Chapter 121 What doubts

Today is a pilgrimage meeting. The main task of the eminent monks in the temple is to pray for blessings and teach the Dharma. If the believers have questions, the monks cannot refuse, so Lin Shuran dared to call out to the two of them.

"What is the female donor's question?" The great monk and the white-haired old man looked at each other, and then looked at Lin Shuran at the same time.

"Don't be surprised if you ask two masters for advice rashly. I'm afraid it will waste some of your time. Why don't you ask me to sit in the meditation room so that I can explain the questions in my mind in detail and listen to the two masters' opinions." Lin Shuran sincerely requested.

"This -" The great monk hesitated. At this time, Honggu also came out. She also saluted the two old men. When she saw her appearing next to Lin Shuran, the white-haired old man was obviously startled, and then his eyes

Understanding flashed through her, and her eyes looking at Lin Shuran became extremely interested.

The white-haired old man laughed and said: "Let that person wait a moment. Let's first listen to what doubts this girl has. Doesn't it mean that all living beings are equal? ​​In this case, they should be treated the same."

Seeing what the old man said, the great monk had no choice but to agree. He thought that the person he was going to see would not blame him, so he and the old man followed Lin Shuran into the Zen room where Princess Xiqing lived before.

As soon as he entered the Zen room, the white-haired old man narrowed his eyes sharply. He swept around the Zen room without leaving a trace, and then took a steady look behind the screen.

Lin Shuran seemed to notice something strange about the white-haired old man. When she saw him looking behind the screen, she immediately asked them to sit on the futon with their backs to the screen. Then she sat down at the bottom while Hong Gu poured three cups of fragrant tea.

"Female donor, you can talk now!" The great monk seemed to be in a hurry to do other things. He wanted to quickly answer Lin Shuran's questions.

Princess Ling led her daughter, Princess Kerou, and daughter-in-law Qi Rouer and Gu Xiruo into the room together. She was originally in an aggressive manner, but when she stepped in, she found Lin Shuran sitting there, still in front of her.

There were two old men wearing monk robes.

"That's right, that's right!" The white-haired old man also said, "Too many people in this world go to Buddha for help first when they encounter something, but they never think that they have to solve the problem by themselves. In this way, they worship Buddha and believe in Buddha.

All these people are stupid people. They don’t know where the real Buddha is or what they worship. They just want to let the gods and Buddhas protect them.”

"Isn't it impolite for you guys to break into other people's meditation rooms without permission!" Lin Shuran stood up pretending to be unhappy, first apologized to the two old men apologetically, and then stood up straight to face Princess Ling and her group, puzzled.

He asked, "Today is the Long'an Temple Buddhist meeting, and Princess Ling barged in with such a large group of people. What is the purpose?"

"May I ask who the female donor heard this verse from?" the great monk asked sincerely. The person who can say these words must be an eminent monk.

"Do the two masters mean that people in this world should seek the heart instead of the Buddha, rather than seek the Buddha but not the heart. So what is the 'heart'?" Lin Shuran continued to ask.

Faced with Lin Shuran's question, the two old men's eyes flashed with surprise and they fell silent for a moment. They never expected that Lin Shuran could speak such a profound Zen verse.

The great monk nodded lightly, then carefully recalled the four verses Lin Shuran said, and said with emotion: "The person who can say this must be a person with a pure mind. The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the Buddha."

It’s the heart. If a person doesn’t cultivate his heart, no matter how much money he buys or how many scriptures he recites, it will be useless.”

Lin Shuran smiled bitterly and said: "I also heard about it accidentally, but I couldn't figure it out after hearing it. I met the master by chance today, and it was also driven by my heart that I wanted to ask the master."

Lin Shuran seemed to have heard footsteps coming not far away, and there seemed to be quite a lot of people there. With a smile on her face, she said to the two old men: "I once heard a Buddhist gatha, but I still couldn't understand it.

, this gatha says: "If the Buddha is in Lingshan Mountain, don't look far for it. Lingshan Mountain is only in your heart. Everyone has a Lingshan Pagoda, so that he can practice under the Lingshan Pagoda." I dare to ask the master, if it is really like what this gatha says.

, "Lingshan is only in your heart." So what's the point of holding this Buddhist conference? It's better if everyone only believes in Buddhism in their hearts. Today, some people even travel thousands of miles to be here, so what's the point?"

The great monk pondered for a moment, then looked at Lin Shuran with a profound and generous look and answered her: "The so-called 'heart' should refer to a person's character, morality, education and ability to deal with things. One must be kind and benevolent, and treat others with dignity and kindness."

To be tolerant and generous, to be pure and upright, to be content and always happy, to care for all living beings, to be compassionate, to be a son, to be filial, to be a minister, to be loyal, to be a husband, to be honest, to be a wife, to be chaste..."

This stanza was uttered by a man named Zen Master Wuchao in the famous work "Journey to the West" that Lin Shuran had read. It was a fictitious character, and it would be even more unclear to explain it when she said it.

"Bang -" At this moment, the door that had been left ajar by Hong Gu was kicked open from the outside, and then a group of people broke into the room. Then someone heard someone shouting loudly, "

This slave just saw the evil thief entering this room!"

"What's going on? Mrs. Xu, why are you here? This is not -" Princess Kerou looked at Lin Shuran in disbelief. This is clearly Princess Xiqing's monastery, how could anyone else be here?

Princess Ling first glared at her daughter and daughter-in-law, and then immediately returned to the arrogant demeanor of a royal daughter-in-law. Then she glanced at the two old men still sitting on the futon, with a flash of contempt in her eyes, and finally looked at Lin Shuran coldly and replied: "

It's nothing. Someone just saw a thief breaking into the female guest's meditation room in the backyard of the temple. This courtyard is full of female relatives from various houses. I am worried that the thief will commit harm, so I want to catch the person. But I heard that

This Zen room was originally occupied by Princess Xiqing of the Qing Dynasty. Why is Mrs. Xu here? Where is Princess Xiqing?"

"I wonder what Princess Ling wants to see me for?" At this moment, Princess Xiqing walked out of another meditation room. There was such a big movement here, and it would have been even weirder if she didn't show up. Now she had stabilized her mind, and

The face came naturally.

"Zhao Xiqing, what are you..." Princess Kerou was shocked when she saw Princess Xiqing coming out of another room. Regardless of what everyone was looking at, she ran to the Zen room and rummaged through it, but she looked disappointed from inside.

Walked out.

Seeing her unwilling look, Princess Xiqing said in a cold tone: "Your Prince Ling's Palace is really well-educated. You can just break into other people's monasteries without saying hello. Don't forget, this is not the queen of your Palace."

House, a pure place of Buddhism, is not a place where you can mess around!"
Chapter completed!