the heavens

Chapter 399
It doesn't matter where the song came from.

What matters is that it's still raining.

Rain is also a kind of supernatural power. Rain can wash the soul, wash away the dust in people's hearts, and wash away the dirt in people's hearts.

It could also allow Xu Xian to wash away the stale air from his body.

To get rid of the turbid qi and keep the clean qi, Xu Xian was on the road of cultivation.

A long time ago, what he practiced was the Dharma, the Dharma of the Tathagata.

From now on, what he cultivates is Taoism, his own way. The law belongs to others, but the way must be his own.

"The human heart wants to change after all. The wiser you are, the more you seek change. A road has come to an end. Since there is a chance to do it again, why can't you seek change?"

Lu Fengqiu looked at Xu Xian who was kneeling in front of him, and couldn't help but secretly sigh.

He didn't have the joy of prying the corner of Tathagata's wall. At first, he might want to retaliate. After all, Tathagata was prying his corner of the wall.

But at this time, he felt that what he was doing was a very meaningful thing.

At this time, Xu Xian looked up to Lu Fengqiu, just like the relic looked up to Tathagata.

Lu Fengqiu helped Xu Xian up.

Xu Xian had some more methods in his mind, he bowed to Lu Fengqiu and said, "Thank you, Master, for teaching the Dharma."

Lu Fengqiu said with a smile: "The law can be taught, but the way is hard to teach."

Xu Xian was thoughtful when he heard the words.

Lu Fengqiu said with a smile: "Today, as a teacher, I will teach you the first lesson."

Saying that, Lu Fengqiu waved his hand, and some kind of imprisonment was released.

"You three come and listen too."

The three people in the cabin, Bai Suzhen, Xiaoqing, and Lu Xiaohua heard this, and quickly opened the curtain.

Both Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing looked at Xu Xian strangely. Although they didn't hear the conversation between Lu Fengqiu and Xu Xian just now, they could see Xu Xian's movements.

If they read correctly just now, Xu Xian should have worshiped Tianzun as his teacher.

Lu Xiaohua understood Lu Fengqiu's thoughts best, and she seemed to be familiar with it.

Lu Fengqiu glanced at Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, and said, "It's been a while since the two of you have been under the deity's sect, and the deity is speaking to the three of you today."

"Today's lesson, let's talk about Buddha and Tao."

"Buddha and Tao?"

Bai Suzhen was a little surprised, she is a Taoist disciple, this has not changed from the beginning to the end, although there were some small episodes in the middle, but now those have been blocked by Tianzun.

Guanyin Bodhisattva never appeared in front of her again.

Bai Suzhen glanced at Xu Xian, and thought to herself, Tianzun probably became interested in preaching because of Xu Xian.

Xiaoqing was excited when she heard Lu Fengqiu's words, she could finally hear Tianzun's sermon, and now she could learn a lot of powerful spells.

At this time, Lu Fengqiu looked at Xu Xian and said, "Han Wen, tell me your views on Buddhism and Taoism."

Hearing this, Xu Xian raised his hands and said, "This disciple has only studied for a few years. Although I have read some Buddhist scriptures and Daoist scriptures, I have only tasted them. Since the master asks the disciple, the disciple has no choice but to fight the ax in front of the master."

Lu Fengqiu gave Xu Xian an encouraging look.

Xu Xian said: "My disciples feel that to a certain extent, Buddhism and Taoism have no superiority or inferiority. Buddha and Taoism just give people different choices."

"Just like Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are generally the same."

Hearing this, Lu Fengqiu smiled, nodded, and then said leisurely.

"In this world, the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism stand against each other."

"Confucianism talks about the principles of heaven, Taoism talks about the way, and Buddhism talks about the law."

"Confucianism talks about joining the world, Taoism talks about being out of the world, and Buddhism talks about saving the world."

"Confucianism talks about destiny, Taoism talks about nature, and Buddhism talks about liberation."

"Confucianism is like a grain store, Taoism is like a pharmacy, and Buddhism is like a grocery store."

"Confucianism seeks a gentleman, Taoism seeks freedom, and Buddhism seeks freedom."

"Confucianism abandons petty people, Taoism abandons artificiality, and Buddhism abandons troubles."

"Confucianism is manifested in ritual, Taoism is manifested in truth, and Buddhism is manifested in precepts."

"Confucianism is obsessed with the environment, Taoism is obsessed with the heart, and the Buddhist state of mind is both dead."

"Buddhism talks about being out of the world and entering the world. "Being out of the world" means escaping into Buddhism, purifying one's mind and assuming desires, and leaving the world empty.

"The Hinayana Buddhism emphasizes being out of the world. The pursuit of being out of the world is to escape from the troubles and temptations of the world, to find a quiet and quiet place, and to practice meditation to reach a high state."

