Chapter Thirty-Four: Mindless Motivation For Time 1 Chapter Two
Seeing that it was two children playing a prank, the fire in my heart immediately went out. I thought I was unlucky and raised my hand to wipe the mud from my face. It was obvious that the old monk Wu Nian was indeed very kind, and he usually treated these two
The little guy lacks discipline.
"No nonsense." Old monk Wu Nian looked at the thick and strong naughty child with a half-smile, scolding slightly, but only caring in his eyes.
"I missed it." The naughty kid grinned. When I walked next to him, I wanted to give him a slap.
The thin child looked up at me with no expression on his face. He did not have strong curiosity like other peers and had the desire to explore any new things or people around him. He was very calm and childish.
His eyes were full of calmness and calmness. I am not a very harsh person, but when I saw him, I had a feeling in my heart that this child will definitely be a figure when he grows up.
Old monk Wu Nian often traveled far away before, but since having these two children, the number of times he goes out has been significantly reduced. Every time he goes out, he always feels uneasy and has to come back to see him after a while. I don’t know what he wants to do this time.
How long have I been staying at home? When I looked at those thatched huts, I couldn't help but think of Qingqing. I was a little conflicted. I hoped that this special trip would be fruitful, but when I thought of Qingqing, my heart ached faintly.
I temporarily lived here, and my conversations with the old monk Wu Nian continued every day, with a variety of topics. He may not be a monk in the true sense, but he is not a practicing layman, but his life is peaceful.
It's elegant and has a natural charm.
Every morning, the two of us would drink tea and chat on the wooden pillar outside the door of the hut. The old monk Wu Nian did not pretend to be profound when he spoke. The true Zen principles of Buddhism can only be understood from the heart. If it is spoken, it will not be possible.
What's the point? This kind of thing cannot be taught by words and deeds.
"Can I ask something?" I endured it for a few days, and finally couldn't bear it anymore. When I was drinking tea this morning, I asked him: "You? How old are you this year?"
If it had been in the past, I would have guessed without hesitation that the old monk Wu Nian was about seventy or eighty years old. Even if he had taken good care of himself, he would have been within a hundred years old. But I have experienced or witnessed some things that were unimaginable in the past.
My thinking has also changed accordingly, or it can be said to be an expansion. As for the age of old monk Wu Nian, I dare not draw any conclusions.
"Year is just a number, nothing else." The old monk Wu Nian brewed tea in a clay stove, and the fragrance overflowed.
"I guess you must be very old, right?" I judged for myself that old monk Wu Nian undoubtedly has a deep connection with Fatai Temple or the concept of longevity: "The concept of longevity, the earliest pursuit is not the way to longevity.
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"Immortality, immortality..." The hand of old monk Wu Nian making tea suddenly stopped midway. At that moment, the confusion appeared in his eyes again: "What is immortality, immortality, freedom from the six paths?"
Reincarnation? No matter how long a person lives, if it goes well, one day is enough; if it is miserable, hundreds of years and thousands of years, don’t you think it’s too long?”
He seemed unwilling to discuss this issue too much, so I closed my mouth at the right moment and started drinking tea. Wu Nian liked Kuding, but I couldn’t get used to the taste. After one sip of tea, I couldn’t help but frown.
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"so bitter."
"If you don't know the bitterness, how can you get the sweetness?" The old monk Wu Nian also took a sip and said: "Half life is bitter, half life is sweet, the five flavors are mixed, sour, sweet, bitter and spicy, it can be said to be perfect."
"It makes sense." I listened to what he said, and when I drank the tea again, the taste didn't seem to be very bitter. I was thinking that if this life was smooth and smooth, without any twists and turns, it might make others envious, but in this life
When you are old and looking back on the past, you will suddenly find that there seems to be not even a single thing worth remembering in your life.
After living here for about seven or eight days, the topic between me and the old monk Wu Nian gradually turned to the concept of immortality. Another morning, he told me about the rumors about King Zhou Mu.
This was the first time I heard such rumors, but when such rumors came from the mouth of the old monk Wu Nian, people couldn't help but believe that they were all true.
What he said was similar to what the old magic stick said, with minor differences, except that his words were thicker and more realistic. Starting from King Mu of Zhou's journey to the west, the view of longevity that emerged later, and the view of longevity came to Juzi.
The giant of the Immortality View can be said to be a very, very important person. He not only represents the leader of a group, but also represents the ups and downs of many secrets. The Immortality View originated from Taoism and flourished in Buddhism. Religion inevitably had an impact on them.
There is a certain influence, so when choosing a giant, there is a very important factor, and that is fate.
In fact, it is difficult to say what is the matter of fate. Buddhism pays attention to cause and effect. They believe that the effects in this life are all due to the causes in previous lives. They firmly believe in some things that seem to be destined by heaven.
