Chapter 122 6. Zen Master Hutuo opened a Dharma meeting for believers

Every morning and night, he hangs the string of pine flower jade rosary beads given by Elder Jue Huan, and sits with his head bowed and legs crossed, silently in his study room, rain or shine, and thunder. Seeing this, Mrs. Li said to Huang's daughter-in-law: "Amitabha, Xizi has truly become a Buddhist when he comes back from Mount Lushan. The only difference is that he didn't shave his hair." Huang said with a smile, "Mother, I think Xizi looks a little silly all day long." Mrs. Li said: "That's right. The world is bad because of the word 'smart'. Xizi was very smart before, so she asked for trouble. If she continues to be stupid like this, maybe it will be a good result." .”

Uncle Ji discussed with Xia Shoutian: "My brother must have retrieved the scriptures from Mount Lu this time, let's ask him for advice!" Xia Shoutian said: "Well, I've been a Buddhist for more than half a year, and I'm so puzzled, I'm about to ask him for advice!" After Yang Du found out, he said to everyone with great joy: "I am studying Mahayana Buddhism. I not only want to save myself, but also save others. I will hold a Dharma teaching meeting for you tomorrow morning. If you have any questions, you can ask me." " The next morning, Yang Du's study room was temporarily turned into a lecture hall.He changed into a long robe of clean gray cloth, and around his neck hung the string of rosary beads that had been passed down by four generations of eminent monks to obtain Buddhist aura, and sat cross-legged on an old cotton pad.Mrs. Li, Zhong Ying, Shu Ji and Wu Yi were all sitting opposite him, all with serious attitudes and serious expressions. The atmosphere was not much different from the practice in the monastery, only a few Buddha statues and a few joss sticks.

"Buddha statues are hard to find for a while, but there are incense candles at home, so light them up!" Mrs. Li told her daughter-in-law. Zhong Ying suggested: "There is still an old chime in the cupboard that hasn't been used for many years, take it out and knock it a few times!" Yang Du waved his hand and said, "I don't want Buddha statues, incense candles, or chime bells. These forms are not important, the important thing is in my heart." Uncle Ji smiled and whispered to Xia Shoutian, "It seems that my elder brother practiced the Zen school that doesn't study Buddhism."

Xia Shoutian smiled, but remained silent. Yang Du sat on the cotton pad, silently counting the beads.After counting the rosary three times, he began to speak: "Shifang laymen, believers in the world of mortals, Chan Master Hutuo opened a lecture hall in Huai'an Hutong today. If you have any questions about Buddhism and world affairs, please ask. The Great Sutras and Great Laws of all living beings will solve your puzzles one by one.” After a moment of silence, Xia Shoutian was the first to ask: "Chan Master Hutuo, there is something I don't understand, Master, please enlighten me."

Seeing Xia Shoutian's expression, Shu Ji and Zhong Ying laughed quietly. Yang Du glanced at his old friend, and said solemnly: "What doubts does Taoist Tianji have in mind?" Xia Shoutian said: "In the past, Bodhidharma, a famous Indian monk, came to China to teach Buddhism. He specially opened a sect of Zen, and the legacy was passed on. The body is a bodhi tree, and the heart is like a mirror stand. Wipe it diligently at all times, so as not to stir up dust. The fifth patriarch said that the gods can't see the nature. Hui Neng said in verse: Bodhi does not have a tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place. Dust. The fifth patriarch said that Huineng had never seen his nature, but he was secretly summoned into his room in the middle of the night and taught him the "Diamond Sutra". Chongxin, don’t dare to doubt the meaning. My disciple thinks, the reason for teaching the Dharma is due to a verse. Why did the Five Patriarchs say that Hui Neng has not seen the nature? If he has not seen the nature, how can he teach the Dharma? The meaning is difficult to understand, please explain it.”

