Cultivation begins with separation.

Chapter 87 The world of mortals refines the heart
Yi Ling rode the green ox and walked towards the next level.

On the previous level, her five senses were affected by the formation, and on this level, her sensitivity to magic power began to weaken.

After going down three more levels, the spiritual consciousness can no longer extend out of the body.

"It's not too late for you to regret now. The Buddhist formations and illusions are quite powerful. In the past, many living beings were twisted by the Buddhist illusions and turned into Buddhist guardians, or puppets."

Qingniu transmitted the message:
"I can't go down with you now. If I go down, the killing array of the pagoda will be activated."

“It doesn’t matter. Modern cultivators cultivate both spirit, energy and soul. Although my current cultivation level is low, the lack of spirit and soul is less than that of the ancient cultivators’ golden elixir and even Nascent Soul.

Besides, backing down when faced with difficulties is not my style.

Does the worldly life temper one’s heart?
I want to see how Buddhism cultivates the mind."

As he spoke, Yi Ling got off the back of the green ox and stepped into the next level without any hesitation.

"Memories?"

Yi Ling quietly felt his memory slowly fading away.

But she did not panic, she knew that it was not the formation that was depriving her of her memory, but it was making her forget some things temporarily through her body nerves and soul.

At this point, Yi Ling was not thinking about how to deal with this change, but was seriously writing down his current experience. As long as he wrote it down, even if he forgot it the next moment, he should be able to recall it when he broke the formation.

After going down layer by layer.

In a daze.

Yi Ling and a group of little bald heads were already reading a Buddhist scripture in the morning.

At this moment, Yi Ling no longer looked like an adult, but a child about eleven or twelve years old, also with no hair on his head.

". Well done, true son of the Buddha, you have great spiritual benefits, which are superior to the words of the Mahayana. The nature of the mind's continuation is the great secret of all Buddhas, which cannot be understood by outsiders.

I will now explain everything. Please listen carefully with all your heart:

When one transcends the one hundred and sixty minds, one generates vast merits and virtues, and his nature is always firm. Knowing that Bodhi is born.

"

Just as the morning reading of the little bald men was over, an old monk with a white beard came in.
"Namo Amitabha!"

"I've met the Zen Master!"

The old monk said slowly:

"My fellow Buddhists, your parents have sent you to Pu Guangming Temple for five years. During these five years, you have practiced Buddhism diligently and have achieved some success.

The world is now in chaos.

All living beings suffer and find it difficult to save themselves. Buddha loves the world and saves people from suffering.

The many Buddhist disciples of Pu Guangming Temple should enter the mortal world and save the people."

"good!"

Three days later.

Yi Ling and a group of Buddhist disciples walked out of Pu Guangming Temple and began to travel in the mortal world.

After separating from his fellow brothers and sisters, Yi Ling, who looked like a little child, encountered robbers before he even got close to the town.

Fortunately, Yi Ling learned some martial arts at Pu Guangming Temple and easily defeated the three skinny robbers.

At this moment, he looked at the three people falling in front of him.

A hint of murderous intent suddenly arose in my heart.

"Good! Good!"

Yi Ling silently chanted the Buddha's name, feeling ashamed in his heart. Buddhists are not allowed to break the precept of killing at will.

“The three donors should not have any intention to do evil.

The sea of suffering is endless, turn back and you will find the shore."

Three robbers with disheveled hair and ragged clothes were knocked to the ground by Yi Ling. Apart from the occasional groan, they did not beg for mercy or struggle to escape.

His eyes were dead, as if he had lost hope of living, and he turned a deaf ear to Yi Ling's words.

Upon seeing this, Yi Ling took out the dry food he had carried with him and handed it to the three robbers.

When the three men saw the food, they were like hungry wolves seeing meat. They quickly grabbed it and devoured it, swallowing the crumbs that fell to the ground mixed with dirt.

Seeing that one of them seemed to be choking, Yi Ling handed over the water bag he was carrying.

"Thank you, little master."

After one of the robbers drank the water, he said:

"We are villagers from Tang County. When the war broke out, bandits and soldiers came one after another. Not only did they destroy all our crops, they also robbed food and killed people everywhere. We couldn't survive and had to flee.

Without food, we can't go far, and the government doesn't care whether we live or die.

Now, our loved ones are either separated or have died of starvation or disease.”

As he spoke, he choked up silently, and no tears flowed from his slightly dry eyes.

The other two also felt extremely sad.

Yi Ling felt sympathetic.

Looking at the three people, he said:
"You guys come with me."

Yi Ling could vaguely see some different scenes with her eyes.

She led the three into the forest.

After bringing the three people to a place with a mountain spring.

She taught the three some simple knowledge of medicine and how to find and identify food in the forest.

Why let the three people survive in the forest?

That's because the three people said that the surrounding cities basically didn't allow the rioters to enter the city, and the village was basically deserted.

After settling the three people.

Yi Ling went to save the world again.

In the following time, Yi Ling continued to witness all kinds of human suffering.

There are other people in Buddhism who save people from suffering, but none of them save as many people as Yi Ling.

Because when Yi Ling is saving people and encountering difficulties, all kinds of knowledge will always emerge in her mind.

