I'm taking the imperial examinations in Liaozhai

There were no empty seats in the teahouse.The old musician played the repertoire holding the erhu, and a beautiful girl on the stage was holding an allegro and was singing a local folktale.The story was quite popular, and many guests listened attentively, applauding excitedly when they heard the exciting part.

Compared with the bustle of the first floor, the second floor is much quieter.There were only a few tables of guests, and they were far away from each other, and they were separated by screens to avoid being disturbed.

"Humans have the seven emotions and six desires, but Buddhas should not have them. When I look at the face of the master, it should be trapped by emotions at this moment. This should be the last kalpa for you to become a Buddha. After passing through this kalpa, the master can cultivate the right fruit and become the Buddha who saves the world." Blind Li closed his eyes and groped his fingers on the table.The cat hurriedly pushed the teacup on the table to his hand, lest he burn his hand.

Hui Xin didn't show it on the surface, but she was a little puzzled in her heart.Is this person able to see or not? If not, how did he accurately stop him on the street?

"Sir, although the little monk came to Ning'an County not long ago, I often heard pilgrims talk about it. There is a fortune teller named Blind Li in Ning'an County. It must be you." Hui Xin said.

"That's right, it's next." Blind Li took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and started to grope on the table again.

Seeing this, the cat knew what he wanted to do, just like the roundworm in his belly.He hurriedly grabbed the peanuts on the table, peeled them, and put the peanuts in his hand.After Blind Li ate the peanuts, the cat hurriedly put the peeled almonds and walnuts into his hands.

Looking at the opposite one eating and the other peeling, Huixin seemed to understand something.

"Then why did the benefactor stop the little monk? Could it be that he wanted to show me the way and help the little monk overcome the catastrophe?" Hui Xin flicked the Buddhist beads, and meditated on the scriptures in her heart, in order to seek inner peace.

"Show you the way? Didn't the master already know how to overcome the catastrophe? You and the wild lotus essence have karma in the past life, and you meet again in this life. They have been helping each other for so many years. You save me for a while, and I save you for a while." , The cause and effect between them have long been entangled. If you want to cross the tribulation, it's very simple, just kill that wild lotus essence."

Huixin's hand stopped, and she raised her eyes, "Amitabha, God has the virtue of caring for life, how could he easily hurt her life."

"Master is so merciful, even a blind man like me is embarrassed to complain for the demon who died under your Zen stick." Blind man Li showed a sarcastic smile.

Hui Xin remained motionless, "Those monsters have done a lot of evil, and the little monk had no choice but to convert them."

"This is wrong. This He was born because of you, and should die because of you, so that the cause and effect can be completely resolved."

Huixin did not speak, and expressed her rejection with actions.

Blind Li shook his head, "Love is a word that hurts people a lot. No wonder intercourse is one of the most difficult calamities."

"The Sixth Patriarch once said that the Dharma is in the world, and you can't leave the world to realize it. Seeking Bodhi when you leave the world is just like looking for the horns of a rabbit. If you want to become a Buddha, you must seek it from being a human being. How can you become a Buddha if you are not a human being. Besides, the donor said something wrong, Buddhism does not say that the Buddha has no seven emotions and six desires, but the seven emotions and six desires of the Buddha are different from those of sentient beings. The six realms of reincarnation are suffering, and Buddhism only teaches people how to correctly view the seven emotions and six desires, escape from reincarnation, and get rid of the sea of ​​suffering. It does not really cut off the seven emotions and six desires .If there are people without the seven emotions and six desires... can they still be called human beings?"

"The master is right. I don't believe in Buddhism, and I don't know much about Buddhism. If I offend you in any way, please forgive me, master."

"It's okay."

"However, Master, what you said is not right. Not all Buddhas have to become adults first. I remember that there is a Buddha... er, what is it called a golden cloud? Yes, the Buddha whose body is a golden cloud will not become a human being. Extraordinary, why do you say this is?"

"Amitabha, Jinyun Buddha is the Buddha of ancient times. There is a gap between the ancient times and today's Buddhism. During that catastrophe, the cultivation methods and Buddhist classics were lost. Many eminent monks also passed away. Only a few generations remained The high-level Buddhist cultivation experience is still young, and there is nothing that can be done about it. The cultivation methods of people in Buddhism today are all explored by the highly respected people of Buddhism after the catastrophe

compiled.Not only the Buddhist gates, most of the three thousand avenues have been cut off, but the few remaining ones are also unable to restore their ancient glory due to the loss of the Dharma gates.Therefore, no one knows how the powerful people cultivated in ancient times, and the young monk is still young, so naturally he doesn't know how Jinyun Buddha became a Buddha. "Hui Xin said.

"It is said that those who practice Buddhism have the lowest requirements for spiritual roots and spiritual energy. Now that the spiritual energy has dissipated, Buddhist practitioners should become Buddhas, and there are very few people who prove the status of Vajra or Bodhisattva. It turns out that is the case. But , Master, can you know what realm is beyond the Buddha?" The blind man Li asked again after turning around.

Hui Xin felt her eyelids twitch, and said calmly, "Saint."

"That's right, what about the saint?"

Hui Xin shook her head, "I don't know, little monk."

"It is said that cultivation is endless, and the saint should not be the end. I have heard that in ancient times, people who became saints had the ability to break through the boundary wall and go to other realms. I think, in other worlds, it must be I can find the answer." Blind Li had a longing look on his face.

