"The name Dharma Sea is taken from the meaning of the immeasurable sea of Dharma."
The sweeping monk continued to ask without raising his eyebrows: "Oh. Then may I ask, monk, what is immeasurable?"
"Immeasurable comes from the four broad altruistic hearts of Buddhism, kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. It is also called the four immeasurable hearts. It is also practiced based on the four meditations, so it is called the Four Brahma Paths."
"In that case, why did the monk come to Yongming Zen Monastery?"
Fa Hai clasped his hands together: "I am doing this to understand Buddhism and improve myself."
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"Since it is for the purpose of understanding Buddhism and improving oneself, the monk is tantamount to admitting that he does not yet possess the cultivation of the Four Meditations, right?"
Fahai said again: "Amitabha, the sea of Buddhas is boundless. To complete the four meditations, there is still a vast road ahead, so we need to move forward slowly."
"In that case, there is no need for you to enter Yongming Chanyuan."
"Huh?" Fahai asked in surprise: "Why do monks refuse people?"
The sweeping monk chuckled lightly, without joy or sadness, but with an inexplicable sense of uncertainty: "When you came here, have you ever noticed how many people are rich, how many are poor, how many people are greedy, angry and ignorant, in this city of Hangzhou? How many people have experienced separation from love?”
Fahai was stunned, his face suddenly turned red, and he looked ashamed: "Amitabha, I have never measured it, and... I have never cared about it."
"Yes, because you are only thinking about 'the true meaning of my Buddha'. But because of this, you ignore the people around you who are still struggling in the eight sufferings. You have developed a discriminating mind."
The sweeping monk blocked the temple door: "Monk, your Bodhi is not yet full, and your six roots are not purified. Conditions come and go as you please, and conditions disappear according to your heart. You are not qualified to call yourself Dharma Sea, and you are not qualified to step into my temple."
Speaking of the latter part, although the sweeping monk did not show any anger, the implication behind his words was that it left people speechless.
"I asked you, why are you so unreasonable..."
Xi Xuan was about to step forward to defend himself, but was stopped by Fahai.
"Fahai, you?"
"Xi Xuan, what this monk said is true. I don't practice enough! Let's go to the city and have a look."
With that said, Fa Hai turned around and left. Xi Xuan sighed helplessly and also left.
In front of the temple gate, the sweeping monk showed a faint smile. The broom in his hand turned into a handful of water and sprinkled it on the ground casually.
Between those eyebrows, there is a slight resemblance to Boss Zheng!
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As a big city in the south of the Yangtze River, it is no exaggeration to describe Hangzhou as prosperous and beautiful.
Along the way, most of the people on the road were smiling, feeling refreshed, and there was no anger or evil between their brows.
"Fahai, I think the people in this city are living a good life. The monk who sweeps the floor said that, I thought the people here have suffered some injustice."
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Fahai shook his head: "Sometimes, people suffer not on the surface, but on the inside."
"That monk is right. I am too attached to Buddhism. I think that traveling in the mountains and rivers means visiting ancient temples, studying Zen and discussing Buddhism, and helping poor people. This is how I have joined the world."
"Actually, what the master said should make me completely forget my identity as a monk and live with the people. This realization is true."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a somewhat thin figure falling in front of Fahai.
"Ah, sorry!"
Fahai quickly squatted down and wanted to check the child's injury, but the child suddenly grabbed Fahai's hand and bit him hard.
"ah!"
Fahai screamed in pain, but before he could react, the child had already escaped, and his hands were dripping with blood.
"You little devil!"
Xi Xuan was furious and was about to catch up, but was stopped by Fahai again.
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Xi Xuan didn't know why, but he saw a big man chasing after him, cursing and muttering:
"You little bastard, you stole our money again, stop!"
"Xi Xuan, let's go up and see what happens."
"good!"
Although the child who stole the money jumped up and down nimbly, he looked sallow and thin, and his physical strength was certainly not as good as that of the big man.
