Chapter 414 I’m not suitable for studying Buddhism
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The intelligent abbot smiled broadly and pronounced the Buddha's name again.
“Almsgiver Meng is still so kind and generous!”
“Master, thank you for your praise, but this grand palace seems to be even more impressive than the last time I came here.”
Meng Lang looked at the bright yellow new futon in front of him and the increasingly shining Third Buddha.
"Haha! Thanks to your blessing, our temple has been slightly repaired before. Donor Meng does not want others to know about his good deeds, and he gives without asking for anything in return. His merits are immeasurable and there is no great kindness!"
< br>The smart master was naturally referring to the previous "Human Trafficking Gang Case". Meng Lang didn't take any of the reward from the police at that time, and donated it all to Nanshan Temple.
Lin Haitang on the side was a little confused.
Doing good deeds and not wanting others to know about them? Giving without expecting anything in return?
What did he do in Nanshan Temple?
Looking at the abbot’s warm hospitality throughout the whole process, he is as good as a senior VIP among pilgrims...
“I wonder if the donor is here today to ask for a signature? Or to return a wish?”
< br>As he said that, he glanced at Lin Haitang with a smile.
I want a single dog before me and a loving dog after me...could it be that the marriage lottery from before has come true?
But...it seemed like what I asked for last time was to place a bet and sign a lottery?
"Ahem! Although your temple's lottery is indeed very effective, I am not here to ask for the lottery today. I am here specifically to see Master Smart."
"Looking for me?" Master Smart was stunned for a moment. .
"Yes!" Meng Lang nodded and looked at the wise master in front of him seriously, "I heard that the master's Dharma is profound, I have some doubts in my heart, and I hope to get the master's guidance."
"Huh?" The intelligence master suddenly looked surprised.
"Heard? Where did Meng Meng hear it from? The poor monk is just a small abbot of Nanshan Temple, and he dare not take the words of Buddhism as profound."
"Haha!" Meng Lang showed a smile that saw through everything. .
"Master is too modest. How come the eminent monk of Longquan Temple and the lecturer of the Water and Land Dharma Association in Beijing dare not say that the Dharma is profound?"
Zhi Zhi looked stunned.
Like him, there was Lin Haitang beside him.
This Nanshan Temple is located in a remote place and looks unremarkable. I haven't even seen a single pilgrim for a long time. I didn't expect that the old abbot monk would have such a big background?
Although it was incredible, she had no doubt about Meng Lang's intelligence ability.
"How did Meng Benefactor know?" Zhizhi did not deny it, but just asked out of curiosity.
"Of course I found out by fate." Meng Lang replied with a smile.
“Destined?”
Zhi Zhi was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "Yes! The donor and I are indeed destined!"
"Since the master is an eminent monk in the capital, how did he end up here?" Lin Haitang asked curiously.
"Haha! Being too deeply involved in the world hinders spiritual practice. It is better to be as clean as this small Nanshan Temple."
These days, there is an endless stream of pilgrims to some famous temples, and almost all the monks inside There is no one who does not smell like copper.
The monks in this kind of environment are not going to practice, they are just going to provoke the world of mortals.
Faith slowly turned into business. There were fewer and fewer monks practicing, but more and more monks doing business...
"Master is not interested in fame and fortune, which is admirable!" Meng Lang said with a smile.
"Fame and wealth are nothing but fleeting clouds that cover people's eyes. It is better to have a pure mind and be at ease in everything!"
The smart man put his hands together and smiled like the breeze and the bright moon. Where can I find the philistine just now? Little expressions.
Meng Lang’s eyes lit up.
"To be honest, Master, I came here to find the pure Dharma!"
"Oh?" Zhi Zhi looked surprised.
"What kind of freedom does Master Meng want to learn?"
"Of course it is the great freedom of becoming a Buddha!"
Zhi Zhi smiled. "Then what is 'Buddha' in the heart of Benefactor Meng?"
"The Buddha before and after the Buddha only talks about his heart. The heart is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the heart. There is no Buddha outside the heart, and there is no heart outside the Buddha." Only by using external objects can we be consistent and minimize the influence of the countless "selves" in the book on the "original self".
