Zhao Pan looked at the man pitifully and said, "Can Master Yongzhen really save me?"

But the man said flatly, "Perhaps." Zhao Pan listened, so he had to say helplessly: "Okay, I'll go with you." ”

Zhao Pan followed the man nervously, all the way into this quiet place. The quiet place, in fact, should be called the quiet city more accurately, although it is much smaller than Xianzhou City, but it is several times larger than Zhao Pan's town, just like a big town or even a small county town. However, the word "quiet" is really right, the environment here is quiet, the road is clean and tidy, the pedestrians on the road are also polite, although the houses on both sides of the road are relatively simple, but they are also very neatly repaired, and there is no longer the dirty and noisy scene in Xianzhou City. Zhao Pan was thinking strangely: Could it be that this is a place where normal people live?

They came to a temple in the middle of the city, which was not very tall, but it was filled with incense and had a large number of worshippers. "Knock~Knock~Knock~" There was a thick bell from the temple, and this bell sounded calm and comfortable in people's hearts, as if there was a kind of magic that purified the soul.

This man said to Zhao Pan: "Master Yongzhen is going to preach, go and listen." Zhao Pan answered, and walked to the open space in front of the temple together, more and more people gathered, and soon the open space was already full of people, they were waiting to listen to Master Yongzhen's preaching.

On the stone podium in front of the temple, a tall, benevolent monk sat cross-legged, dressed in a coarse cloth robe, with a long white beard hanging down his chest, presumably the same Yongzhen master, and three monks sat on either side of him. Master Yongzhen said slowly and angrily: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this temple to discuss the teachings of Buddhism. ”

Zhao Pan thought to himself, obviously he was preaching, but he actually said that he was discussing. However, after a while, he realized that he was indeed discussing, what kind of discussion method was it? It turned out that the master had been patiently answering the questions of the people in the audience, and he could answer every question very skillfully and in very simple language, and in addition to that, he often used this to extend the relevant Dharma teachings.

For example, someone in the audience asked: "Master, I have been very bored these days, first I lost my money, then I died a pig, I went to Xianzhou to buy something and was beaten by someone, I even fell a big heel when I walked today, and I almost broke my leg, you say, why am I so unlucky? Is my heart for cultivating Buddhism not sincere, or is my karma in my previous life very bad?" As soon as this person finished speaking, it caused a burst of laughter from the audience, and Zhao Pan couldn't help laughing when he heard it.

Master Yongzhen smiled slightly, and said a few words to a monk beside him, who quickly brought two small jars and a bag, and everyone looked at him strangely, not knowing what he meant. Master Yongzhen beckoned to the person asking the question and said, "Come over here." ”

When the man walked over, Master Yongzhen said, "Put these walnuts in there." The man was very strange, but he did so, and when he had finished loading the walnuts, Master Yongzhen asked, "Is it full?" and the man said, "It's full." ”

Master Yongzhen said, "Put the sand in the bag and see?" The man poured the sand into the jar and poured most of the bag of sand until it was full. Master Yongzhen asked again, "Is it full?" and the man said, "This time it is full." ”

Master Yongzhen said, "Pour the water from this jar into it." The man did so, and poured in some more water until the jar was full. Master Yongzhen asked, "Is it full?"

The man said, "It's really full." ”

But Master Yongzhen said, "Sprinkle this salt and try it?" The man sprinkled a small packet of salt, but the water in the jar still did not overflow. The man asked, "Master, do you mean, "The heart is actually very broad, and it can accommodate many things?"

Master Yongzhen smiled and shook his head, and said, "Pour out all the jars, and try them in reverse order?" The man first sprinkled salt into the empty jar and then filled it with water, at which point he said, "Master, the jar is already full, and nothing else can be added." ”

Master Yongzhen laughed and said, "That's right, life is like this jar, if you are only entangled in sand, water, salt and other trivial things all your life, then how can walnuts be put in? Aren't you just living for trivial things?" When Zhao Pan heard this, he was also impressed, thinking that he was really a master, and he could explain the meaning of life so vividly and skillfully, so what is my Zhao Pan's "walnut"?

