Under one person, the heavenly official gives blessings

Chapter 168: Purity of renunciation (first update)
"Little friend Changge, I would like to thank you very much for being able to block the tantric disciples for us, the younger generation of Shaolin Temple disciples."

At this moment, the old monk Kong Ming slowly turned around, a divine light flashed in his eyes.

He naturally had other thoughts about Gu Changge.

The person in front of me is very close to Buddhism. Although he is not willing to enter the Shaolin Temple, he can still make a good friend.

"Master Kongming, you are so polite. This junior is just lucky enough to defeat that Tantric disciple by half a move. And even if I don't take action, there must be disciples in Shaolin Temple who can block that Tantric disciple."

Gu Changge coughed.

"This is not luck. Since you have helped my Shaolin Temple, I have to return the favor. Come with me, my friend!"

Kong Ming smiled.

"Eh!?"

Hearing this, Gu Changge was a little surprised.

"Master, will Master Kongming ask Boss Changge to come over?"

Fengping on the side scratched his head in confusion.

"Little beast, don't ask so many questions. Come back with me. I must teach you a lesson today!"

Sect Leader Chu shouted angrily and rolled up his sleeves.

This kid Fengping has been itchy lately, causing trouble for him everywhere.

"Master, please say goodbye."

Fengping was immediately startled.

"Master, why did you call Brother Changge over?"

Jie Kong also had some doubts in his heart.
Could it be that you want Gu Changge to join the Shaolin Temple?

But Gu Changge would definitely not agree.

Soon, Gu Changge followed Master Kongming to a Zen room in the Shaolin Temple. There was also a Zen picture of ten cows that he had seen in Jishi Hall.

The Zen "Ten Ox Pictures" was drawn by Zen Master Kuo'an Siyuan in the Song Dynasty and commented on with verses and prose. It vividly shows the process of enlightenment from practice to enlightenment.

"Ten Cows" uses a shepherd boy as a metaphor for a practitioner, and a cow as a metaphor for the mind. The mind of an ordinary person is like a cow, with a bullish temperament that is difficult to tame. If you want to tame the cow in your heart, you must have considerable endurance and wisdom.

"My little friend, do you know what a heretic is?"

The old monk Kongming smiled.

"The word 'outside' is originally a Buddhist term, but our Quanzhen Sect advocates the unity of the three religions, so we have also absorbed the Buddhist teachings. This so-called 'outside' refers to the method that advocates deviating from one's own mind and seeking the Dharma outside the heart. For 'heretics'."

Gu Changge talked eloquently.

The Taoist canon he read at Baiyun Temple was not in vain.

"Yes, there is no real Dharma for heretics. They only have desires and demands, so what they seek are all promising Dharma. Showing off magical powers and showing off magic weapons are just conveying acquired energy.

The Diamond Sutra says: All appearances are false. All things with form and form will eventually decay, have pursuits and desires, cannot forget themselves, and are doomed to sink into the sea of ​​misery. "

Master Kong Ming said with a smile.

The boy in front of me is indeed extremely smart, and it seems that he has learned the true method.

Moreover, the three Quanzhen religions are integrated into one, so he and Gu Changge said that this kid can also understand some of the Buddhist principles.

"That's what the master said."

Gu Changge smiled after listening to Kong Ming's words.

This old monk is really powerful.

He has only recently realized the true meaning of unconditioned and conditioned methods.

He is worthy of being a master-level expert from the older generation.

But, I don’t know where my cynical Quanzhen master has gone?

"Ah!"

At this moment, Dao Yuan, who was still playing chess with Monk Kong Chan in Lingyin Temple, sneezed.

As a master, he is indeed a little too irresponsible.

"Daoyuan, you old bull nose, you are so lucky to have cultivated for three lifetimes. You unexpectedly met such a good disciple, and you don't know how to cherish it!"

Kong Chan snorted.

He heard that Gu Changge went to Shaolin Temple.

It is estimated that he will have to fight with that Tantric disciple.

However, the Tantra's Kunluo Huo Ding is not an ordinary skill. It pays special attention to the cultivation of life skills. Gu Changge may have to suffer a little bit.

But it’s okay, some setbacks can make people grow.

But Kong Chan obviously didn't expect that Gu Changge would get the benefits of Huang Xian, practice the Five Elements and become a human body, and his life skills would greatly increase, so it would not be a big problem to deal with a small Tantric disciple.

"Kong Chan, doing nothing is the way to practice high-grade alchemy. I am doing this for his own good. According to my calculations, he should be in the state of practicing Seven Returns and Nine Returns now.

It is said to use fire to refine gold, so that the metal can be restored to its original state and become an elixir. He probably has only completed the first turn of the golden elixir. This realm cannot be taught by preaching.

