Go back to the valley to farm

Chapter 983 Getting Started
Chapter 980: Getting Started

Li Junge fell back again: "What's the matter, uncle? There is only one way to Fawang Temple from here, just follow this red stone road, no need to ask for directions."

The middle-aged man had a big belly and said, "No...can you help us pick oil? We can't move anymore, it's not in vain, I'll give you twenty...not thirty!"

Li Junge smiled and said: "I'm afraid you have come to the wrong temple. The monks of Fawang Temple do not accept offerings."

Another middle-aged man said: "Little brother, don't talk nonsense, we have visited so many temples, and I have never heard that that temple does not accept offerings."

The middle-aged man with a big belly also said: "That's right, little brother, you don't seem to understand Buddhism. The Buddhist school has opened the door to convenience. No matter what method you think will make you turn to the Buddha, the Buddhist school will recognize it."

"Look...you can copy scriptures, eat fast, and give offerings. No matter which method you use to get started, it's all good."

Li Junge said: "I'm not arguing with you. Since you think it's good to worship, you should practice it yourself. How can you give up halfway? Come on, then I will support you spiritually!"

Another middle-aged man said: "Little brother, don't make trouble, do you think you don't have enough money? Then let's add another ten, forty! Can forty be okay?"

Li Junge was about to burst into laughter: "Forty is enough to buy a barrel of oil, right? You just throw 200 yuan into the merit box of Fawang Temple and it's over?"

The middle-aged man with a big belly said: "How can that be done? How impious?"

Li Junge took off his clothes, twisted them into strips and passed them through the handles of the four oil drums, then tied a knot, adjusted the position of the oil drum, and hung it on his shoulders two fronts and two backs: "Okay, let's go."

Along the way, two middle-aged men brainwashed Li Junge to convert him to Buddhism.

Li Junge made a lot of witty jokes, and when he saw the tricks, he just didn't follow the tricks, and he turned his itinerary into a debate scene.

When he was about to walk to the mountain gate, the fat middle-aged man took out his mobile phone and said to another middle-aged man: "I have a list of the birthdays of Bodhisattvas in my mobile phone, and there are many Bodhisattvas. Maybe today is the birthday of one of the Bodhisattvas, and that would be just right. "

Another middle-aged man nodded his head.

Li Junge did not forget to complain: "What, we have an old saying in Lijiagou, Arhat invites Guanyin—there are fewer customers and more hosts! If you have an Arhat birthday watch, it will work!"

The middle-aged man with a big belly didn't bother to talk to him, so he took out his mobile phone and looked. The 25th day of the third lunar month is the birthday of Zhunti Bodhisattva, and the [-]th day of the third month is the birthday of Duobao Buddha.

Li Junge couldn't stop laughing: "Brothers, are you worshiping the Bodhisattva, or is the Bodhisattva accommodating you?"

The middle-aged man with a big belly said: "Little brother, I found that you don't have the slightest respect for Bodhisattvas. How did you think about the matter of believing in Buddha?"

Li Junge smiled and said: "There is a Bodhisattva who saved the world. It can be said that China has such a large population. This Bodhisattva is indispensable. Her birthday is on the first day of August. If the two of you can tell who this Bodhisattva is, I will immediately Just believe it."

The middle-aged man with a big belly took out his phone again: "Isn't that simple? Wait for me to check... Hey, there's nothing on the watch..."

Just heard a voice say: "Amitabha, the first day of August is sweet potato's birthday, Piwa, you are being naughty again."

Li Junge turned around, and saw Master Guoshan wearing a gray cloth bunt, carrying a basket of bamboo shoots on his back, with his sleeves rolled up on his arms, and holding a hatchet in his hand.

Li Junge said with a smile: "The two benefactors sent four barrels of oil to the temple, saying that they were donating to the temple, and they also said that they have donated to many temples along the way, and the Dharma is profound. They want to influence me to believe in Buddhism. "

Master Guoshan didn't take it seriously, he bowed to the three of them and said, "The two benefactors will come to the temple with me to serve tea."

After entering the Fawang Temple, Master Guoshan put down the basket, called his disciples to deal with the follow-up, asked Li Junge to put down the oil, and took the two middle-aged people to the tea room first, and then he arrived later.

After a while, Master Guoshan arrived, had already changed his clothes, and began to sit down and share tea for the three of them.

The tea room is decorated in an elegant and simple way. The newly released Buddha Heart Tea is very good. The two middle-aged people drank it in admiration.

After talking for a while, Master Guoshan said: "Fawang Temple is very kind to you two who have come from a long way, but I still want to say a few words to you two."

The middle-aged man with a big belly was very respectful: "Master, tell me."

Master Guoshan said: "Just now Piwa told me about your journey, my Buddhist school opened the door of convenience, this is true, but the original intention of opening the door of convenience, the two of you got it wrong. "

"What is the purpose of opening the door? Naturally, it is for people to come in. Since the door of convenience has been opened, let's go in."

"The essence of Buddhism is to understand the mind and see the nature. There is no difference between ordinary people and Buddhas, and the difference is only between ignorance and enlightenment."

"The process of survival is created in 'impermanence'. 'Impermanence' is the experience of self-growth in the orientation and choice of one's own survival process."

"In every day of life, all survival orientations are sometimes a kind of accumulation of experience, sometimes a kind of growth of learning, and sometimes a kind of flow through the process."

"Every choice is related to whether one's spirituality is rising or falling. Try to make one's spirituality rise, and use one's own spirituality to understand and experience impermanence. This is practice."

