So I smiled and said: "Master Abbot, your temple hides dragons and crouching tigers. It's hard to say whether it's hidden or hidden."
He suddenly laughed and said, "Maybe the donor has read too many martial arts novels? The monk you mentioned is a beggar and was taken in by our temple not long ago. He told nonsense and the elder of the donor believed it.
Already?"
I was very surprised, but I didn't want to miss this opportunity, so I hurriedly said: "Master Abbot, please let me see him."
He shook his head and said: "The donor came late. He left our temple privately a few days ago. Because the poor monk found him cheating in the temple, he scolded him severely, so he left in shame.
"
"But, according to my elder, what he said is very accurate." I was even more surprised, and I didn't quite believe what he said.
"Monks don't lie. If the donor doesn't believe it, there's nothing a monk can do." He shook his head and said.
I was stunned for a moment, "Since Master Fang Abbot said this, of course I believe it. Then, I will not disturb Master Fang Abbot anymore. I am here today and have affected Master Fang Abbot's Qing cultivation. I am very sorry. I will say goodbye."
"The poor monk has a message for the donor," he said.
I hurriedly said: "You said."
"Everything has a cause and an effect. The cause and effect may seem simple, but it is not so clear to ordinary people. Therefore, please don't believe in those fortune-telling words in the world. The benefactor is a doctor, so he should understand better.
Things are impermanent,” he said.
I suddenly laughed, "If you put it this way, wouldn't cause and effect be an illusory word?"
"No!" He immediately said solemnly, "Buddha explained the reason for reincarnation in the Surangama Sutra: You bear my fate, and I will repay your debt. Due to this cause and condition, through hundreds and thousands of kalpas, I will always be in life and death.
.It means that if you owe me your life, you will have to repay your life in the future; if I owe you a debt, I will also have to repay my debt in the future. All living beings are born like this in countless kalpas. Those who owe life must repay their lives, and those who owe debt must repay their money. This is the reincarnation.
Endless. Every time you owe something to the other party, you will definitely ask for a little more. Asking for a little more is equivalent to owing it again. It is like this endless repayment of karma. If you understand this truth, you will not dare to do it again.
Bad karma to avoid suffering bad retribution in the future. The donor is a doctor, so you should know that although the reasons for headaches are different for everyone, there must be a reason for the headache, and it is absolutely impossible to have unexplained headaches. Anyone, regardless of suffering from
There is a reason for any disease, and congenital diseases also have a reason. Do you think this is the case? In layman's terms, you will reap melons if you sow melons, and you will reap beans if you sow beans. The flowers that bloom when you sow seeds are called cause and effect.
Retribution. It’s a very simple truth.”
I couldn't help but laugh in my heart, because I felt that he still hadn't explained the problem clearly after talking for a long time. In fact, it's not his fault. You must know that it is difficult to find a realistic basis for the Buddhist theory of reincarnation. In the final analysis, the so-called cause and effect, reincarnation
Anyway, it's just a religious theory.
So, I didn’t want to talk to him anymore, so I stood up without caring about etiquette, “Master Abbot, next time I come here to talk about Zen principles with you. Kuchan Temple, this is a good name, in
If you practice Zen in such a not-secluded place, you will have to put in more hard work. By the way, is the plaque in your temple written by a man who committed suicide for half his life and then prayed to the Buddha?"
Originally I was just asking casually, hoping to slow down my rudeness just now, but I didn't expect that after my words came out, he was so stunned that his eyes immediately shot two rays of light at me.
I was startled by his sudden reaction and hurriedly said: "I'm talking nonsense, please forgive me, master abbot. I'll take my leave."
"Donor, why did you say that just now?" He immediately stopped me.
I said sheepishly: "I saw that the words on the plaque were strong and powerful, and seemed to be full of murderous intent. If the black on the bottom plate had not slowed down the strong energy, those words would really not be suitable to be hung in this temple.
Inside. Haha! My personal opinion, Master Abbot, please don’t blame me.”
His expression suddenly turned gloomy, "The donor is very enlightened and seems to have a connection with my Buddhism."
I couldn't laugh or cry, "I don't want to become a monk."
"You don't have to be a monk to have a predestined relationship with Buddhism. You can just turn to Buddha in your heart at any time. Please sit down, please. I have a few words to say to the donor." He said with a solemn look on his face.
I had no choice but to sit down.
He sighed and took a look at the money on the coffee table. "Monks should not be greedy for these things, but to promote the spirit of Buddhism, we must use these things to nourish our bodies. This is a contradiction. It seems that the donor is
So you look down on us. But it’s not your fault. In modern society, we Buddhists can only keep pace with the times. We can’t farm and can only rely on the kindness of believers and their incense money to survive.
At the same time, we are also adapting to the current business society, which is impossible to do. However, the Buddha must always remain in our hearts. Please understand this."
I felt that what he said was completely true, and this was the reality, so I hurriedly said solemnly: "I understand. Isn't there a saying before? After wine and meat have passed through the intestines, the Buddha will remain in the heart. For you, it is the best to turn to the Buddha in your heart.
the most important."
