185. Three Lessons of Practice, Great Cold Forest Mantra (2/2)
The snow-capped mountains on the Snowy Mountains remain unchanged for years.
On top of this holy snow mountain, a monastery made of stones, painted with honey and milk, and known as the 'Snow Palace' has stood for a long time.
The time when it was built is unknown.
In the impression of generations of residents of the Secret Treasure Territory,
It seems as if it has been standing on the Snow Mountain since ancient times,
It has long been integrated with the Snowy Mountains.
That night,
A cold wind blew into the small courtyard.
Danga, wrapped in a thick robe, filled the fireplace with firewood one by one. The fire was burning brightly, and the heat it brought dissipated the coldness on her body.
She listened to the howling of the cold wind outside, and felt an indescribable sense of security.
It's freezing and snowy outside,
It's as warm as spring indoors.
This is something to be thankful for.
In particular, she was not the only one alone in the room at this time. Hutuktu was still sitting on the Zen bed, closing his eyes and meditating on something.
Compared to the blazing fire,
Danga feels that what can actually bring powerful energy and security is the Hutuktu sitting cross-legged on the Zen bed.
"This time, there are only about ten Buddhist disciples, Hutuktu, from various places who have been selected to come to the Snowy Mountains to practice.
And there are more than twenty Buddhist disciples selected by Daxueshan Temple itself, which surpasses all Buddhist disciples in other places, and there are many Hutuktu."
Su Wu closed his eyes and rested his mind.
The thoughts in my mind kept turning.
Collating pieces of information he collected from the outside world and reported by traveling monks.
“This time I went to the mountains to practice for a total of three months.
However, those who progress quickly in practice can shorten the training time.
There are three subjects in spiritual practice:
The first is 'cultivation of the cessation of thoughts', which is to take in all the Dharma principles, study various scriptures, and then bring one's body into the state of 'no thoughts, no thoughts, all self returns to emptiness',
It is said that if this state can be achieved, then the secret mantra and blessing can be achieved with just one thought.
No need to recite orally.
The barriers to esoteric Dharma practice are reduced and the journey becomes smooth.
And to verify whether you have reached this level,
It is necessary to pass the 'no thought and silent secret' test.
Daxueshan has no clear requirements for Buddhist disciples from all over the world to come to study, whether Hutuktu needs to pass this test.
Buddha disciples in various places can make their own decisions.
Do you want to use this level to verify your own realm?
If you choose to pass this level,
And if you successfully pass the test, you can make a request to Supreme Hutuktu that is not excessive and does not involve Dharma lineage secret cultivation.
You can ask him to teach you a secret spell,
Or you can explain a piece of the economy to yourself.
Thinking about it, if I want to contact those 'elder' beasts, I can make this request to the Supreme Hutuktu of the Snowy Mountains after passing this level.
It should not be rejected.
But even this first level of practice is not easy to pass.
Nearly half of the candidates for selection in the Snowy Mountains will fall at this level and die due to 'unknown reasons'.
I can't be careless.
In the following time, while the wandering monks have not yet left the Daxueshan Temple, let them investigate why the candidates for Buddhism in the past died in this 'Wu Nian Shu Mou Shun'.
The second course is 'the secret of the silent body, the immovable treasure of the womb'.
Within this course,
Three secret mantras need to be understood.
Evolve the 'Kalachakra Mandala', place yourself in the Kalachakra Mandala, return to the gap of time, and remain silent in the vacuum.
In this way, you can achieve the secret of "not eating the body without food".
As long as you are within the Kalachakra Mandala,
Then you cannot sense the passage of time, but time in the outside world is clearly passing.
In this way, if you don't eat or drink for seven days in this level, you will be considered successful.
If there are any interruptions,
Then it might be eaten by the ‘incredible gods and demons’.
——This level is even more dangerous.
But I have long understood the two secret mantras contained in the Kalachakra Sutra, and it is easier for me to get through this.
same,
After crossing this barrier,
You can ask the Supreme Hutuktu to teach you a secret cultivation method,
This method can only be practiced by oneself and cannot be passed down in the Dharma lineage.
At that time, you can propose to practice the 'Advanced Dharma Protector Path'.
Lesson Three,
It is called ‘seeing the nature of the law’.
This lesson,
Some people achieve success in a very short time.
Some people cannot achieve anything in life.
And to verify whether it is successful,
It can only be verified based on the ‘secret barrier of life and death’.
Those who can pass the secret barrier of life and death and escape from the terror of life and death will see their own Dharma nature.
Those who cannot pass,
To die on the spot naturally means that one has not seen the nature of the law.
Pass this level,
The Supreme Hutuktu will accept him as a 'personal and secret disciple', and he can choose one of the two highest Dharma doors in Daxueshan Temple.
The two highest Dharma doors of Daxueshan Temple are:
That is, the ‘Light Initiation Dzogchen Dharma’.
‘Buddha’s truth of Mahamudra’.
After becoming the "personal and secret disciple" of the Supreme Hutuktu, you can stay in the Snow Mountain and compete for the position of "the official disciple of the Buddha".
You can also return to the original monastery, and after the death of Supreme Hutuktu, you can add the name 'Supreme' before your own dharma title."
Su Wu went through all the news in his mind.
Three major courses in Daxue Mountain,
What is tested is the monk's foundation, talent, and momentary aura.
All three are indispensable.
And Su Wu realized,
He has already laid a solid foundation for himself in previous simulations. Because of the blessing of his own 'will',
His intellectual talent is also very comparable to others.
Even the ability to capture this 'moment of spiritual light' will make you a lot better than many people.