Then what color is my original self, and the rest of myself is also the same color.
Then naturally "I" will always be "I"!
“Huh? I didn’t expect that Benefactor Meng would actually be involved in the mind philosophy of the Consciousness Only Sect of Buddhism?
Does the donor know what "no mind outside the Buddha" means? "
The surprise on Zhi Zhi's face has turned into surprise.
"Well... the Buddha has found his true self. There is no other Buddha.
I am about to ask the master, how to ‘have no mind outside the Buddha’? Meng Lang asked.
“There is no other Buddha to be found except this mind. There is no point in finding Bodhi and Nirvana apart from this mind.”
If you want to find Buddha, you must directly see your nature.
Nature is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the free man who does nothing and does nothing.
If you see your nature, you are a Buddha, if you don’t see your nature, you are a living being..." Zhizhi replied.
"I am still a living being, how can I see my nature? "
"The reason why we are sentient beings is only because our delusional thoughts and attachments cover our Buddha nature. If we can extinguish our delusional thoughts and attachments, our Buddha nature will naturally appear.
All the evil deeds I have done in the past were all caused by beginningless greed, hatred and delusion, arising from my body, speech and mind. I repent of all of them now..."
"Repentance can lead to the attainment of 'no mind outside the Buddha'? "
"Of course it can't. People have eight consciousnesses, eye consciousness, ear consciousness, nose consciousness, tongue consciousness, body consciousness, six body consciousness, and even 'Mana consciousness' and 'Alaya consciousness'.
The outer mind of the Buddha is the seventh consciousness, 'mana consciousness'. This consciousness always corresponds to the four troubles of self-delusion, self-view, self-arrogance, and self-love.
Its nature is "there is nothing to remember", which means it does not produce strange fruits, but it can overturn the holy way and obscure the nature of the mind!
This consciousness is the root of self-grasping. If you cling to delusion, it will create all kinds of bad karma. On the contrary, it will eliminate the troubles and bad karma, so it is called stained and pure consciousness.
Only by eradicating the four afflictions, thoroughly understanding the truth of the two emptiness of human dharma, and clearly understanding the eighth fundamental consciousness ‘alaya consciousness’ can we achieve ‘no mind outside the Buddha’. "
"However, all dharmas have no self. Since beginningless time, Mana consciousness has always held Alaya consciousness as me, reincarnating at the same time as Alaya consciousness, flowing through life and death.
Since mana consciousness is also in reincarnation, how can we not overturn the holy path and obscure our mind? "
"The six consciousnesses are pure and pure, and the six consciousnesses are dyed and dyed. The 'Mana consciousness' is divided into good and bad, but the 'Alaya consciousness' is the most delusional.
Since 'alaya consciousness' is the fundamental consciousness, the first seven consciousnesses all rely on the eighth consciousness, alaya consciousness, to circulate.
This is the 'Origin of Alaya'..."
Above the Mahavira Hall, under the Third Buddha, there is an old man and a young man.
"Who am I? Me How did it come about? Am I really me? ” and other issues launched an in-depth and friendly discussion...
Lin Haitang on the side was dumbfounded by this time.
At first I could understand a few sentences, but later I became a Muggle.
This guy Meng Lang... is actually studying Buddhism?
What level of "can't figure it out" requires this level of "clearance"?
And...it's only been a few days? Can you fight with the preaching master from the capital for three hundred rounds?
Is this scientific?
Even if the end of science is theology, this is too amazing...
Hey, wait a minute! With his attitude of studying hard...
What he said before about "escaping into Buddhism"... couldn't he be serious?
Lin Haitang looked at Meng Lang, who looked serious, as if he was studying some life-and-death problem of the century, and began to realize the seriousness of the problem...
I have seen people who were not allowed to commit suicide because of love. , I have never seen love and cannot leave home...
Her mind was in a mess, and Meng Lang's voice of "studying Buddhism" rang in her ears, which made her even more upset.
