It rained all night in Xuankong Ancient Temple.
At sunrise, the sunlight reflected in a stretch of ancient temples, with a hint of rain and mist, illuminated a golden red.
A few clouds and mist, in the golden red glow, embellish the entire Hanging Temple, which no longer seems so empty.
Instead, it has a poetic feel.
Su Mo and the other two entered the Buddhist temple again, where Venerable Dry Leaf was already waiting.
Without too many pleasantries, Lord Dry Leaf activated the Demon Subduing Tower and once again released a thought from the Demon Saint's soul.
Su Mo silently took that thought and put it into his spiritual thoughts.
"Amitabha, what do you want to discuss with this poor monk today?" Venerable Ku Ye looked at Su Mo and sighed softly.
Today is different from yesterday. Yesterday, there were only a few Buddhist disciples in the Buddhist temple, but today it is full of people.
It seems that Venerable Kuye had already made arrangements and wanted all Buddhist disciples to listen to the sermons on Buddhism.
This is not a bad thing for Buddhist disciples.
And Dead Leaf seemed to have put Su Mo's understanding of Buddhism to a level that was no less than his own.
Su Mo walked slowly in front of Dead Leaf and nodded calmly, "Today, just like the venerable one discussing... me!"
"how?"
I... think about it in the beginning and think about it in the end.
However, the word 'I' seems to be an unsolvable word in this world.
Hearing Su Mo's topic, Gu Ye looked at Su Mo blankly, and finally smiled bitterly, "The poor monk never thought that His Majesty's understanding of Buddhism has reached this level."
No one has ever said a word about me to him.
In other words, people in this world have never thought about 'me'!
Su Mo shook his head and sat on the mat prepared by Dead Leaf.
Shu Sheng and Yan Zhi, who had been following Su Mo, also slowly sat down. They originally thought that they came with Su Mo to fight with the dead leaves.
But I never thought that there was no need for them to take action.
"Sir, what do you think of 'me'?" Su Mo asked.
Withered leaves clasped their hands together, with Buddhist beads hanging in their hands. The cassock he was wearing had been taken off at some point.
"Amitabha, the Buddha said: All actions are impermanent, all appearances are impermanent, all dharmas are impermanent, all dharmas have no self, all appearances have no self, and all thoughts have no self."
Su Mo listened to the verses of Dead Leaf and asked calmly: "Does the Venerable believe that self-grasping is why there is a self?"
"If you cut off attachment, there will be no self?"
Dead Leaf nodded, and was not surprised that Su Mo could understand this Buddhist theory of selflessness, "Self-grasping, ignorance, view, conceit, and love. A saintly disciple lives without self-thought, his mind is free from self-conceit, and he can achieve nirvana." .”
Su Mo nodded, "All the teachings I believe in destroy the view of self and praise selflessness. Those who say no view of self can achieve Nirvana. If you cling to the view of self, you will sink into life and death."
"So what His Holiness wants to say is 'no self'!"
Hearing this, Dead Leaf sighed deeply, "The formless Dharma is empty. Since it has no form, it has no self."
What Gu Ye said probably means that 'I' exist because I have 'obsession'.
If a person cannot break away from self-attachment, then "sentient beings will be reincarnated in this cycle of life and death and cannot escape from it." Cutting off 'self', that is, cutting off attachment, is his highest pursuit, and it is also 'no-self'.
The Buddha said that all dharmas are empty.
'I' is empty, the origin of all suffering.
And Su Mo said: Believe in the supreme religion, destroy the view of self, and praise selflessness. Saying that one has no self-view can lead to Nirvana, but clinging to one's self-view will lead to sinking into life and death. It also proves what Dead Leaves said.
"Does Your Majesty also agree with the humble monk's theory of selflessness?" Gu Ye's eyes flashed with golden light, and he seemed to be looking at Su Mo expectantly.
Su Mo shook his head slowly, turned to look at the vast area outside the hall, and then looked at the people in the hall.
"No, I think, 'I am'!"
