It is said in the Ksitigarbha Sutra that when the blessings of gods and humans are exhausted and people die, the five declines of gods and humans will occur.
The first deterioration is the dirt on the clothes. It is said that the beautiful clothes of the gods are always bright and clean, and when the blessings are over and the life is over, they will naturally produce dirt.
Second, the flower on the head wilts, which means that the crown of jewels and pearls in the heavens is bright and colorful, and when the blessings are exhausted and the life is over, the crown on the head will naturally wither.
Sweating under the armpits in the third decline means that the holy body of the gods is subtle, light and clean, and at the end of a blessed life, the armpits including the body will naturally sweat.
The body of the four declines emits a foul odor, which means that the body of all gods is different in a second, fragrant and natural, and when the blessings are over and the life is over, the smell suddenly arises.
The Five Decline and Unhappy Benth Seats are said to be the most supreme and most joyful among all the gods, which are not possessed by the world. When all the blessings are exhausted and one’s life is over, one will naturally be tired of sitting in this seat.
Once a deity shows signs of these five declines, he will inevitably enter reincarnation and die.
Moreover, some heavenly beings with great supernatural powers will suddenly feel fear when they see the path of reincarnation that is about to be reincarnated.
There are even some heavenly beings who were unable to accept the fact of reincarnation because of their great blessings, and developed greed and hatred, so they were dragged into the hell realm by cause and effect.
Thinking about being reincarnated as a human being is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
This is where all living beings in the six realms of reincarnation suffer. Even if you are an immortal in the realm of gods and humans, you will not escape death.
Moreover, heavenly beings enjoy blessings all the year round, are happy and do not think about Shu, and have no intention of practicing at all.
Because heavenly beings don’t know what trouble feels like, they naturally don’t think about practicing and enjoying themselves all day long.
For the human beings, living beings on the human path are more suitable for cultivation, because the human path is bitter and sweet.
It is precisely because of suffering that people in the world will develop the determination to escape from reincarnation.
Of course, not all devas only know pleasure.
Some heavenly beings with sufficient good roots will voluntarily descend to earth to experience hardships, understand hardships, and understand the way to practice, thereby achieving the purpose of escaping from reincarnation.
This kind of heavenly beings who come down to earth to practice are called Taoist Immortals. For example, like me and Qiruxue, most of them will be surrounded by many guardians to assist the heavenly beings who come down to earth to practice.
Hu Huang Chang Mang is a powerful representative of the Dharma protectors. While they assist the Taoist Immortal, they will also practice with the Taoist Immortal.
After all, people’s souls are heavenly beings. Sufficient good roots will lead to profound understanding, and the guardian immortal family can also benefit greatly in the later stage.
Once a practitioner breaks through to the Four Zen Heavens, he will reach a brand new realm. After that, there will be four major realms.
They are Arahants, Pratyekabuddhas, Bodhisattvas, and finally the supreme Buddha.
Since these four realms have escaped reincarnation, they are called the Four Holy Realms, which is the origin of the Six Mortal and Four Saints.
However, although we are not in reincarnation, the three realms below the Buddha are not perfect, and our wisdom is not as good as the Buddha. If we want to completely eliminate life and death, we must continue to cultivate upward.
At the same time, Arhat is divided into ten smaller realms, which are called fruition, first fruition, and second fruition. Until the final ten fruits are completed, those with extremely high nature can suddenly realize that they become Pratyekabuddhas.
Of course, there are also astonishing geniuses who directly realize the twelve laws of marriage, transcend the realm of Arhats, and directly realize that they become Paccekabuddhas, but such geniuses are extremely rare.
The ten small realms of Pratyekabuddha are called vehicles, one vehicle, two vehicles, until the last ten vehicles, after breaking through the shackles, one can achieve enlightenment and become a Bodhisattva.
The ten realms of the Bodhisattva are called the ground, the first ground, and the second ground. Until the last ten levels of the Bodhisattva, he suddenly becomes enlightened and becomes a Buddha, completely integrating with the origin of the universe.
In the world, the universe is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the universe. This is the practitioner's final pursuit and ultimate dream.
However, this may seem easy to say, but it is even more difficult to reach the Four Zen Heavens. In addition, now is the Age of Dharma Ending, and there are almost no practitioners who can practice to the Four Zen Heavens.
The abbot's retreat in Zen Buddhism is to break through to the four birth heavens, but as a result, there are forks. You can imagine how difficult it is.
The four realms of birth are like this, let alone Arhat and the three realms that follow.
In this Dharma-ending era without the teachings of saints, it is simply more difficult to reach that state than to reach the sky.
After listening to the explanation of the various realms of Buddhism by the old monk Mengchan, I felt as if a brand new door had been opened, and I felt like my eyes were suddenly enlightened.
At the same time, I feel that my road to spiritual practice is long and arduous. It is not an exaggeration to describe this thorny road and its difficulty as light years away.
"Hey." Old Monk Mengchan said he was tired. "No matter how much I said, it turned into a sigh. In the Dharma Ending Age, major sects have declined and become corrupt. If this continues, I am worried that they will be completely lost in history. In the long river.”
He exhaled and said: "It would be great if there was an eminent monk with great virtues, such as the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng, a revered eminent monk. Only under the teachings of such a person can Buddhism flourish and illuminate the darkness."
I also sighed secretly, thinking to myself that in these troubled times, could there still be such a leader-like eminent monk? It was obviously almost impossible.