"Being out of the world requires practitioners to get rid of all distracting thoughts, abandoning things outside of the body, forgetting both things and me, there is no self outside the body, I am not me, and there is no self and impermanence. The ultimate goal of being out of the world is to save oneself, that is, to pursue one's own liberation."

"Contrary to Hinayana Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism emphasizes entering the world, through practicing in the world, to educate the public in order to achieve positive results."

"Why is there such a big difference between Hinayana Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism?"

"This is mainly due to the differences between the two on the issue of whether human nature is good or evil. Theravada Buddhism believes that human nature is inherently evil, and only a few people can "enlighten it." This is a pessimistic and negative attitude.”

"Mahayana Buddhism believes that human nature is good, but the world is full of suffering, lost the nature of all living beings, can be converted, persuade people to do good, let all living beings get rid of suffering, the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, return to the shore, and achieve Nirvana."

"The so-called all sentient beings have Buddha nature and can become a Buddha, which represents an optimistic and positive attitude. It can be said that being out of the world is helping oneself, and entering the world is helping others."

Having said that, Lu Fengqiu paused.

Xu Xian was fascinated by what he heard. Although he had seen the previous life, his understanding of Buddhism in this life was at the level of ordinary people.

This is when I heard Lu Fengqiu explain the difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism in such detail.

Xu Xian felt in a trance, and returned to the Daleiyin Temple in a trance, as if the preacher in front of him had become a Tathagata again.

However, it was still raining.

Xu Xian woke up from the dream. He could see clearly that the preacher in front of him was not Tathagata Buddha, but Tianzun.

Xu Xian raised his hand and said, "I never imagined that Master is so proficient in Buddhism."

Lu Fengqiu smiled and said: "It is precisely because I know the way of the hundred schools that I can understand my own way."

Xu Xian was thoughtful when he heard the words.

Lu Fengqiu looked at Xu Xian's state, then at Bai Suzhen, Xiaoqing, and Lu Xiaohua's state.

Although Bai Suzhen was not as obsessed as Xu Xian, she still listened intently.

Xiaoqing and Lu Xiaohua are different.

The two couldn't bear their temper.

Xiaoqing couldn't help yawning.

Lu Xiaohua was even worse, leaning directly against the side of the cabin and dozing off.

This is a typical way of practicing Dharma and not cultivating Taoism, but letting them listen to this kind of enlightened truth is also embarrassing for them.

There are thousands of people in this world, so disciples should be taught in accordance with their aptitude.

Lu Fengqiu did understand, why Patriarch Bodhi would accept Sun Houzi as an outlier.

Excluding other reasons, presumably the Bodhi Patriarch who preached and taught karma also wanted to teach his grandson monkeys to adults.

Lu Fengqiu didn't hit Xiaoqing and Lu Xiaohua either, but continued: "It doesn't matter whether you are born or entered the world, if a person lives in this world, if he is only blindly born, blindly looks on, blindly dislikes, blindly superior, blindly I don’t want to eat the fireworks of the world, and I don’t want to do some practical, worldly things. In the end, I’m just a boy who is idle.”

"In the eyes of most people, Confucianism advocates joining the world, while Buddhism and Taoism advocate leaving the world. In fact, this is not always the case."

"Take the thought of Zhuangzi of Taoism as an example. Why is it not entering the world?"

"Only by negating can there be great affirmation, and only by throwing away those insignificant little things can we concentrate on the really valuable big things."

"His heart is cold because his heart is white-hot."

"In order to go deep into this world, one must first get out of this world. This is the essence of Taoism."

"Many people who practice the Tao often ask what is it and what is their own way."

"But many people have asked thousands of times, but still can't understand their own Dao heart."

"Therefore, even though many people have powerful spells, they cannot really enter the Tao and gain the Tao."

"So, what is the Tao?"

At this time, Lu Fengqiu stopped again and looked at Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian.

"Hanwen, do you understand what is the way of oneself?"

"Suzhen, do you know where your own path lies?"

Bai Suzhen was completely lost.

She has practiced for more than 1000 years, only to prove the Tao and return to the truth, and she is among the immortals.

You can see this as a lifelong pursuit, an ideal, a goal.

It's like a person who aspires to be a CEO of a group when he grows up, or a scientist, or a rap player who can speak, sing and dance.

However, why would you want to be such a person?
Bai Suzhen asked herself deep in her heart.

Perhaps it is due to the instinct of life, whether it is a human or a demon, they all want to live forever.

And being able to rank in the immortal class is tantamount to being able to live forever.

However, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with his way.

"What is your own way?"

Bai Suzhen was completely confused.

This is the difference between a person with a teacher and a person without a teacher.

If Bai Suzhen is allowed to practice by herself, I am afraid that such a problem will not be thought of until a long time later.

