"Monk," he finally couldn't help it anymore, "please say something."
The lamplight was still making tea, but Dengxin was chuckling silly.
"Monk, you are going to die in March next year. Why don't you say goodbye to your old friends?"
The five flavors also have the ability to know the past and future, so they can know the death date of the lamp's wick.
"You have to let go of what happened in the past, so don't get angry and argue about it. I'll apologize to you, okay?"
Gomi was so humble that he almost begged.
"At least don't borrow the body of your brother Deng Huo anymore and really talk to me, okay?"
Dengxin suddenly stopped giggling and straightened his expression.
Wu Weiren was happy: "Good brother, I am finally willing to speak."
Deng Huo sat on the futon stupidly and stopped making tea. Instead, Deng Xin showed clear eyes and said slowly to Wuwei: "Everything remains the same."
The five flavors are clear.
Life comes and goes. When there are causes and conditions, they gather together, and when the causes and conditions are gone, they disperse.
Everything is as usual, life is in the balance, there is no need to be too attached.
Even though the lamplight, lamplight and Taoism are high, they are just human beings.
The position of abbot is just a temporary cloud arising from causes and conditions.
Speaking of which, what's not Yunyan?
Everything remains the same, there is no permanence in the world, and constant change means impermanence. However, if impermanence is the unchanging principle, there is change in change, and impermanence is a kind of permanence.
Everything remains the same.
After Wuwei understood and was satisfied, he went down the mountain.
But he has dropped a small stone in this peaceful Yinshan Temple, causing waves of waves.
The Deng Xin Lantern Festival was originally planned to be announced one month before his death, but the plan was ruined by Wuwei.
The Taoist disciple Wuwei mentioned caused dissatisfaction among the monks.
"The abbot is about to pass away. I wonder who will pass the throne to him?"
"Don't Wuwei people say they are Taoist priests?"
"Could it be that the abbot really has a disciple who is a Taoist priest...?"
"I heard that I took him as a disciple more than ten years ago."
"How unbecoming it would be to let a Taoist priest preside over a Buddhist temple!"
"Are you destroying the purity of Buddhism and insulting the people in this temple?"
The Song Dynasty advocated Taoism, especially after the new emperor, who was later named Huizong, ascended the throne 13 years ago. He advocated Taoism and deliberately lowered the status of Buddhism. Some large temples have also smelled the smell of uneasiness.
"Drive away the Taoist priests."
"Yes, reject all Taoist priests!"
The monks who usually practiced meditation were also stirred up with the flames of desire.
There are more or less monks in Yinshan Temple. There are twenty-three monks in total, old and young.
But it was enough to make the fire of unease dance around the temple, waiting for an opportunity.
In the past few months, many Taoist priests have gone up the mountain and been driven away, including Taoists who were familiar with them.
"That's it." Yun Kong sighed repeatedly after understanding the whole story, "I didn't expect that the master was about to pass away, but this turmoil would arise."
Denghuo, who had been silent all this time, spoke: "It's nothing, it's nothing. Where in the world is there no trouble, it's just a trivial matter."
"Actually, I had a chance encounter with these five-flavored people when I was a kid."
"oh?"
"I'm still very young, so I'm not very impressed. I only heard from my senior brother that people in Wuweiwei have a dragon picture painted by Wu Daozi, and a real dragon will appear..."
"Is there such a thing?" Fan Shu heard this with great interest: "We won't talk about it until later. Business is more important."
Yun Kong hurriedly asked Deng Huo: "Master, what should I do now?"
"Nothing can be done," Deng Huo said, "You are still you... I was waiting for you to come, and here you are. In two days, after I have finished explaining the affairs of the temple, I will pass away." Deng Huo said it easily and normally, as if he only wanted to He looks like he's coming back after going out for a walk.
Thinking of the death of his old friend, Yun Kong couldn't help but feel very sad: "Master, I hope you can teach me more. I was young back then and couldn't understand many things. I have many things to ask you!"
"Fan Shu," Deng Huo ordered, "add more oil. Yun Kong and I will talk all night long."
"yes."
Fanshu added some lamp oil as he was told, and then sat side by side with Yunkong.
"Master," Yun Kong asked immediately, "Master, I tell you that you two know the fate of my past life. When I was born, there were ghosts running around in the mountains. There were ghosts and gods who delivered my mother's birth. There were also night-walking gods in my village, and there were also gods near the Confucius Temple. There are luminous fairy discs hidden in the forest, and they are all related to me. Master, can you tell me everything? What is the cause? How can I resolve this cause and effect?"