"It's a pity that no one is allowed to become a saint in this world. I'm afraid the benefactor will not be able to fulfill his wish."

"That's not necessarily the case." Blind Li tapped his fingers on the table. The cat didn't pass anything to him anymore, but just brought an empty plate and put all the peeled nuts into the plate for storage.

"What's your opinion, the benefactor?"

The blind man Li Zheng sat in danger, "I don't know if the master knows, why is no saint allowed in this world?"

There was a bit of coldness on Huixin's face, "What does the benefactor mean, why bother to play riddles with the monk, just say it."

"Master, don't be so serious. I don't mean anything else. I just want Master to save all sentient beings." Blind Li smiled, "Master should know that the spiritual energy is declining at a rapid rate. It will perish. At that time, not to mention you and me, and the gods and Buddhas all over the sky, countless monsters and spirits will no longer exist, will the master be willing?"

Without waiting for Huixin to answer, the blind man Li replied, "I am not reconciled. I finally stepped into the threshold of monks, touched the illusory Tao, and entered a magical world. I want to become a fairy, I want to be holy , I want to be detached, I want to see the world beyond this world. Even a bird in a cage, as long as it is given a chance, it will fly to freedom regardless of everything, let alone a human. I am not reconciled My future is a dead end. The ancient predecessors are so enviable. Why can they be so carefree, but what is waiting for us is endless despair. Every day, I am closer to death. Every day is just What's the point of becoming a fairy or a Buddha when you're counting your days to die?"

"Looking at the appearance of the benefactor, he must have already had a countermeasure?" Hui Xin asked.

"That's right, a very sad and despicable way. Of course, I didn't think of this way, I just saw it from your future. If we talk about this situation, it's your Buddhism that decided it." Blind Li opened his eyes. Eyes, the vast starry sky is shining in the eyes, bright and charming.However, in just a moment, he closed it tightly again, which just made Hui Xin who was opposite him unable to recover for a long time.

"That is?"

"It's just talent. It allows me to see your past and future." Blind Li never wanted to talk too much about his eyes.

Huixin recited a prayer to the Buddha lightly, calmed her mind, and did not ask any further questions.

"Master, do you know your own background?" Blind Li asked.

"The little monk is from Cangzhou. He has no father and no mother since he was a child. He was abandoned in front of the Buddhist temple when he was born. It was the abbot of the Shengquan Temple who rescued the little monk. He entered the Buddhist gate and taught the little monk Dharma." , Huixin didn't feel that there was anything difficult to say.

Blind Li shook his head, "No one would have no parents, no father and mother. Could it be that the master jumped out of a crack in the rock? I know, the master thought he was abandoned, but that's not the case."

Huixin lowered his eyes, he had never thought about his parents' problems, nor did he have any expectations about it.Because, he is similar to the reincarnation of Jinyun Buddha, both belong to the lone star of Tiansha.

fate.

Regardless of whether Huixin was very curious or not, the blind Li continued, "You are not from Cangzhou, but from Tongzhou. That year, there was a severe drought in Tongzhou, and your parents became refugees. They were forced to leave their homeland and came to Cangzhou with the fleeing team. Although rich, the family’s money and food are not blown by strong winds. Although there are government officials and rich households who donate porridge, it is still a drop in the bucket. Under such circumstances, you were born. Your mother was starved for a long time and lacked medical care. Medicine, you will die after giving birth. Your father can’t survive on his own, so what can he feed you who is waiting for food. So someone suggested that, anyway, you can’t support it, so it’s better to cook it, at least it can fill your stomach. When he starved to death, the whole family happened to be reunited underground."

"Your father refused to agree, but the hungry refugees refused to give up and stared at you. At that time, countless refugees would starve to death every day because they couldn't get gruel, and it was not uncommon for children to eat. Your father Afraid that you would be snatched away by them, they hurriedly buried your mother, then went up the mountain to Shengquan Temple, hoping to let the monks in the temple accept you as an apprentice, at least to save your life. Of course the monk is not willing, There are so many refugees, who wouldn’t want to become a monk just to fill their stomachs? The monks in the temple felt that Shengquan Temple was just a temple, and it was okay to give some congee and medicine, and it was absolutely impossible to accept refugees into the temple as monks. Open. Your father didn’t want to give up, so he hugged you and knelt at the gate of the temple, kowtowing all the way to the temple. The monks couldn’t drive you away with sticks. When you were hungry, he cut his palm and fed you with his own blood. In the end, your father died at the gate of Shengquan Temple, and the monks secretly carried you into the temple, before your father's body was dragged away by the government's corpse collector."

Although what the blind man Li said was simple, Huixin could imagine the scene at that time. Before he knew it, a tear flowed from his eyes and fell to the ground.

"Why didn't the monks in the monastery tell me this?"

"Because they have a guilty conscience. They are afraid that if you find out how your father died, you will resent them for watching and take revenge on them."

Huixin flicked the beads, shook her head, and said calmly, "I don't hate them. In that case, they didn't do anything wrong in wanting to protect themselves. They are not obliged to save the monk's father, nor are they obligated to save the monk, but They finally saved the little monk, how could the little monk resent them?"

"So, that's why those monks are just monks, but you have become a Bodhisattva." The blind Li smiled lightly, "However, although the master's relatives are not very close, there are still relatives in the world."