Within a moment, he was caught by a big man at the corner of the street.
"Little bastard, I have to chop off your hand today!"
Although the child was caught, he showed no fear and screamed and struggled.
When Fahai saw this, he showed a trace of unbearable expression and stepped forward and said: "Donor..."
The big man glanced at him: "What? Are you going to stand up for this kid?"
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The big man's tone was a little strange. It didn't seem angry or disgusted, but it had a trace of calmness that shouldn't be there?
"He certainly deserves to be punished for stealing money, but...if the donor is really harsh, the child may not be able to bear it."
"Tsk, another fool." The big man muttered, took out the money bag from the child, and threw the child away:
"Okay. Monk, for your sake, let him go this time."
The child seemed to be hurt by the fall and grinned. He glared at Fahai fiercely, turned around and ran away.
"This is heartless! Don't even look at who begged for you!"
Xi Xuan was so angry that he dragged Fahai directly:
"Let's go, I want to see how this little devil can be so confident!"
Fahai couldn't resist Xi Xuan, and thought that since he met this child, it was fate, so he agreed.
Soon, the two quietly followed the child to an alley.
The alley is very dilapidated and damp, and the surrounding walls are even covered with moss.
There were also some people in ragged clothes, sitting motionless on the ground with their eyes blank, as if they had lost their souls.
Xi Xuan frowned, but he never expected that there would be such a dilapidated place under such a big city as Hangzhou.
At this time, the child entered a small wooden house.
Through the window, the two saw an old woman lying on the bed in a small wooden house, with a haggard figure and a sick look on her face.
"Grandma, have you taken your medicine?"
Different from being fierce outside, the children were very obedient and well-behaved in front of the old woman.
"Good boy, thank you for your hard work. Grandma has taken medicine."
"Grandma, I originally stole money today, but unexpectedly, I was blocked by a monk and couldn't escape. The money is gone."
"What?! Why are you so careless! If this continues, when will my illness get better!"
What Fa Hai, Xi Xuan and the others expected was that the old woman not only knew that her child was stealing money, but she also seemed a little angry when she saw that her child had not stolen any money.
Seeing this, a hint of gloom flashed in Xi Xuan's eyes: "I originally thought that this child was stealing money secretly from his grandma. I also wanted to say that he was filial, but he just used it in the wrong place. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be an instruction from an elder!"
Fahai also didn't expect that an elder would let his grandson commit theft.
After much thought, I still wanted to help the child, so I walked in with Xi Xuan.
At this time, the child bowed his head obediently and knelt there silently.
The old woman was sitting on the bed, still scolding. When they saw Fahai and Xi Xuan coming in, both the grandfather and the grandson could not help but be startled.
"Grandma, it was him, it was this monk who prevented me from running away!"
"You little brat, you really don't understand good people's hearts!"
"Xi Xuan." Fa Hai shook his head: "Old man, looking at you, I know that your life must have been very difficult."
"It's just that no matter how difficult it is, you shouldn't let your grandson learn to steal. How will a child survive in the future if he doesn't learn anything from childhood? It's better to send him to learn a trade, so that he can support you and have someone to depend on.
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The old woman sneered: "I, an old woman, can't do anything. My grandson is so young, and my son and daughter-in-law are both dead."
"If he doesn't steal, will we all starve to death! If he still learns his skills, will he be able to come back every day?!"
Fahai shook his head helplessly, and took some money from himself: "Although I don't know how sick you are, old man, but the money should be enough for medicine."
"For the rest, while providing for food and clothing during this period, let's let the children find a way out."
After saying that, Fa Hai called Xi Xuan to leave.
The child suddenly ran out and shouted from behind: "Thank you, great monk!"
Xi Xuan snorted softly: "This little devil has some conscience. Fahai, where are you going next?"
"I want to go find that big man just now."
"Why are you looking for him? That man looks vicious at first glance. He can do something to a child. I don't think he's any better."