For example, she can always quickly find the root cause of some diseases she has never seen before.

When encountering disputes between people, she can always convince others by saying things she has never learned.

Yi Ling traveled in war-torn areas and was often chased by soldiers. He was also infected with diseases. He gave medicine to save people in places where the plague was spreading and persuaded thieves to become good people again.

As time passed, Yi Ling grew up slowly.

Many people spontaneously began to follow her to help people in need. Some people became Yi Ling believers out of gratitude, and some became her believers because of her fame.

I don't know when. More and more people call Yi Ling the Buddha Mother.

At the beginning, Yi Ling had to spend a lot of money and labor to obtain food to help the world.

After her fame spread, wherever she went, there would be landlords or wealthy businessmen offering her money and property and asking her to preach or hold Dharma assemblies.

During this period, he did encounter some troubles, but Yi Ling solved them all cleverly and never killed anyone from beginning to end.

In a blink of an eye, ten years have passed since Yi Ling went down the mountain.

The troubled times gradually came to an end.

A new dynasty was established.

In order to stabilize people's hearts, the rulers gave Yi Ling the title of "Buddha Mother of Light".

For a time, the number of Yi Ling's followers increased rapidly, and the aura of compassion from Yi Ling became stronger and stronger.

Later the ruler built a magnificent temple for Yi Ling.

But Yi Ling did not accept it. She continued to walk in the world, saving people from suffering.

The world is like a sea of suffering.

Whether in troubled times or prosperous ones, there are always people who live a hard life.

The only difference is the oppressors.

As time went by, some of the things Yi Ling did came into conflict with the government.

When the conflict escalated, the government, which controlled public opinion, began to discredit Yi Ling.

Many believers who originally regarded Yi Ling as a living Buddha suddenly changed their attitudes and began to spit on and insult her.

People are more deeply affected by the rumors and even do things to hurt Yi Ling.

At the beginning, Yi Ling was confused, distressed, and even his faith was shaken.

The brutality in his heart is increasing day by day.

this day.

Yi Ling, wearing a stained monk's robe and tattered straw sandals, walked to a village.

Before he could even get in, he was blocked by a group of villagers.

Recently, the government has been claiming that Yi Ling is the source of the plague and will bring death wherever it goes.

A group of villagers, filled with fear, kept shouting to drive him away, and even hit Yi Ling with sticks or farm tools in their hands.

Yi Ling's boxing and kicking skills become stronger and stronger as time goes by.

At this moment, Yi Ling's physical fitness was already able to withstand the blows from ordinary people, but the worn-out farm tools still left wounds on Yi Ling's body.

In the past, Yi Ling would hide, but at this moment, she didn’t want to hide. The pain in her heart made her body’s senses numb.

Until a hoe split a big gash on Yi Ling's scarred bald head, and the blood dyed Yi Ling's eyes red.

In an instant, all the compassion on Yi Ling disappeared, and he exuded a tyrannical aura.

But when I saw the eyes of the villagers and the worried faces of the women and children in the distance.

The brutality in Yi Ling's heart slowly disappeared.

“Never mind, these people are just ordinary people who know nothing and cannot distinguish between good and evil.

I shouldn't be angry.

Amitabha Buddha has no self, no person, no living being, and no life.

All appearances are false. If you see that all appearances are not appearances, you will see the Tathagata. "

Reciting Buddhist scriptures in his heart, Yi Ling's soul seemed to be baptized.

There is no more haze in my heart.

Some of the villagers who had originally been violently driving Yi Ling away suddenly stopped.

They didn't know why they stopped, but they felt that there was no fear or hatred in their hearts at this moment, only a feeling of guilt.

"Amitabha!"

Yi Ling was covered in wounds and looked extremely miserable.

But when she put her hands together, the villagers present seemed to see Buddha's light emanating from Yi Ling's body, and they were stunned and at a loss.

Yi Ling left with a smile.

The day begins.

No matter how others cursed or ridiculed him, Yi Ling would not say a word in rebuttal.

Others beat her, and even wanted to kill her, but she either endured it or avoided it, and never hurt anyone.

She always maintains the purpose of saving people from suffering to help others, and no longer seeks understanding from others.

Yi Ling has no fixed place to live, but whenever he sees people suffering along the way, he will help them without hesitation.

She seemed to be bearing the suffering of all living beings without any complaints or regrets.

The world is like a sea of suffering.

In the process of saving people from suffering, it is inevitable that the interests of some people will be affected.

Yi Ling has been appreciated and also hated.

Yi Ling endured all these things silently.

At some point, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness could no longer make her heart waver.

time flies.

Yi Ling is slowly getting old.

The body slowly decays.

But there was no fear in her heart.

On this day, Yi Ling sat under a tree.

She felt her life was coming to an end.

"The Buddha sees sentient beings as Buddhas, and sentient beings see the Buddha as sentient beings.

Going with the flow is an appearance, the appearance is caused by fate, and the appearance is created by the mind. It has nothing to do with good or evil, right or wrong, it is the appearance of all living beings!
Amitabha! "

After chanting a Buddhist name, Yi Ling's entire body turned into ashes and disappeared.

When she opened her eyes again, she had turned into a little child studying scriptures.

A new cycle begins again.

(End of this chapter)