Under Du Di's guidance, Luo Jun entered the cave and met Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Ksitigarbha is still the same, wearing white monk robes and as peaceful as warm jade. After seeing him, you will feel that the wind and rain have stopped, and your heart will be at peace. You will feel that no matter what kind of demon it is, it will be difficult to invade.
After trying to lure Luo Jun in, he retreated first.
Luo Jun bowed deeply to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and said: "This junior has seen Bodhisattva!"
Ksitigarbha smiled slightly and said: "The little benefactor's cultivation is now comparable to that of a saint. Even if I, the Buddha, come, you can be on an equal footing with me. How can a poor monk with such meager conduct be able to withstand such great worship from you?"
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Luo Jun was immediately frightened and said: "If the Bodhisattva said this, it would really offend the junior. No matter how the junior practices, in front of the Bodhisattva, the junior will not dare to make any mistakes. Similarly, with the kindness you have shown to the junior, Bodhisattva, the junior
When you meet, even if you kneel three times and kowtow nine times, that’s still the right thing to do!”
Ksitigarbha laughed and said: "It's rare. Although the little benefactor has reached heavenly cultivation, he has never forgotten his original intention! Sit down!"
Luo Jun took a seat under Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and then asked: "By the way, Bodhisattva, Phantom..."
Ksitigarbha frowned slightly and said, "The phantom has disappeared."
Luo Jun was surprised and said: "Disappear? What does this mean?"
Ksitigarbha said: "This is probably her fate. Her whole body and the universe began to gradually merge into one, and it was difficult for her to appear in a substantial physical body. At the beginning, she could occasionally appear, but later, she could no longer appear.
The real body only has voice. Three years ago, there was no voice at all."
Luo Jun couldn't help but feel sad when he thought about how he once fought side by side with Phantom, and then when he thought about her current situation.
Ksitigarbha said: "There is no joy in life, no sorrow in death. Life and death are just ordinary things. You and I all have that day, so the little donor does not need to feel sad!"
Luo Jun said: "Junior and Phantom were once comrades-in-arms, and they had a friendship with each other. Now that I know that she has disappeared, all I can do is feel sad for her for a moment. I am really ashamed!"
Ksitigarbha said: "In fact, there is no need to be ashamed!"
Luo Jun knew that Bodhisattva was an open-minded person and understood what he meant.
After a while, Ksitigarbha said again: "The little benefactor came suddenly. Is there something wrong?"
Luo Jun smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I feel ashamed again. I have come back to Earth several times in the past few years, but every time I forget to visit the Bodhisattva."
Ksitigarbha said: "The little benefactor is busy with his affairs, so it is understandable."
Luo Jun said: "This junior is going to the fairy world again soon. In recent years, a lot of things have happened, and I want to tell you about them."
King Ksitigarbha said: "I would like to hear the details!"
Luo Jun immediately told many things about the immortal world, fighting with Yuan Yun Zhong, fighting with Li Changye, fighting with Tiandao Bi...
Then he talked about the multiverse, Hongmeng Taoist, and the various encounters of Zipao in the Zipao universe, etc.!
"When I came back, I was very worried that my family would have the same experience. Fortunately, my eldest brother was very different from Lin Feng in that universe. Now that I think about it carefully, I feel that I don't know what happened. I don't know what caused such a huge crisis.
Difference. I am also afraid that sooner or later it will come back to me!" When Luo Jun said this, the doubts in his heart were also expressed.
After hearing this, Ksitigarbha fell into silence.
After a long time, he said: "The poor monk has been studying the cause and effect of Buddhism. He only realized that the Buddhist principles and cause and effect are intertwined with each other. The world in the Buddha is vast, profound and profound. Even if the poor monk spends his whole life, he can only do
I know a little bit about it. Now when I hear these things from you, little benefactor, I feel that I am really a frog in the well. This universe is so vast and terrifying!"
Luo Jun said: "Human power is limited, and the universe seems limited, but to humans, it is infinite. So when we use limited human power to speculate on the infinite universe, we naturally find it terrifying!"
King Ksitigarbha said: "What the little benefactor said is true!" After saying this, he added: "Faced with the current situation, with the poor knowledge of the poor monk, it is no longer possible to guide the little benefactor in any direction."
Luo Jun said: "Buddhism has a saying that everything is empty except cause and effect! The universe is so big that we can't even imagine its boundaries. However, no matter how big things are, they spread from small points.
Therefore, the big can be seen from the small; the infinite can be inferred from the finite... As the saying goes, all things have the same origin!"
King Ksitigarbha said: "What the little donor said is indeed very reasonable!"
Luo Jun said: "This junior's foolish opinion makes the Bodhisattva laugh."
Ksitigarbha said: "The amount of information that the little donor said today is really too great, and it was difficult for the poor monk to digest it for a while."
Luo Jun said: "Junior can wait. I will leave tomorrow morning!"
Ksitigarbha said: "The key question is, little donor, what do you want to know?"
Luo Jun said: "Junior wants to know how should I go in the future?"
