Yes, life is hard. Cai Gen doesn’t know where the pain comes from, and he doesn’t say hello when he comes. To be honest,
"I do not know."
Everyone is very proud of what they know and what others don’t know, even a tree.
"All suffering arises from ignorance. People have prejudice and stubbornness due to ignorance, and suffering arises from this."
Ah, Cai Gen doesn't quite understand. This is a bit fantasy to him.
"What is ignorance?"
This rhythm is so good, it is very similar to the reenactment of the conversation between Buddha and his disciple Anan. The Bodhi Tree God is intoxicated and can also preach to people. The male-female voice is more confused and more seductive.
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"What is ignorance?
I don’t know the past, the future, and the relationship between the past and the future;
I don’t know inside and outside, and I don’t know the relationship between inside and outside;
I don’t know the behavior and consequences, and I don’t know the relationship between behavior and consequences;
I don’t know the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, and I don’t know the way to end suffering;
Not knowing the origin, cessation, and path of suffering, and not knowing the practice of cessation of suffering;
I don’t know the cause and all the subsequent consequences caused by the cause...
Not knowing good or evil, guilty or innocent, customary or unusual;
I don’t know the origins of good, bad, dirty, and pure. I don’t know them all.
There is no truthful knowledge of the consequences caused by the six senses.
For every cause of self, pain, desire, and lust that arises from dependent origination.
Not knowing, not seeing, or only knowing one of them and not being able to fully understand them all, these are the darkness of ignorance, ignorance, and great darkness, which are called ignorance.
Do you understand it?"
Cai Gen was so confused that he forgot to smoke. He didn't wake up until the cigarette butt burned his hands. What was the tree talking about just now?
Don't understand at all?
People have said so much, and I am embarrassed to ask others to explain it, especially the last sentence, do you understand?
Pointing directly at Cai Gen's soul, facing such a sincere question, Cai Gen really couldn't lie.
"I don't understand, why don't you say it again?"
The Bodhi Tree God understood the other party's eagerness to learn, not Cai Gen's poor understanding, so he patiently and emotionally repeated the explanation just now,
"What is ignorance? It is ignorance. Do you understand?"
There is no doubt that if Cai Gen doesn't understand, the tree will definitely say it again. Although he doesn't know what he means, he always makes people repeat the same words, which shows that he has poor understanding. Cai Gen finally said against his will,
"I understand, then how can I have clarity?"
This question is really unskilled. I originally wanted to write this question and answer in my diary, but the Bodhi Tree God gave up. It is not advanced at all.
"If you want to have enlightenment, no, if you want to be enlightened, you need to follow the footsteps of my Buddha. Believe in me from today on, and put an end to your muddled and ignorant life."
Seeing this big tree working so hard and feeling so good made Cai Gen ring the TV shopping, please continue to cooperate, Peng Nie will also get the same money.
"Then how can you believe in me, the Buddha?"
The critical moment has come, all the preparations have been made in the last moment, and the Bodhi Tree God is even more devoted,
"Join the All Heavens Association, become a member of us, and pursue the ultimate happiness in the afterlife together."
Well, Cai Gen thought for a moment and felt a pair of eyes looking at him hopefully, maybe they were the eyes of a big tree,
"No, it's good not to have faith. I don't need faith. Let me continue to live in confusion."
This answer is wrong. Judging from past experience, even a piece of wood can be influenced. I was influenced by wood. The Bodhi Tree God cannot accept this answer.
"What's good without faith? Without faith, there is ignorance. Without faith, there is no code of conduct. Without faith, there is no moral restraint. Without faith, you cannot make great aspirations. What's the point of your life?"
If he had spoken human language like this earlier, Cai Gen would have understood it a long time ago. Why did he pretend to understand just now? He nodded.
"I don't agree with you. You say that a person with religious beliefs does not have to die. My father and I have no religious beliefs. It does not prevent them from being good people and having a happy life.
They are all happy."
After saying that, Cai Gen lit a cigarette and started his rhetoric, bombarding the Bodhi tree god,
"In your Buddhist system, faith refers to religious belief, but in the minds of us ordinary people, faith is definitely not something as superficial as religion.
What we believe in is history, the worship of ancestors and saints, self-cultivation, family governance, and world peace. It is the traditional virtue that has been passed down for thousands of years. It is the supreme ideal of world harmony. It is the worldview and values given to us by five thousand years of historical and cultural accumulation.
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The most important thing is our faith itself. We believe that man can conquer nature, open roads across mountains, and build bridges when encountering water. When encountering suffering, we never ask God or Buddha to sit there and wait for death. We firmly believe that happiness in this world can be achieved through our own efforts, not through religion.
It’s so ethereal that you don’t look for any marginal things to find sustenance.”
Stopped again, loaded the shells, and took a puff of cigarette. At this time, the Bodhi Tree God found the attack point and began to fight back.
"You said you don't believe in gods and Buddhas, so you still worship gods."
After blowing out a puff of strong smoke, Cai Genzui finished loading the cannon and continued to fire.
"The gods we worship are not entirely linked to religion. They are more of a deification of the worship of saints, sages and great historical figures. In our mythological stories, gods can become immortals by upgrading, fighting monsters and practicing.
We work hard like ordinary people. For us, we can worship gods and believe in gods and Buddhas, but what we firmly believe in our bones is that everything still depends on man-made efforts."
Speaking human language is more tiring and has more words. Unlike a big tree, a few words can be said very mysteriously and mysteriously. It seems to be very profound and no one can understand it. What's the use? Cai Gen is very satisfied with his opinion and suddenly thought of the other party
Talking about the code of conduct and moral restraint, continue to talk,
"In your Buddhist belief system, people who do bad things will go to hell to intimidate believers to do good and remain pious. We don't need to rely on hell to maintain our morality. We have been accustomed to reflecting on history since ancient times. This is the biggest deterrent.
Informed by the thoughts of sages and traditional virtues, we maintain a peaceful and tolerant character, as well as the foundation of hard work and kindness."
"By the way, how do you say that? If you use history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs. If you use people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses."
Looking at the big tree in front of him, Cai Gen finished his ninth puff of cigarette, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, and stamped it out.
"Tree God, do you understand? Let me tell you one more thing. There has never been any savior, nor does it rely on gods and emperors. To create our happy life, we all rely on ourselves."
After saying this, Cai Gen shook his hair out of habit and appeared in front of the Bodhi tree, looking at the sky at an angle of 45 degrees. His eyes looked towards the starry sky, as if he had traveled through thousands of years and saw scenes in history.
A great epic that can sing and cry.
This chapter has been completed!