Self-struggle starting from Douluo

The master seemed to be unable to remember, and asked Li Manman: "Manman, is there such a little monk in our academy?"

Li Manman smiled and said, "Teacher, the academy doesn't have..."

Seeing Qing Huan's pitiful expression, Li Manman added: "There is one in Lan Ke Temple."

The Master seemed to have just remembered and asked, "Is it the little monk who said he was going to the academy but has not been seen for so many years?"

Li smiled slowly but said nothing.

Qing Huan rolled his eyes, pointed at Ye Su and Ye Hongyu, and said, "Master, I was planning to go to the academy this time, but they stopped me!"

Ye Su and Ye Hongyu came over with dark faces, bowed, and said respectfully, "Greetings, Master."

"Well, OK." The Master nodded and said with a smile, "You have been watching this little monk for seven or eight years. I am really curious, so I just happened to pass by and asked him."

Ye Su and Ye Hongyu looked at each other, and Ye Su said, "Qing Huan's name appeared in the Sun Scroll of the Heavenly Book six years ago... on the second page!"

The first page of the Heavenly Book with the character "日" (Sun) is blank, and records start from the second page. Those who can go to the second page are all great practitioners, such as the strongest man in the world, the Great River Sword Saint, Liu Bai, the second master of the academy, Jun Mo, and the three great travelers in the world, Ye Su, Qi Nian, and Tang… They are at least at the realm of knowing destiny.

But the four people present could see that Qing Huan was still in the "unconfused" stage of cultivation. "Unconfused" was only the third stage. He had just transformed from the virtual realm to the real realm and could only barely control a small amount of heaven and earth energy.

In other words, Qinghuan has not made any progress in all these years since he broke through the third realm with a cup of tea!

With the state of "no confusion", he can be listed on the second page of the daily volume, which shows that Qinghuan has realized something extraordinary.

Li Manman looked at Qinghuan with some curiosity.

Qinghuan looked thoughtful. He had been avoiding the Xiling cavalry before, thinking that they were unwilling to give up, but he didn't expect there was another reason.

The Master looked at Qing Huan and asked, "What have you learned in these years?"

Qing Huan thought for a moment and said, "I simply regard myself as others and realize the "no self", regard others as myself and realize "compassion", regard others as others and realize "wisdom", regard myself as myself and realize "freedom"... There is no self, no others, no sentient beings, and no life."

The Master said impatiently: "You still have so many theories after so many years, can't you speak human language?"

Qing Huan immediately lowered his voice and said, "Master, this is what Buddhism likes. They can make anything seem plausible and mysterious, and call it Zen. They want everyone to try their best to understand it, but in fact, after understanding it, they still have to eat, drink, defecate and urinate... It's all to fool people."

The Master squinted at him and said, "So you're just trying to fool me?"

Qinghuan repeatedly said she dared not.

Li Manman smiled and said, "Junior brother, what exactly did you realize?"

Qing Huan said helplessly: "It's just a little trick to fool people. It can only be used for show. It can neither kill people nor protect oneself in a fight. It's just a useless trick... Otherwise, we wouldn't be blocked here."

Li Manman said: "Then let Senior Brother open his eyes and broaden his horizons, okay?"

"no problem!"

Qinghuan stood up, took a few steps back, clasped his hands together, slowly closed his eyes, and kept his lips closed as he muttered to himself, reciting an obscure scripture.

Something seemed to have changed in the dark, and everything around seemed to become peaceful!
A rainbow was visible to the naked eye, spanning from the horizon. Under the feet and on the ground around, buds of unknown grasses were emerging and blooming at a visible speed, looking fresh and lovely.

In an instant, with Qinghuan as the center, hundreds of flowers in a riot of colour blossomed within a radius of dozens of feet, gradually brewing a refreshing fragrance.

Looking at the rainbow across Qinghuan's head and the blooming flowers under their feet, the four of them couldn't help but smile slightly.

Ye Hongyu had seen "Lotus Blooms at Every Step" before, but she was still shocked. She slowly squatted down, reached out to pluck a small white flower, put it in front of her mouth and nose and sniffed it, then slowly put it into her mouth and chewed it gently. The juice came out, which was slightly sour and hard to swallow.

It is not an illusion, not an phantom, but a real living thing!

Looking up at Ye Su, Ye Hongyu also saw the surprise in Ye Su's eyes. They both thought of the same phrase at the same time: "Sincerity can move mountains and open up new horizons!"
This is a true auspicious sign of Buddhism!
"Amitabha!" Qinghuan uttered the Buddha's name softly and slowly opened her eyes.

Ye Hongyu had seen many monks, but this was the first time she saw and experienced what it meant to have a solemn appearance!
Eternal green mountains, Buddha is before your eyes!
But that kind of holiness disappeared in an instant, and Qing Huan put on a playful smile again: "Big Brother, how is it? Is it okay to fool people?"

Li Manman asked curiously: "Junior brother, how did you do it?"

Qing Huan scratched his bald head and said, "I can't explain it clearly if you ask me to. I just have a vague feeling that this is the case... If I have to say it, it's probably "mentality" right?"

Ye Hongyu was a little confused and a little messy, and asked: "What kind of mentality can make flowers bloom?"