Yang Du replied: "That's a good question! Taoist Tianji can understand the first meaning of Buddhism. Although the Sixth Patriarch's Bodhi verse says that it destroys existence with emptiness, it fails to realize the existence of emptiness. It is false and true. When the Sixth Patriarch presented the gatha, he had not yet passed the final test, so the meaning of the gatha was empty and did not fully realize the true nature. The fifth patriarch secretly passed on the heart method in the middle of the night, pointing directly at the original heart, so that the sixth patriarch suddenly Clear self-nature. Neither emptiness nor existence, neither delusion nor truth, emptiness and existence are completely eliminated, and delusion and truth are both obliterated. All living beings have no dirt, and Buddhas have no purity. All living beings have no decrease, and Buddhas have no increase. False practice is naturally the way. At this time, the Sixth Patriarch saw his own mind, understood his own nature, passed the hurdle of life and death, left the three realms forever, immediately saw the Tathagata, and became a Buddha in a few seconds."

Xia Shouyitian nodded, and Uncle Ji seemed to have realized something.The old lady of the Li family was puzzled, but she was very interested in the words "surpassing the hurdle of life and death, leaving the three realms forever, and seeing the Tathagata immediately".She is over 60 years old this year, and she often thinks about death unconsciously, and she can't help but feel a little fear in her heart. It would be great if she can overcome the barrier of life and death through studying Buddhism. Most of Zhong Ying didn't understand, she was thinking that the food for lunch hadn't been settled yet, she should go to the vegetable market to buy some food, otherwise, how to deal with lunch?Goodbye Xinming Xingxing, you still have to eat rice!Thinking about it, I felt a little restless.

At this time, Uncle Ji asked a question, and she also imitated Xia Shoutian's tone: "Chan Master Hutuo, you just mentioned the last test. As the end of the day, there must be the front. May I ask how many tests there are in total, and those who learn Buddhism pass the test What's the difference from not passing the level? Please point out the mage." Yang Du integrated his recent research results with the eminent monk Sanyi he learned from Jichan back then, and solemnly said to her, a girl who is as smart as herself, but also as rough as herself: " The so-called final pass of Zen is the pass of life and death. All Buddhists, if they do not pass this pass, they will not become Buddhas. In the second part, there are three passes. Originally, all living beings have Buddha nature, and they are deluded by their own minds, so they will be born in a demon state. Therefore, the Buddha is born because of the devil, and the devil is born because of the Buddha. The height of the Buddha is one foot, and the height of the devil is one foot. One point of understanding is one point of emotion, and one layer of precepts is one layer of evil. Treat the heart and turn it into Heart disease can only be cultivated gradually, but not enlightened. Therefore, it is difficult for him to learn Buddhism to reach the sky, but it is easy for him to become a Buddha. It takes many kalpas to learn Buddhism, and it takes only a moment to become a Buddha. Learning Buddhism begins with gradual practice, and becoming a Buddha Finally enlightenment. Cultivation is gradual in a sudden, and enlightenment is a sudden in a gradual. There is no gradualness from the sudden, and one cannot give up enlightenment to see the cultivation; Demons are all Buddhas; when practicing, Buddhas and demons are opposed to each other, and when enlightened, Buddhas and demons are eliminated. This sudden enlightenment is the first level."

Uncle Ji nodded and asked, "What about the second level?" Chan Master Hutuo continued to teach the Dharma: "Proceeding from this point is like encountering opportunities all over the place. When you meet suddenly, a thought comes back to light, and you wake up from a big dream. All the demons in your heart are gone; all the worlds are smashed to nothing. Once it is destroyed, the root of life and death will be cut in two with a knife, and once everything is over, there will be nothing left. Originally, there are no Buddhas, and there are no sentient beings. One thought does not arise, and all ties are silent. This is the second pass."