"Okay, little friend, let's not talk anymore. You can practice hard. Maybe you can become that kind of big shot. If you die, we will intensify our efforts to patrol the disappearances in Hualian City."
After the conversation was over, after the old monk Meng Chan hung up, I fell into depression.
Can I really reach the state of being a great monk and a virtuous person who can carry forward Buddhism and make the world admire it?
"Hey." I sighed again. After finishing the phone call with Mengchan, I felt even more depressed and the burden became heavier.
Yang Jinghong thought I was worried about the disappearance of the citizens of Hualian City. He looked at me and said helplessly: "I said you are quite concerned about world affairs. No matter who is responsible for the disappearance of the citizens of Hualian City, What does it have to do with you and me? Why don't you worry less about it?"
I looked at her and said speechlessly: "Why doesn't it matter? If the cult becomes rampant, the people will definitely enter the fire of purgatory. This time, fifteen people are missing, but what about next time? Have you ever thought about this problem?"
"Hmph." Yang Jinghong snorted coldly and curled his lips and said: "Not to mention the fifteen missing people, even if the whole world is dead, or even all sentient beings in the six realms are destroyed, what does it have to do with me?"
Hearing this, I felt a chill from the soles of my feet to the top of my head. I felt that what she said was too cold.
Yang Jinghong felt the strange look in my eyes and quickly corrected him: "Of course, the life and death of others has nothing to do with me. You just need to live a good life. The person I care about most is you."
As she spoke, she looked at me with her beautiful white chin in her eyes, a beautiful and seductive light in her eyes.
However, not only did I not feel happy, my heart hurt as if it was being chewed through a meat grinder.
Only then did I think that she had lost her passion for me and would no longer have feelings for all sentient beings in the six realms, but she would only have feelings for me.
However, I, who treat her as a friend, don't want this. I hope she can be a good and complete person.
I looked at her sadly, "Sister Jinghong, you weren't like this before, right? I really don't understand. Even in Boliang, a person can't reach your level, right?"
When Yang Jinghong heard this, his eyes flickered for a few times, his expression was a little unnatural, he sat up straight and said: "I, I don't need to be emotional towards others, and you don't need to feel guilty, I only care about you..."
"Sister Jinghong." I interrupted her, walked up to her, stretched out my hands, and gently held her in my arms amidst her confused and nervous eyes.
I clearly felt her body tremble violently, and it suddenly became stiff. Then she slowly relaxed, subconsciously pushed me a few times, and then there was no movement.
"Sister Jinghong." I gently hugged her back and said very seriously: "I will definitely untie the love you gave me and return the lust to you. I want to make you a complete person." person, because you are also one of the people I care about most."
I really said this from the bottom of my heart. This smaller woman in my arms has done so much for me from the moment I met her until now.
Although she usually calls herself my mother, she has a very forthright and carefree personality, looking calm and carefree.
But, she is a woman after all, and there must be a weak side in her heart that yearns to be cared for, but it is just hidden by her strong appearance.
What I just said may have touched the softness in Yang Jinghong's heart. Her body trembled slightly, and then she said softly, "Silly, silly boy, what are you talking about? Why are you so heretical with me?"
As she spoke, she raised her head and looked into my eyes, her eyeballs swaying from side to side, filled with a layer of water mist, which was particularly beautiful.
However, those beautiful eyes that were about to drip with water seemed to contain other inexplicable emotions.
"Boy, don't say such things in the future, okay?" Yang Jinghong stared at me, confused for a moment, and then showed tenderness, "You are the person I care about most, no matter what I do for you, I won't do anything for you." It does not matter."
I trembled inside and just wanted to speak.
The corners of her mouth suddenly raised, she pinched my waist and said, "You, you dare to hug me, I, this is the first time I have been hugged by a man, no, this is not fair, I have to hug you back."
As I said that, with a stunned expression on my face, I saw that her pretty face had turned bright red. With her exquisite and capable short hair, and her bold personality, she showed this delicate look, which was very charming.
Then, when I was stunned, Yang Jinghong's eyes suddenly blurred, and he gently nestled his head into my chest, and couldn't help but put his hands on my lower back, as if to hug me tightly.
But at this moment, Uruxue on the bed suddenly made a voice, "One yin and one yang, twin souls, she loves you, you love her, she also loves you, there is no destiny, there is no destiny, you are everything." .”
The sound was not loud, but it exploded in the room like a bolt from the blue.
Like a frightened little rabbit, Yang Jinghong hurriedly left my arms and fiddled with her bangs in a panic. Her neck turned red and her plump chest was heaving violently.
She didn't dare to look at my embarrassed look. Although it was tempting, I didn't pay attention to her. Instead, I walked to Yuruxue's bedside and watched her deep in thought.
"She said this again, what does she mean?" I whispered in my heart, looking forward to this trip to the underworld even more.
If we find Yu Ruxue's human soul, we may learn the meaning of her words, as well as the cause and effect between me and the woman around me, which is very important.
"Ahem..." Yang Jinghong coughed several times, straightened out the messy clothes, walked over and looked at Yuruxue with her eyes closed, and asked curiously: "What did she mean by what she just said? What does she love?" You, you love her."
I looked at her and shook her head, with a strange look on her face, "I don't know, maybe she's talking nonsense."
Yang Jinghong's eyes flickered, and he didn't dare to look at me. After a while, maybe to ease the awkward atmosphere, he reached out and quickly punched my chest, and said angrily: "You, you brat, you dared to hug me just now, hug me Me, eating my mother's tofu? I can tell you..."
