After the old monk appeared, the middle-aged monk hurriedly saluted, "Master......"

The old monk nodded slightly, then looked at Ye Chen, stepped forward to salute, and said, "Amitabha." ”

Ye Chen returned the salute and said, "I've seen the master." ”

The old monk shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not a master, the poor monk's name is forgotten!

Ye Chen said: "Master Forgetfulness, why doesn't this temple receive incense?"

"There are many kinds of Buddha cultivation, why do you have to build a big temple and accept incense like everyone else? Isn't it more pure and suitable for Buddha worship in this deep mountain?"

Ye Chen nodded and smiled: "That's true, the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, there is less time to disturb, and there is more tranquility, which is indeed suitable for cultivation." ”

"In life, if you clean well and do anything, it is a kind of practice, and being able to sweep the floor well is also a kind of practice. Forgetfulness admonished.

"Yes. He nodded with a salute.

Forget the empty said: "Since the donor is here, it is a guest, and it is also fate, please do it in the donor." ”

Ye Chen followed the forgetful air to the temple, the temple was extremely simple, it could be said that there was nothing valuable in sight, and it was unobstructed.

walked to the hall, there was no Buddha statue in the hall, which made Ye Chen even more surprised, even if it was a different way of cultivating Buddha, at least there should be a Buddha statue, this is like words, right?

Forget Kong seemed to see what Ye Chen was thinking, smiled, and said, "The donor doesn't seem to be a cultivator, he should be a cultivator, right?"

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Master Forgetfulness, why is there no Buddha statue?"

Forget Kong smiled and said: "The donor is a cultivator, is there a Taoist ancestor at home?"

Ye Chen was slightly stunned, and forgot that he didn't explain, but this sentence got to the point.

Indeed, although he is a cultivator, he does not worship the image of the Taoist Ancestor, and most of the cultivators do not have it, unless all the sects worship their ancestors, there seems to be no one who worships the Taoist Ancestors.

"The Buddha is in his heart, what does it matter if there is a Buddha statue or not?"

Ye Chen's heart suddenly woke up, and he hurriedly saluted, saying, "Listening to the master's words, I have benefited a lot." ”

"Cultivating Buddhism and cultivating the Tao are the same, both are for the purpose of strengthening one's own body, but Buddhism pays more attention to form, while Taoism focuses on freedom and freedom. Forget empty said.

Ye Chen said, "Is this the reason why Master Forgetfulness lives in seclusion in the mountains and forests?"

"That's not the case, since the Tao is different, naturally they don't conspire with each other, I am here to cultivate the Buddha in my heart, and they are cultivating the Buddha in their heart at the foot of the mountain, and they have nothing to do with each other. Forget empty said.

When Ye Chen heard this, he felt a little strange, what is it called, the Buddha in my heart, the Buddha in their heart? Could this Buddha be different?

"What kind of Buddha is the Buddha in the heart of Master Forgetfulness?" Ye Chen asked.

"There are many kinds of Buddhas in the heart, and everyone has a Buddha living in their hearts, and the Buddhas are different, the moods are different, the Dharma is different, and the concepts are different. ”

Forget the empty road: "Some people can tolerate the sea of hundreds of rivers, and tolerance is the law of heaven and earth, but some people can only tolerate the Buddha in their own hearts, and only recognize the Buddha in their hearts." And the Buddha in my heart is ethereal. ”

"Ethereal?"

"Because, Buddhas are everywhere, can you tell what the Buddha looks like, can you tell what the Dharma looks like, or can you know what kind of person is a Buddha?"

This series of questions made Ye Chen speechless and unable to answer.

Ye Chen calmed down and said: "In the Western Regions, everyone respects Amitabha Buddha and Shakyamuni Buddha, at least, in the hearts of many people, the Buddha is Amitabha Buddha and Shakyamuni Buddha, they are Buddhas, they represent Buddhas, is it true that Master Forgetkong does not approve?"

"It's not that I don't recognize it, there are thousands of Buddhas, and they are Buddhas in the hearts of everyone, and that is Buddha, but this only represents two kinds of Buddhas. It's not the Buddha in my heart, so the Buddha in my heart is still ethereal. Forget empty said.

"The master is looking for his own Buddha now?" Ye Chen asked.

Master Forgetfulness said: "The Buddha is at ease in his heart, so why bother to seek it deliberately." ”

"The Buddha ......is at ease in his heart" Ye Chenzhong silently recited this sentence, deeply inspired, stood motionless in place, and when Master Forgetkong saw this, he did not speak, and left quietly.

Ye Chen's whole body was exuding a breath, runes were flowing all over his body, he was feeling, and the whole person had entered an ethereal and mysterious state.

After a long time, Ye Chen came to his senses, and the breath in his body converged, this time he realized, his realm was raised to the eighth layer of the Yuanying realm, but this is not the key, the key is that he has a new understanding of cultivation.

