Before the Qingming Festival, many monks in the Zhongtai Ancient Temple were reciting the Purana Sutra, and many monks petitioned the church leader to go to other places to give alms and release lives. The entire temple suddenly became busy.
During the Qingming Festival in Buddhism, the method of worshiping ancestors during the Qingming Festival is different from that of ordinary people. They do not use three animals or other objects to worship their ancestors. They only recite sutras for those who go there, or light lamps for the Buddha. Furthermore, they go out to give alms and release animals. Sending one's own merits to the deceased is a Buddhist practice of Qingming. Therefore, many monks want to go to areas where people gather, or where there are clear mountains and beautiful waters, and do these things before they can be considered complete.
The Zhongtai Ancient Temple is no exception. It is difficult to say that the area where the ancient temple is located is peaceful, but most of the monks among them also petitioned to go out, and they have not shown any timidity.
However, there were still two idlers in the temple. They watched the monks coming and going, saying goodbye and leaving the temple to travel around, feeling very bored.
"Almsgiver Xu, why are you running so high? The apricot tree outside the courtyard is still young, and the roots and branches are not reliable. You may fall and hurt yourself. Besides, our Zhongtai ancient temple has always paid attention to a steady and steady body. Climbing trees Don't do this kind of frivolous behavior again and again."
The little monk under the tree was anxious, but the man on the tree was still drowsy, barely humming twice, unwilling to move at all, as if his backbone and branches had grown together, and he was very lazy.
It turned out that the young monk Pingchen had just finished reciting the wheel-turning sutra. After taking a few steps out of the meditation room, he saw a man lying on the branch of an apricot tree outside the courtyard. It seemed that the spring day was getting tired, so Pingchen called out several times in succession, but the man never heard it. He just turned over gently on the apricot tree, hugged the young leaves and branches, and fell into confusion again.
It wasn't until Pingchen was exhausted from shouting that the man opened his eyes and swept under the tree. When he saw that Pingchen was looking for him, he reluctantly arched his body and jumped down from the branch that was no more than two fingers wide, stretching slightly. , said with sleepy eyes, "Little Master Pingchen, what do you want me to do? The sky is warm, I originally wanted to take a nap, but now I can't sleep anymore."
Pingchen opened his mouth and held his round head. He had a headache. "There are countless trivial things in the temple, but Almsgiver Xu still has the mind to take a nap? It is the Qingming Festival now. Most of the monks in the temple are out, and only a few are left here. Among them are There are two or three senior brothers who are not very flexible in their legs and feet. If this trend continues, in two days the main hall of the Zen room will be left unswept and filled with dust."
"Since Almsgiver Xu has not been practicing martial arts recently, why not take advantage of this free time to lend a hand, and when the abbot sees it, he can feel a little relieved."
What Pingchen said was not an exaggeration. During the Qingming Festival, there are only a few monks left in the whole temple, not to mention that there are many temples and temples in ancient temples and bell towers. There are even Zen rooms in four directions. The dust is cleaned and the steps are washed every day. , it’s all very heavy work, just taking care of the Zen room for just a few people will probably take a whole day. The abbot and abbot went to a monastery in Qiling to perform rituals two days ago. He has not returned yet. Xu Jinyu has finally been able to relax from the painful days of learning guns all day long. Instead, he has become the current idle character, wandering around the temple all day long. , leisurely and tight.
Normally, he had nothing to do, so he could help the monks in the temple and take care of the temple. Considering Xu Jinyu's current stature, it was not a tiring job. But after hearing Pingchen's words, the man curled his lips and shook his head and said, "I can't sweep if I don't." "Sweep, I can't move in the spring. If I move my waist and legs, I'm sweating profusely. It's just because the sun is shining and I feel so sleepy. I can't blame me."
It was Pingchen's turn to frown and spoke slightly louder, "Donor, if you don't clean the whole house, how can you sweep away the injustice in the world? The abbot ordered the cleaning of the Zen room before he left. The benefactor must do it several times in person before it is considered homework. Done. Remember that besides practicing martial arts, you still need to cultivate your mind."