When Zhongying heard this, he was very puzzled: since there is no Buddha in the first place, what kind of Buddhist teachings are you talking about, what kind of temples to build, what kind of Buddhist gates to enter, and what kind of Buddhas to worship?Isn't all this nonsense?Thinking that if she didn't go shopping, everyone would not be able to eat lunch, so she hurriedly got up, went to the kitchen to pick up a vegetable basket and went out. In the lecture hall, Zen Master Hutuo, who retrieved the scriptures from Lushan Mountain, was still teaching the highest interest of Zen Buddhism with great interest: "Proceeding from this point is like dying and reviving, leaving the world and bearing it immediately, that is, I am the Buddha, and the heart Like the void, there is no presence. One heart is ahead, there is no front, no back, no inside, no outside, no time, no space. The three times stop at that time, and the ten directions stop at the local place. The three times and ten directions are prepared in one thought. No boundaries can be divided, sudden enlightenment is Bodhi, life and death is Nirvana. Six lives are Buddhas, and Buddhas are my heart. There is no difference between heart, Buddha, and sentient beings. The upper body is with all Buddhas, and the lower body is with all living beings. All are equal and all are free. , all appearances are solemn, one-hearted silence, no attachment, no attachment, no attachment. All worldly dharmas are Buddha Dharma; walking, standing, sitting and lying down are nothing but Buddhalands; eating and dressing are nothing but Buddhist deeds; all times are Buddhas, everywhere are Buddhas. In the world When a Buddha reaches this state, he has already entered the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss in the Western Paradise. This is the third pass, which is also the last pass.” The old lady Li still hasn't heard the truth, but she is still interested in listening to it after learning that she can enter the Western Paradise after enlightenment. After hearing this, Uncle Ji thought to herself, isn't this the same as Zhuangzi's life and death?It turns out that practicing Buddhism to the highest level of Zen Buddhism is also connected with Lao Zhuang's learning.This is really what the "Yi Zhuan" said, "Consistent and full of worries, different routes to the same goal".The predecessors said that the Dao has no past and present, and it seems that the Dao not only has no past and present, but also has no schools.Suddenly, she seemed to have a sense of knowing everything. Xia Shoutian also heard the truth, and said: "In the past, the five patriarchs passed down the Dharma to leave this doubtful case, and none of them can be solved until now. What Chan Master Hu Tuo said today has solved the thousand-year-old case of Zen." Yang Du was proud of himself, and said: "Shenxiu had a verse back then, which was the first pass. The Sixth Patriarch's verse was the second pass. Today, Chan Master Hu Tuo taught the third pass. You must listen to the verse. .” Yang Du raised his voice and said word by word: "The body is a bodhi tree, and the heart is like a mirror stand. Dust is nothing, and nothing is dust." Xia Shoutian and Uncle Ji both nodded.Li stared at her son and tried to memorize it, but after listening to the gatha, she didn't remember a single word. Shuji said: "After listening to my master's instruction on the three levels, I got inspired and tried to sum it up. I don't know if it's right, so I ask my master to point it out." Yang Du has always known Uncle Concubine's extraordinary understanding.He wanted her to refine it, so that he could be more concise when teaching others the Dharma in the future, so he encouraged: "Master Zhuang, just talk about it." Uncle Ji thought for a while, and said: "Buddhism has three meanings. Mind Dharma is Dharma, which is the first meaning. Mindless and lawless is Dharma, which is the second meaning. The mind of lawlessness, and the Dharma without mind are the Dharma. It is the third meaning. The three meanings are all the Dharma of the mind, and they are all the Dharma of the Buddha. Therefore, this disciple also has a verse: Buddhas and Buddhas teach the Dharma of the mind, and there is nothing without the mind. Yang Du was shocked when he heard this: Uncle Concubine is really extraordinary.Then he said: "Master Zhuang summed up the three meanings well, and this gatha will also be the famous gatha of Buddhism." Just now my son didn't write down the verses, but my daughter came up with a few more, which were like tongue twisters and charades, Li Shi didn't understand at all.The old lady who sincerely paid homage to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva felt that this kind of Buddhism was too profound and difficult to understand. She couldn't sit still, and the smell of food wafted from the kitchen. She thought it was time to help her daughter-in-law pick and wash vegetables. At this time, Shuji asked again: "Chan Master Hutuo, according to this, there is no such thing as Buddha and Buddhism in the world, is there?" Yang Du immediately replied: "That's exactly what you said. A Buddha is an ordinary person. It is very ordinary and everyone can