Dead Leaf was stunned. There was never a word of "I" in Buddhism.
Su Mo was not in a hurry and spoke slowly: "Does Your Majesty know how to give without form?"
"Those who give charity will surely reap the righteous benefits; if you give it for happiness, you will surely find peace and happiness later!" Dead Leaf nodded, "Giving without form also proves 'no self'."
Su Mo smiled and said, "But if I feel that giving is true only if I have a gift, will your venerable think that I am a bit stingy?"
Dead Leaf sighed and shook his head, "Giving to others is for the benefit of others. Although it is beneficial, it is not selfless."
"How do you know, Venerable, that it is not my pleasure to give alms for the benefit of others?" Su Mo asked.
Dead Leaf looked at Su Mo and frowned slightly.
Su Mo smiled slowly and said, "The Venerable Master said that self-grasping traps me and prevents me from nirvana."
"So, the Venerable also gave up all thoughts of the world when he transformed into a god?"
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Gu Ye's heart, and he looked at Su Mo blankly, "All thoughts that are attached to the ego will naturally be stopped."
Hearing this, Su Mo shook his head and seemed to sigh, "Since the Venerable has given up his ego, why didn't he reach nirvana?"
Dead Leaf's face changed...
Su Mo continued, "Those who know others are just wise. Those who don't know themselves are above all wisdom."
"Appreciating a wise, knowing those out!"
"Those who have no mind at all places, that is, those who practice Bodhi, Liberation, Nirvana, Nirvana, Zen, and even the Six Perfections, will all see the place of nature."
"Did your venerable person understand me first when he cut me off?"
Dead Leaf's expression instantly fell into a trance, and the palace fell into silence for a while.
In the empty Buddhist hall, all the Buddhist disciples stared blankly at Su Mo, who was elegantly dressed in white. At this moment, Su Mo seemed to have a trace of ridicule and sarcasm on his face.
Su Mo slowly approached the dead leaf, staring closely into the dead leaf's eyes.
"I have two questions, where are I coming from and where are I going..."
"I wonder if the venerable one has ever unlocked it?"
Su Mo sneered: "Buddha said: As long as you can have no intention, it is the ultimate. If you don't have no intention, you will practice for many kalpas and you will never achieve enlightenment."
"But the Buddha also said: I am the only one in heaven and under heaven. I must be at ease with myself and keep my true heart."
"Your Majesty has never seen himself at ease, so what is he seeking in vain..."
Buzz!
A tremor suddenly appeared on Dead Leaf's body.
Everyone in the Buddhist temple fell into a daze...
How can you keep your original mind without observing it at ease?
Without me, there is nothing!
Su Mo stood up slowly and looked at the hundred-foot-tall golden Buddha, which still had the smell of incense on it.
"Giving without form? People in this world pray to Buddha and ask for something!"
"But you want to give without form, accept the offerings, and give based on your happiness!"
Su Mo sneered, stood up slowly, walked to the golden Buddha statue, picked up three incense sticks, and thrust them upside down into the incense burner.
"What kind of Buddha do you think you are?"
puff!
Seeing Su Mo's actions, Dead Leaf spat out a mouthful of blood just like yesterday.
The faces of all the Buddhist disciples turned pale.
Su Mo turned around, looked at the pale dead leaf, and said leisurely: "I have a good friend who guards a ruined temple."
"That ruined temple, no one offers incense and no one makes offerings."
"The Ancient Buddha of Qingdeng, he is the only one..."
"But he knows that all sentient beings suffer, and he also knows that I suffer."
"He wants to bring me out of the sea of suffering, and also bring all living beings out of the sea of suffering."
"He never broke up with me. Instead, he put himself in the world of mortals to accompany me into the world."
"But he knows that 'I' am all living beings, and all living beings are 'I'!"
"What he wants in his life is not 'selflessness', but 'true self'!" Su Mo slowly walked out of the Buddhist hall, leaving the Buddhist disciples with a very desolate looking back, "You... "
"...No one is as good as him!"
Biquge