Ksitigarbha laughed and said: "This is a big problem. The little donor is posing a big problem for the poor monk!"
Luo Jun smiled and said: "What is a mystery, what is a Zen idea? It is also said that there are mysteries everywhere, and Zen ideas are everywhere. Is the mystery already revealed, or the Zen idea already revealed? Who can tell clearly. Sometimes the juniors feel that they understand a lot, but sometimes they don't.
I feel like I don’t understand anything. What I see and hear may not be true.”
"Interesting, interesting!" said Ksitigarbha Ksitigarbha: "The little benefactor came back this time. He seemed still confused, but compared with before, he was already very different! Confusion is normal, and great wisdom is also real. A
If people think they are absolutely right, this is the beginning of their destruction.”
Luo Jun said: "What the Bodhisattva said is absolutely true!"
That night, Luo Jun stayed in Ksitigarbha's cave.
He saw many demons kneeling down and worshiping devoutly outside the cave, and felt a little weird in his heart.
But after a second thought, I thought clearly again.
When the demons kneel down and worship, although they are worshiping the Bodhisattva, they actually seek peace of mind.
Just like someone who has done something wrong and is troubled all night long, so he goes to the Buddha to repent and kowtows, thinking that as long as he sincerely regrets, the Buddha will forgive him. Because this is the truth in the Buddhist scriptures!
In this way, you will feel at ease.
Ksitigarbha is here to play this role.
The next morning, I prepared breakfast and invited Luo Jun and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to have a meal.
The meal is ordinary roasted sweet potatoes and some rice soup.
Luo Jun ate some and asked Ksitigarbha: "Does the Bodhisattva still need these ordinary foods?"
Ksitigarbha said: "Ordinary food can let poor monks know the sufferings of ordinary people. If you stand too high, you need to look down."
Luo Jun said: "That's it!"
Ksitigarbha smiled and said: "Little donor, if you have anything to say, please tell me directly."
Luo Jun said: "Please forgive me for being bold, junior. Is this behavior of the Bodhisattva considered a Buddhist sign?"
Ksitigarbha said: "What is the appearance? If you are attached to the form, then you have the appearance?"
Luo Jun was speechless.
King Ksitigarbha said: "If you think you are attached, then you are attached. If you feel you are not attached, then you are not attached. What matters is whether you want to do this or show it to others!"
Luo Jun suddenly realized, "The Bodhisattva is the true wisdom!"
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva changed the subject and said: "Last night, the little benefactor saw many demons kneeling down outside. What was he thinking?"
Luo Jun said: "This junior is thinking that this hell will never be empty."
Ksitigarbha said: "Yes, it will indeed not be empty!"
Luo Jun said: "There are too many big principles and small principles."
Ksitigarbha said: "These sentient beings cannot be saved."
Luo Jun said: "Junior knows that this is your wish. Even if you can't complete it, you should try your best. If you can save someone, you are a person!"
Ksitigarbha said: "That's the truth!"
Luo Jun fell into silence. King Ksitigarbha said: "What is the little donor thinking?"
Luo Jun said: "We are always busy, you are busy, I am also busy, all living beings are busy! Is busyness the principle of life? Some people believe in Buddhism and do not step on ants or eat meat. But they forget
The food you eat is also a part of the living being. In other words, as long as the living being is alive, you have to eat me, and I eat you, forming a big cycle."
Ksitigarbha said: "This is the principle that cause and effect are not empty!"
Luo Jun said: "Why can't we let go? Let go of the busyness, let go of everything, and seek freedom in body and mind."
Ksitigarbha said: "The key problem is that even if you let go, you will not be able to feel at ease physically and mentally."
Luo Jun was startled, and then said: "That's true!" After a pause, he added: "In Buddhism, there is a saying that slandering the Buddha has infinite cause and effect, and you will go to endless hell. Since the Buddha is compassionate, how can he be
Punishing people to hell after just a few curse words? So, doesn’t this Buddha act like a tyrant and cannot tolerate the slightest disrespect?”
Ksitigarbha smiled slightly and said: "Since the young benefactor has great wisdom, why do you need to ask this question? If someone says that slandering the Buddha will lead to eternal hell, then it can only be said that this person has ulterior motives and uses the name of the Buddha.
He is slandering the wisdom of our Buddha. He said this because he wanted to bear the consequences. There is another saying in Buddhism. Our Buddha is compassionate. If you slander the Buddha, you must have anger and hatred in your heart. This anger and hatred
, will lead to some cause and effect."
Luo Jun said: "That's it!"
King Ksitigarbha said: "In the immortal world, you should have seen my Buddha?"
Luo Jun said: "The younger generation has indeed seen it, but what the younger generation saw seems to be different from the Buddha in the minds of Buddhists!"
King Ksitigarbha said: "In the hearts of people in the Buddhist sect, I, the Buddha, am omnipotent. That is a fiction and unreal. So, you say it is different, which is normal. What is a Buddha? Is it compassion? Yes.
Peace of mind?"
Luo Jun said: "I just want to ask for advice, what exactly is a Buddha?"