Chapter 107: Cultivating with Hardship
Twenty years ago, Haiyin was in that year.
In the temple, he is above 10,000 people under one person, and it is inevitable that he will be a little arrogant.
During a negotiation about his disciples, due to the unpleasant speech of several senior brothers, Haiyin lost control for a while and clashed with the other party on the spot.
As a result, there were no eyes in the fists and feet, resulting in a tragedy that should not have happened.
Although Haiyin can't be blamed for this incident, he knew that he was guilty of a lot of sin, so he took the initiative to ask for guilt and left Wuxiang Temple.
He came to the secular world alone and began his ascetic journey that lasted for more than twenty years.
First, it is to atone for sins;
Second, I also want to smooth out my brave and aggressive nature.
The so-called penance, to put it bluntly, is to cultivate with hardship.
Its purpose is to seek all kinds of suffering, to temper one's will.
The most common way comes from people's food, clothing, housing and transportation:
Clothing, not picky, cloth to cover the body is enough.
Eat, drink water every three days, and eat every five days.
Water, not clean water, only turbid sewage can be drunk.
As for food, you can only take food that comes from it, and it is not edible unless it is cold and cold.
Live, do not stay in the house, even if it rains and snows, you must also cover the sky.
Yes, no matter how far or near the road is, you can only walk on foot.
These are the penances that have been adhered to for more than 20 years. Regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter, the severe cold and harsh department have not made an exception.
Of course, in addition to these most basic sufferings, there are many other hardships he has endured over the years. There are physical and spiritual ones, and they abound.
It's like being beaten by those two thugs before, but he didn't resist, because of the pain and humiliation, it was also a pain he had to endure.
But we will never avoid all suffering, and this is the true meaning of penance.
So, for more than 20 years, I have been living in pain almost every day.
He believed that as long as he persisted on the path of asceticism, one day he would be able to atone for his sins and change his impetuous nature.
But who knows, today's attempt disappointed him.
After so many years, his fighting heart is still the same......
"Alas, more than 20 years of penance have not been able to cultivate a compassionate heart. Buddha, could it be that even today, you still can't forgive your disciples, and deliberately turn me away?"
After being immersed in his thoughts for a long time, he gradually came back to his senses. As soon as he opened his eyes, he looked at the bright moon in the sky and muttered to himself.
Although Shanhe didn't understand the meaning of the other party's words, and he didn't know what he had experienced in forgetting the precepts, but seeing what the other party was always talking about, his face was full of self-blame and remorse, he thought for a long time, and Fang tentatively comforted:
"Master, don't be too upset. Compassion is not necessarily a good thing. Hehe, look at me, just because of my soft heart, how many times I almost died in the mouth of the demon beast, so ah......"
But before he finished speaking, he saw that Forget Jie suddenly turned his head and said sharply:
Compassion is the most rare and precious state of mind in the world! It is also the foundation of my Buddhist path. Little benefactor, how can you be so arrogant?"
Seeing that Forget Jie was actually angry after hearing this, and said that "compassion" was so precious, Shanhe's face immediately showed a little surprise.
Since he was a child, the master often counted himself down, saying that he was born soft-hearted and could not achieve great things.
Later, the master left, and although the senior sister didn't say much, he could also see that Shan Xue often shook his head and sighed for his "kindness".
Later, when she ran into Xiao Bang, she spoke even more excessively, and almost regarded her "kindness" as an enemy.
Therefore, under the influence of everyone, the mountains and rivers have already imperceptibly regarded that good thought as their weakness. But whenever anyone mentioned it, he was very weak.
But today, those who forget to call it the most precious thing in the world are called righteous words.
Such a contrast is really difficult for Shanhe to accept.
After seeing the expressions of the mountains and rivers, the forgetting ring probably guessed the other party's distress.
He knew that it was indeed not easy to maintain a benevolent heart in the cultivation realm.
After coming out of the sad thoughts, he forgot to sort out his thoughts first, and his face gradually returned to his previous kindness, and he said to Shanhe:
There may be many people in the world who regard compassion as stupidity and cowardice, because they do not understand the true meaning of karma. The Buddha said that between heaven and earth, there are five distinct realms, and that good and evil are retributed, and good and evil are inherited from each other. Little benefactor, those who do good will be rewarded with good, and those who do evil will be punished by heaven! This is the way of heaven. A merciful heart will bring you good results. Don't change your original intention because of other people's words!"
After listening to the series of esoteric Buddhist words of forgetting the precepts, Shanhe nodded as if he understood it.
Although there were many things he couldn't understand, he knew that forgetting the vows was encouraging himself and telling himself that there was nothing wrong with sticking to good thoughts!
With heartfelt gratitude, Shanhe nodded and replied with a confident smile to the other party.
"Hey, after talking for a long time, the old man patronized and nagged about his own affairs, which made the little benefactor laugh. By the way, I haven't asked the donor for his name. ”
Halfway through the introduction, the conversation between the two of them was interrupted by the intrusion of Xiao Feiyi. Now, the matter of fat is over, and the topic has been restarted.
"Oh, my name is Shanhe!" After reporting his name, in order to prevent him from forgetting the precept and asking about the master again, Shanhe followed up and added:
"I have no sect or sect, and I am a casual cultivator. ”
But after forgetting to hear the word "mountains and rivers", a trace of astonishment obviously flashed on his face, and he immediately asked:
"Mountains and rivers?
After living for more than 20 years, this is the first time someone has heard his name and asked which two words it is.
Hearing this, Shanhe grinned and replied confidently:
"It's the mountain of the mountains, the river of the long river!"
"The mountain of the mountain...... Really...... Mountains of mountains!"
Hearing this, Forget the Ring was like hearing an extremely shocking news, and he sat on the ground and muttered to himself as if no one was around, and his face also showed an extremely complicated expression.
The expression seemed incredible, and it seemed to be expected, cloudy and uncertain, flickering endlessly. After watching it for a long time, the mountains and rivers couldn't guess the meaning.
And in the next half a minute, I saw that the Adam's apple of the forgotten ring was going up and down many times, and his lips were about to be licked by him, and he looked indecisive, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't open his mouth for a long time.
After a long time, he finally asked in a low voice:
"That, you and Shanfeng...... What's the relationship?"
Hearing the word "mountain", the mountains and rivers felt a buzzing sound in their heads, and they instantly turned into a paste!
He opened his mouth wide and stared at his little eyes, and he couldn't answer a word!
He really couldn't understand why the other party suddenly reported the name of the master!
Before, although he asked himself where his teacher came from, he didn't reveal a word at that time!
Could it be that the other party can still see through his own thoughts?
As soon as this question came out, the mountains and rivers were instantly shocked!
In a flash, another half a minute passed.
Seeing that Forget Jie was still waiting for his reply, Shanhe also knew that in this case, he would definitely not be able to hide.
After thinking about it, I had to bite the bullet, squeeze out an extremely ugly smile, and pretended to be stupid:
"What, what mountain? Which mountain are you talking about? Mount Tai, Mount Hua, or Mount Kunlun? Master, I don't understand what you say!"