Sanqingshan is beautiful and worth visiting. A few years ago, on New Year's Day, I went to Sanqingshan and was deeply attracted by the scenery here. Sanqingshan is located in Shangrao, Jiangxi, a province in China with a long history and rich natural landscapes, with many beautiful landscapes. When traveling in Jiangxi, a place not to be missed is Sanqing Mountain.
Sanqingshan is one of the holy places of Taoism in China and a national scenic spot. It is known for its spectacular natural scenery and rich cultural heritage. Its iconic landscape is Monty Python out of the mountain. The giant granite pillar formed by weathering and gravity disintegration, resembling a huge python breaking out of the mountain, wants to take off into the air, soaring upward, towering into the clouds, breathtaking.
There are both Taoist temples and temples on Sanqing Mountain, but there are more Taoist temples and few temples. More interesting than the scenery are people, thank God, in my life, I can always meet very interesting and amazing people, and many people can become my friends later. On Sanqing Mountain, I met a bhikshuni, quite magical, she took a handful of peanuts and threw them to the ground, and then muttered ** in her mouth, after a while, there were many squirrels who didn't know where to run over, eating these peanuts with relish, and they were not afraid of people, these squirrels grew big and fat, and their round eyes looked at me with dripping eyes, as if they were the masters of Sanqing Mountain. I was curious and asked the bhikshuni, "What did you just chant to attract these squirrels?"Can you teach me?The bhikshuni said that it was very simple, that it was okay to recite the mantra of great compassion and the mantra of rebirth, but I tried it, but after reciting it, I couldn't attract squirrels at all. She smiled and said that maybe she lived in the mountains and fed them often, and the squirrels were familiar with her breath.
This nun and I were very close to each other, and we chatted for a long time, which attracted other tourists. She told you the story of a farmer who picked up a golden arhat, which is very interesting, and now she shares it with you.
In ancient times, a farmer was plowing the land in his own field and accidentally turned out a golden arhat, weighing dozens of catties. His family, relatives, friends, and neighbors were all happy for him, saying that they would no longer have to worry about eating and drinking in this life, and they would no longer have to work in the wind and rain.
But the peasant was sullen and worried. Everyone wondered why he was so distressed. After asking for a long time, the farmer finally spoke: "I've been thinking, there should be 18 Arhats, but I only get 1 now, so what about the 17 Golden Arhats in **?"”
After listening to this story, everyone laughed and laughed at how greedy this farmer was.
Then, the bhikshuni told us the story of Elder Benhuan feeding the ducks, which is also quite interesting, so I would like to share it now.
In 1958, when Elder Benhuan was promoted to the throne of Nanhua Temple and devoted himself to the propagation of the Dharma, he was unfortunately unjustly imprisoned. In the face of such a change, Ben Lao said: "Imprisonment is a bad karma created in a previous life, and the Buddha and Bodhisattva punished me to go to prison in this life to repent. In this way, although the old man was wronged, he realized the Fa and saved all things and sentient beings. He was in his fifties at the time, what was he doing?It is to feed the ducks, and hundreds of ducks are fed every day. All living beings are equal, even in the ** farm, Ben Lao still insists on putting a flame mouth every day, reciting three refuges to those ducks, and reciting mantras for them.
Later, when he was not yet 100 years old, one day a female university graduate came to Kobo Temple to worship the elder, and as soon as she went down, she saw a female duck quacking. She was surprised and said, "Huh?"Do you have ducks here?When she got up, she couldn't see it again, and when she bowed down, there were ducks crowing again.
The old monk stood up and looked at her at this time, and asked her what shape the duck she had just seen was, and she said that it was a big white-gold female duck with a green hat on her head. The old monk patted the table and said: "I feed the ducks at night during the ** period, I will recite the three refuges to them, one day a platinum duck followed me back to the house to beg for food, and then I grabbed another handful of food for it to eat, I told it to eat more, that duck is your predecessor, at that time you followed me every day!Hearing what Ben Lao said, the female laywoman began to cry, crying very sadly, because she had just graduated from university for a year or two, and she had become a monk after she went back. Elder Benhuan said: The physical appearance of all sentient beings is born of karma, the male body is born of karma, the female body is also born of karma, and the body of a pig, the body of a dog, the body of an insect, etc., are all born of karma. So, we can't be contemptuous of all sentient beings.
After listening to this story, everyone was very embarrassed. Sentient beings reincarnate in the six realms, often manifesting as animals, and if they do not practice, it is very difficult for them to leave. This bhikshuni is also fond of poetry, and she recited a poem to everyone, which I think is good, and I am sharing it with you.
The sun is getting shorter, and the time is short.
The body is like a foam on the water, and the life is like a candle in the wind.
It is always necessary to be cautious of the four snakes, and hold on to the three poisons.
When we meet and talk about the way of cultivation, we don't have the five desires.
The five desires are temporarily happy, and the long calamity goes to hell.
From fate, aliens don't know.
Sometimes it is four-legged, or sometimes it is not full.
It's a pity that a good person has become an ugly animal.
Today's forecast tells us that we need to work hard.
Today, I would like to share with you five poems, thank you.
Seven uniques, Sanqing Mountain secluded
Sanqing Shengjing read the scriptures, and thought that Tianzun lived in the void.
The faint sound of the bell fell out of the clouds, and the world was eliminated from then on.
Seven uniques, three clear victories
Treading the snow to find plum fun increases, and Sanqing wins the situation of high monks.
Answering questions and solving doubts is really revealed, and the wonderful law Bodhi spreads the wisdom lamp.
Seven Laws, Sanqing Mountain Secluded Residence
The giant python goes out of the mountain to welcome distant guests, and the pine is a rare bird.
The wind shakes the shadows of the trees and falls the flowers and rains, and the sunshine springs play Sanskrit sounds.
The water, the moon, the sky, the clouds, the wonderful law, the long flute, the purple bamboo road, the Zen heart.
Sanqing Shengjing cleans the dust, and the fairy is looking for it outside the world.
Seven Uniques: Spring Mountain Idleness
The peach blossoms fly into the river bay, and sit alone in the spring mountain to enjoy leisure.
Don't say that there is nowhere to find the immortal source, and the Sanqing victory realm falls into the world.
The eyes are charming and returning
Cangzhu and orchid cover the firewood door. The world has never heard of it.
A volume of Nanhua, clear and tranquil, looking at Kunlun from afar.
Sit by the stream and watch the clouds come and go, and the grass is as green as a tree.
When to return, Sanqing Shengjing, long companion Tianzun.