Seeing the two of them chatting, they actually sat on the futon, looking like they were sorry to meet each other late and were having a long conversation. It seemed that they could not finish the discussion for a while.
Lin Haitang had no choice but to walk out of the Main Hall quietly.
I walked around aimlessly, watching the scenery in the temple in boredom, when I suddenly saw futons and lottery tubes placed in a side hall in front of me.
Hmm... I just heard from Meng Lang that the lottery requested by this temple seems to be very effective...
I don’t know why, but by some strange coincidence, I slowly walked in...
"Click, click, click!" "Click!"
Lin Haitang stood up and picked up the dropped bamboo sticks.
Then I found the corresponding signature based on the numbers above...
“I stared at you five hundred times in my previous life, and I brushed my shoulder once in this life.
It takes a hundred lifetimes to cross the same boat, and a thousand lifetimes to sleep together..."
...
The sun is gradually setting in the west.
In the main hall, Meng Lang has been frowning. It's already stretched out at this time
Sure enough, it's better to work behind closed doors. It's extraordinary to have an eminent monk beside you to give guidance. The experience points are rising slowly
Many obscure and difficult questions in the scriptures were suddenly revealed.
The eminent monk that the brothers introduced to me is indeed something!
His brows were relaxed, but the intelligent master opposite was down...
Buddhas are people in the past, people are Buddhas in the future...
Who is reincarnating? ?Why does reincarnation have life and death? Who thinks I am reincarnating?
I originally planned to help people solve their doubts, but why is my head buzzing now...
Meng Lang was still discussing with him at first, asking for advice.
But the deeper you go, the more you discover some strange worldviews that make people feel paradoxical, familiar, and non-existent.
Buddhas are people in the past, and people are Buddhas in the future...
Master Intelligence chewed on Meng Lang's words over and over again, thinking about a series of weird questions that the other party had just asked.
The more I chew, the more wonderful it becomes...
Buddhism has been passed down to this day, and almost all the classics have been thoroughly studied. It is very difficult for people today to innovate.
However, Meng Lang's previous words, although not profound, gave him a sense of novelty: "Huh? Can you still understand it this way?"
This novelty is enough to make an eminent monk like him think about it for a long time...
“Thank you, Master Smart, for clearing up my doubts today!”
"Where! I didn't expect that Meng Xiaoyou, at such an age, would have such attainments in Buddhism. It's really amazing!
I wonder who Xiaoyou studied under?"
In his opinion, Since Meng Lang knew his past and was so proficient in Buddhism, he must have had a great disciple from a famous teacher.
Maybe he also knows Meng Lang's master.
From "Meng Benefactor" to "Meng Xiaoyou", it is obvious that in the eyes of this master, Meng Lang has changed from an outsider to a fellow believer with whom he can sit and discuss...
Who do you study under?
Meng Lang thought for a while.
I said Bodhidharma, Xuanzang and Xue Huaiyi... Yeah! Coupled with the collective wisdom of the brothers, there should be nothing wrong, right?
“Ahem! I just figured it out in my free time.
I am a person who likes to get into trouble, haha...”
Did you figure it out on your own?
The intelligent master was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.
“That little friend is indeed extremely talented!
However, judging from the confusion that the little friend just raised, I am afraid that the pursuit of Buddhism, which is to realize that everything is empty, is not very suitable for children. "Friends understand."
"Well..." Meng Lang sighed slightly when he heard this.
How could he not notice...
After all, he is not a serious monk who can achieve the purity of the six roots. What's more, he is still wallowing in the world of mortals, and there is even greater terror in life and death...
What kind of threads of love or worry... even three thousand threads may not be able to stop them.
Even the senior Xue Huaiyi, who became a monk on the way, was unavoidable and suffered from premature death. As a "lay disciple", if he wanted to cross the river by feeling the stones, he would probably only be able to touch the middle of the river...
< br>Even if he has thoroughly studied this scripture, it is probably similar to Nie Feng's recitation of "If your heart is as clear as ice, you will not be surprised if the sky falls" when he was possessed.
The effect is there, but not much...