You have to rely on yourself to realize it, and what you need is the Bodhi Patriarch, the Great Master Mingxin! Doesn’t your Buddhism emphasize enlightenment? That's the truth. "

Daoyuan smiled.

Gu Changge mastered the true fire of Samadhi, which was more special than the civil and martial fire practiced in Taoist elixirs, so his path of cultivation was destined to be different from that of ordinary Quanzhen disciples.

If he is taught according to the way of the older generation, it will stop him on his "road to heaven" in the future.

Therefore, Daoyuan hopes that Gu Changge can walk out of his own way.

After all, the so-called "emerged" immortals are all different. Some of these people are founders, and some are monks halfway, but they all have their own way.

For example, Zhang Sanfeng of Wudang Mountain also absorbed the Quanzhen Dan method and Zhengyi's talisman method, and finally became an immortal.

But speaking of it, Quanzhen emphasizes the abandonment of external methods such as talismans and alchemy.

Zhengyi, on the other hand, pays more attention to the cultivation of talismans and does not have much involvement in alchemy.

Therefore, by doing this, wouldn’t Zhang Sanfeng be deviating from the orthodoxy?

But they just transformed into immortals.

"What you said is quite right."

Kong Chan nodded slowly.

Buddhism emphasizes sudden enlightenment, knowing one's mind and one's nature.

At this moment, in the Shaolin Temple, inside the Zen room.

"So, this practice is to cultivate multiple hearts into one mind, to cultivate one mind into no mind, and in the end, let go of the heart of seeking Tao. Just like in "Journey to the West", Tang Sanzeng liked to ask Sun Wukong how far away the Lingshan Mountain is, etc. Finally, we actually arrived at Lingshan, but we forgot about Lingshan.

It can be seen that all magic weapons and supernatural powers come from the heart, and the mind should not be indulged lightly. Therefore, we should practice according to what the Heart Sutra says: the mind should be free from worries. "

Master Kong Ming then smiled.

"I see, this junior has learned a lesson."

Gu Changge's eyes lit up.

This old monk really has a lot of skills.

He also benefited a lot after listening to it.

"Little friend, the method I am going to teach you is related to the method of cultivating the mind. Just like the "Ten Cows of Zen".

There are levels of subduing the inner cow, starting from 'looking for the cow', to 'seeing the trace', 'seeing the cow', 'getting the cow', 'herding the cow', 'riding the cow home', 'forgetting the cow and saving the person', There are ten processes in total, including "forgetting both men and women", "returning to the origin", and finally "throwing down one's hands".

That is to say, in the process of practice, from the beginning of finding where the Tao is, to seeing the Tao, cultivating the Tao, cultivating the Tao, and finally realizing the ultimate Bodhi Path, one has to experience ten states of mind. "

Master Kong Ming shook his head and said.

The heart ox of Zen is similar to the heart ape of Taoism. This practice is the process of refining the heart, and finally embarks on the road to heaven.

It's a pity that there are really not many people in this world who can really embark on the road to heaven. Even Zuo Ruotong, the Daying Immortal of the Trinity Sect, is a little short of the mark.

"So, what is this method?"

Gu Changge said curiously. After all, what the old monk said was clear and logical, and a trace of curiosity arose in his heart.

"This is the view of Mahasthamaprapta, which means that the Bodhisattva of Mahasthamaprapta is as big and small as Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Each of its circular light surfaces is a hundred and twenty-five leagues long, and when he raises his body, it shines with light, illuminating the countries in the ten directions, making it a purple-gold color."

Master Kongming said with a smile.

This method of contemplation is naturally not a practice method in their Shaolin Temple, but it is extremely beneficial to cultivating the state of mind.

He traveled around when he was young and learned it from an old monk at Putuo San Temple.

Of course, the difference between their Zen sect and the inheritance of the Three Putuo Temples is still quite large.

"The situation is great?"

Gu Changge narrowed his eyes.

In Buddhism, Amitabha, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva are collectively known as the "Three Saints of the West" and share the responsibility of guiding countless suffering sentient beings to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

The appearance and decoration of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva are the same as those of Guanyin Bodhisattva. The main difference is that the crown on the head of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva is a symbol of a fixed vase, which means that it contains wisdom and light and can save all sentient beings.

This contemplation seems to be indeed a method of cultivating the mind.

"Yes, little friend, I will teach you this method now. Are you willing to learn it?"

Master Kong Ming smiled.

This method is not considered a secret method of their Shaolin Temple, so it doesn't matter if it is passed on to Gu Changge.

"Naturally willing!"

Gu Changge nodded hurriedly.

This Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva is not simple, and this view will certainly be of certain benefit to his practice.

The so-called skills are too many to overwhelm the body.

"Okay, then I will teach you this method now."

Master Kong Ming smiled and then slowly spoke out the key points of this observation.

He originally thought that it would take some time for Gu Changge to learn this technique, but he soon saw what a true genius was.

