Chapter Eighty-Nine: How to Achieve Enlightenment?

"Master, I brought you some vegetarian cakes and snacks from Longyi Vegetarian Restaurant, as well as some Hangzhou white tea." Zhang Fan put the package on the table and asked the old monk Heshi to say goodbye.

"Hehe, you haven't been here in a while. How are your parents? What have you been busy with lately? On the chair next to the table, a thin old monk asked Zhang Fan with a smile.

"I'm still eating in the antique city, my parents are not bad, and the business is okay, how is your old health?" Zhang Fan also greeted as usual.

"It's okay, it's okay, what's the matter with you?" The old monk asked casually.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to come and see you. By the way, ask for some scriptures to go back. Zhang Fan sat down on the chair on the other side of the table.

The old monk nodded, raised his somewhat cloudy eyes, and looked at Zhang Fan carefully: "I remember that you said last time that you wanted to take refuge in my Buddha and become a layman who cultivates at home, right?" ”

"Yes, at that time, the master said, I didn't have the time yet." Zhang Fan replied: "How did the master mention this? ”

The old monk smiled and said, "Then do you want to know when the time for your conversion is counted?" ”

"Of course, please ask Master for advice." Zhang Fan hurriedly stood up and asked.

The old monk waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down and speak. Zhang Fan's heart was pounding, and he felt that the old monk seemed to be interested in leading him to take refuge today, which was something he had been looking forward to for a long time. Hurriedly sat down and listened to the advice.

"Let me ask you, do you know what the behavior of a layman at home is?"

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"I said, you black dog, this is the best bone that you bought from the supermarket, and it is fragrant! Look at the strength of the meat on it! Akon carried a bag, took out a large bone from it, and dangled it in front of a black dog. As long as you answer a few questions from the uncle, the bones in this bag are all yours. ”

The black dog in front of him, his tail wagging and drooling. Sa Huan, who said "woo mile" in his mouth, circled around Akon's feet. Looking at the meat and bones in Akon's hands, that hurry!

"Why don't you speak? Where's the ruthlessness last night? Call to the uncle again. "Akon seduced the black dog with a bone, and the dog was found behind a garage after Akon had walked around the neighborhood for most of the district." You can't eat if you don't speak. ”

The black dog pounced in a hurry, trying to snatch the bone from Akon's hand. Kicked to the side by Akon. A threatening "woo" sound came from the mouth.

"Yo, do you still want to come hard? Don't toast or eat! Akon gathered the bones, picked up a brick from the ground, and gestured. The black dog jumped back in fright, ran several steps, and was far away, "Wang! "Roared.

"You're looking for me, aren't you?" A gruff voice rang out behind Akon.

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"Disciple, I heard from you, master, and I have also seen in the scriptures that lay monks need to observe the five precepts of 'killing, stealing, fornication, adultery, and drinking'." Zhang Fan replied honestly.

"How many commandments can you keep now?" The old monk asked with a smile.

Zhang Fan bowed his head and said, "The disciple is trying to ask the teacher for advice on this matter, and the disciple can barely keep the five precepts in the past." But recently, there have been some changes in the disciple, and the disciple who kills the ring is difficult to keep, and the disciple is very frightened. ”

The old monk nodded, but didn't ask the reason, just asked, "Have you heard the story of 'sacrificing your life to feed the tiger'?" ”

"The disciple heard that the prince of Satana saw that the eight tigers were about to starve to death, so with great compassion, he fed his body to the tigers, and saved the eight tigers and sacrificed himself. This deed has been passed down to future generations and is a model of great compassion in Buddhism. Zhang Fan is familiar with Buddhist scriptures, so he naturally knows this allusion. After speaking, he paused and asked, "Does the master want me to learn from the prince of Nasatana, the spirit of sacrificing myself to feed the tiger, to restrain the killing intent, and fulfill the killing precept?" ”

The old monk did not answer, and asked again: "You know that the prince of Satana, out of great compassion, sacrificed his life to feed the tiger, but if Sata has no body, how can he save the tiger?" ”

"This ......" Zhang Fan stammered.