"To put it simply, it is to continuously improve self-cultivation, self-improvement, and enlighten the universe through learning and verification. Finally, great wisdom and great perfection will be achieved."

"That's called 'getting in through the door'."

"What the two of you did was similar to having already reached the door of a Buddhist temple, but stopped and wiped the door over and over again."

"The gate is just a gate. Even if you wipe it clean, paint and carve it, and decorate it, it is still just a gate. And you are still outside the gate."

After finishing speaking, I took three books from the tea room bookshelf: "Tan Yue of Zen Buddhism, I recommend these three books. It is relatively safe for learning Buddhism."

"You can start with this "Bodhi Dao Second Brother Guanglun" first. If you are really not interested, you can also read this "Six Patriarch Altar Sutra" directly, and then learn the previous one."

"The text of the "Tan Sutra" is relatively simple and not difficult to understand, and there are many famous sayings and epigrams, so it will not be too difficult to learn."

"In addition, the "Tanjing" itself is divided into Zongbao edition, Caoxi edition and Dunhuang edition. Here I am the earliest new Dunhuang edition in the era of copying, namely the Dunbo edition."

"Since the text is simple, there are many altar scriptures and interpretations on the market, so they should only be used as a reference, and don't take them as the standard."

"The original text interpretation obtained from my own heart is the most precious."

"You can read the "Diamond Sutra" later. The Diamond Sutra has been the "initiation" Buddhist scriptures of Zen Buddhism since the Tang Dynasty, and there are many commentaries on it.

"If you want to be easy to understand, I recommend this book "What the Diamond Sutra Says" by Nan Huaijin."

"I'll give you these three books."

"After you become interested in Buddhism, you can study the history of Zen thought, and study how the Zen thought of "directly pointing to the heart and understanding the nature" was formed, developed and evolved, and how it interacted with other thought systems. Relationship."

"At that time, you can read "History of Zen Buddhism in Tang and Five Dynasties" and "History of Zen Buddhism in Song and Yuan Dynasties", and you can also read "Zutang Ji"."

"When you have read all these, you can look at the collision between Zen thought and other thoughts, read "Tubo Monk's Notes", or read "Tibetan Buddhism Madhyamaka Philosophy."

"There is another good place, and that is the Lijiagou Forum. There are some simple views on Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. They are explained by the old man Li Liangchu, the priest Shihe, and me respectively."

"Although we think and say whatever we want every time, we have all been immersed in our respective fields for many years. In the words of Piwa's fourth grandfather, the old man Liang Chu, we can 'do whatever we want without breaking the rules'."

"On the contrary, it is easier to understand the differences in the ideological systems of the three religions from the details of these daily topics. Even I like to watch it."

"It's still the same sentence. Since everyone has come to the door and the door is open, let's go in decisively. Zen Buddhism, welcome you to enter this hall."

The two middle-aged men praised each other again and again. After running so many temples, they have never seen anyone lead them to the beginning. This time they have been educated.

Li Junge laughed secretly. In those monk temples you went to, the abbot presided over the entrance and didn't even talk about it!

Listening to Master Guoshan's words has always been a kind of enjoyment. Li Junge always felt that his voice seemed to have a religious magic.

Coupled with their amiable attitudes, profound knowledge, and never forcing others to be difficult, they just let you listen to them without knowing it. The two middle-aged men were as expected by Li Junge, with pious faces and firm confidence.

Master Guoshan stood up and said: "Pi Wa is right, our Fawang Temple does not accept donations, only rejoicing merits, but those must be recorded and registered for temple affairs and Buddhist affairs for believers, not for ourselves. "

"The monks of Fawang Temple are all Zen and farmers, and they are self-sufficient. Please understand the two Tanyues."

The two middle-aged men hurriedly stood up and bowed, only saying that this time it was a mistake, and they will never do it again next time.

Master Guoshan smiled and said: "No offense. After this incident, four barrels of oil will be exchanged for six books. If the two of you have the heart, this is really a beginner. It's a joy for everyone."

"The cloud board is ringing, so please come with me, and invite the two of you to experience the vegetarian food at Fawang Temple. Isn't that why Piwa, a big-bellied walker, came here for this? He won't wait long."

Li Junge smiled shyly: "Master Guoshan, you must be honest and honest, and don't expose my faults in front of guests."

For a fast meal, Li Junge ate four bowls as usual. Others are devoutly experiencing Buddhist culture, and this baby is really replenishing his physical strength.

After leaving Wuguan Hall, I saw the Zhike monk looking at him in front of the rejoicing merit box and sneering.

Fawang Temple's famous almsgiver is here again!
Li Junge also responded with a hehe sneer, and stretched out his hand to the middle-aged man with a big belly who came out: "Bring it!"

The middle-aged man with a big belly didn't respond: "What?"

Li Junge said: "Salary! You promised to give forty!"

Only then did the middle-aged man with a big belly react: "Oh!"

During the conversation in the tea room just now, the two middle-aged people knew that Li Da Tanyue had great merit and virtue.

Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, tens of millions of lives are released, which is simply full of evil, full of goodness, pure wisdom, wonderful circle, body from emptiness and tranquility, and does not seek from the world.

Such a current Bodhi, how can he still have the nerve to give wages? !

Li Junge couldn't control what others thought, so he snatched 40 yuan from the still hesitating middle-aged man with a big belly.

Then triumphantly threw the money into the Suixi merit box, looked at the Zhike monk provocatively, humming how about it, I gave the money this time!
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