On the second day, because Chang Yuchun, as the vanguard, had to prepare many matters for the attack on Jiqing tomorrow, Wuxu, accompanied by Lan Yu and Jiang Ruhai who had rushed back, visited everywhere in the military camp. Guo Min also accompanied him.
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Wuxu didn't know anything about soldiers at first, but when he saw the flags in the army were fluttering, the atmosphere was solemn, and the middle and lower-level officers and sergeants were strictly disciplined and ordered and prohibited, he pretended to be there and nodded. Guo Min occasionally said something. After walking around for a long time, he came to see Lan Yu.
Wuxu felt a little bored, so he said, "Master has been away for half a day. It's noon now. It's better to have lunch first, rest for a while, and then make arrangements."
Wuxu looked at Guo Min, worried that he would not be used to the food. Lan Yu seemed to have expected it, and said, "The commander-in-chief often said that all levels in the army should eat and live together, and everyone should work together. But the master and Miss Guo,
But he is a distinguished guest, and his food, clothing, housing and transportation have been arranged separately."
Hearing Lan Yu's considerate words, Wu Xu felt embarrassed, looked back at Guo Min, then turned to Lan Yu and said, "What should I do? When you come to the military camp, you should follow the military rules. Besides,
, what I in Buddhism talk about is the public
Life is equal, walking outside means asking for alms everywhere. If you are greedy for delicacies, wouldn't it make the sergeants feel that they are hierarchical and superior? That's not appropriate, that's not appropriate." He asked Lan Yu to lead him to find a place with the sergeant.
They ate and drank together.
Guo Min smiled and said, "These are hypocritical. If we want to be so equal, why don't you, Master, put on a military uniform and stand guard at the camp gate every day? Through the ages, those emperors and generals, when they commanded the army, would occasionally eat and drink together.
The matter of living in the country was recorded in the history books by the flatterers, and was called benevolence. It was extremely hypocritical, but it was just for the sake of
When the sergeants go into battle, they just have to sacrifice their lives for them." After a pause, he looked at Lan Yu and Jiang Ruhai, who were slightly embarrassed, "The extreme ones are like Wu Qi during the Warring States Period, when he was a general, he was alone with the lowest level in the army.
They ate and lived with the soldiers, and even sucked some soldiers who had gangrene. But the soldiers’ mothers were crying bitterly!”
Wuxu had also read this allusion and was about to speak. Suddenly he heard clapping in the distance. He looked up and saw Liu Bowen, who had been silent at the banquet last night, riding a small donkey, slowly coming.
Liu Bowen, on the little donkey, clapped his hands, swayed slightly, and chanted leisurely, "The mother of the soldier cried when she heard about it. People said: 'The son is a soldier, and the general is sucking his own gangrene, why should he cry?' Mother."
He said: 'That's not the case. In previous years, Duke Wu sucked his father, but his father could not turn his heels in the battle, so he died of the enemy. Now Duke Wu sucked his son, and I don't know where he died. So I cry."
After chanting, when he was exactly one meter away, Liu Bowen immediately turned over and went to the ground, bowing his hands in salute to Wuxu, Guo Min and others. Wuxu and others returned the salute and asked where they were going. Liu Bowen replied that he had just returned from a patrol somewhere.
Returning, he said again, "The so-called Taoism is broken, but there is benevolence and righteousness. Just now, Miss Guo's insights are unconventional and are deeply rooted in the true inheritance of Zhenjun Haoran."
True Lord Haoran Zhao Haoran was originally a Confucian monk. When he reached the realm of a real person, he practiced both Confucianism and Taoism, and then he entered the first level of True Spirit. Liu Bowen picked up the words from the Taoist classic "Tao De Jing" and praised Guo Min and True Lord Haoran.
, but it is very appropriate to the situation.
Wuxu still had a great impression of Liu Bowen, who was said to be a miraculous person in later generations. When he saw that his opinions were refuted by Guo Min and Liu Bowen, he was not angry. He clasped his hands and said, "Amitabha, it's just a little monk who has become a monk."
Liu Bowen said this to Wuxu, Guo Min and others while leading the donkey, and then led everyone to his residence. After they sat down one by one, he ordered the sergeant to bring enough meals.