At that time, the adult monks in Fatai Temple had to go on a special trip every three years. The location of the trip was uncertain, but the purpose was the same: to find opportunities. This kind of opportunity actually determines the candidates for the giants. When they go out, they are
In order to find something, if anyone can find it, then there is no doubt that he will be the next giant in the concept of longevity.
This matter was originally very far away from me and had nothing to do with it, but what the old monk Wu Nian said aroused my interest, so I asked him what they were looking for.
"King Zhou Mu traveled to the west and brought back a magical bird from a foreign land. The bird's body was golden, and its blood, skin, flesh and bones were all precious medicine. It was called the Phoenix." The old monk Wu Nian slowly took a sip of tea, and then
She looked at me and said, "The female bird only lays eggs once in her life."
In the concept of immortality, the phoenix has almost no contact with the fireworks of the world. It is a semi-"immortal" creature. Like the legendary unicorn and phoenix, it is the most spiritual species in the world. The number of phoenix is already very rare.
The female bird lays eggs once in a lifetime, and the king bird of the phoenix hatches from a special egg.
"That kind of egg looks like there is blood flowing in it. The outside is red and has a strange smell." Old monk Wu Nian continued to look at me and said, "It is edible."
I was suddenly in a state of confusion. I originally thought that today's topic would be the same as in the past, and I would talk about whatever comes to my mind, but now it sounds like the old monk Wu Nian mentioned this section on purpose.
Why did he bring this up? He couldn't possibly know that I ate blood eggs, but there was something vaguely in his eyes when he looked at me that I couldn't describe.
The old monk Wu Nian continued to tell me that the monks of Fatai Temple went out in the past just to find blood eggs. Because the phoenix is a spiritual species, people who believe in immortality in the past dynasties believed that if you take the blood eggs, you will be able to live with them.
Like the Phoenix, it has psychic powers.
I immediately understood that the only criterion for choosing a giant in the Immortality View is that people have taken blood eggs. As for what functions the blood eggs have after taking them, I don’t know yet. From my own feeling, it seems that they are just strong.
A little bit, that's all.
Today, the role of Juzi is even more prominent. It is not easy for the concept of immortality to exist to this day. Their orthodoxy must be passed down by Juzi alone. If one day, Juzi disappears, it will be equivalent to this
The ancient group that had flourished for thousands of years completely collapsed and ceased to exist.
When the old monk Wu Nian also went out to search for the blood eggs of the immortal bird, everyone was full of longing for the position of the giant. If he became a giant, he would be able to master the supreme power and dignity of the longevity concept, and be able to know what the longevity concept has taught people in the past.
The secrets that were unearthed were just pieces of information, but to a certain extent, they were priceless. The young monk Wu Nian was also moved by this, but his master stopped him and did not allow him to go out.
The old monk Wu Nian was very puzzled and even a little aggrieved, but his master did not give him any explanation and only asked him to meditate as usual. Until all the people who had gone out returned with nothing, his master quietly handed over
He gave birth to a blood egg.
Those were blood eggs that old monk Wu Nian's master had found before, but he hid them from everyone, kept them, and then gave them to Wu Nian.
"So? You are?" I was surprised at first, and then I felt relieved: "A giant in the concept of immortality?"
This question suddenly became clear in my mind. The person that the old monk Wu Nian has been looking for is the next giant. In today's world, the phoenix is just a legend. No one will believe in the concept of immortality, phoenix, blood eggs, and
Because of the existence of giants, old monk Wu Nian is almost completing an impossible task.
"Have you ever thought about what you would do if no one could find blood eggs?"
"Keep looking, that's all." Old monk Wu Nian replied without hesitation: "Until we find him."
I secretly took a breath. These words seemed ordinary, but they shocked me very strongly. Originally, what I wanted to say was, if the old monk Wu Nian cannot be found in his life, what will he do? But then I thought about it.
, has it been that the old monk Wu Nian has been searching for this thousand years since the demise of Fatai Temple? I don’t know how he can survive for so long, but if all this is true, it is simply unimaginable.
I finally understood and understood the lonely desolation in his eyes.
A person can live forever and live forever, but while he lives, his relatives and friends around him will eventually grow old one by one. One hundred years later, three hundred years later, five hundred years later, what can he do?
What he faced were only lonely graves buried under the loess one after another. He had always lived in a strange world. No one knew him and no one could understand him. He kept running around for a goal.
The search cannot stop for one day if it cannot be found.
It was no longer loneliness, but a kind of pain.
"I can feel that we are the same kind of people." Old monk Wu Nian said to me: "You have taken blood eggs."
I immediately realized that the reason why old monk Wu Nian was willing to take me home was because he was willing to tell me the ultimate purpose of so many things.