Chapter 0241: The Buddha Says There Is No Self

Yang Mu felt that he was no longer a child, and there were some things to think about and understand.

For example, what you want, what you want to do, what you want to achieve, and what kind of person you want to be.

Life is short and you can't start again.

Then you must think clearly and figure it out first, so as not to waste the years.

However, the most difficult thing for people to see through is actually themselves.

Often people will also use their inherent thinking to put shackles on themselves, what can I do, what I can't say, there is a law in the dark.

It's good to interact and talk with people, friends are your own mirror, see yourself from the eyes of others, you can see more clearly, and then adjust your state and be the best version of yourself.

This adjustment is also complicated.

It's not about changing according to other people's preferences, it's about changing according to your own preferences.

One sentence speaks the essence of being a human being.

And being a human being is inherently so difficult.

Many people get old when they see through it, and many people still can't see through it when they get old.

Yang Mu slowly paced from one courtyard to the other and found the great monk.

He sat quietly, burly, dressed in a gray monk's robe, with ...... chest muscles Sure enough, the boss.

What is not in harmony with his strong figure is that he has a delicate and handsome face.

Yang Mu looked at this person with the method of face-to-face, and after a long time, there were only three words - I can't see through.

In this room, there is a seated statue of a pot-bellied Buddha, more than two meters high, and it is also very burly.

The sits cross-legged on the futon, standing with one hand on his chest and reciting the Buddha beads with the other.

His string of beads is very special, the whole body is jet black, I can't tell whether it is wood or iron, in short, it is estimated to be very weighty.

Yang Mu had been observing the great monk for a long time, and finally stopped looking, but found a futon to sit opposite the great monk.

"My name is Yang Mu."

"You look extremely holy when you close your eyes like this, but as long as you are alive, then you can't be sacred, so why do you do this?"

The great monk still closed his eyes, but his eyelashes moved, and then he said slowly: "The Buddha said that there is no self!" Eating, sleeping, convenience, and relief all stem from the fact that I am a human being, and naturally this is the case, and I am like this, and it has nothing to do with whether I am sacred or not. In the eyes of the donor, I really want to be extremely sacred, but you and I both understand that I am just a person, as long as I don't die, I should follow human nature, this is cause and effect. ”

"Huh? Great monk, I originally thought you were stupid, but I didn't expect you to be quite smart. Yes, yes, that's what I mean, as long as you're alive, you're going to and pee, that's vulgar. ”

The great monk remained silent and didn't say anything, as if he was settled again.

Yang Mu became more interested in him, thought about it, and said:

"What does it mean to purify all beings?"

"When the masses camp and disturb them, like drowning in the sea, the Buddha has compassion and exerts great power to help them so that they can ascend to the other shore."

"Well, do you know it's the end of the world out there? People become zombies, and then they eat people, and everyone is in the quagmire of misery, how do you purify the world? ”

"The poor monk is just a small monk, only the heart of all sentient beings, but he has no power to help the world, he can only pray for the mercy of my Buddha......"

"Che, what's the use of praying to your Buddha's mercy? Even if your Dharma power is boundless and you will be able to save the world one day, what does it have to do with you? ”

The great monk frowned, he was not a high-ranking monk.

From childhood to master, he taught him the most martial arts, not Buddhism.

So although Yang Mu was also talking nonsense, he got him into it.

Yang Mu felt that he had found a breakthrough, so he continued to talk nonsense.

"You monks chanting sutras and reciting Buddha seem to purify the mind and know yourself for what you are, right?"

"Not bad."

"Okay, so you're not desireless at all! Purifying your mind and knowing yourself is your goal! For this reason, you ignore trivial matters and concentrate on reciting scriptures, isn't this selfish? ”

"Selfishness is also the Buddha'......"

"Bullshit, the one who cut meat and fed the eagle at the beginning, people said, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell! He can give up his physical body for the sake of sentient beings, so can't you give up your bullshit Buddha for the sake of sentient beings? Great monk, now that the world needs help, it's time for you to sacrifice your life for righteousness! Your master has taught you kung fu all his life, and it is estimated that he will teach less Buddhism and Taoism, what do you say he is for? ”

"Does the donor know?"

"Hmph, he has long known that your six roots are impure and have no relationship with the Buddha, so he taught you the ability to beat people, but it is not for you to waste your time in this Zen room! The Buddha said that there is no self, because the Buddha believes that human beings in the world are cause and effect, and every thought and action you have is not self-determined, but is controlled by the cause and effect of heaven and earth. Then since there is no self, why should you be persistent? Now I am your cause, and your encounter with me is a result, and I will tell you the true way to purify sentient beings, if you insist on going your own way and not listening to advice, then you are violating cause and effect, understand? ”

"This ...... Why are you my cause? ”

"If not, how could we meet? And you still talk about it for a long time? ”

"There are many people who meet in one life......"

"Do you want to deny that every encounter is actually a cause and effect?"

