One day, a disciple of Shan Xuanzi was sweeping the floor outside the door. A guest came and asked him: "Who are you?"

He said proudly: "I am Shan Xuanzi's disciple!"

The guest said, "That's great. Can I ask you a question?"

The apprentice said happily: "Yes!"

He thought to himself: What kind of strange problem do you have?

The guest asked: "How many seasons are there in a year?"

The apprentice thought, do you still need to ask such a question? So he replied: "Spring, summer, autumn and winter, a total of four seasons."

The guest shook his head and said, "No, there are only three seasons a year."

"Hey, you're wrong, it's Four Seasons!"

"It's the third season!"

In the end, the two people had arguing and decided to make a bet: if it was Four Seasons, the guest would kowtow three times to his apprentice. If it was Three Seasons, the apprentice would kowtow three times to his apprentice.

Shan Xuanzi's apprentice thought that he would win this time, so he was about to take the guests to see his master.

It happened that Shan Xuanzi walked out of the house at this time, and his apprentice stepped forward and asked, "Master, how many seasons are there in a year?"

Shan Xuanzi glanced at the guest and said, "There are three seasons a year."

This apprentice was almost stunned, but he didn't dare to ask immediately.

The guest immediately said, "Kowtow!"

The apprentice had no choice but to kowtow three times.

After the guest left, the apprentice couldn't wait to ask Shan Xuanzi: "Master, there are obviously four seasons a year, so why do you say three seasons?"

Shan Xuanzi said: "Didn't you see that the person's whole body is green just now? He is a grasshopper. The grasshopper is born in spring and dies in autumn. He has never seen winter. If you talk about three seasons, he will be satisfied. If you talk about four seasons, it will not make sense tonight. If you suffer a loss, kowtow three times, it doesn't matter."

Although this story is not true or false, it is very useful to people. Because: as long as you know how to use it, you can live ten more years!

Many people became very happy after listening to this story. When they met, they said: "I used to be angry when I saw those unreasonable people, but now I don't know. I thought that they were 'Three Seasons' people', so I won't take it to my heart."

The three-season people insist on their own "truth" because they have not seen the facts that prove their mistakes. Therefore, people are angry that they are sorry for themselves.

The story tells us:

Not fighting means compassion, not being criticized means wisdom,

Not listening is purity, not looking is freedom,

Forgiveness is liberation, and contentment is letting go.

For anyone, everything, when you want to lose your temper, when your emotions are unstable, you will think that it is the "Three Seasons People" and what the "Three Seasons People" do, and you will be calm immediately.

There are too many "three seasons" in this world!

There is a woman named Zuo Mei who always has a strange dream. The same scene often appears in the dream: many people are locked in a black house, with a rusty iron lock on the door, and people begging inside.

Whenever she woke up from her dream, she felt her chest was so tight that she felt her chest tightness. Over time, she got a disease, felt chest tightness, and was very irritable.

She heard that there was an old Taoist priest in the Taoist temple on the mountain who could cure some difficult and complicated diseases, so she traveled across mountains and rivers to seek a visit.

The old Taoist priest said: "This disease is not difficult to treat. I will give you a key. You will hang it on your chest, but remember that if you dream of that scene again, use the key to open the door and release all the people in the black house. In this way, your disease will be cured."

She thanked the old Taoist priest and went home with the key. After a few days, she dreamed of someone in the black house again.

This time, she approached the black house and looked inside, and saw that the house was full of people she hated, some of whom she had scolded, some of whom she had bullied, some of whom she had pushed her into a stinky ditch when she was a child and almost drowned her companion.

Looking inward, why is there a lame dog? She remembered that this evil dog with black body and white forehead often appeared on the road when she was a child. In short, there were many people in the black house who had hurt her.

She thought: "I can't open the door, they should be the ones who suffer."

So, amid the call for help, she took back the key.

Half a year has passed, and her illness has worsened again. She went to ask for the old Taoist priest. The old Taoist priest said, "There is only one last chance, otherwise my key will not save you. You will still dream of that scene tonight. Before the lock really rusts, you must open it."

After hearing the old Taoist priest's words, she made up her mind.

Sure enough, she dreamed of a black house again at night. She didn't think about anything anymore and bravely took out the key, "With a bang, the rust lock was opened, and the people inside squeezed out desperately.

It seemed like there was a woman walking slowly towards the door at the end of the crowd, getting closer and closer. She felt that the woman looked so familiar, as if she was herself.

No! It’s me, she has a unkempt face, her eyes are dull, and she is very thin and pitiful.

Just as the woman walked out of the black house, the black house suddenly collapsed, the sun poured in, the dazzling light woke her up, and she burst into cold sweat.

At this time, the old Taoist priest's voice came: "If you imprison others, you will also imprison yourself, you will also rust your heart when you lock the past; if you resent and troubles build up the black house, open the window of your heart and let the sun shine in."

Since then, her illness has been completely cured, and her eyes have become shiny, her face is rosy, and she is very beautiful.

Be a master of high-level martial arts with great skills, don’t be greedy, don’t mess around, don’t make trouble!

Tao, what is Tao? There are some in the classics: invisible and nameless, and the only one is called Tao.

Without a name, the highest is the Tao; the metaphysical way is the way, the dark and quiet way, the pure and quiet way, the real and constant way, and the wonderful way of inaction.

It is intangible or visible, but it has a high prestige and great power.

For example, it is like electricity, and it is intangible or invisible, but its power is also very great, so we must respect Taoism and love Taoism.

Dharma means sutras, talismans, and rituals. People who become Taoists rely on sutras and rituals as the theme.

The master relies on talismans and rituals to issue orders. They have two reliances. First, they rely on the ancestors. Every time in the ritual, they must first initiate the master and rely on the ancestors to issue orders. The other is to change the spirit, and only after changing the soul can they issue orders.

