The monks also started chanting along with Elder Hua Qing's words.
Later, Elder Hua Qing pointed to the verse on the wall and said, "Listen, from today on, everyone must keep this verse in mind and recite it all the time. As long as you practice according to this verse, There will definitely be big benefits.”
Huiming asked: "Elder, who wrote this verse? It has such a great effect!"
Elder Hua Qing said: "Of course I know who wrote it. Disciples can also understand from the artistic conception of the verse who has such a spiritual realm. Okay, now you go prepare the incense table and let us pay tribute to this verse. "
The more monks gathered, the more they gathered. Huiming and Faru brought the incense case and placed it in the middle of the south corridor.
Elder Hua Qing lit a stick of incense and took the lead in worshiping the verses on the wall.
When the monks saw that the elder was so respectful and pious, why didn't they worship him more? Everyone knelt down respectfully.
Then, the Sanskrit chants that were as beautiful as the sounds of nature began to chant...
After the worship service, Huiming, Yingyin and a dozen other middle-aged Zen monks walked together to Faru's room.
On the way, Yingyin suddenly asked: "Senior Brother Huiming, was that verse really written by the second senior brother?"
Huiming said: "Of course! Let me ask, apart from the second senior brother, who among the monks in the temple can achieve such a high level?"
Yingyin seemed to be unwilling to accept it, and took a breath and said: "Senior brother Huiming, your academic achievements are not bad, why don't you also compose a gatha? If I had your ability, I would..."
Huiming stopped and said to him seriously: "Yingyin, you probably receive people who burn incense and make offerings every day, and your mind has been infected by worldly fame and fortune. Buddhism is a pure place, and the first thing that should be seen through is the relationship between fame and fortune. profit!"
Yingyin clasped his hands together and took half a step back.
Huiming said as he walked: "Besides, don't think that Buddhist gathas are similar to poems written by the world. We can't understand them literally. What the gathas express is the state of the practitioner and the steps of understanding one's mind and nature. . From now on, you should practice well according to Second Senior Brother's verses."
Huiming said with infinite reverence: "Even the elders worshiped Brother Faru's verses, which shows that he has truly understood the Buddha's wisdom, and it is indeed true knowledge and insight." Huiming jumped up happily: "Wow, this means that , Second Senior Brother is about to become a Grandmaster!"
Yingyin glared at Huiming and whispered unwillingly: "The elder did not express his position on the spot, which means there are still variables in the matter..."
No one heard him clearly, so no one paid attention to him.
A Zen monk said: "What the elder said was to present the verse. I wonder why Brother Faru wrote the verse on the wall?"
Yingyin let out a "Heng" and said: "This will make it public and force the elders to express their stance."
Huiming shouted loudly and said: "Yingyin, you fart! You are a dog looking down on others! You use the heart of a villain to judge the belly of a gentleman."
Yingyin wanted to say more, but at this time, they had arrived in front of Faru's monk's room.
Huiming reached out and knocked on the door.
Faru opened the door and welcomed the monks into the room.
Huiming said: "Congratulations to Second Senior Brother. Second Senior Brother has become a Grandmaster and must save me first!"
Faru helped Huiming up and said excitedly: "Juniors, the Buddha's way is supreme and the sea of wisdom is boundless. Let's practice together!"
Just as they were complimenting each other and enjoying each other happily, they saw the young novice opened the door and ran in, shouting as he ran: "Second senior brother, go quickly, the elder has sent a message, asking you to go to the elder's room."
Faru was stunned: "What would the elder do to me?"
Huiming said: "What else can happen at this time? Of course it is a happy event!"
God knows why, but Faru felt inexplicably uneasy at this time. He was not confused, but felt that Elder Hua Qing expressed his position on this verse so quickly today, and his actions were too grand and contrary to common sense. There seemed to be layers of fog filling his eyes.
Fa Ru walked restlessly, his heart seemed to have fifteen buckets moving up and down. When he passed through the south corridor, cold sweat dripped from his forehead, his eyelids, and then dripped down his chin.
He came to Elder Hua Qing's room and wiped the sweat from his cheeks with his sleeves.
As soon as he pushed open the door of Elder Huaqing's room, his already trembling feet could no longer support him and he fell forward. He lay on the ground and saluted, "Elder is polite."
It was late at night and everything was quiet.
Elder Hua Qing was sitting on the futon. He had already heard the very slight footsteps that stopped suddenly in front of his room. Now he saw Faru coming into the room with his face flushed from suppressing his emotions, and his robe sleeves were wet again. He knew it was I had just wiped off the sweat and couldn't help but sigh secretly in my heart. After a long time, I finally said: "Fa Ru, please get up."
Normally, Faru would have stood up immediately and talked happily, but this time, he knew that the matter was very important, and his feet were still weak, so he still prostrated on the ground, and the excitement in his heart made him nervous. His body was trembling slightly: "When a disciple listens to the teacher's instructions, he should kneel on the ground."
Elder Hua Qing did not speak immediately, but just looked at the disciple lying on the ground. At this moment, he really couldn't bear it!
Elder Hua Qing knew that Fa Ru had misunderstood him and thought that by recruiting him to come alone tonight, he thought that he was passing on the mantle to him.
To be honest, Elder Hua Qing knew very well that Faru had incomparable faith and respect for the master. He devoted his whole life to meditating and practicing Zen, and studied and practiced diligently. On weekdays, he showed great respect to the elder.
From a personal perspective, Elder Hua Qing was extremely reluctant to expose this mystery, as it would hurt his self-esteem.
However, Elder Hua Qing understood better that he had to be discerning, select talents, and build up his ancestral heritage. This was related to the great cause of Zen wisdom and could not be replaced by personal feelings.
Elder Hua Qing whispered: "You'd better get up and talk."
Faru supported the ground with both hands, stood up tremblingly, and stood with his hands down.
Elder Hua Qing motioned for Faru to sit down on his left side and asked slowly: "Faru, was that the verse on the wall of the south corridor written by you?"
"This...this..." Faru replied without comment, and replied humbly: "Disciple is stupid. The reason why I wrote this verse is not to seek the position of master in vain. I just want to get advice from the elders to see if the disciple is good. Do you have some wisdom and understand the general meaning of Buddha’s wisdom? Please give me some enlightenment from the elders.”
Elder Hua Qing stroked his white beard: "Your verses are so brilliant and the metaphor is so apt. If you go to the capital to take the exam, you will definitely be able to defeat thousands of people and get into the top three with your head held high. Even if you are interviewed in front of the Holy Master in the Jinluan Hall, you will be flawless." .”
When Fa Ru heard the praise from Elder Hua Qing, the big stone hanging in his heart suddenly dropped, and he was pleasantly surprised: "Thank you, Elder, for the compliment."
Elder Hua Qing continued: "The connotation of this verse is quite profound. A drop of water can see sunlight. This verse reflects that your understanding of Zen wisdom has reached a very high level."
