There are a lot of dead branches and trees on the mountain, and if you don't pay attention to your skin, your skin will be scratched, and the road is not smooth.

The prince squatted down, "Dong'er, practicing is not a simple matter, you have to think about how pitiful that rabbit is, if you want to save it, you must do it yourself, find items that can be exchanged for it, don't be kind and small." ”

Jiang Lin hugged his feet, his face was painful, "But it hurts, I don't want to practice anymore, I don't want to release my life and do good." ”

The prince held up Jiang Lin's head, "Dong'er, in life, you must find the value of your own existence, doing good deeds will give you a sense of satisfaction, you can find the meaning of life, so as to truly understand yourself." So, Dong'er, you must persevere. ”

Jiang Lin nodded as if he didn't understand, stood up, and insisted on moving forward.

"Father, there are wild fruits there. ”

"That's too high, you can't pick it up, release life and do good deeds according to your ability, and then find something else." ”

"Father, there's a pheasant, can we catch it for a rabbit?"

"No, you can't trade another life for another life. ”

"Father, I found the herb you said, this is ......"

"Hemocoagulant, apply it to the wound and stop the bleeding later. ”

Jiang Lin found a small piece of blood clotting grass and was about to pick it, when he suddenly stopped and asked, "Father, is it lifeless, is it also an exchange of life for us?"

"Sentient beings, merciless plants and trees. Although plants and trees have life, they have no emotions and do not generate resentment, so it is okay. ”

Jiang Lin nodded as if he didn't understand, and carefully picked dozens of blood clotting plants.

The prince breathed a sigh of relief, and he couldn't find the exchanged items, so he could only go back first, and come back tomorrow, it was not early.

"Dong'er, let's go back, we can still be released in time. ”

Jiang Lin nodded and walked back excitedly, because it was the way back, Jiang Lin no longer followed behind the prince, but ran to the front.

"Be careful" Wang Ye caught up with Jiang Lin in a few steps, "There is a trap put down by the hunter in front. ”

Jiang Lin nodded, walked into the distance, and said to the prince, "Father, isn't hunting a hunter a killing, aren't they disciples of Buddhism?"

Jiang Lin often listened to the princess talk about some Buddhist scriptures, and at this time he had some questions.

"For Buddhist disciples who are unable to enter the preliminaries, killing has no effect, Buddhism does not prohibit killing, as long as it is not killed for no reason, karma will not be added. Even if a Buddhist disciple enters the preliminaries, killing is only not conducive to cultivation, and it will not add karma. ”

"Father, you have entered the preliminary, will you still kill? Father, you eat meat every day, does eating meat also belong to killing?"

"I can barely move to the next step in my practice, and it doesn't matter if I kill or not. Buddhist monks do not abstain from meat, and eating the three pure meats does not affect their practice. I do not see the one who kills me, I do not hear the one who kills for me, and I do not suspect that I kill him. ”

Jiang Lin shook his head, and he didn't understand the most important words.

The prince smiled silently, a four-year-old child can be like Jiang Lin, he is already precocious, and it is no wonder that he can't understand it.

"The most important thing is that I didn't see it, I didn't hear that it was killed specifically for me, and I believe it wasn't because I killed it. ”

Jiang Lin still didn't understand, and no matter how clear he was, there would be no corresponding experience without the corresponding experience.

The prince pointed to Jiang Lin's heart and said, "Everything depends on what you think in your heart, if you don't kill in your heart, it won't be killed, even if everyone in the world says that you are killing." Buddhism's apologetics specialize in killing, but their merits are immeasurable. ”

Suddenly, there was a wail behind Jiang Lin, it was a deer that fell into the trap that he had just passed.

"Father, are we going to save it? Release it out without changing anything. ”

"No, if a deer falls into a trap, it is considered the hunter's prey, and if we release the deer, we take the hunter's property. If you want to release this deer, you can wait for the hunter to come and exchange it for all the blood clotting herbs. ”

"Is that enough?"

"It shouldn't be enough, you want to release this deer, and you have to pick more herbs. ”

"If we leave like this, do we count as death or not salvation?"

"The laws of nature, survival of the fittest. All we can do is do good deeds and do what we can. If we release this deer, maybe someone in the hunter's house will starve to death. Therefore, if we have the ability, we can exchange our belongings for release, which is to do good, and if we don't have the ability, then let it go on the same trajectory. ”

Jiang Lin nodded, indicating that he understood, and turned around to leave.

At this time, the deer in the trap jumped out on its own, its hind legs were bloody, and it lay next to the trap, unable to move again.

Jiang Lin took a few steps back, a little unsure of what to do.

"Dong'er, do you remember what I told you? Doing good deeds requires fate, and now that fate has arrived, we can do good deeds. The deer was bleeding profusely from its hind legs and would soon die from the bleeding. We just have coagulated grass to stop the bleeding. ”

"But, with the Blood Clotted Herb, we have nothing to save the rabbit. ”

"Dong'er, doing good deeds is not only with fate, but also with an equanimity. We can't do good because of our own preferences, the rabbit is a life, the deer is also a life, we can only choose what is in front of us. ”

Jiang Lin nodded, stepped forward, stroked the deer's head, and whispered, "Don't be afraid, deer, my father and I will save you." ”。

The deer seemed to be able to sense Jiang Lin's kindness, and his eyes showed gratitude, but he didn't move.

The prince instructed Jiang Lin step by step, grinding the herbs, tearing his clothes, and bandaging the hind legs of the deer.

The effect of the blood clotting grass was very good, and the blood quickly stopped, and within an hour, the deer was able to get up.

The corner of the prince's mouth smiled, and he said to Jiang Lin, "Dong'er, follow me to read the scriptures of liberation, Nan Wu drinks the night of the ......."

Jiang Lin followed with the recitation in his mouth, "Nan Wu drank that Hello Night......

The deer approached Jiang Lin, rubbed on Jiang Lin's body, and a ray of light flew from the deer's body and merged into Jiang Lin's body.

When the prince saw this scene, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again, but then it was replaced by anger.

If Jiang Lin had already taken refuge in the Three Jewels, and when he was released, he would have taken refuge first, and he would have received much more merit.

It wasn't until the deer ran into the depths of the forest that the prince stopped the scripture, "Dong'er, you did a good job today, you got off to a good start." Remember, doing good is not a whim, but perseverance. ”

Jiang Lin received a trace of merit, suddenly felt clear, and asked, "Just now in the trap, we released the deer, which may harm the hunters." But now that the deer has escaped, and we have released the deer, we have nothing to do with the hunters anymore. But if the deer hurts other critters, is it our fault that the other critters are hurt?"

The prince touched Jiang Lin's head, nodded and smiled, "I'm glad that you can ask this question." There has always been a problem in Buddhism, whether the wicked should be saved, whether the wicked should be saved, and not saving is inconsistent with the concept of doing good, and if the wicked person is saved, who will do the bad things he will do in the future. ”

Jiang Lin nodded, "Should it be saved?"

"It still depends on your heart, as long as you feel that you should be saved, then save, all beings are equal, and the lives of one are equal to the lives of many. If you feel that you should not be saved, then you should not be saved, and killing evil is also doing good. It's all about what you think, doing what you think is right, and repenting of what you think is wrong. ”

Jiang Lin was thoughtful.

The prince secretly said in his heart, everyone's mind is constantly growing, what was right in the past, now it may feel wrong, it doesn't matter if you feel wrong, as long as you sincerely repent, you can still get merit, which is also the truth of cultivation. (To be continued.) )