It is said that Prince Zhao Yue Dong Gang stepped on the horned dragon, crossed the Han River, and entered the territory of today's Hubei. [] He was eager to practice Taoism, and after bidding farewell to the horned dragon, he turned around. Not wanting the horned dragon to turn over and block the way, he nodded his head and his eyes were full of joy.
The meaning of begging. (The ancient people had inconvenient transportation and lack of information, so it was often difficult to distinguish the real difference between the river and the sea. Because the Han River was vast and Jingle Country was located to the west of the Han River, it was sometimes called the East China Sea. So at that time Zhenwu crossed
The Han River is actually not far from Mount Taihe, the holy land of Taoism in his mind.)
The prince didn't know why, but he was about to get angry when he saw the cat leaning down towards him, drawing a simple Bagua figure on the ground with its forepaws, and then raised its head and looked at him longingly.
The prince was stunned and suddenly understood. He asked with a smile: "You evil beast, seeing that you have been killing people here all year round, do you actually have the intention to follow the Tao?"
The horned dragon looked aggrieved and pitiful, patted its belly with its front paws, and kept whining in its big mouth.
The prince smiled and said: "I know that the reason why you kill is to satisfy your hunger. But since all living things are born, it is not necessary to kill to fill your skin. Before I came here, I also received enlightenment from the immortal master. Although all things are reincarnated, you kill to satisfy your hunger.
It is just a transformation of the form of energy in the world, but this only refers to the mundane worldly objects in the six paths of reincarnation. All living beings in the world have the possibility of achieving enlightenment, but the first thing is to eradicate the seven emotions and six desires, all
Of course, the desire for food and drink is no exception to the turbid thoughts of the mortal world. In other words, before your state of mind reaches the boundary between heaven and man, although you can hunt to satisfy your hunger, you must not be too greedy and gorge yourself.
The taboo of creation. Do you understand?"
Qiu Long listened and nodded repeatedly.
The prince saw that it was very spiritual, and he felt a little fond of it. He stretched out his hand and patted the horned dragon's head a few times, smiled lightly, turned around and left again.
But he saw the horned dragon suddenly transform into a little red snake, crawling up to the prince's feet, circling and following him, as if reluctant to let go.
The prince stopped, frowned and asked: "Xiaolong, I see you are reluctant to leave, but do you want to follow me and leave here?"
The little red snake's little eyes showed a light of joy and nodded repeatedly.
The prince was in a dilemma and muttered: "Xiaolong, it's not that I don't want to take you, but it's because I left home in a hurry this time. Although I am sincere in seeking the truth, my future is slim after all, and I don't know if I can achieve my wish.
How can I take you there?! Besides, the reason why I escape from the world and travel far away is because there are too many ties in the world, so I have to do it. But you are different. You are in this vast river, free.
You are free and carefree. If you practice sincerely, this is your pure dojo. If you follow me, you will add some ties to yourself, which will be harmful to your future practice. However,
Don't worry, if I can really reach the place pointed by the immortal master and succeed in my path, I will definitely come back to find you. But today, I have to go back to each other to find freedom. And I can also tell you that during my trip
The destination is a fairy mountain in the direction of Qandui. The name of the mountain is Taihe. If you can enter the Taoist gate before me, you can also go into the mountain to find me. What do you think?"
After hearing this, the horned dragon seemed to understand that what the prince said was true. He tapped the snake's head three times at the prince, and two drops of amber tears fell on the ground. It circled around the prince again three times, and then turned around.
, climbed up to the river bank in a meandering way, looked back at the prince, and then entered the water.
The prince stood on the shore, looking at the clear water of the river, imagining the countless rivers, lakes, seas, deep mountains and dense forests in this vast human world. He didn't know how many creatures like this horned dragon that looked violent and cruel but were actually devoted to the Tao were hidden there.
, I have a better understanding of the wonder and unpredictability of nature.
He stopped for a while on the shore, then turned around resolutely, left Hanshui, and continued walking towards the pure land in his heart.
Two days later, right where the prince once stopped, a majestic black tiger leaped onto the river bank, carrying a noble-looking but gloomy-looking middle-aged beauty and galloped along the path in the direction the prince had left...
‘Where the sun and the moon go, where the rivers and the Han dynasty come out, where the people go, where the crops are suitable… the land behind the Yellow Emperor is twelve thousand miles away’.
Yue Yi.
The mountains and rivers are continuous and the scenery is blurry. Prince Zhao Yue Dong Gang followed the dusty road and came towards the holy land with a Taoist heart.
On this day, the prince walked to a mountain forest. From a distance, he saw the bright red colors of fruits looming among the trees. He suddenly felt hungry and thirsty. He couldn't help but quicken his pace, deviated from the road, and walked towards the mountain forest, wanting to
Pick some wild fruits to satisfy your hunger.