After a while, the table made of green bamboo in the tent was filled with delicacies, including spring bamboo shoots, carp, vegetables, mushrooms, beef and mutton, etc. After Liu Bowen and other sergeants serving the dishes stepped back, they took out a pot from behind.
The wine was poured for everyone one by one.
During the banquet, Liu Bowen asked, "I saw the green energy flowing on top of the white lotus in Master's pure green lotus samsara formation last night. It seems to be the karma of all living beings?" Wuxu was surprised, and he didn't expect that Liu Bowen really lived up to his reputation and could actually see it.
This is the karma of all sentient beings.
Ordinary people, when enlightened, only talk about the power of thoughts of sentient beings. The so-called power of thought is just the power of wishes; and karma includes completed facts, causes that have been completed, and results that are waiting to be concluded. These two are not only powerful, but also use
Different, the impact on the caster is also different.
Take the karma of the green energy of Wuxu Dharma Realm as an example. Not only are there the karma of the Jiangjiacun people who died and Wuxu, but later on, there are also the karma of those in Weijiacun and Wuxu who died in vain, and even those who were killed by the Qiang Bamu.
The monks who were harmed were also used
Refining and attacking Wuxu's Buddhist resentment ink hairpin has nothing to do with Wuxu's karma. From a certain point of view, Wuxu is riddled with karma. Fortunately, these are not considered bad karma caused by Wuxu, and they are Wuxu's karma.
Use Buddhism to make aspiration and dedicate it as a kind of help.
These are secret things in the Dharma Realm of Enlightenment, and they are not enough for outsiders to understand.
Wuxu shook his head, smiled and said nothing, and asked, "Master Liu, you are a Confucian monk. You don't know how to treat this so-called karma of all living beings?"
Liu Bowen also shook his head, smiled but did not answer, and said, "Master, just stay with Bowen. The world is in chaos today, and all the heroes are rising up. There is Zhang Shicheng in the east, Fang Guozhen in the south, Xu Shouhui in the west, and Liu Futong in the north. Master wants to travel all over the world to cultivate."
Are you practicing Buddhism but don’t know where you want to travel and practice?”
Wuxu put his palms together and said, "Brother Bowen, please give me some advice."
Liu Bowen, his eyes slightly closed, twirling his beard with his hand, "In recent days, Bowen has been watching the sky at night and saw the Qinglong Qixu in the East, which is quite strange. Last night, after the master demonstrated the Pure World Qinglian Reincarnation Formation, the Spica stars were even more strange.
The brilliance is great, the so-called gate of heaven is opened."
Qinglong Qisu, the brilliance is great, and the gate of heaven is wide open. Wu Xu secretly recalled Liu Bowen's words, and at the same time replied, "Everyone knows that there is no one who knows the celestial body better than Qingtian Liu Ji. Could this be the true dragon emperor descending to earth? But this and
What does it have to do with the little monk?"
Liu Bowen was silent for a long time, and then he slowly said, "If you travel to the East, you can reach the sky in one step. If Master travels to the East, you will definitely have great fortunes."
Lan Yu and the others next to him couldn't help but be delighted when they first heard that the Heaven's Gate was opening and the Eastern Green Dragon descended to earth. But when they heard what Liu Bowen said, they couldn't help being shocked. Lan Yu immediately clasped his fists and said, "Could it be said that Mr. Liu wants Master to seek refuge with you?"
What about Zhang Shicheng?"
Liu Bowen opened his eyes, glanced at Lan Yu, and then said to Wuxu and Guo Min, smiling slightly, "No, no, the east should be at the East China Sea."
Guo Min smiled and said to Wuxu, "Master Liu Tian, please give me some advice and ask Master Tian to go to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea to hunt for treasures."
But Wuxu thought of the previous reminder from Master Yuanfa of Baima Temple that Guo Min's master, Zhenjun Haoran, had hidden murderous intentions for him. He couldn't help but raise his head and take a closer look at the enigmatic Liu Bowen, thinking: Could he be trying to trick me into going to sea?
, give it to Zhao Haoran and kill it, right?
With this thought in mind, he said, "Putuo Island in the East China Sea is the dojo of Guanyin. The young monk has been dreaming about it for a long time. I will definitely go there in the future."
Just as he was talking, he saw a sergeant outside reporting that there was something going on in the army due to the attack on Jiqing tomorrow, and Lan Yu and others needed to return to the army.
