arts
After finding out the news of Yue Fangxing's descent from the mountain, Miao Di was very determined, and went to Master Fang Zheng again to ask about the secret of Shaolin martial arts practice, and inquired about the intentions of Yue Buqun and Yue Fangxing. Although these two people were in a hurry, they didn't alarm many people, but Miao Di also found a trace of unusual aura from it, if it was an ordinary thing, it would be worth it for two top masters to visit, Yue Buqun and Yue Fangxing came here, and they must have reached some secret agreement with Shaolin.
"Do you want to practice the next step of your kung fu now, instead of waiting until the three-year period expires?" Hearing what Miao Di said, Master Fang Zheng asked. I saw that his tone was calm, and he couldn't hear what was going on in his heart.
Even though he is a great master of the first generation, he can't express his wonderful truth, so he can only pretend to be a young man and say honestly: "Yes, Master Abbot, the disciple's Great Compassion Chiba Hand Chiba Hand is already proficient and can practice the next step of kung fu?"
When Master Fang Zheng heard this, he was noncommittal about this, and said, "Since you feel that you are proficient, then let me say, what is compassion, what is compassion, and what is great compassion?"
"Great compassion and a qiē sentient beings are happy, and great compassion pulls out the suffering of all sentient beings. Great compassion is with the cause of joy with sentient beings, and great compassion with sentient beings with the cause of freedom from suffering. Those who are merciful are the same as the cause and effect of joy, and those who are sad are the same cause and effect of sorrow. The essence of compassion is to put life first. Although he was puzzled, he still spoke what he understood to be compassionate. He himself is a great master of Tantra, even if he is not familiar with Zen Buddhism, but he is also a Buddhist person, and he has been cultivated for two years, so he also understands this.
Nodding, Master Fang Zheng said, "Now that you understand this meaning, you can use it for martial arts? ”
Hear the words. Miao Di stood up and practiced the Great Compassion Chiba Hand that she had been practicing all these days. This set of palms is varied. He often subdues the enemy to death from places where the enemy would never expect it, like the Thousand-armed Kannon. In the hands of Miao Di, it can be described as a cluster of flowers, and the power is quite extraordinary.
However, when Master Fang Zheng saw it, he didn't praise it like last time, but shook his head, stopped the Miao Di practice, and said to him, "You watch!" and then stood up, waving his hands and fluttering his big sleeves. This set of martial arts was practiced for Miao Di. This set of Great Compassion Thousand Leaves Hands is Fang Zheng's famous kung fu when he was young, although he later used a thousand hands to palm, and he is also very familiar with it.
Miao Di watched from the sidelines, thinking in his heart that Master Fang Zheng had already guessed how he was going to practice when he asked about compassion just now, but he was still watching carefully. But between the waves of Fang Zheng's palms, although they are still unpredictable, they have a heavy meaning. There is no trace of weirdness. Not only does the move not mean to put people to death, but it leaves hands everywhere, although it is completely different from the practice of the wonderful truth, but it makes people feel that this is the authentic Great Compassion Chiba Hand. The real Shaolin mastery.
"It's ...... What does it mean to be compassionate?" Seeing that Master Fang Zheng had finished his practice, Miao Di pretended to be puzzled.