Xu Jinyu only thought that the young novice's wrinkled face was very interesting, so he smiled and said: "Since it is the master's order, I must obey the master's order. However, the previous sentence does not feel appropriate if you don't sweep the whole house, how can you sweep the world?" , why don’t you ask little master to give me some advice?”
What he said was to give pointers, but Xu Jinyu sat down cross-legged and looked at the young monk opposite him with open eyes, showing no respect at all.
Pingchen also sat down with Xu Jinyu, crossed his legs, and then carefully patted the dust off the monk's shoes. He stretched out his palms and said with a smile, "These words are from a hundred years ago, a man whose achievements could surpass the sun and the moon." What's wrong with what I said?"
"What a generation of strange ministers say may not necessarily be right. Many treacherous ministers and treacherous ministers left their words with a thousand words of pride. They judged whether their words were right or wrong based on their merits and demerits. It was reasonable and unreasonable. It was a bit taken for granted." Xu Jinyu replied with a smile. Perhaps it was the apricot blossoms and the strong fragrance that made the man feel itchy in his nose and shiver, showing no dignity at all.
"Then let's just talk about this sentence." Seeing the man's lazy look, Pingchen frowned again and again, but he still answered calmly and rationally, "It is not easy to wipe out the injustice in the world. Those who do evil will always have strong skills. There is always someone with a force behind them. The rivers and lakes are like this, and there are even more undercurrents among several countries. Raising one's hands and stretching one's feet are all constraints."
At this point, the young monk paused for a moment and said slyly: "Since it is difficult to clean the world, it is easy to clean a house. If you don't want to do easy things, why talk about difficult things? Like a golden body, you need to cultivate it from the ground up before you can fully realize it. .”
The man didn't panic when he heard this. He had nothing to do, and it seemed quite interesting to chat with this young novice, so he pretended to hesitate and said, "I have seen people with great wealth before, and there are also Occasionally, the officials who pass by don’t even want to get off the sedan. During the meal season, they don’t want to get off the sedan to pick it up. Instead, they send someone to the sedan. These officials are much more expensive than ordinary people, but they probably don’t know how to do it. Go and clean the courtyard yourself, it seems that ordinary commoners are the ones who should clean up the world."
"Even high-ranking officials who are dedicated to serving the people will not clean the courtyard themselves. Why can they find a way to wipe out the world?"
There were several monks around who had not yet gone out. When they heard that the two men were having a debate, they also put down their work and came to listen. When they heard what the man said, they seemed not to know how to judge for a moment.
"Furthermore, I came here to practice martial arts. After practicing martial arts, I entered the Jianghu and wiped out the injustices in the world. It's natural because I like it. That's why I came here. If I don't want to sweep the house, that's because I don't like sweeping houses, and that's not what I came here for. Besides, if you can sweep a house, you may not be able to sweep the world. If you don't want to sweep a house, you may not be able to sweep the world. What do you think, little master, if this is right or wrong?" Xu Jinyu said. , becoming more and more urgent, like chess reaching the middle of the game, pressing forward step by step.
Pingchen pursed his lips and said nothing for a long time.
"I have never taught you such nonsense." An old monk stepped forward in the courtyard and glared angrily at Xu Jinyu, who was snarling. He raised his hand and slapped the latter on the forehead, cursing angrily, " The original meaning of this sentence is to read it and do it immediately. If you see the house in a mess, you will definitely feel uncomfortable. Few people see the house in a mess, but they never think about cleaning it, but they don’t do it when they think about it. Do it, this is wrong. Now you clearly have nothing important to do, but you are unwilling to clean the meditation room and do nothing in your free time. How can you clean up the injustice in the world? If you are careless and procrastinating, and always comforting yourself when you have no ideas, you are obviously lazy. , but it is said that it was obtained slowly and slowly, how can it achieve great things?"
The old abbot was still angry and kicked Xu Jinyu again, "Go away and practice your spear. You won't be able to rest until you reach Yin hour today. Tomorrow I will clean up the Zen room with Pingchen."
Xu Jinyu was in pain and was about to argue a few words, but the old monk glanced at him and immediately drooped.
"Still not going?"
Xu Jinyu stood up and saluted, obeyed the order obediently, grabbed the gun barrel, and walked out of the temple dejectedly.
