The flame fell into the river and was extinguished by the rushing water in just the blink of an eye.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
Balls of flames were thrown into the distance from the hands of these dolls, fell on the river, and were swallowed up by the river in an instant.
"This is the fire of karma, the manifestation of sinful karma accumulated over many lifetimes." Ziying said to me.
Hearing what Ziying said, I finally understood something. I remember that when I was in the store, someone invited Bodhisattva, and Uncle Yuan told the customers about karma.
Karma is a common term in Buddhism. It is said that a person's destiny is affected by karma, and sometimes even a person's conscious behavior is influenced by karma.
I clearly remember what Uncle Yuan said to me: "You can't take anything with you, only your karma."
Roughly speaking, no matter how a person is reincarnated or what he is reincarnated into, what he can ultimately take away is his karma. And karma will determine his final destination and even his destiny in the next life.
It seems that these children in front of me have also committed bad karma in their previous lives, resulting in the current painful reincarnation. It is really painful to be trapped in the underworld without relief!
call!
There was a naked doll who threw the flame in his hand towards the center of the river and hit a release lantern.
"It hit, I hit, and my karma will soon disappear. I can go and be reincarnated."
The boy clapped his hands proudly and shouted: "Oh! That's great. Mom and dad will come to pick me up!"
After seeing the previous flame hit the release lantern, a flame as tall as a person was soon lit in the river. In the raging fire, a shadow like a lotus appeared faintly.
The boy who threw the flames earlier shouted excitedly and rushed towards the river: "Great, great! I can be reincarnated as a human being."
Suddenly he spread his arms and jumped into the river with a "plop" and swam forward quickly.
After a while, he got into the water and swam to the fire lamp that was burning.
Suddenly seeing him, he jumped slightly, hugged the release lantern and laughed happily, smiling like a flower. After a while, he disappeared into the vast river together with the release lantern.
The children on the shore all cheered.
Ziying also clapped her hands happily and explained to me with a sideways smile: "Did you see that the boy just now has been reincarnated? It means that they have found the place where they were born. Those
The release lantern is a transcendent lantern that was exiled from the Yang Realm."
"When the moon is full, you can occasionally see a release lantern passing by here. At this time, many children will come here to throw away their karma. If the release lantern hits the lantern, it means that there is a destined person in the Yang Realm.
, performed salvation for them, so that they can reincarnate smoothly."
I continued: "I understand. This must be done by someone in the Yang Realm, chanting sutras for them, performing transcendental rituals, and then reducing their karma and killing the seeds of evil consequences in their immature stage. Thus.
It gives them a chance to reincarnate."
Ziying's words touched me deeply. I didn't believe in reincarnation before, but now I completely believe in it.
I remember that when Uncle Yuan was giving sermons to people before, he also mentioned things like karma and retribution.
It is said that when a person's evil karma accumulates to a certain extent, the seeds of evil consequences will mature. Once mature, retribution will come soon. Whether it is good retribution or evil retribution, in the end, evil cannot be escaped.
Only those who practice Buddhism can reduce their karma through chanting sutras, doing good deeds, observing precepts, etc., so as to prevent the seeds of evil consequences from maturing. For example, if a seed does not encounter water and sunlight, it will never sprout.
One of the purposes is to stop such bad seeds and prevent the negative consequences from appearing.
The kiddies on the shore continued to throw karma fire. Ziying and I watched quietly.
Suddenly hearing this girl, she sighed and said: "These children are more pitiful than me. Because most of them were abandoned by their parents before they were alive. Some were aborted and missed the opportunity to be reincarnated as human beings. Some even had bad luck.
, was aborted again and again.”
I added: "If they want to reincarnate successfully, they can only wait for the karma accumulated in their past lives to subside. Otherwise, they will only suffer in the ghost realm."
These are what I heard from Uncle Yuan and his guests before.
Uncle Yuan said that after making money, you should also accumulate some shady virtues and encourage people to do good deeds. In this way, reading fortune telling for others is not revealing the secrets of heaven, but guiding people to do good deeds, so there will be no retribution.
I always thought that Uncle Yuan was trying to coax people, but he was just trying to comfort himself. At that time, I didn’t believe that there really were such things as reincarnation and retribution in the world.
A chat with Ziying surprised me. It turns out that the six paths of reincarnation are so painful.
I couldn't help but sigh: "These children are really suffering!"
Ziying nodded and said: "Yes. So they cherish every release lantern released by Yang Realm practitioners. Because each release lantern will not last long in the river. After it flows, it will
No more. This is their hope for reincarnation."
What Ziying said made me feel uncomfortable.
I raised my head inadvertently, and the children stopped.
Suddenly I heard a cry of "wuwu" coming from the front.