The Taoist script says: "The Tao is high, dragon and tiger are hidden, and virtue is heavy, ghosts and gods are respected. The highness of Tao and virtue are respected, and the thunder are called thunder. The wonder of mantra and the spirit of law are inspiring wind and rain."

Tao has already settled it, its prestige and great power. Virtue depends on people to strive for it themselves.

As a Taoist priest, you must recite scriptures seriously, recite rituals and repent with all your heart, and do your devout practices.

In normal times, people should have moral character, speak kindly, be down-to-earth in doing things, be loyal and not greedy for small gains, have credit, are willing to suffer losses, and be happy to help others.

In your job, you must obtain money and eliminate disasters. You must ignore the sutras and repentances and ignore them, and do not care about personal gains and losses. You must help death and livelihood and benefit people.

This virtue needs to be cultivated by oneself. It is not a matter of one day, two days, one month, two months, or even one year or two years, and it is very difficult.

There are many mantras, such as the magic mantra of purifying the mouth, the magic mantra of purifying the mind, the magic mantra of purifying the body, etc. If you recite it sincerely, you will be effective, otherwise it will not be wonderful.

Law, law is just like virtue, you have to learn it yourself. After learning it, you must be proficient in the law. After practicing it, you must organize the law. Once you have the law, you must enforce the law and master the law. If the law is synthesized, it is called "fa rituals", and if the rituals are precise, it is called "fa treasure". You have to strive for how to use the law yourself.

First, let’s talk about “amulets” and “qi characters”. If you learn these two talismans and cure many diseases for believers, they don’t have to pay any price. If they come to ask for the talisman, they will ask for it. If they don’t have money, they will be sad if they don’t spend money when they recover. They will bring a fish, a bag of cakes and a thank you, so they can’t talk about money.

In this way, virtue will be cultivated, and believers will come to invite amulets to make them safe and have a good night's sleep.

Let’s talk about doing every ritual, such as telling the fight, moving stars, conquering the house, revising, etc. Before doing the ritual, you must first recite scriptures and repent, and then pass on the talismans...

Sutras and repentance are the foundation, and talismans are the construction of bridges, roads, beautify the environment, and then do rituals. You must be as down-to-earth as building a house. This ritual will definitely work.

However, most Taoist priests, especially scattered Taoists, put their legal affairs behind their heads and money first. They will not learn what they can't do, and will not do what they can't recite scriptures and repent seriously. If they are not pious, will such a Dharma work?

The content and functions of the Taoist sutras, repentances, and rituals:

Sutra: There are two types of clear and dead, one is the use of super-death, the other is to eliminate evil and prolong life, and there is also the use of clear and dead, such as the Heart Seal Medieval Sutra, and the Pure and Quiet Sutra.

The "Pure and Quiet Sutra" is a compulsory course for Xuanmen disciples. Some people only know how to recite but do not know its content.

The Grand Way said: "The great way is invisible, giving birth to heaven and earth, the great way is ruthless, running the sun and the moon, the great way is nameless, nourishing all things, I don't know its name, but I strongly call it Tao. The Tao has clear and turbidity, movement and stillness, the sky is clear and the earth is turbid, the sky is moving and the earth is still, the men are clear and the women are turbid, the men are moving and the women are still, and all things are reduced." This shows how powerful the Tao is, and its content is so profound.

In the classics of the Thunder Ancestor, there are twenty-four Heavenly Venerables (eliminating evil). The first is: Tao enters with sincerity, keeps silent, and uses softness. Those who enter Tao know to stop, those who keep Tao know to be cautious, and those who use Tao know to be subtle. Among them, you can control the official talismans, sanitary sluts, plagues, plagues, plagues, plagues, plagues, plagues, plagues, plagues, plagues, plagues, and plagues, plagues, and plagues, and plagues, and plagues, and plagues, and plagues, and plagues, and plagues, and plagues, and plagues, and plagues, and plagues. Their achievements are of great significance.

The Beidou Sutra (Yansheng), the seven stars of the Beidou are the Tianlang Star, Jumen Star, Lu Cun Star, Wenqu Star, Lianzhen Star, Wuqu Star, and Pojun Star; the twelve births are Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai.

There is also the Beidou mantra: The Beidou Jiuchen, the great god in the sky, the golden palace in the middle, the Kunlun, the regulation of the rules and regulations, the control of the universe, the great Kui Tianlang, the Jumen Lucun, the Wenqu Lianzhen, the Wuqu Pojun, the high Jade Emperor, the Ziwei Emperor, the Great Zhoutian Realm, the fine dust, what disaster will not be destroyed, the blessings will not be achieved, the Xuanhuang Zhengqi will come to me, the point of Tiangang, the long wheels of day and night, the common people live in villains, they like Taoism and seek spirituality, and they are common rituals, and they are willing to protect immortality, the Three Platforms of Immortality, the Six Chunqu will give birth to me, and protect my body, and the Emperor will be as urgent as the law.

There are twenty-four disasters: the Great Sage Beidou Seven Yuanjun, which can resolve three disasters, four disasters, five punishments, six harms, seven injuries, eight difficulties, nine stars, rolled tongue, husband and wife, men and women, childbirth, fulian, epidemics, diseases, essences, robbery, tigers, wolves, insects, snakes, shackles, strands, deaths, water and fire, swords, wars, heaven, and earth nets.

Repentance: It also distinguishes three major categories: clear, perish and general. Its function is to repent sins, eliminate disasters, gather blessings, eliminate sins, and eliminate destruction.

In a life in this world, there are more or less sins, like complaining about the sky and the earth, yelling wind and rain, and doing homework. All the names and names of the Taoists can be repented. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!