He smiled faintly, "Thank you for your understanding. In fact, when Buddhism was first introduced to China, there was no restriction on drinking alcohol and eating meat. There was no such restriction in the original meaning of Buddhism. Haha! We won't talk about this. I think the donor is eager to leave.
, then I won’t keep the donor any longer, I just want to tell the donor a few words.”
I hurriedly said: "You said."
"As the saying goes, if you have thousands of loads of food, you have three meals a day; if you have thousands of dollars, you have one day; if you have ten houses, you have one couch; if you have hundreds of precious cars, you have worries and troubles; if you have a high official, you have a lot of money every day.
Going to work; having a group of wives and concubines is also a night of pleasure; delicacies from mountains and seas are also a belly; glory and wealth are also fleeting. The benefactor's eyebrows are heroic, his eyebrows are clear, his mind is open, Saturn is as soft as fat, and his heart is kind and kind.
As the saying goes, day and night circulate in cycles, and life is complicated and difficult to understand. The boat is sailing in the middle of the current, and the undercurrent is turbulent. The benefactor will soon have a disaster, but the water is only a foot wide and can be crossed in one leap. We must respect the destiny and be careful.
, it’s safe to say.” He said slowly.
I was stunned by his words. I seemed to understand something but I didn’t seem to understand anything, so I hurriedly said: "Master Abbot, please explain more clearly."
But he closed his eyes and said nothing, as if he was in trance.
I looked at him for a while and found that he had no intention of talking any more, so I slowly stood up and left. As soon as I arrived outside his meditation room, I heard his voice coming from inside - "A dream comes back to life again."
In the middle, the green mountains have not changed from their old appearance. Birds are singing and the moon is setting in the mountain temple. I can still hear the midnight bell while leaning on my pillow."
His voice was small but long, reaching my heart like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning.
After I came out of Kuchan Temple, I kept thinking about the words of the master abbot, and I was very confused: on the one hand, he said that the monk who told Sun Lulu's mother's fortune was a liar, but he took the initiative to tell me a fortune. And he
The meaning of that hexagram seems to be that I may encounter some troubles recently, and then he said, "A foot of water is as wide as a leap." I understand what he meant is that my troubles will not be big, but very small.
It will be over soon.
Therefore, although I feel uneasy in my heart, I am not worried or afraid.
But was the monk who told Sun Lulu's mother's fortune really a liar? But why was his fortune-telling so accurate? Did that person collude with someone? If that's true, then there might be another hidden secret in Sun Lulu's case.
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No, how is that possible? Fortune tellers are just here for a few dollars. Sun Lulu’s affairs are clearly out there, so how could there be any hidden secrets?
I immediately shook my head with a wry smile. I found that I didn't gain anything from my visit to this place today. I just spent a small amount of money and listened to a Buddhist class. That's all.
I still somewhat believed the words the abbot told me, because I couldn't equate him with a liar anyway, not to mention that he laughed at himself because he had no choice but to accept the money.
However, I still felt that he was too mysterious. In the end, he only said half of what he said. I couldn't help but think of a popular saying recently - there is a writer who can say a hundred words in one sentence, which is called literary talent; there is a person who can say ten words in one sentence.
If you are a professor, this is called knowledge; if you are a lawyer, if you say one sentence, this is called prudence; if you are a diplomat, if you leave a sentence, it is called rigor; if you are a politician, if there are ten sentences, it is called scheming; if there are a hundred sentences, it is called scheming.
Those who say this are monks, this is called mystery.
The old monk's words seemed to be the so-called mystery.
On the way back, I received a call from Tong Yao. She said she wanted me to go to a restaurant for dinner. "My mother made the tofu and crucian carp herself." She told me this.
Of course I will agree. But what I am interested in is not the tofu and crucian carp. You know, you will get tired of eating any delicious food every day.
"Why are you here so late? Are you undergoing surgery?" she asked me reproachfully after arriving at the restaurant.
I shook my head, "I went to Kuchan Temple."
"Why did you go there? You are a doctor? Why do you believe that stuff?" she asked in surprise.
In fact, I told her this matter because I wanted to tell her something, so I said to her: "That's it, I went to visit Sun Lulu's mother immediately after I came back from prison yesterday, because Sun Lulu asked me to
Take good care of her, I've already told you about this."
"But, what does this matter have to do with your going to Kuchan Temple?" She nodded and then asked in surprise.
I said: "Because the old lady told me a strange thing..." So I told her what Sun Lulu's mother told me and what I saw and heard after going to Kuchan Temple today. But I concealed the
The hexagram the abbot gave me.
She immediately laughed, "Is this how you rich people spend your money?"
"How can I meet the abbot? And he also told me about the monk. Tong Yao, why do I feel that there is something weird in this matter? You think, since the monk is a liar, then
How could he know so clearly about Sun Lulu? So I thought, maybe someone gave the monk a sum of money to let him deliberately say those things to Sun Lulu's mother. Otherwise, how can all this be explained?" I said.
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"Wait a minute. Let me think about it." She stopped me immediately.
So I stopped talking and looked at her quietly. (To be continued)