Master Fang Zheng nodded slightly and said, "Exactly." The martial arts of this school are passed on from the ancestor of Bodhidharma, focusing on the unity of Zen and martial arts. Every martial art has a corresponding Dharma contained in it. If you can't grasp the meaning and learn not to say it, you may be detrimental to yourself. Predecessors once said that the children of Buddhism learn martial arts to strengthen their bodies and protect the Dharma and subdue demons. When practicing any martial arts, one must have compassion and kindness. If you don't base yourself on Buddhism, you will definitely hurt yourself when you practice martial arts. The deeper you practice, the more you will be injured. If what is practiced is only the outer door kung fu of punching and kicking, and the blade and hidden weapon, then it is fine, and the danger to oneself is very small, as long as the body is strong, and you can resist it, but if you practice the superior martial arts of this school, and do not reconcile and resolve it with the compassionate Dharma every day, then the anger will penetrate deep into the internal organs, and it will sink deeper and deeper, which is a hundred times more powerful than any external poison. In the past, the kung fu you practiced such as Changquan, Luohan Boxing, and Fuhu Boxing were all used to lay the foundation, and the requirements for Buddhism were not high, but when you practiced the Great Compassion and Great Compassion Thousand Leaf Hands, you must comprehend the corresponding Dharma, in order to fully practice this kung fu, and in the future, comprehend the profound martial arts such as the Vajra Divine Palm and the Prajna Palm, and cultivate the "Yijin Sutra" divine skill. ”
Miao Di already understood this in his heart, so he nodded his head first, and then asked, "Then why do you have to set a limit of three years? If you can quickly comprehend martial arts and Buddhism, can't you still practice the next step of kung fu?"
"The three-year limit is summed up by all the predecessors. Changquan, Luohan Boxing, and Fuhu Boxing focus on the foundation, and naturally need time to lay the foundation, and the martial arts such as the Great Compassion Chiba Hand, the Scattered Flower Hand, and the Balami Hand, although the moves are difficult and easy, but they all have the corresponding Buddhism, and ordinary disciples may not be able to fully learn it in three years, even five or ten years, so as not to be too ambitious, or give up halfway, and turn to practice other martial arts, Shaolin Temple has set this rule. After three years, these people will be able to use at least one or two, if not completely. Master Fang Zheng explained. After that, the Vajra Divine Palm, the Flower Grabble, and the Prajna Palm, but he didn't mention it. These three stunts are also considered to be one of the most profound secret skills in Shaolin Temple, and it is rare for ordinary disciples to practice one in their lives, let alone learn it within three years, since the establishment of Shaolin Temple, there has never been such a character.
Hearing what Fang Zheng said, Miao Di folded his hands together and thanked Master Fang Zheng for his teachings. Shaolin Temple has been inherited for thousands of years, among which martial arts, Buddhism can really be said to be broad and profound, although the wonderful truth itself is profound, but if you want to learn the way of the integration of Zen and martial arts handed down by the ancestors of Bodhidharma, you have to meditate and contemplate the enlightenment, and wait until the beginning in the future, it is possible to speed up the progress.
For Miao Di, a disciple with extraordinary understanding and extremely diligent work, Master Fang Zheng also attached great importance to him, and when he saw him bowing down to be taught, he nodded secretly in his heart, and said: "Miao Di, do you know what Master Yue and Yue Shaoxia are here to Shaolin for?"
Solving the question of martial arts, Miao Di was thinking about how to ask Yue Buqun and Yue Fangxing about it, and when he heard Master Fang Zheng take the initiative to mention it, he was happy in his heart, and cooperated: "Disciple doesn't know, please ask Master Abbot to solve your doubts." ”
Master Fang Zheng smiled slightly, and said: "For the sake of the "Yijin Sutra", Yue Shaoxia is seriously ill and needs to recuperate with this, so he has come to seek it!"
"Ahh Thinking of the Great Compassion Chiba Hand practiced by Master Fang Zheng just now, he couldn't help but slander in his heart: "The old monk really has a compassionate heart, and even this kind of town sect mastery has been spread out, alas! I don't know when I will see the "Yijin Sutra"?" As a Shaolin disciple, he needs to work hard to cultivate the nine stunts before he has the opportunity to practice the "Yijin Sutra", and Yue Fangxing has not come once, so he has to pass on this skill, how can he be willing.
"Is this the world you've set up, and you're really taking care of yourself!" thought to herself. Although he used the spiritual secret method to let Fang Zhixing only leave the memory of Fang Xing in this world, for this world built mainly on the memory of Fang Zhixing's previous life, it was difficult to change it lightly after all, and he could only fight back after adapting to it. (To be continued......)
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