One day in early summer, at the entrance of Caohou Village, Liu Zhiluo, who had entered the age of antiquity, and Cao Shuliang, a ninety-year-old man, were talking about the past with young descendants under the big tree.
Shaozhou Thorn Shi Weiju, sitting in a sedan chair, followed by dozens of entourage**, walked on the road.
Liu Zhiluo said: "Another dignitary has come to find the Sixth Ancestor Master. ”
Cao Shuliang glanced at it and said, "Oh, this is the sedan chair of our Shaozhou Thorn Shi Wei, who is a good official and is very sympathetic to the people." ”
Liu Zhiluo said: "Oh, it's the parents' official!."However, the Sixth Patriarch Master did not even accept the emperor's invitation, let alone slap these magnates. ”
They watched Wei Ju and his entourage walk towards Baolin Temple.
Surrounded by his entourage, Wei Ju came to the guest hall of Baolin Temple, and the gods hurried to the abbot to ask ** to come forward to greet his parents. After a while, Fada and Fahai walked in serving Huineng.
Wei Ju stood up and bowed: "Master." ”
Huineng returned the salute and said: "Lord Wei came to our temple, and he was not welcomed. ”
Wei Ju said: "The lower officials didn't dare to alarm the master's law driver, so they took the liberty to come without notification. ”
Huineng motioned and said, "Lord Wei, please take a seat." God will, look at the tea. ”
After taking a seat, Huineng said, "Master Wei is busy with official business, how can he have the leisure to come to Caoxi?"”
Don't hide it from the master, ** come today, a visit to you, the living Bodhisattva, and listen to the sound of the Dharma;Second, I want to invite the six ancestors to go down the mountain and go to the Dafan Temple in Shaozhou City to teach Buddhism. ”
Fahai interjected: "Master Wei doesn't know, I'm very old, and I've been unwell recently, I'm afraid that the saddle horse will be tired and will hinder the body of the law." ”
It's ......Wei Ju looked at Hui Neng, and then said, "The master is not in good health, and the lower officials have also heard about the refusal of the emperor's edict. Not ...... though”
Huineng said: "Master Wei, you don't have to be embarrassed, if there is something unclear about the Dharma, please bring it up, and the poor monk will do his best to work with the adults."
Wei Ju said: "If the lower official is alone, how dare he disturb the master Qingxiu?"It was the monks of Dafan Temple and the people of Shaozhou who entrusted the officials to come to ......Forget it, the master's body matters. I'll wait for another rescheduling ......”
Huineng interrupted him: "Lord Wei, what happened to the monks of Dafan Temple and the people of Shaozhou?"”
Wei Ju said: "Xiaguan was entrusted by the believers inside and outside Shaozhou City to ask the master to explain the law. In the Dafan Temple, more than 1,000 monks and laymen from all over the world have gathered. ”
Huineng immediately said, "Why didn't you say it earlier!."Fada, you can pack for me and ...... tomorrow morningNo, not tomorrow, but now!Let's go, go to Shaozhou right away!”
Wei Ju hurriedly stopped: "Rushing overnight, it's too tiring master." Morning and evening are not bad for this half a day. ”
Huineng said: "Life lies between breaths, and we still grasp the moment." Besides, one day of 1,000 believers is equivalent to three years for one person!Say no more, let's go!”
When the Sixth Patriarch Huineng arrived at Shaozhou Dafan Temple that day, it was already nightfall.
In the Dafan Temple, there are many monks and laymen, crowded to the point of drainage, and a high altar of preaching scriptures is set up in front of the main hall. Wei Ju and more than 30 other ** also came here and stood solemnly in front of the altar with monks and lay believers.
Suddenly, the bells and drums rang out in unison, and the master of the Dafan Temple sang loudly: "Respectfully invite Master Shanghui and Xia Neng!."”
Huineng was dressed in a red ancestral robe, full of energy, and stepped up to the altar covered with a thick velvet blanket.
Everyone under the altar held their breath and clasped their hands, standing respectfully and solemnly, and the atmosphere was solemn.
Seeing that Hui Neng sat down, Vena gently knocked on the chime and led everyone to pray!
Nan Wu Six Ancestor Masters!”
Huineng greeted the monks and laymen in the audience, and the robe on his body flashed with colorful light. When everyone was surprised, Huineng's morning bell-like voice was already echoing in the audience:
Good knowledge, human nature is pure and unblemished. As long as this nature can be revealed, one can directly become a Buddha. This pure nature, which all of you have, is simply because you are confused in your hearts and cannot realize yourself, so that you are unable to live and die without liberation. ”
When the audience heard that they all had Buddha nature, and that they could become Buddhas with a clear mind, they felt fresh and excited, and their attention was more concentrated.
Huineng continued, "Now, I will explain to you the Dharma of Mahaprajnaparamita, which is the Dharma of Great Wisdom to the Other Side. ”
Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng paused slightly, and spat out witty words:
All the writings in the world, as well as the Mahayana and the Twelve Books of the Three Tibets, were created by people and were designed for them. If there is no wisdom of the human heart, there will be no ten thousand laws. Since all the laws are in the heart, why don't we see our true nature from our own hearts?”
Therefore, all the good dharmas in the world are also in human nature, and there is no need to seek them outside. Ladies and gentlemen, there is no difference between Buddhas and sentient beings, the key is enlightenment and non-enlightenment. If you are deluded by nature, you are sentient beings;If you are self-enlightened, all beings are Buddhas. ”
Therefore, as long as your mind is able to be free from attachment to everything in the world, and does not care about taking or giving, then you will be able to see your mind clearly and become a Buddha!”
Everyone had never heard of this kind of Dharma in simple terms and clear to them, and they were both amazed and amazed by their hearts. They bowed with joy and gave thanksgiving.
Huineng went on to say, "Buddha, is not mysterious. It can be said that the compassion of all of you is Guanyin BodhisattvaRenunciating greed and giving generously is the general trend to the Bodhisattva;To be able to purify one's mind is Shakyamuni Buddha;Fairness and integrity are Amitabha. ”
The audience was even more excited.
Huineng glanced at the audience and said, "Most of the people who came to listen to the Fa today are lay believers. I would like to solemnly tell you that to study the Dharma, to become enlightened and Zen, you can do it at home, and you don't necessarily have to be a monk. If you practice sincerely at home, you can still see your mind and achieve the Buddha's path. ”
After Wei Ju bowed for ten years, he asked, "Master, I would like you to give me detailed instructions on how to practice at home." ”
Huineng said: "I will say the first "Wuxiang Verse" for everyone, as long as you practice according to this, it will be like being with the Buddha every day;If you don't practice in this way, even if you shave your head and become a monk, it won't do you any good. Listen to me. ”
Huineng's voice is like spring breeze and rain, moistening people's hearts:
What is the use of practicing meditation when the mind is peaceful, and what is the use of practicing meditation.
Kindness honors parents, and righteousness brings pity to each other.
Let the humble and harmonious, and endure the evil.
If you can drill wood to make fire, the silt will give birth to red lotus.
The bitter mouth is good medicine, and the bad ear is the good word.
Reform will give birth to wisdom, and protect the short-hearted non-virtuous.
Daily use is often beneficial, and enlightenment is not due to money.
Bodhi only seeks from the heart, and He Lao seeks the mystery from the outside.
I heard that according to this practice, the West is only in the present.
Update tomorrow. 