Ye Chen walked into the courtyard, he was cleaning the fallen leaves in the courtyard, Ye Chen watched quietly, and recalled in his mind what Master Forgetkong said to Sheng: Doing anything is a kind of practice, and being able to sweep the floor well is also a kind of practice.

This is another view that Ye Chen heard about cultivation, some people think that cultivation must be retreat and enlightenment, and it must need scriptures, and it must be how it is.

Actually, the most important thing in real practice is to cultivate the mind, and when the state of the mind is reached, everything will naturally fall into place, and if the state of the mind is not reached, no matter how much cultivation is done, it will have no effect.

Many people have cultivated for decades without any progress, but once they comprehend it, they will completely change their fate, which is what everyone calls a late bloomer.

Ye Chen had a lot of insights, and he decided to stay here for a while and have a good discussion with Master Forgetfulness.

He always felt that Master Forgetfulness was not simple, and it was not what he saw. The temple does not enshrine Buddha statues, in fact, it is not in accordance with the rules, and what is the Buddha in the heart of Master Forgetkong?

In the next few days, Ye Chen lived with Forget the Void and Lisheng every day, eating fasting together, talking about the law of heaven and earth together, and benefited a lot.

A lot of new thinking was opened up here, and Ye Chen heard a lot of ideas that he had never heard of or imagined before.

"The law of the world is always changing, whether it is the Tao or the Dharma, so don't think too much about it, just follow your heart. Forget empty pan sat in the courtyard and said face to face with Ye Chen.

Ye Chen nodded slightly and said, "What the master said is very true. ”

Suddenly, there was a gust of wind, a little cool, and the sky became dark, Ye Chen said: "The wind is up, it's going to rain." ”

"The wind is up, how do you know it's wind, the wind is invisible, you can see it?" said Master Forgetfulness.

Ye Chen said: "The wind is indeed invisible, but when the wind blows the leaves, and the leaves move, it is naturally the wind." ”

"Is the leaves moving, or is your heart moving?" Wangkong looked at Ye Chen, not paying attention to whether it was windy or raining.

When Ye Chen heard this, he was ashamed to salute and said, "Thank you Master for reminding me." ”

"Cultivating the Tao and cultivating the Buddha is cultivating the mind, and if the mind is moved, then it is like this fallen leaf, which eventually falls down and turns into nothingness. Forgetsky pointed to the leaves that had just fallen from the trees.

"The heart is like a rock, but it is not moving like a mountain. Ye Chen said solemnly.

"Master Ye, your ambition is not here, this temple can't accommodate Lord Ye, Amitabha. "Master Forgetkong, put his hands together, and after reciting a Buddha name, he never spoke again.

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, and after randomly getting up and saluting Master Forgetkong, he left the temple.

Ye Chen walked out of the temple and walked in the mountains and forests, these days of the Fa, he has strengthened his mind, as he said just now, his heart is like a rock, immobile like a mountain.

On the path of cultivation, the power of the heart is the most important, and the reason why many people have not made progress in their cultivation is because their hearts are moved, and they are moved by the Dao heart, and they will inevitably do nothing.

Ye Chen thought all the way, he had already walked out of the mountains and forests, put away the thoughts in his heart, let out a long breath, and his heart became clearer and clearer.

"The road is long, I will go up and down and seek!" Ye Chen walked on the avenue with a resolute look.

A day later, Ye Chen came to a city, this city was called Buddha City, this was the first city Ye Chen saw in the Western Regions.

Ye Chen entered the Buddha City, which was bustling with crowds, although it was said that all the Buddhist believers here, but they also had to live, so they naturally had to work hard for their livelihood.

On the street, the cries were endless, but Ye Chen didn't see a restaurant, even if it was a restaurant, there were no meat dishes, all of them were vegetarian.

Ye Chen smiled helplessly, if he was allowed to live here for the rest of his life, he wouldn't be able to stand it, there were too many precepts of Buddhism, and for a person who was used to freedom, this place was simply a cage.

Ye Chen walked all the way along the street, and saw a lot of monks on the way, every monk was respected by the world here, and many passers-by would be full of awe when they saw the monks.

"It's a stone statue of Amitabha, kneel down and bow down......"

At this time, many people on the street suddenly knelt down very reverently and bowed down. Ye Chen saw that not far ahead, there was a stone statue of Amitabha Buddha on a luxurious carriage, the stone statue was shining brightly, and the treasure was solemn.

And behind the carriage, there was a carriage, and in the carriage sat a fat monk, this monk had a fat head and big ears, and when he sat cross-legged, he felt that his stomach fell on the carriage.

However, this monk has kind eyes and a lovely smile.

"It's Maitreya Buddha...... Hurry up and make a wish, it will definitely be fulfilled. Many people present saw the fat monk, and they were all more pious and exuding their wishes.

Ye Chen's heart moved slightly, although he couldn't see the power of wishes, but he could feel that there was a flash of light on the fat monk's body, which was receiving the power of wishes.

"What is the origin of this fat monk, it seems to be very unusual, and he can be worshiped by people. Ye Chen was surprised in his heart, a monk who didn't have a certain ability couldn't do this.