Qing Huan pondered and said, "Doesn't cultivation require the power of the mind, telekinesis? It feels like it should be similar to telekinesis... No, there are quite a lot of differences.

For example, using telekinesis to make flowers bloom is like forcing them to bloom, but the mindset is to make the flowers feel my mindset and willingly bloom and treat me with devotion..." Qing Huan was a little confused as she spoke.

The Master nodded thoughtfully.

Qing Huan found that he couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply put his palms together and chanted: "All living things know my heart, my heart understands all living things, when I am sad, all living things cry, when I am happy, all living things laugh, every blade of grass and every tree has feelings, every withering and flourishing is reincarnation, my heart is compassionate, all living things follow me, let's chant together - Amitabha!"

"Amitabha!"

The last Buddhist chant was no longer Qing Huan's own chant, but the entire heaven and earth, all things in the world were chanting together. The breath of all things in heaven and earth, the vital energy of heaven and earth vibrated together, emitting a loud and empty sound of Buddhist chanting!
Even Ye Hongyu couldn't help but chant "Amitabha."

Ye Su was about to recite along, but was forced to stop by him.

Qing Huan put down his hand, scratched his bald head, and said: "That's probably what I mean. Just take a look at this thing, don't take it seriously. Buddhism has a lot of tricks like this to fool people. Good or bad, both sides can be said, anyway, no matter right or wrong, the truth is on me..."

All the auspiciousness of Buddhism, the holiness of the precious elephant, and the solemn atmosphere were destroyed in this one sentence.

Ye Hongyu glared at Qinghuan fiercely.

Li Manman also looked amused and helpless, and asked the teacher: "Teacher, what is this, Junior Brother?"

The Master smiled and said, "Young monk, you have learned a lot of truths since childhood, and have understood the appearance of all living beings. Now you have understood the hearts of all living beings. Once you can achieve great enlightenment, you will be able to achieve the fruit of wisdom, become a Buddha, and save all living beings with boundless Buddhist teachings!

If we have to give it a name, well, "telepathy" is a pretty suitable name."

Qing Huan smiled and said, "Listening to the Master is called 'telepathy'!"

The Master continued, “Normal cultivation is to use the power of one’s own thoughts to communicate with the vital energy of heaven and earth, thereby driving all things in heaven and earth. Just like what Xiao Qinghuan said just now, it is compulsive, and the vital energy of heaven and earth is an intermediary.

Dongxuan, insight into the mysteries of the universe, through the power of thought, with Qi as the intermediary, to understand all things. Then "knowing destiny" also means knowing the destiny and understanding the principles of heaven.

Xiao Qinghuan's "telepathy" allows him to empathize with all things, communicate with them through heart and imprint them with their hearts. Except that it cannot be used for combat, it is no different from the realm of knowing one's destiny. No wonder his name appears in the "sun" scroll of the heavenly book.

"So that's it!" Li Manman suddenly realized and looked at Ye Su with a smile.

Ye Su was silent for a moment, bowed deeply, called Ye Hongyu, and turned to leave.

Now that we have figured out what Qinghuan has realized, there is no need to keep holding on to him... Of course, the most important thing is the Master's attitude.

……

After everyone left, the Master said to Qing Huan, "With your understanding, it is not difficult for you to understand the profound and know your destiny. You can even break through the five realms directly. Why are you still stuck in the realm of no confusion and have made no progress in all these years?"

Qing Huan's face froze and darkened. After a while, he said, "I dare not deceive the Master. I'm afraid!"

The Master smiled and said, "What are you afraid of?"

Qing Huan hesitated and said, "I practice Buddhism to become a Buddha, but I found that there is already a Buddha above my head. I am afraid. I have demonic obstacles in my heart and cannot break through the realm."

The Master looked at him with deep meaning, and said, "With Buddha, what are you afraid of?"

Qing Huan was stunned and blurted out, "Master, you are not afraid?"

The Master said, "I am afraid too, but I don't practice Buddhism."

Qing Huan vaguely grasped the meaning of Master's words and tried to say, "Master, are you saying, keep a normal mind?"

The Master smiled and said, "There is Buddha, don't be afraid."

The "Buddha" in Master's words is not the Buddha on top of the head, but an "ordinary mind". An ordinary mind is the Buddha.

Qing Huan couldn't help scratching his bald head, took a few deep breaths, and finally gave up, saying, "The Master once told me to be empty-minded, and taught me that things that cannot be seen do not mean they do not exist. Over the years, I have been acting according to the Master's teachings.

But there are some truths that you can understand at the age of eight, but you may not be able to do them even at the age of eighty... I have inner demons, so it is difficult for me to see the Tathagata!"

The Master raised his hand, tapped Qing Huan's bald head, and said, "Tathagata, Tathagata, Tathagata always comes! Since you have an inner demon, then go and meet your inner demon."

Qinghuan was stunned, not understanding what the Master meant. Could he go to Chang'an to see the inner demon?

The Master did not explain. He stood up and, with the help of Li Manman, returned to the carriage and said, "Let's go to Chang'an. I asked you to go to the academy a long time ago, but you kept putting it off. Let's go and take a look this time." (End of this chapter)