The sweat on Yang Mu's forehead is about to come out, and he is completely blind and said!

However, the monk was a little confused at this time, and he felt that what Yang Mu said seemed to be reasonable.

The theory of cause and effect is in the Buddha's teachings, so how can it be said that every encounter is not cause and effect?

Since the Buddha said that there is no self, that is, there is no self, and if you resist the person in front of you from your heart, is it tantamount to extrapolating cause and effect outward? Does it mean that self-consciousness is fighting against cause and effect? Is it contrary to the original meaning of the Buddha?

The warrior monk Hua was confused, and he really wanted to get the master out of the graveyard and ask him what the Buddha's meaning was.

In fact, Yang Mu came early rather than coincidentally.

has been confused for the last few days.

Yuhua Temple is not the only monk in him, there are many more.

It's just that these monks are different from him, they not only eat meat and drink wine, but occasionally get two beautiful female benefactors to come to the backyard of the temple.

doesn't know why, but I always feel that this is a bad thing, the backyard of the temple is a place of pure cultivation, how can a woman come in?

For this reason, he also went to the old abbot who presided over the temple, and the old abbot pointed at his nose and scolded him indiscriminately, and then said:

"Do you know what a monk is?"

"Yes, you and I are."

"Wrong, wrong, wrong!"

The old abbot blew his beard and glared: "Monk is originally a respectful title, you must have certain qualifications, and you can be called a monk if you can be a teacher, not anyone can call it." And this title is not limited to men, and women who are qualified to be monks can also be called monks. Therefore, Lao Tzu is a monk, and those beautiful female benefactors who come to the temple are monks, and you are just an outsider who is not proficient in Buddhism. , don't bother me in the future! ”

The nymphomaniac was confused at the time.

secretly said that he has been bald for thirty years, how come he is not a monk in the end?

He didn't dare to question the abbot's words, the monks didn't lie, he felt that the old abbot should tell the truth.

However, he still couldn't figure it out, and he had been struggling with the question of whether he was a monk or not.

Recently, a group of people have come to the temple, and feel that something is even more wrong.

In the courtyard next door, you can often hear the strange cries of women, and the monks of the same temple have been drunk a few times, and they even dragged a few women to him to make love.

It's not that the nymphomaniac doesn't understand anything, he just doesn't want to understand these things, and he wants to be ordained! How can you get close to women?

Therefore, although the is concentrating on worshipping the Buddha on the surface, in fact, his heart has always been uncalm, and now that Yang Mu ran in front of him and talked nonsense, he was even more confused.

Yang Mu looked at the expression of the great monk and had already guessed his emotions.

"Hehe, great monk, think about it, I'm not in a hurry, come to me if you figure it out, and then come with me to Pudu sentient beings, I've heard of your experience, I've been on this mountain with my master since I was a child, and I haven't seen anything in the world. I have compassion for you to know the real world! ”

"The real world?"

"Not bad! Oh yes, I'm a person who respects faith very much, if you still want to worship the Buddha wholeheartedly, then I don't dare to take you away, if you want to change, then before you leave, it's vulgar, buddy take you to play together! ”

After Yang Mu finished speaking, he got up and left, very refreshed.

Sure enough, the people who have been mixed on the street are extraordinary, how can their eloquence be so good, and they are all moved by the heart of a great monk.

Then stop and wait for him for a day or two, and then try his kung fu to see if he is a true warrior monk.

If so, there will be one more fierce general in his team.

Speaking of which, it was a few years ago, Yang Mu met a street artist, and he could play all kinds of musical instruments.

Yang Mu especially likes to listen to his music, which is very good.

Because he listened a lot, he became familiar with others.

One day, there was a fat man with a fat head, big ears and a shiny face passing by in a luxury car, and there were several beautiful exotic beauties in the car.

Yang Mu, who had already entered puberty, looked very sour, so he complained a few words, and then said to the street artist.

"Big brother, you can play these musical instruments, you are so talented, why didn't you succeed as the fat man in the car just now? Look at him, he is accompanied by rich and beautiful women. ”

The street artist laughed:

"Yes, I play all kinds of musical instruments, but this only entertains myself. However, that person, he is a big boss, and he will play with people! He put a lot of people in the palm of his hands to do things for him, so he can have what he is today. In fact, he doesn't understand anything, he doesn't know anything, all he's good at is playing with people, and that's enough. Young man, you remember, if you have Zhang Fei to attack the city, if you have Guan Yu to conquer the country, if you have Zhuge Liang to win the world, the more talents around you, the stronger you will be. ”

In fact, this truth is very simple, and Yang Mu understands it when he is a little older.

It's just a simple reason, but it's hard to do.

How to make people work for me is a science.

Yang Mu walked in the yard, raised his head and looked at the sky, blue and blue, and seemed to be lazy.

He figured out what kind of person he wanted to be, very simple, only three words

- Superior to man!