There is a boy named Shenhui in the Gao family in Xiangyang, who is only thirteen years old, and came to Caoxi from Shenxiu, the senior brother of the sixth ancestor Huineng, and when he saw the sixth ancestor, he was very arrogant.
Master Huineng took a look, is this guy here to kick the gym?He opened his mouth and asked, "His Holiness has worked hard from afar, has he already realized the fundamentals, and if so, may I ask who is the master of life?"”
The gods will be happy to hear the Six Patriarchs call themselves Venerable, "I am based on non-dwelling, and I am the master of my life. ”
Master Huineng, "Don't be arrogant, you young man, you haven't grasped the point yet. ”
The god will be a little unconvinced, "Master, when you sit and meditate, do you see or do you not see the immovable 'visible nature'?"”
Master Huineng happened to have a pillar staff in his hand and lightly hit him on the arm three times, "I hit you, does it hurt or not?"”
God would: "I don't hurt." “
Master Huineng: "I can't see it." “
God will ask, "How can you see it again and not see it?"“
Master Huineng: "What I see is the motivation to see my own unkindness, and I don't look at the rights and wrongs of others, so I can't see them." You say that it doesn't hurt or not, what's the reason?If you don't hurt, it's earth, rocks, and tiles, and if it hurts, it means that you're still an ordinary man, and you must hate it in your heart. “
After a pause at this point, he continued, "What you just said about seeing and not seeing is empty and two-sided, thinking that is either white or black, and what you are talking about is the method of birth and death. You haven't seen your mind at all, so why are you still learning to pretend to be?“
God will be convinced this time, and obediently worship and thank the master for his guidance.
Master Huineng enlightened him again, "If you have confusion in your heart and have not yet understood your mind, you must learn from excellent people and ask for advice;If you have been enlightened and have a clear mind, then grow and do things in a down-to-earth manner. I am confused and not vigilant, and I still come to test whether I see or not, what does it matter to you if I see sex or not?Whether you see sex or not, you can't replace me.
So why don't you put more effort into yourself and ask me back?“
God will be very embarrassed, kowtow again and again, begging ** to let go, and stay with Cao Xi to accompany ** from now on.
After saying that, Master Huineng said to everyone, "I have a thing, no head and no tail, no name and no words, no positive and no negative, who of you know?".“
The Divine Society then stood up, "This thing is the root of all the sages, the consciousness of my Divine Society." “
* Drinking, "Tell you that there is no name and no word, and you are still called the consciousness of the Divine Society?"If you don't let go of this bit of self-cleverness, you can only become a disciple who understands words. “
Later, when the master passed away, the gods came to Luoyang, and vigorously promoted the teacher's Caoxi method, which prevailed in the world, and was known as Heze Zen Master.
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