Wuxiang Temple is located in the middle of the lonely peak of the steep protrusion, and the first beautiful Li Mountain in the southeast confronts each other. This ancient temple is surrounded by nine colorful mountains, which are embraced by the gorgeous and charming tail of a peacock that is opening the screen.

It stands to reason that the temple built in the pine and cypress forest like this, the ancient tree towering in the sky should have few visitors, after all, the stone steps that lead to the temple gate are not more than 1,000 and 80 steps, which means that all those who have completed the long steps will step through the 100 and 80 kinds of troubles in the ten Dharma realms.

However, the monks of Wuxiang Temple have never been poor and can't open the pot, and there is an endless stream of pilgrims who come here to petition from thousands of miles, even the most noble and lazy people will get off the sedan chair and walk 1,0080 steps steadily, and finally spend a lot of money to buy the Bodhisattva to be satisfied.

Therefore, there is enough incense money left in the temple every year to repair the face, and the three gilded characters of "Wuxiang Temple" on the door alone are specially invited to the famous calligrapher. Coupled with the exquisite floral cloud pattern carved in each Tang Hall with the majestic golden Buddha statue, the monk temple has gradually become a magnificent tourist scene, and many literati and scholars climb the mountain to express their minds, inscribe poems and paint.

It is strange that a temple that worships the Buddha is so magnificent, but no one scolds it for being extravagant. Nonsense! In today's world, after a hundred years, the only person who may have a place in Lingshan lives here, and it is undesirable for a mortal to change the copper smell to a better environment to help him meditate and practice meditation, so how can he blame the monks and monks?

However, the recent void phase temple has made a commotion, and the person who has caused the whole temple to be uneasy is the notorious Jiekong.

After the monk who caused trouble accompanied Bai Luofeng to break into the imperial city and hid back to the Kongxiang Temple with a commotion, the others heard the news of arresting him, and they were all worried about the pond fish and panicked all day long. But the man was like no one else, he took a nap and ate every day, and even hid the wine and meat in the bedroom, and no one secretly took it out every four days to satisfy his hunger.

After some evil, Hongding, who has always been in the valley, was also moved, and happily locked up the monk who was doing mischief.

It's a pity that things are not in a hurry, and the empty phase temple didn't have time to stop for a few days, and the Su family in Jiangyang sent a letter, saying that the young lady of the Su family repeatedly told him that it must be sent to the flower monk before it can be opened.

The annoying things of the girl who quit the sky and Huaizuo Zhuang can be said to be known to everyone, the old monk is a respected monk, how can there be a reason to open people's envelopes privately. Moreover, he knows the bad temper of his apprentice: if he doesn't bring the letter over, he will tear down the temple after he knows about it.

As a result, the letter was indeed transmitted intact to the hands of the Jiekong, but it was still tossed out of the moth - the stinky boy didn't know what to do, and he knocked out the two guards and escaped, but fortunately he was caught by the warrior monk who came to make a noise, and was escorted to Hongding in time to listen to the fate.

At this moment, the old monk reverently turned the Buddhist beads in one hand, and closed the Buddhist scriptures in a deep voice with the other. In front of him stood the statue of Avalokiteshvara, tilting forward as if it were listening attentively to the prayers of those who came.

There were only two masters and apprentices left in the claustrophobic Buddhist hall, and after reciting the last word of the scriptures as if no one was around, he finally spoke unhurriedly: "If you don't honestly reflect on your mistakes, what kind of basket was found by your senior brothers." ”

The monk kneeling on the floor looked unrepentant, and said with disdain on his face: "Cut, that's in vain and don't want to do it, otherwise it's up to them to ......."

Halfway through the conversation, a thick wooden ruler was drawn on the ring scar of the void without warning, leaving a red mark. Hongding Gubo's image of not being shocked disappeared, and he scolded his head and face: "Stubbornness does not change!"

Jiekong covered his head, solemnly kowtowed and begged: "Master, the disciple begs you to let me go down the mountain." ”

Hongding felt his old heart chuckle, guessed something in the dark, and pretended to be calm on his face and kept his face unchanged and said, "What are you doing down the mountain?"

The monk who was not ashamed or ashamed actually shy and twisted: "Su Ling... Miss Su wrote to tell me that white... Bai Luofeng had an accident. ”

"The cause of his own is the effect of his own suffering, and you, as an outsider, must not interfere. "The monks who used to be talked about are now like being blinded, rigidly pulling out the truth and refusing to abstain from emptiness.

Seeing that he didn't allow it, the evil monk enthusiastically stepped forward: "If the master forcibly leaves the apprentice in the Wuxiang Temple, isn't he afraid that the apprentice will lift the Buddha statue?"

The peaceful Buddha Hall was filled with ice and fire in a blink of an eye, and Hongding was angry and rebellious and bold, and laughed angrily: "If you dare to disrespect the Buddha statue in the Buddha Hall, then what is there to be afraid of in your heart?"

"There is fear in vain, but not fear of those ethereal gods and Buddhas. "Quit empty buckle head and bow again," the futile is afraid of the impermanence of parting, and the indefinite meeting of each other. ”

"A monk should have no desires and no thoughts, and if you don't keep your heart vows, you should receive a foot. The old monk said and picked up the ring ruler and hit it on the back of the head of the ring no matter how heavy it was, "The four are empty, and the six are pure, you can't forget!"

Master was confused. The forehead of the abstinence was against the cool brick and said: "The world thinks that the four major are empty is empty wine and wealth, and the disciples do not believe that the Dharma is so shallow, so I once begged the master to give the Buddha the name of abstaining from emptiness." ”

The reverberating arguments in the smoky hall became more and more unswerving: "Qu Kong has always remembered Master's teachings that 'people come from emptiness and eventually return to emptiness, and the world is changing with and without me'. However, the apprentice is talented and stupid, and he can't be compared to the intelligence of his senior brother and younger brother. ”

"So instead of getting rid of the demons, you are indulging yourself in defiance of the precepts. Hongding raised the ring ruler and fell the young monk's back, "It's time to fight!"