As he approached the edge of the forest, he felt an alluring fragrance coming to his nostrils, refreshing. When he looked up, he saw that although the trees were full of fruits and bright in color, the fragrance did not come from nearby. The fragrance came from
The prince's nose spread into his belly, and a cool feeling spread all over his body in an instant, and his hunger and thirst disappeared. The breath seemed to be a mysterious guide, tempting the prince to branch and brush the willows, and walk all the way deep into the dense forest.
go.
The winding road turned, and a stream appeared in front of it. The clear water flowed through the green shade. A middle-aged woodcutter carrying firewood and an ax on his waist hurriedly walked along the stream, singing as he went: "Ding Ding cuts the sandalwood,
It is obtained by cooking a meal. There is millet in the pot, and the sun and the moon fly by. I don't think about the armor, and I don't know the color. I have an ax and rice, and I sing folk songs all the way. There are fairy fruits in the mountains, misty smoke, but it is undestined, and it is rare to be close at hand. The fragrance is penetrating to the bones, and the white hair is mysterious.
Get a little fragrant juice and forget about hunger and thirst?..."
The man looked in front of the prince, but seemed not to see him. He still lowered his head, sang songs, and continued to move forward.
The prince seemed to have something fishy when he heard the meaning of the man's song. He quickly stepped forward to stop him and asked: "Brother woodcutter, please stay!"
The man seemed to have just discovered the prince. He raised his head and looked him up and down, then frowned and said: "Young man, I see you are in a hurry, your face is dusty, but you don't know why you are here? The woodcutter is carrying a heavy load and it is hard work on the road.
But we can’t accompany each other!”
The prince couldn't help being surprised when he saw that he was calm, neither humble nor arrogant, and spoke elegantly. He looked very different from an ordinary mountain villager. He quickly stepped forward, held the firewood on his back with both hands, and then said with a smile: "This woodcutter brother
, the boy came from the Kingdom of Jingle and went to Taihe Fairy Mountain to seek enlightenment. Only because he was hungry and thirsty on the way, he deviated from the road and wanted to find some wild fruits to satisfy his hunger. I dare to ask Brother Qiao, what is the name of this place?
?The meaning in Brother Qiao’s song just now is fresh and refined, but can’t he be an enlightened immortal?”
After hearing this, the woodcutter burst into laughter. He turned around and placed the firewood on a piece of grass beside the stream. Then he straightened up and smiled at the prince: "This guest is joking. I am just a woodcutter in the mountains.
How can I dare to claim to be an immortal even if I don’t have three meals? However, although I am not an immortal, this place can be called a fairy mountain. This mountain is called Fangcun Mountain, and there is an immortal on the mountain named Zulu Zushi.
, this ancestor was born with supernatural powers and had high moral standards. The folk song that the villain sang just now was passed down by his old man when the villain accidentally bumped into the ancestor. It is said that whenever the villain is disturbed by vulgar thoughts, he only needs to sing this song.
Singing will make all thoughts disappear, which has the effect of prolonging life. It is only because the villain accidentally thought about it when he was cutting down trees, so he sang to relieve his boredom and make the guests laugh!"
The prince was eager to seek enlightenment and was overjoyed when he heard the words. He quickly asked: "This woodcutter, but I don't know where this immortal lives? What kind of magical thing is the fairy fruit that the woodcutter said?"
The woodcutter smiled and said: "I don't know this. It's just that when the villain bumped into the ancestor, the old man once said: 'Everything comes from itself, and all dharmas are predestined. But when a thought comes out of the dust, when the thought turns back, good deeds arrive.
, is the Immortal Mountain.' But the villain is stupid and has never understood its meaning, so he is still living in chaos in this mountain to this day. If the guest wants to meet the ancestor and obtain the immortal fruit and Taoism, he still needs to search for it on his own, villain
But I can’t help! Farewell! Farewell!”
After saying that, he ignored the prince and leaned down to pick up the firewood, put it on his back, and wandered away. The singing started again and gradually disappeared in the forest.
The prince stood blankly looking at the direction in which the woodcutter was leaving, thinking deeply. After a while, the prince suddenly smiled, as if he had realized something.
He murmured to himself: "Fangcun...is free...all things are free...everything is destined...that's how it is! Hahahahahaha..."
The prince's laughter fell and he stopped moving forward. He immediately sat cross-legged on the spot, looked inward at his soul, and fell into meditation.
In the haziness, a sparse plum forest appeared in front of my eyes, and the faint mist gradually dispersed, revealing a narrow path. The familiar fragrance became stronger and stronger, as if it was already close at hand.
The prince continued walking along the path at a leisurely pace, and soon he reached the end of the plum forest. Under a towering tree with vigorous branches and circling branches, a shaggy Taoist with a long sword on his back was sitting cross-legged.
Turn your back to yourself, close your eyes and meditate.
A rich aroma came to my nose, and a few strange fruits shaped like children were scattered among the thick branches and leaves of the big tree, swaying in the wind. The rich aroma came from this big tree.
Floating in the wind among the branches and leaves.【】