The old monk asked, "If Sa Tan has no body and can't save the tiger, doesn't he have great compassion?" If he only had a body and no great compassion, would he still save the tiger? ”

Zhang Fan was dumbfounded, and his forehead was sweating.

"I ask you again, Jizo Bodhisattva vows, hell is not empty vows not to become a Buddha! This matter is more important than the prince of Satana sacrificing his life to feed the tiger? The old monk asked again.

"Jizo Bodhisattva sacrifices to become a Buddha and save sentient beings, and naturally he is better than Satana!" Zhang Fan stood up and replied.

"You get on your knees!" The old monk pointed to the futon on the ground.

Zhang Fan knelt on the futon as he said.

"Why does the Jizo Bodhisattva purify the hellish beings?"

Zhang Fan lowered his head and thought about it, and said loudly: "Jizo Bodhisattva saves all beings in hell with great compassion and great wishes!" ”

"Amitabha, why did you create Western Bliss Shijie and liberate sentient beings?"

Zhang Fan was a little ignorant in his heart, but he still replied loudly: "Amitabha Buddha has the power of great wishes to create Western Bliss Shijie and purify all sentient beings!" ”

"What about you!" The old monk asked suddenly.

"I ......" Zhang Fan knotted his tongue again, not knowing how to answer. After a while, Zhang Fan lowered his head and asked weakly, "How does the disciple attain enlightenment?" ”

The old monk replied: "Because of wisdom, you have to cover!" Don't you hear about Prajnaparamita, how to attain enlightenment without the boat of wisdom? (Prajnaparami, meaning: wisdom reaches the other side.) )

Zhang Fan was shocked, and then asked: "How to get wise?" ”

"Wisdom is gained by determination! The mind is uncertain, how to learn, if you don't learn the meaning of the scriptures, if you don't go deep into the scriptures, how can you be as wise as the sea! The old monk picked up a transparent glass, got a glass of water, grabbed a handful of floating dust on the ground, and sprinkled it into the water. Shake the cup, and the water is muddy. Then he pointed to the cup and said to Zhang Fan, "You watch." ”

Zhang Fan didn't dare to move a little, knelt there, staring at the cup.

Ten minutes passed, and the water in the cup was still cloudy; Half an hour passed, the dust in the cup gradually settled, and the water gradually cleared; Zhang Fan knelt for more than an hour, his eyes fixed on the water glass. The water in that glass was already clear and transparent. Knowing it in his heart, he said to the old monk: "Compare the heart with water, the water is as clear as the heart, and the water is as clear as the heart." Because of determination, wisdom can be born! Thank you Master for your advice. ”

Zhang Fan then asked, "How can I make my mind settled?" ”

"If you can endure it, you will be determined!" The old monk replied, "You have just been kneeling for more than an hour, but you feel back pain and numbness in your feet?" But you put up with it. The same is true of the water in this glass, how can it calm down if you can't help but stir it constantly? ”

Zhang Fan's heart gradually became a little clearer, but he still asked, "Then how can you endure it?" ”

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"What's the matter with looking for my black tiger?" The voice was cautious and slightly threatening. "Blackie, you can go."

The black dog in front of him made a "hmm" sound, and ran away with his tail between his legs.

Akon turned his head just in time to see another black dog spitting out. "Hehe, I hit it off last night, and today I came to make a friend with a special gift. Please laugh at it. By the way, there is a little question to ask, hehe. ”

Akon smiled all over his face, like an unscrupulous uncle with a lollipop in his hand, smiling at a hundred yuan bill that a little hairy boy was dragging in his hand.

"Bribery? But Uncle Black Tiger likes to bribe. The black dog, named Black Tiger, didn't realize that there was something wrong with Akon's smile. His eyes were fixed on the bag in Akon's hand. "If you have any questions, you ask. In the land of this community, there is nothing that my black tiger does not know! I'm the Inspector of this place! ”

"Inspector? Oh? Akon was a little dazed, and then asked, "My first question is, what is the Inspector?" How did you recognize us? With that, he handed over a bone with meat on it.