After a while, Gu Changge was already in trance, and seemed to have learned the basics of this method.

Wow!
I saw that Gu Changge's body exuded a strong golden light, which was the mantra of calming his mind.

The centering mantra is obviously the condensation of alchemy, but alchemy is the product of the unity of the three religions, so some methods used to stimulate Buddhism are also acceptable.

In Master Kongming's surprised eyes, the golden light directly turned into a fixed bottle.

"Manifestation of foreign objects? How is this possible? This little friend is too evil."

Master Kongming was shocked.

He was even more surprised by Gu Changge's talent.

Only then did he remember that when he was exchanging letters with Chief Zuo of Trinity Gate a few days ago, Zuo Ruotong mentioned that Gu Changge might be the "Taoist companion" he had been looking for.

It can help him break through the third level.

Although this view of the general situation is only a method for training the mind, it is also extremely difficult to practice.

It is necessary to cultivate the quiet skills to reach the third realm of joy and bliss.

This realm is naturally considered an extremely high spiritual realm.

However, he didn't know that Gu Changge had cultivated to the state of pure thoughts.

"This kid is really a monster."

Master Kongming was amazed again.

It's a pity that Gu Changge really doesn't want to enter Buddhism.

Moreover, he also saw that Gu Changge had a strange destiny. He was expected to encounter many major events in the future, and he was also expected to encounter some catastrophes in the world of mortals.

After Gu Changge turned the mantra of centering into a bottle, he found that his mantra of self-centering seemed to be purer, and ordinary thoughts were less likely to infect it.

"Interesting, this method of contemplation is different from the practice methods of White Bone Contemplation and Treasure Appearance Contemplation, but the effect is very similar. They both make thoughts purer."

Gu Changge narrowed his eyes.

Buddhism and Taoism both allow oneself to enter a pure state. In this state, the body will be controlled by the soul instead of the consciousness, so it can make cultivation more complete.

However, he didn't know that he was still being targeted by many people of the younger generation, and there were many people who wanted to challenge him.

Although the battle at Yinghe Tower made many people of the younger generation awe Gu Changge.

But not everyone is like that.

There are people in Quanxing and various sects who are curious about Gu Changge.

Including Shuzimen, Liangshan, Shangqing Sect, Yemaoshan, Momen, Wudang Sect, Tangmen, Qinghe Village, Penglai Sect, Baicaoyuan and so on.

There are also scattered people in the world.

"Gu Changge, is that guy that powerful? I want to fight with that guy then."

In the Huode Sect, because they had heard Feng Ping talk about Gu Changge before, the brothers and sisters in the sect were eager to give it a try.

These people also wear red mandarin jackets, and their tempers are quite similar to Fengping, but they are obviously not as ignorant as Fengping.

Feng Ping is also a leader in Huode Sect.

"Gu Changge? My elder brother said that this guy is very powerful!"

In Wudang Mountain, a young Taoist named Zhou Meng was stroking his chin. His facial features were somewhat similar to Zhou Sheng's.

"Zhou Meng, what are you doing? Stop being in a daze and practice Tai Chi with me!"

At this time, an old voice came, and an old Taoist priest slowly walked over and pinched the ear of Zhou Meng, the future leader of the Wudang Sect, with one hand.

Zhou Meng is also the younger brother of Zhou Sheng, one of the thirty-six thieves.

He is also the leader of the Wu-Tang Clan in the modern comics.

"Eh? Master, please be gentle!"

Zhou Meng suddenly grimaced in pain.

"However, the Gu Changge you just mentioned is indeed quite famous recently, and he seems to have had a fight with Japanese pirates and even captured one alive.

It is said that the Japanese pirates covet us in China. Now many foreigners have organized themselves and are preparing to kill those Japanese foreigners who enter our country. "

The white-bearded old Taoist priest narrowed his eyes and said immediately.

"Really? Are those Japanese powerful? Master."

Zhou Meng suddenly became curious.

And he also wanted to meet Gu Changge.

"It should be good. This time the four major families and the Three Putuo Temples have joined forces and are said to be planning to sweep away the Japanese strangers who have entered our country. It is said that the Tang Sect will also participate in this operation."

The old Taoist priest took a deep breath. The country was in trouble, and they, the Taoist priests, had to go down the mountain.

After all, benefiting the world and benefiting the people is one of their Taoist ideologies.

If you can't even do this, what's the point of cultivating!
"Then I want to go too!"

Zhou Meng's eyes lit up.

How could such a thing be done without him?
"You're still young and don't have enough cultivation, so don't join in the fun and practice on Mount Wudang!"

The old Taoist priest snorted.

Although Zhou Meng's words made the old Taoist priest very happy, this boy was too young.

"Tch, master, why? Senior and eldest brother can go. Why can't I?"

Hearing this, Zhou Meng was speechless.

Why?

(End of this chapter)