After Lan Yu and others left, Liu Bowen, Wuxu, and Guo Min sat together and talked about the world of monks. It turned out that Liu Bowen was a scholar earlier, well-read, and good at cultivating awe-inspiring aura. Later, by chance,
Exploring the capsized ship
Shan, obtained the Taoist "Liujia Tianshu", and then integrated Confucianism and Taoism, both Confucianism and Taoism. A person's cultivation cannot be judged solely by his realm. The reason why Liu Bowen served Zhu Yuanzhang was because he had the opportunity to practice.
Hidden here.
In the end, Liu Bowen also sighed and said, "Not to mention the Confucian sect, it is the Taoist sect. Nowadays, it is just a stargazing, Kanyu, talisman, Qimen, the art of hiding armor, and the real golden elixir avenue is also hard to see."
After realizing the truth, I couldn't help but sigh: "After Yashan, Confucianism suffered a catastrophe, and its inheritance was almost cut off. It is really difficult for later generations of Confucian cultivators to pursue the great road. Brother Bowen, although he also practices Confucianism and Taoism, always regards himself as a Confucian cultivator
, it’s really commendable.”
Guo Min interjected from the side and said, "According to my tutor, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the inheritance of Confucianism has actually been in crisis. The great Confucians have disappeared one after another, and only Cheng and Zhu's family is the only one. And Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, later, the so-called
'Preserve nature's principles and destroy human desires' seems to have led to a dead end."
Liu Bowen nodded and said, "Honored Master Haoran Zhenjun, he is indeed a great spiritual monk with a vision as bright as a torch. The so-called 'preserve the principles of heaven and destroy human desires' is just like some Buddhist ascetic methods, which are really difficult to adapt to everyone's aptitudes."
Wuxu also nodded and said, "'Preserve the principles of heaven and destroy human desires', in fact, the principle is correct. However, the inheritance of Confucianism is not enough, and it is difficult to go up one level at a time. For example, my Buddhist sect not only talks about the cessation of suffering, but
The Four Noble Truths of the Tao, and there are three Dharma seals, even more like "Vimalakirti"
The Sutra "shows that one is endowed with life, but always observes impermanence, and is really free from greed; it shows that one has wives, concubines, and daughters, but always stays away from the filth of five desires" to "bounce off the small" and explain the non-dual method, and it is also like "Surangama"
The Sutra details the fifty demons to correspond to each state of practice."
Guo Min said angrily, "It seems that you are the most amazing people in the world?! I look at the bald heads in the world, and most of them are eating, drinking, whoring and gambling under the guise of 'wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha sits in the heart'
, all five poisons; what's more, he talks about "form is emptiness, emptiness is form". You tell the king's law, he will tell you the monk;
You say that the four elements are empty, and he tells you that the merit box is not empty; you say that you are compassionate, and he tells you about the Angry Eyes Vajra; you say that the four elements are empty, and he tells you not to be stubborn; you say that monks should abstain from greed and desire, and he tells you that the four elements are empty.
Let me tell you, if I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell? Anyway, what you lamas who wear cassocks and are forbidden to go in and out of the palace, what you say makes sense!”
Liu Bowen burst out laughing, and Wuxu was speechless. He couldn't help but think of the passages in "The End of the Dharma Sutra" and felt inexplicably sad.
As the saying goes
The great road abandons benevolence and righteousness, and the Confucian gate is behind the cliff mountain.
The Dharma of Buddha's Nirvana is extinguished and cannot be forgotten in the heavens beyond.
"The Sutra on the End of Dharma"
The Buddha told Ananda: "After my nirvana, when the Dharma is about to disappear, in the five turbulent times, the demonic path is flourishing, and the demons act as ascetics, disrupting our path; wearing common clothes, enjoying the five-colored robe; drinking wine and eating meat, killing and greedy
; There is no compassion, and even more hatred and jealousy. There are Bodhisattvas, Pratyekabuddhas, and Arhats all the time, who cultivate virtue diligently, and treat them with respect.
, People's ancestral principles are equality in education, compassion for the poor, care for the elderly, care for the poor, always use scriptures and images to serve others, perform all kinds of merits, be kind and kind, do not harm others, do harm to one's body and property, and do not cherish one's own self.
He is patient and benevolent. If there is such a person, all the demon monks will be jealous of him. They will slander and promote evil, depose him and drive him away, and will not let him live."