Why did Lu Fengqiu ask Bai Suzhen such a question, because in his opinion, the reason why Bai Suzhen was one step away from proving the truth was because she didn't understand why she wanted to prove the truth.

I don't understand why I have to tirelessly pursue the immortal class.

This is the mind that does not understand the Tao, the mind that does not understand the Tao.

Therefore, she will experience calamity.

Practitioners in the world, the reason why some people can attain the Tao in just a few decades is because they understand what their own Tao is.

Taoism, Taoism.

If you don't understand the Tao and only practice the Dharma, it will be a castle in the air after all.

Even if he has thousands of spells and supernatural powers, he is still just a reckless man with superficial appearance.

Xu Xian is also like Bai Suzhen, not quite able to understand her own way.

Perhaps, he just wanted to remove the mountain on his body after seeing his previous life.

Perhaps, he just wanted to end the karma with Bai Suzhen.

Xu Xian was also confused.

At this time, Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen raised their hands to Lu Fengqiu at the same time and said, "Master, please give me some guidance!"

……

Just when Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen were confused because of their unclear Taoism.

Fahai in Jinshan Temple also had the same confusion.

Fa Hai was still sitting in the Buddhist hall.

It's just that there are mottled marks on the body of the former golden Buddha.

There are dust and spots on the Buddha's body, which shows that the Buddha is very dissatisfied with his own actions.

Fa Hai understands this very well.

However, Fa Hai did not understand why the Buddha was dissatisfied with his own actions.

Did he do something wrong?

Shouldn't he accept Tianzun's golden pill?
However, Tianzun came to resolve the grievances.

Buddhism pays attention to being kind to others, and it is better to resolve enemies than to tie them.

What's more, that golden elixir should belong to me, Fahai.

Fahai clasped his hands together, looked up at the golden Buddha, and asked softly, "Buddha, Buddha, can you tell me what I did wrong!"

Whoa!
The golden lacquer on the golden Buddha statue was falling off again, falling off continuously.

Fahai's closed hands couldn't help shaking.

"Is it because the little monk took the golden elixir? The Buddha will punish the little monk!"

"Young monk doesn't understand!"

Fa Hai was still talking.

The gold paint on the golden Buddha statue kept falling off, and in the end, even the Buddhist hall began to shake!
Buddha statues have the tendency to tilt and fall.

The ground under Fa Hai's feet will crack!
Fa Hai's forehead was covered with sweat, and around his neck was a string of Buddhist beads, which he put on his hands.

Fahai frowned, closed his eyes, and clasped his hands together.

Finally, Fahai spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fahai opened his eyes.

He raised his head to look at the statue of Buddha who had lost half of his golden body, leaned forward and said, "The Buddha thinks that the little monk is wrong, but the little monk thinks that the little monk is not wrong."

"The little monk practiced the Buddha's law. Today, the Buddha punished the little monk, and the little monk has no complaints."

"The little monk is gone, the little monk is going to go to the world, and the little monk is going to see if the little monk's Buddha heart is still strong."

After all, Fa Hai bowed to the golden body of Tathagata again, and then resolutely stepped out of the gate of the Buddhist hall.

At this moment, Fa Hai has blood and water on his body, but his face is full of fortitude (refer to Zhao Wenzhuo's face in the green snake).

The clouds in the sky are a bit gloomy, and the sun is hiding behind the clouds.

Fa Hai looked at a certain place in the sky, where there seemed to be colorful auspicious clouds.

……

On the water of West Lake, the light boat is still there.

Lu Fengqiu looked at the two disciples who were sincerely seeking Tao, and said with a slight smile, "There was once a person who asked me the same question."

"He also asked the deity, what is Tao."

"At that time, the deity returned to him, and the way is the coexistence of heaven and man, and the mutual assistance of yin and yang."

"However, if he asks the deity again today, the deity will answer him, and the way is to be a good person."

"Be a person who is self-respecting, self-reliant, self-reliant, self-loving and confident."

At this time, Lu Fengqiu's body was filled with the brilliance of wisdom.

The rain gradually stopped, and the dark clouds in the sky gradually receded.

It was sunny after the rain, and colorful rays of light fell through the clouds.

Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen looked at Lu Fengqiu, only to feel that Lu Fengqiu's figure was suddenly very tall, and they had a feeling of listening to the fairy voice in front of the vast years.

The next moment, Lu Xiaohua stretched her waist, yawned and said, "Huh? Has the rain stopped? The sun has come out!"

"I want to go fishing and eat fish tonight!"

Hearing this, Lu Fengqiu laughed, and waved his hands towards Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen.

"Okay, today's class, let's talk about it here."

Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen looked at each other, Xiaoqing was like waking up from a dream.

Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen bowed to Lu Fengqiu, Xiao Qing hurriedly followed after seeing this.

(End of this chapter)