"You are still impatient," Denghuo smiled. "There are two people who can answer your questions, but they are not the two of us."
"Master, why don't you just tell me?"
Deng Huo meditated for a moment and said: "Destiny is like Indra's net. If you pull one hair, the whole situation will change..." Indra is the head of the Indian gods. He has a net with pearls on each mesh. All the pearls reflect each other. When If there is a slight change in one bead, all other orbs will immediately sense it! "I said it when I shouldn't have said it. Adding karma to the karma will affect your destiny, and the result may become even more unpredictable."
"So, Master, can you tell me who those two people are?"
Denghuo laughed and said: "You asked the wrong question. What are those two people you should ask?"
Yun Kong was a little stunned. These were obviously not gentle words, nor were they like Deng Xin and Deng Huo's usual words and deeds.
But Denghuo continued: "When facing those two things, if you don't practice enough on daily basis, your mind will be confused and it will take you to reincarnation, causing you to repeat the same bad luck over and over again." Denghuo looked at it squarely. Zhu Yunkong: "So, before you meet them, your homework is to take good care of, straighten and settle your 'heart'."
"Back to Master, as a member of my Taoist sect, cultivating the mind every day is a daily routine."
"What kind of mind are you cultivating?"
"It's my heart."
"You call it 'my heart'. There is a word 'I' in it. Is it the meaty heart that is beating in your chest?"
"Master knows that this is not true. The mind is spiritual consciousness. It is the mind that eats and sleeps. It is also the mind that achieves results through practice."
"Then I also have this heart."
"Master's multitasking is quite special."
Deng Huo laughed and said, "Then after I die, will this heart still exist?"
"exist."
"Is this still me?"
Yunkong hesitated for a moment. He knew the meaning of the lights. After death, the spiritual consciousness and the physical body separate. Does the spiritual consciousness still call the physical body's name Yunkong? After the spiritual consciousness is reincarnated, it must not be called Yunkong anymore, but does it still retain the idea of "I"? Still the same me?
"It's still me!" Yun Kong said decisively, "The heart is a continuous stream of thoughts. The so-called continuity of thoughts means that from the previous life to this life, from this life to the next life, there is no interruption. Although Yun Kong no longer uses Name, but still me.”
"If this mind were mine, I would not be able to transcend reincarnation."
"I am a Taoist who cultivates immortality, becomes a god, and no longer reincarnates."
"Immortals are not immortal, they just live longer than mortals. What also lives a long time is the way of heaven. People with great blessings are reborn in heaven. Even though they live for thousands of years, they are still bound to die and fall into reincarnation again to continue the game." Denghuo sighed: "In contrast, immortals only strengthen their original form. The Surangama Sutra says that reincarnation does not talk about six paths but seven paths. The seventh path is the immortal path. The immortal path is also included in the reincarnation, so the life span also has an end."
Yun Kong couldn't help but look gloomy, feeling completely despaired. He believed what Deng Huo said because he and his master had traveled to famous mountains all over the world and had indeed never seen a real god, but there were quite a few fake and boastful gods.
Deng Huo saw the clouds and said nothing, and continued: "There is another method of immortality, which is called "seizing the body." When the body is old, sick, or disabled and cannot be used, the human body is taken away for one's own use. Do you wish? Don’t you want to use this method?”
Yun Kong didn't even think about it: "It's so cruel, of course it's not necessary."
Deng Huo nodded approvingly: "As long as you don't create bad karma, don't make enemies, and keep your thoughts in good faith, your future destiny will turn into good fortune."
"Master, after practicing for so long, can you transcend reincarnation?"
"The "Heart Sutra" says, "See that the five aggregates are all empty, and you can survive all hardships." It breaks the illusion of the five yins. You still can't get rid of reincarnation, but you can avoid being turned around by reincarnation." The five aggregates are the five functions of the mind. The levels are color, feeling, thought, action, and consciousness. If a practitioner breaks down the layers, he can find the essence of the mind. In Zen Buddhism, it is called "enlightenment."
"Even Master can't do it..."
"Yunkong, there is a difference. It is not rotated, but a wheel. It is advancing and not retreating."
Yun Kong had some realization: "So that's it..."
"Although I am still reincarnating, I have found the right path. As long as I work hard in life after life, I am not afraid of not reaching the end." Denghuo said happily, "Why should I be afraid of life and death? I am afraid that I will be confused when I die and will forget in the next life. Cultivation, so, Yunkong, I am waiting for you to come, just to help me leave soberly!"