He opened his eyes,
I have already figured out how to take the first and second lessons.
——Daxue Mountain has set up three major courses. It does not mean that there will be special monks coming to explain the essence of these three major courses to the Buddha’s truth.
Instead, they set questions,
Then it is up to the Buddhist disciples to answer the questions on their own.
No matter what method is used,
As long as you can pass three levels and solve the questions, that's it.
This tests whether a monk has a solid foundation - he has read a lot of books, is familiar with all the scriptures, and can quickly find the scriptures that he can rely on for practice.
As well as extremely high endowment and talent - he can find the economics that can help him, but he also needs to be able to extract the secret mantra from the economics.
"Danga." Su Wu opened his eyes and looked at the little servant who was adding firewood to the fireplace.
It happened that at this time, Danjia also turned to look at him,
Catching his gaze, she lowered her head guiltily.
Su Wu then told the young servant: "Go to the scripture library early tomorrow morning and help me borrow some scriptures."
"yes.
Sir, what scriptures do you want to borrow?" Danjia looked serious and asked quickly.
"Help me borrow these three sutras: the Diamond Crown Sutra, the Kalachakra Sutra, and the Buddha's Avatar Sutra.
You have to go earlier,
I think there may be many people borrowing these three scriptures.
So as not to be too late by then,
On the contrary, all the books have been borrowed." Su Wu warned Danjia.
Danjia nodded solemnly,
I thought I would get up before dawn tomorrow,
You can definitely go to the Sutra Library and borrow the three scriptures that the Venerable needs.
Su Wu thought for a moment,
He waved to Danjia: "Danga, come near me."
"Yes." Danjia responded softly, walked to Su Wu's Zen bed in small steps, and looked at him timidly.
Su Wu said: "You have been following me for several months. You are diligent and reliable in your work, and you are also smart and ingenious. You are very good.
Think about it, I haven't rewarded you yet.
Now we are in someone else's monastery,
This place gathers Buddhist disciples and Hutuktu from various Dharma temples, many of whom are domineering and domineering people. Next, I will be practicing in seclusion, so you will inevitably go out for me.
Yes,
Now I pass on to you the ‘Great Cold Forest Curse Seal’,
For your own defense.
how do you feel?"
Su Wu tied the 'Master of the Corpse Forest' and now has the ability to impose corresponding curse seals on others.
The ‘Ghost Hand’ he controlled,
He also has the ability to impose curses on others.
However, applying a curse seal to others with the hands of the corpse ghost will consume Su Wu's own vitality. However, binding the corpse forest father to impose a curse seal on others will not cause such serious damage.
After all, Su Wu only has the ‘Zombie Forest Master Experience Card’.
This evil creature has never been truly bound!
"Disciple must live up to His Majesty's trust!" Danjia's eyes flashed, he knelt down to Su Wu excitedly and said solemnly.
"hehe,
I pass on the curse seal to you so that you can protect yourself and avoid being bullied and killed by others at will in this snowy mountain monastery.
You must also remember that if you encounter a critical moment, don't worry about the trouble that exposing your strength will bring to me, just cast the curse seal.
Everything else involved,
Just wait for me to cook." Su Wu said with a smile.
Danjia felt warm in his heart when he heard what Su Wu said.
From the very beginning, this venerable man was different from any other monk from the Vajrayana Realm she had ever seen.
Sometimes Danga can’t help but think,
Such a venerable person,
Only then can he be worthy of the title of ‘Kutuktu – the Living Buddha’.
This is not because Su Wu is so compassionate.
In fact, compared with what he did,
The various behaviors of the monks in the Secret Realm are simply unsightly.
"Let's go to bed early tonight.
There's no fireplace in your room, so bring the mattress over later and spread it on the floor next to the fireplace to sleep."
"My servant obeys your orders."
…
The second day.
Before dawn, Danga had already gotten up.
His Holiness is still resting.
His Holiness often said that people should sleep for at least three and a half hours a day, otherwise the body will collapse over time.
For a boy like Danga, he also said that he must sleep for four hours in order for his body to become strong.
Danga has always regarded the words of His Holiness as the ultimate truth and implemented them resolutely.
But it was warm last night,
She thought a lot more,
Unavoidably, I couldn't sleep.
So I got up early in the morning,
The Buddha, who did not disturb his rest, went to fetch water, washed himself, and ate the food he had prepared - at this time, the dining hall of Daxueshan Temple was not open yet.
After that, she gave Buddha some water,
Then left the small courtyard,
Go to the Sutra Library of Jinglun Yuan of Daxueshan Temple.
Jinglunyuan is open.
Only a few young monks were yawning and sweeping the snow in front of the courtyard. They saw Danga coming to Jinglunyuan so early.
They were all a little surprised: "At this time, the master guarding the Sutra Library has not yet gotten up.
Why don't you go back and sleep for a while?
Don’t let the ice and snow freeze you to death.”
Danjia smiled and rejected the kindness of the little monks in yellow clothes, saying: "If you sleep too much, you may not be able to borrow the few scriptures that our venerable has requested."
She gradually discovered that
No matter where you go, most of the kindest, most considerate and caring people are these low-level monks, farmers down the mountain who cannot afford to eat, etc.
On the contrary, the more powerful the nobles and monks are,
It seems that the more I lose my ability to empathize with others.
"Our scripture library is no better than the scripture library in your monastery. It will not be used empty!" The little monk in yellow was very sure of this.
Danga didn’t say much,
He quietly stood outside the Sutra Library.
Seeing this, the little monks in yellow didn't give any more advice and went about their own business.