Chapter Ninety-Five: Exploring Buddhism

"But, what should I be aware of now?" he asked.

"What's the matter? You just go with the flow. ”

Jigong still didn't understand.

"I, I'm ...... I can't look at women right now. Wu Ge finally shyly voiced his confusion.

"Why can't you watch it...... Oh, yes. ”

Jigong scratched his head, and finally understood what Wu Ge meant.

This is ...... In fact, it's not a big deal, but this incident unfortunately ran into Wu Ge. Wu Ge's evaluation of himself has always been objective and fair, he does not consider himself a saint, so he does not hold himself to the standards of a saint - for example, the experience in the "forbidden forest" did not make him feel any guilt. But the problem now is that the stimulation of the six senses is really ...... It's so exciting. All day long, how can he still cultivate? Now on the street, he doesn't dare to open his eyes. But that's it, it's useless. He can "see" the road clearly without opening his eyes, and more importantly, he can even hear the height of the girl walking across from him, smell the hair color clearly, and taste the measurements exactly the same.

If someone says something in front of you that you don't understandβ€”such as "the smell of the evening breeze is as sweet and sour as the magnificence of B-flat major," you must be careful, because there are usually only three kinds of people who say such things: scholars, madmen, and immortals, and none of these three are easy to mess with.

But even so, to the gods, this is nothing. Cultivating immortals pays attention to being able to put it down, and if you can't let it go, you have to be able to afford it-just like Lu Dongbin. The real problem is that the immortals are cultivated step by step, and when they reach the step of connecting the six senses, their ability to control their bodies and minds has reached a fairly high level, and there will be no such trouble as Wu Ge at all. But Wu Ge took shit luck and got such a huge amount of qi out of thin air, and he was still far from practicing it.

Of course, Jigong knew this, but he had never experienced anything like itβ€”he had never even heard of it. So it's a bit of a head-scratching thing for him. However, scratching his head always produces some positive feedback for the brain, and after scratching for a while, he really scratches some ideas.

"Ge'er," he said, "although the master is not a serious monk, he has read a lot of Buddhist scriptures. If you want to solve this problem, there is just a suitable paragraph. Would you like to hear it?"

"Buddhist scriptures?"

Wu Ge came to the spirit. Ji Gong is also an immortal, and the Buddhist scriptures he admires must be very profound and very instructive. Not to mention solving his current confusion, it is possible that it will have a significant impact on his future practice.

I said it wouldn't be wrong to ask the master. He thought to himself.

"Of course I'd like to hear it. He said.

"Okay, then you sit down. ”

Ji Gong pondered, cleared his throat, and opened his mouth in what he thought was the most eloquent voice.

"Once upon a time there was a mountain, and there was a temple on the mountain, and there was an old monk in the temple......"

"Hmm. ”

Wu Ge listened intently, for fear of missing a word.

"There is also a little monk...... Well, no, there are no young monks, only old monks - of course, not old, otherwise...... In short, he is a high monk. ”

"Oh. ”

However, people at the time did not think that he was a high monk, and it was only later that they found out. This is very similar to the situation of the master back then. Well, to put it simply, this monk has been out on a long journey...... Yes, there is another monk who travels together......"

"Ahh ”

"They want to cross a river by a river, and they happen to meet a young woman who also wants to cross the river......"

"Huh?"

So the monk carried the woman across the river......

......

Wu Ge's jaw dropped.

Then they moved on. The monk who was traveling with him was very angry and said, 'We monks have six pure roots, how can you hold a woman in your arms?'"

Wu Ge's head began to thrive.

"The monk replied, 'Oh, that woman, I have put her down, why are you still holding her?'"

Wu Ge's face was covered with black lines.

This story is that the true monks do not take the distinction between men and women to heart. The master thinks that this story is just like the problem you are facing now. The philosophy contained in this story is very profound, and you should grasp it well. ”

......

There was silence.

......

There was silence.

......

A...... Uh, silence.

"Uh, Goer, what's wrong with you? Why don't you speak. ”

Someone finally spoke, and "Silence" couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This ...... Even it was embarrassing.

"I remember," Wu Ge said slowly, suppressing his grief and indignation, "this story seems to have been told to you. ”

"Uh? How is that possible. As a teacher, I remember very well that at the beginning, I was in Hangzhou Lingyin Temple......"

"I also remember it very clearly," Wu Ge said unceremoniously, "At the beginning, you fell for the junior sister ......"

"When have I ever been to your junior sister!, you kid, how can you talk nonsense today......

Jigong hurriedly protested with a white face.

"I mean, you're in the body of a junior sister. Wu Ge said impatiently. "You ...... at the time"

"You don't mean that, I ......."

"I'm talking about the time when my sister fell into the river. Wu Ge roared. "You got on her to save her. You don't remember how long it was, what else are you talking about 'when I was in Hangzhou Lingyin Temple'?"

"Oh, what did you say?"

The expression on Jigong's face relaxed.

"This story ......"

"That's called 'possession', how can you say 'upper body'? Cultivating immortals is a science, and you can't use terms casually, do you know?" Jigong said cordially.

"Okay, okay, it's possession, right? That's what I told you at that time. ”

"Are you convinced?"

"I'm sure. Wu Ge said neatly, without the slightest idea of saving face for Jigong. "I told you that the real monks don't take the distinction between men and women to heart, and you say, 'I'm afraid I don't read as many Buddhist scriptures as you think.'" ’”

"Hmm. ”

Jigong scratched his head.

"Well, even if it's like that. He said shamelessly. "Master...... Well, after living for so long, it's inevitable that the memory is a little confusing. It's not like you, you're only in your twenties......"

He said as he turned around, ready to retreat with dignity, but Wu Ge held him back.

"Master, you can't help it, you can't do it, right? He said with a calm face.

"Well, well, none of us have ever encountered anything like this......" Jigong tried to get rid of it.

"But my current situation really can't cultivate. You can't say that you don't care if I'm out of school, right?"

"Of course not, but ...... Uh, maybe other immortals have a way. Jigong said embarrassedly.

"But when it comes down to you, it's mostly up to you. He realized that he had lost his temper, so he cleared his throat and tried to regroup and maintain the dignity of his teacher.

"Look at myself?"

"Yes. In fact, this is also a matter of mentality. Not really...... The master reluctantly embarrassed him and sent you eight words. ”

"Oh, those eight words?"

Seeing a surprise flashing in Wu Ge's eyes, Jigong felt weak for a while.

"Well, it's up to you to do it yourself...... It's also simple, it's 'turn a blind eye, hear but don't hear.' ’”

......

The first thing that comes back to me is "silence," and once it does, it slips away. Behind it are also "silence", "quiet", "dead silence" and several other close and distant relatives.

If I can do it, do I need to ask you?

Wu Ge gritted his teeth and felt the urge to find the bowl.

"That's it?" he asked.

"Can't you?"

Jigong asked in fear. If a person starts to speak between their teeth, you'd better stay away from themβ€”a light-year away if you can. This truth is understood by mortals, and there is no reason why immortals should not be clear.

However, Wu Ge's performance proved that Jigong's worries were unnecessary. He exhaled heavily, knelt down with a "plop", and kowtowed to Jigong three times.

"I remembered. Master Xie taught. ”

Wu Ge's whole body burned with rage inside and out, but at the same time, his heart was cold and cold. He made such a move, in layman's terms, - he was mad!

Double-petaled flowers bloomed on Jigong's face.

"You really get it? That's good. But...... Uh, Go'er, why did the master hear the smell of mush on you?"