Fahai disagreed a little: "The big man looked really fierce, but when I asked him to stop, he didn't look at me viciously, and he simply let the child go."
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"I was a little confused about his emotions at that time and why he could calm down so quickly."
Xi Xuan shrugged. Fahai didn't know about this kind of thing, and he didn't understand it even more.
At that moment, the two of them followed the route back to their original location.
The big man was currently working in his blacksmith shop.
"Is it you two?"
When he saw Fahai and Xi Xuan at the door, the big man showed a strange look: "What do you want from me?"
"Donor, this poor monk has something that he doesn't understand."
The big man looked rough and arrogant, but in fact he had a delicate mind. He immediately understood: "You want to ask about that child?"
"Exactly. The poor monk is very strange. When you wanted to beat him up, why did you stop your actions after the poor monk said a word, and your anger seemed to have disappeared a lot?"
"Humph, I'm not trying to calm down, but I didn't want to spend more time with this kind of bastard in the first place. If I have time to beat him up, I might as well come back to blacksmith and make some money."
Fahai was immediately puzzled: "Then why, when you chased him, did you say you wanted to beat him up?"
"Monk, you are a bit stubborn." The big man looked at Xi Xuan aside:
"Your companion seems to know how to work hard. Then he should know that when something bad happens, he will always complain and curse. But in fact, sometimes, that's all."
Xi Xuan nodded in agreement.
Fahai couldn't help laughing and said: "So it turns out that the poor monk misunderstood the donor. The donor is compassionate."
The blacksmith sneered and said: "Compassion? Monk, you are wrong again, I am not you. I let him go, not because of any compassion."
"It's because we here already know exactly who that kid is!"
"On weekdays, this kid is sneaky and sneaky, and he comes to steal our hard-earned money from time to time. At the beginning, we will teach him a lesson. We just treat the child as ignorant and it will be good if he has a memory."
"But later I found out that this guy is like a dog-skin plaster, he doesn't get enough oil and salt, and he is willing to be humble, so I don't bother to get along with him."
Fahai immediately said: "Donor, I have just visited the child's home. His family is indeed in some difficulties, and the elders did guide some detours, which led to..."
However, this time, before Fahai could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the blacksmith: "Monk, you just left the temple, why are you so stupid? You don't really think that we don't know his situation.
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"Could it be..."
"Yeah, he's been deceived again." The big man said helplessly:
"His grandma was indeed mean. She forced her son to death and her daughter-in-law to death."
"At first, we felt sorry for this kid and even took the initiative to find work for him. Who would have thought that he thought it was slow to get money!"
"He couldn't do any work for three days. Later, after stealing the money, he kept some for his own expenses, and some for his grandma's medical treatment. The rest was all taken to the gambling house to gamble!"
"What?!"
Both Fa Hai and Xi Xuan were in disbelief.
"This, such a young child knows how to gamble?"
The big blacksmith said helplessly: "Oh, you people have thin skin and tender flesh. You don't know the virtues of a gangster from a poor family at first glance."
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"If you don't believe it, go to the God of Wealth Casino on the corner of the opposite street right now. I can guarantee that your money has been squandered by that brat!"
"Also, monk, even though you all talk about 'my Buddha is compassionate,' you still have pity for this kind of person and are willing to help."
"Then I can't help but want to ask, we are so honest and responsible, why haven't you thought of helping us?"
The big man's words made Fahai speechless for a moment. He originally wanted to refute, but suddenly found that what the big man said was indeed true!
"It's true that you monks are doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, but it's a pity that in my opinion, you are either taking advantage of yourself, or you only help people who are crying and shouting."
"Do you know how many of those people are desperate and how many are just sneaking around?"
"You still accumulate merit, monk, let me ask you, does the Buddha ask you to do good deeds, just to help and scream, and look pitiful?"
"The common people who work hard and endure pain deserve to be ignored by you?"
"It's true... kindness can never be used in the right place!"