"Haha! If you are willing, you can not limit yourself to the family. Why not try the Taoist method of 'keeping one'?"
"Taoist ?”
“Yes, the Buddha’s path comes from the same source.
The Tao is indeed about keeping oneness, but oneness refers to the heart rather than the thing. It is the oneness of the heart. If the heart is constant and constant, then you will have eternal life.
Tao follows the heaven and earth and follows nature. Yin and Yang are all-encompassing and inclusive of all things. Therefore, Laozi said that Tao is the most important among the four major things in the world.
It is not just Buddhism, it is called all sentient beings and all dharma, and it is not without the word Tao.
I see that my little friend’s character may be more consistent with this Taoism. ”
Taoism?
Meng Lang fell into deep thought.
In fact, after Buddhism was introduced to China, it merged and learned from local sects, and it had long since separated from the original birthplace of Buddhism.
Dharma's "Zen" incorporates a large number of traditional Confucian and Taoist philosophies.
Meng Lang has been studying the "Huayan Sutra" for the past few days, and indeed he has a vague feeling...
The self-help route of "predecessors" is to learn Buddhism, but the "predecessors" of "predecessors" I have always been a student!
It is said that Comrade Jiang Ziya lived to be 139 years old.
This is definitely an extremely enviable lifespan, but...
The biggest problem is that it is too old and there are very few written records left.
Even Xue Huaiyi, an archaeologist from "a thousand years later" is embarrassed, let alone him from "two thousand years later"...
Touching an "ancestral" senior like Jiang Ziya stones to cross the river?
Not to mention stones, you can almost only touch stone chips like this...
I also want to learn, but the conditions don’t allow it!
However, when it comes to Buddhism and Taoism having the same origin, in fact the most integrated form of Zen is Taoism, especially the theory of Zhuangzi, which is why there is a saying that "Buddha is originally Tao".
As for Zhuangzi... that was definitely a mudslide in the cultural circle of the Warring States Period!
This guy says he is a subjective idealist, but in the end he just follows his heart!
However, I am sharp-tongued and aggressive, don't like work and love freedom, and I am very tolerant.
The euphemistic name is "Xiaoyaoyou", but in fact, it just means two words - "Happiness"!
Zhuangzi said: Rule by doing nothing, your nature is sacred!
Because of the divine nature, Zhuangzi advocated that the highest state of the human world is to be without waiting, to live a life of freedom without relying on other things.
That’s why “Heaven and earth coexist with me, and all things are one with me.”
This is the famous Taoist "unity of man and nature".
Because of his sacred nature, Zhuangzi was dissatisfied with the chaotic state of things being separated by hundreds of schools of thought, and was especially dissatisfied with the scientific spirit of famous scholars who wanted to get to the bottom of things.
He believes that there is no limit to learning and life is short, so there is no need to worry about it...
Two words... lie down!
If this guy is also his "senior"...
Then his choice is probably to delete the "technical appendix" to reduce the burden on the brain, so that the brothers can have houses and fields at home, and live a happy life...
Well... Zhuangzi is alive. How long has it been?
It seems to be more than eighty?
With the average life expectancy at that time, this man was definitely a birthday boy!
This is an idea...
Could this be the third way to solve one's own rift - just be happy and that's it?
I am happy, and so are the brothers, so after "all things are one with me"...
Am I twice as happy?
......
When Meng Lang walked out of the Mahavira Palace with the Master of Intelligence, Meng Lang was still thinking about the "way to happiness" just now and wondering how to be as heartless as Zhuangzi...< br>
As a result, as soon as I went out, I saw a graceful lady in the courtyard, holding her fragrant cheeks, sitting in a daze under a Bodhi tree.
The beauty is picturesque, the breeze blows, fluttering the skirts of her clothes...
What is happiness?
Happiness is when you...
Happiness is when you...
Like...
Absolutely similar to that...
There was silence for a moment.
Meng Lang turned his head and expressed his gratitude to the intelligent master with a serious look on his face.
“Master’s advice, I also feel that I am not suitable for learning Buddhism...”
Intelligence: "..."(End of Chapter)