Jiekong continued to lean over without knowing the pain: "But the disciple has been immersed in the mortal dust for more than ten years, tasted the good wine all over the world, and the more he drank to the end, the more he felt tasteless; he saw the peerless beauty, and the more he saw the end, the more he felt that his eyes were lacking; he had obtained a lot of money, and the more he accumulated to the end, the more he felt heavy; he had moved a lot of qi, and the more he waited until the end, the more tired he felt. ”

"You've realized all this, what are you going to do down the mountain?" The old monk raised his hand slightly, obviously if he was not satisfied, he would make a decisive move.

"The apprentice thinks that this is not the four major empty!" The words settled, and the monk was not afraid of the ring ruler that might be slapped on the skull at any time, straightened his waist and said with a clear conscience: "Master, the apprentice can see through the humiliation, can be indifferent to the rich and the poor, and can not be surprised by the noble and the low, but the empty and unloved." ”

"The original intention of a person is pure, and the wine and wealth are nothing more than the cause of disturbing the original intention and breeding evil thoughts, and the monk's abstinence is only a means of cultivation. Jiekong raised his head to face the old monk, his expression was full of stubbornness that refused to let go, "I come and go empty, why don't you live my original wish in coming and going? The apprentice only wants to do it himself, and in the end he has no regrets, no regrets, no regrets, and he has long been unconcerned about the success or failure of life and death. ”

The monk closed his palms and waited for the hanging ring ruler to fall, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head and said loudly: "This is the four emptiness of the disciple's enlightenment." ”

In the solemn Buddhist hall, a helpless sigh replaced the previous heart-stringing punishment. The wooden stick in the old monk's hand fell to the ground, and he slowly turned around and didn't want to look directly at the apprentice, and he was much older in a trance: "Hey, you will also say some crooked reasoning." ”

Jiekong suddenly opened his eyes and heard the meaning, and just wanted to cheer the master for knowing the righteousness, Hongding rashly popped out a sentence like five thunderbolts and stunned him: "If you decide to go down the mountain today, then after stepping out of the temple gate, you will have nothing to do with Wuxiang Temple, and if you cause any trouble in the future, don't involve the temple." ”

The golden Buddha on the rosette still held his fingers to maintain the solemnity of great compassion and compassion, and the shocked monk took a long time to pull his soul back, and he stared at Hongding's back as if to carve it into his eyes.

Jiekong's head slammed heavily on the ground, and he knocked the green bricks out of the pits. He couldn't bow down for a long time, choked and slowly choked up: "Master's ring ruler strength today is lighter, and I hope Master can take care of his body more when I say goodbye today." If Master feels lonely, then take in an obedient disciple! In the future, let him pass on the Dharma you taught. ”

The silent old man remained still, and still did not look back for the last time. The young figure behind him quietly disappeared, leaving only faint wet spots on the ground to indicate that someone had visited.

When he walked away until he could no longer see the Buddha hall, the ruthless master loosened the wide sleeves that were tightly tugged in front of his abdomen, and let the smooth rosary beads crackle and scatter at will.

The old monk was praised by the world as a half-golden body, even the jade old Dao, who called himself Tianzun, retreated three points, and his body was very hard. It's just that today he really couldn't do it, and deliberately used a little less force, but the stupid apprentice was worried because of the light fight.

The monks in the temple all said that they would abstain from emptiness and bloodthirstiness, and their hearts would be like iron and stone, and they would cultivate ruthless Buddhas and become asuras. Only Hongding's heart is as clear as a mirror, where can he be ruthless and ruthless, just by a few words and a few things?

Buddhism goes to the nature, and it goes to the inferiority. Buddhism cherishes human affection, and cherishes kindness. No joy or sorrow is not ruthless and unrighteous, and not touching the red dust is not escaping the world. Just like the four are empty, which is empty of wine-colored wealth, in the final analysis, it is just a misunderstanding of laymen who don't understand the Buddha's heart.

"Hey, he's really enlightened. The old monk looked at the high jade statue and muttered, with both sadness and joy in his heart: hundreds of ordination monks in the empty phase temple have exhausted their years and have not been able to find the mystery of Zen Buddhism throughout their lives.

In fact, Hongding has taken the path that most monks have walked throughout the ages - escaping into the empty door, but worrying. It is precisely because of this that Jiekong knows who is the final obstacle on Master's path to emptiness and impurity. Therefore, he blatantly violated the temple rules of the Kongxiang Temple and shamelessly disobeyed the bottom line of the monks, just to let the master one day be ruthless and cut off the dust with his own hands and seek the Buddha wholeheartedly.

The old monk has been lonely all his life, and even though he has countless disciples for so many years, he still stubbornly eats alone, sweeps the floor and sits in meditation, because he has always believed that loneliness is a good prescription for God to give him the right result of cultivation.

However, Hongding, who had even thought about what happened after his death countless times, never expected that one day he would be planted on a disobedient apprentice and on a well-intentioned fulfillment.

For the sake of this fulfillment, the old monk who was regarded as a living Buddha would rather pretend to be deaf and dumb, brave the scolding of the people in the rivers and lakes to cover up the abstinence, and willingly forget the state of mind of becoming a Buddha, and let go of the young eagle that was slowly growing full of wings and flew out of his own way.

It turns out that as long as people's hearts are affectionate, even if it is a spiritual mountain, they can be regarded as empty and unmoved.

It turns out that only when the heart has a thought can the four major be empty!