"Oh...my mother doesn't want me anymore!"
"Uuuu...I can't find my home."
"Mother!……"
"I want to go home."
The dolls who were smiling happily before suddenly burst into tears one by one. Looking towards the river again, it was completely white, and none of the previously burning release lanterns could be seen.
Ziying let out a long breath: "You see, these children have missed another opportunity to be reincarnated as human beings. They can neither enjoy the tribute from their relatives in the Yang Realm, nor can they be reincarnated smoothly. They can only rely on practitioners from the Dharma Realm.
, the exiled release lanterns to reincarnate. But there are not many such opportunities. It happens that there are eminent monks and great virtues who are cultivating in the world of the world, leading thousands of cultivators, and doing great Dharma deeds."
"Most of these children were abandoned by their parents by the river, without even coffins. Some cruel parents, fearing that they would go back to collect debts, would deliberately throw their dead babies into the river with their backs facing the sky. In this way,
, dead babies will never be able to find their parents again, and they will not be able to be reincarnated as humans."
I can understand what Ziying said.
It is said that people can become parents and children because they generally have karma in their previous lives. Some come to repay debts, and some come to collect debts. Most of them are debt collectors, but due to the cause and effect, they will die midway, but the grievances of their previous lives are still there, so they will
Come to the human world through reincarnation.
If their parents tampered with the dead baby when it died, the dead baby would not be able to be reincarnated, and would become various kinds of ghosts. Some would become ghost babies with great resentment, while others would become ghost babies with only moderate resentment.
Naughty ghosts, and some even become stray ghosts who specialize in playing tricks on people.
Looking at the group of crying dolls in front of me, I felt particularly heavy.
However, what surprised me was that soon the group of children in front of me were running proudly under the moonlight one by one.
Suddenly, I saw a kid wearing a red bellyband stopped, pointed his finger in my direction and shouted: "Look, someone is coming over there."
With this kid's shout, all the kid's turned to look at me.
I saw these little devils, all whispering to each other, as if they were discussing something, and after a while they all laughed happily.
It's true that she has a childish nature. She can cry quickly and laugh quickly.
"No, the kid saw us. I think these little guys will definitely not let us go." Ziying whispered to me, a little uneasiness flashed in her eyes.
"What should we do? They won't harm us, right?" I asked with some worry.
Ziying sighed softly and said, "What else can I do? Naughty guys are born to be naughty. Just be careful. They won't harm you. Don't worry! Just ride a bicycle and it will be fine."
Ziying's words made my hanging heart drop.
I held the bicycle handlebar in my hand and rode forward with confidence. After walking for a while, I found that the little ghosts from before were gone. What appeared in front of me was a bamboo forest.
"How could this happen?" I asked with a surprised look on my face.
Ziying didn't say anything, which I felt a little strange.
When I looked back, I saw that the car seat was empty. Suddenly, I felt panicked.
"Ziying!"
I shouted loudly, and soon there was a slight echo from the valley opposite.
"Ziying! Ziying!..."
The sound became weaker and weaker, until finally it disappeared completely.
Under the silver-white moonlight, not even a ghost could be seen.
Behind me, there are tombs that look like steamed buns. Candles are lit in front of the tombs. From time to time, I can hear the calls of wild cats.
It seems that Ziying escaped.
I feel extremely lost in my heart.
Nothing else, just because Ziying disappeared out of thin air. She said so nicely before that she wanted to recognize me as her brother, and asked me to carry her on my back, but when she got to this damn place, she disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Maybe this ghost girl was afraid that I would hit her with the Guan Gong Ghost Killing Talisman, so she deliberately said these coaxing words. I think this girl probably lives here, and this is a way to trick me into sending her home.
Alas! How could I be fooled so easily?
Thinking about it carefully, I feel really unwilling.
Forget it, this isn't the first time I've fallen for a girl's trick, and I haven't lost anything, so let her go!
What the hell? You can’t be trusted in the first place.
Otherwise, why would people say nonsense? Of course, except for Yin girls.
Forget it, brother, I just go back to bed early.
Thinking of this, I was about to turn around and go back, but when I looked back, I saw that the previous road was gone.
Trouble, I got lost by a ghost.
Forget it, I'd better move forward! I heard that if you get lost by a ghost, it's best not to turn back.
I gritted my teeth, plucked up the courage, and rode my bicycle into the woods. In order to cheer myself up, I deliberately sang at the top of my voice: "Black hair, float, float!"
From time to time, I would wipe my crew cut with my hands. Needless to say, this trick really works.
Man, I'm not afraid anymore.
I not only sang, but even whistled. However, what I didn't expect was that as soon as I blew the whistle, I heard the same whistle coming from the bamboo forest.