"Whew!" The black tiger bit the bone, wagged his tail, and said indistinctly: "You guy, the black tiger likes it!" Inspector ......"

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"Enlightenment can endure!" The old monk's answer confirmed the question in Zhang Fan's heart, the master must have something to do with the precept holder Shijie. The old monk continued: "If you can endure, you will be determined, because you will be wise, you will become enlightened, and you will be able to endure if you become enlightened!" These four natures are based on wisdom, understanding, and concentration, and only forbearance is practice; Practice, practice, can't bear this hundred things are difficult to achieve; If you can't bear it, your heart will be uncertain, and if your heart is uncertain, your wisdom will be difficult to achieve, and how can the ignorant be enlightened! ”

"If you understand a little, you will be able to endure a little. Do you understand? ”

"It's hard to endure, where do you start?"

"As long as the kung fu is deep, the iron pestle is sharpened into a needle!"

Zhang Fan's heart was suddenly for a while, kneeling on the futon, his mind was a mess, and his ears seemed to be full of the master's plucking voice, like thunder! There is also a screen of the attribute interface in the ring space in front of you; There are countless props displayed in front of you one by one, and Zuihou is fixed on the black iron pestle!

After a while, it was revealed that Akon was scolding loudly: "What kind of nerves do you have! So what, who doesn't spend the scene with his head on his head, who kills him today, who will kill him tomorrow, who knows?! It's too late to take care of yourself, so you can take care of others?! ”

After a while, the battleship Kirishima exploded, and the ghost fighters bombed the Japanese army, and several Japanese warships at sea sank one after another......

Green Wing falls to save himself from being shot......

One by one, the vow-bearers turned into a fluffy and shattered star in front of their eyes......

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Zhang Fan didn't notice that at this time, the old monk's eyes were cloudy, and the essence was flickering, as if he could see through people's souls! Zhang Fan didn't even know that just when he was stunned, the 'comprehension' value of the basic attribute rose little by little, reaching 149, and he struggled to break through to 150! It's just as if somewhere stuck and can't break through the obstacles!

At this moment, the old monk suddenly slammed Zhang Fantian's spiritual cover with his hand, and shouted: "The fool has not yet understood!" "The sound is like thunder, like the roar of a lion! The glass on the table shook "Click!" "It exploded!

Zhang Fan was suddenly shocked, and his heart was bright, as if he had suddenly opened the thick curtains and saw the extraordinarily bright sky outside the window! It was like a hanging thunderbolt that dispersed the haze in the sky! It's like an empowerment in my head, and everything is in plain sight!

Pushing the golden mountain and pouring the jade pillar, Zhang Fanna bowed his head and swore loudly: "The disciple makes this great wish for the path of enlightenment: even if the future is full of thorns and wilderness, the disciple will never stop on the road to enlightenment!" ”

The old monk smiled gradually, stroked the top of Zhang Fan's head, recited the three refuge mantras in his mouth, and said: "Today, there is a layman Zhang Fan, who takes refuge in my Buddha with his heart, and is willing to hold the five precepts, cultivate pure and quiet walking, raise the consciousness of the heart, plant the root of wisdom, practice at home, the Dharma name is Shi Fan, and there is no Amitabha Buddha in the south!" There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south! There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south! ”

So far, Zhang Fan's wish has come true! When I was happy, I suddenly felt a clear picture in my mind, and the ring on Heshi's hand was shining! Parkway mind, Tan Center mouth, Dantian belly a burst of warmth; It also extends to the whole body of the Qi Sutra, the eight veins, and the seven chakras (the crown chakra, the glabellar chakra, the throat chakra, the heart chakra, the navel chakra, the sea chakra, and the Brahma chakra) A piece of warmth, as if the whole person is bathing in a hot spring! If Akon was present, he would definitely be able to see Zhang Fan at this time emitting golden light, and bursts of breathing, rhythmically exuding colorful light wheels. It's like the bright Buddha light on the Buddha case in Zhang Fan's living room!

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