The preaching lasted for more than two hours, and Zhao Pan listened with relish, almost forgetting his life. Master Yongzhen said: "It's not too early, there are still problems, how about discussing with Lao Wei tomorrow?" After hearing this, the people below began to disperse reluctantly, and the person who came with Zhao Pan didn't know when to walk away. Zhao Pan did not walk away, but kept standing, looking at Master Yongzhen on the stage, because only he could save himself. Suddenly, a little monk ran over, pulled Zhao Pan's trouser leg and said, "Hey, Master called you over." When Zhao Pan heard this, he was overjoyed, and followed the little monk into the temple.

As soon as Zhao Pan entered the main hall, Master Yongzhen came over with a smile, put his hands together, saluted, and said, "Amitabha, donor, you are far away." Zhao Pan finally took a closer look at this master, and was surprised to find that he was simply a Buddha statue! The master's face was calm and indifferent, and he really couldn't tell the approximate age, under the long eyebrows, a pair of eyes exuded a charitable light, the ears were big and long, and the two earlobes hung down like earrings.

Zhao Pan said excitedly: "Master, after listening to your preaching, I really feel a lot of emotion and benefit a lot. ”

Master Yongzhen smiled and said, "The donor has won the award, please sit!" He pointed to the chair next to him and motioned for Zhao Pan to sit down and talk, Zhao Pan had just sat down, and the little monk just now brought a cup of tea: "Donor, please use tea." Zhao Pan hurriedly thanked him.

"Donor, among all living beings, seeing each other is fate, you and I can see today, it is not accidental, but a doomed thing. Master Yongzhen said calmly.

Zhao Pan said in surprise, "Could it be that the master knows that I will come today?" Master Yongzhen nodded slightly. After Zhao Pan saw Master Yongzhen's reaction, he was even more surprised, thinking that such a powerful master should be able to save himself, right? He hurriedly said, "I have betrayed, the sect leader may have sent someone to arrest me." Master, you have to save me. ”

Master Yongzhen said calmly, "No one can save you." ”

"Ah, what?!" Zhao Pan listened, like a slap on the head, thinking that he was going to be skinned and filled, and his whole body began to tremble with fright.

Master Yongzhen did not continue the topic, but said to himself: "Donor, Xianzhou is a fierce place, so it is sealed here. However, Lao Qu firmly believes that even if there is no more evil, there are still souls that can be saved, and there is still the possibility of regaining clarity, all of which rely on faith. "Zhao Pan was dizzy when he heard this, and thought to himself that I was about to hang up, why are you still telling me this?

However, no matter how you are reformed, whether you can change your evil and return to the right still depends on your own heart and nature. Those who save save themselves, and those who clear themselves clean. Master Yongzhen continued to speak what seemed out of tune. Zhao Pan was really big when he heard this, and he thought to himself, what kind of rescuer can save himself, let me save myself? Zhao Pan almost cried, and said in a choked voice: "Master, how to escape the catastrophe, please show me a way out." Otherwise, I'll be miserable. ”

Master Yongzhen said: "The donor was born in Xianzhou, but he was not impregnated by the evil spirit, and he has a good heart and Buddha nature, which is really commendable. The rescuer also saves himself, first saves the heart and then saves the person. ”

Zhao Pan's mouth opened wide in surprise and said, "I, I was born here?" By the way, Master, you mean, I have to resist all kinds of temptations first, don't sink into them, and save myself mentally, right?" Zhao Pan said: "It's easy to save the heart, but it's hard to save people, so how to save people?"

Master Yongzhen said: "Donor, this is a bad word, it is easy to save people and difficult to save hearts, save people once, save hearts for a lifetime." The donor has a Buddha nature, but there are too many distracting thoughts, and he needs to hone and sharpen. This calamity is just an ordeal on your spiritual journey. ”

Zhao Pan was surprised when he heard this and said, "Does the master mean to accept me as an apprentice?" Master Yongzhen smiled, shook his head slightly, and said, "Lao Wei can send the donor out of Xianzhou today to help you survive this calamity, but it can't be called saving you." ”

Zhao Pan suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand, the salvation I am talking about is this calamity, and the salvation that the master said is my life's practice." ”

Master Yongzhen finally nodded with satisfaction, he took out a Bodhi bracelet from his bosom, and said, "Lao Qu has a token to hand over to you, after you go out, take this thing to Zen Master Yongjing, and he will take you as a disciple." "Yongzhen, Yongjing, I know from the name, the two of them should be brothers.

"Master~Master!" The little monk's shout came from outside the door, and he ran in out of breath and said, "Master, it's not good, the soldiers and horses of Xianzhou City have arrived, and they said that they want to arrest the donor." ”