achieve it. You just need to get rid of all delusions and return to the most ordinary level, and you will become a Buddha. The highest meaning of learning Buddhism is He left it with holy thoughts, so Bodhidharma said to Emperor Wu of Liang that he was completely unsacred. Zen monks often said that I don’t learn Buddhism, and they all meant this. Some even said, Buddha came, kill and feed the dogs! " Hearing this, Mrs. Li was so frightened that her heart beat.She stood up and said to her son: "Amitabha, if you commit crimes and commit crimes, if the Buddha hears about it, what disasters will happen! Don't teach your Dharma anymore, and I won't listen to you anymore." The old lady walked out of the lecture hall while talking. Both Shu Ji and Wu Yi laughed.Yang Du seemed to be doing nothing, still keeping his eyes slightly closed, counting the rosary beads calmly. Xia Shoutian recalled that his friend had been obsessed with the emperor's career for more than 20 years, and then completely abandoned it after a trip to Mount Lushan. For the general. May I ask Zen Master Hutuo, this Buddhist learning is also a learning, how is it compared with the emperor's learning?" Yang Du stared at Xia Shoutian and said: "The study of the emperor is the last study, and the study of Buddhism is the university. The study of the emperor can be used as a general, and the study of Buddhism can be used as a man." Xia Shoutian asked: "Where is the spirit of a man?" Yang Du replied: "Severing the root of life with one knife, isn't it what a man does?" Xia Shoutian chased after him persistently: "Ask the tiger in Zen, how many times does the heart chakra turn? He never seeks liberation, so he has no doubts and guesses. Ren Ran is alone, and there is no cultivation of thousands of actions. You can see the Tathagata at the place of birth and death." Without thinking about it, Yang Du replied casually: "I am a tiger in Zen, and my heart chakra returns freely. There is no liberation in my life, and there is no doubt about everything. Both my dharma and magic are destroyed, and my supernatural powers are full of colors. One is the ultimate bliss, and this is the Tathagata." In the afternoon, I was at a loss for words, and I couldn't ask any more questions.Uncle Ji went on: "May I ask my teacher, what is the Zen sect of Buddhism taught today?" "No-self sect." Chan Master Hutuo replied. Uncle Ji and Wu Yi were very strange: there are five sects and seven sects of Zen, but I have never heard of the non-self sect.The two believers asked together: "Where did this sect come from?" "Created by myself!" Yang Du replied eloquently, "This mage has intensively studied various schools and schools, and then realized that none of the schools and schools can truly liberate life, so he took the two truths of the three doctrines to clarify equality and infinity. Yes, take the non-self of all dharmas from the Dharma Xiangzong to understand freedom and no habit, and take the no-nature and no-phase of the highest Zen Buddhism, pointing directly to the original mind, to understand the freedom and equality of no-self, and combine the three into one to form the no-self sect. You must know all the evils in the world , Could it be that I was born because of me, Xi Ben's No-Self School, the small one is to save oneself, and the big one is to save the world. All the problems that were difficult to solve in Buddhism before, the No-Self School can solve all of them, and it has opened up a new era for the Buddhist circle. The Dharma Master’s No-Self School, one does not recite Buddhist scriptures, two does not worship Buddha statues, three does not enter the Buddhist gate, four does not follow the Buddhist precepts, and five does not cultivate. One day there is a self, one day is an ordinary person; one day is without a self, one day becomes a Buddha Do you understand?" So Shu Ji and Wu Yi stood up with applause, and said with a smile: "We have all entered the Wu-Seo sect of Chan Master Hu Tuo. If we have no self for half a day, we have become Buddhas for half a day." Zhongying came in to greet everyone to have lunch, and the lecture hall was immediately removed, and it was restored to the former study. Since then, Yang Du has devoted himself to the perfection of his Zen non-self sect theory. He often writes articles and sends them to newspapers for publication, announcing to the world his contribution to creating a new era of Buddhism. Dr. Pei, an American philosopher who studied Buddhism, also came to Huai'an Hutong admiringly.Yang Du talked with him that there is nothing outside the mind, there is no mind outside the mind, all ties are like a breath, and a thought does not arise, the ten directions and three times are all in my heart, the world is only in one mind, there is no world outside the mind, I am the Buddha, etc. Great truth.He collected extensively, combined Chinese and Western styles, spit out lotus flowers, spit like pearls, and described the No-Self School as wonderful and miraculous.Dr. Bei was fascinated by what he heard, and he came to Huai'an Hutong for three days to ask for advice, and then wrote a large article to announce to the world: The number one remnant of the imperial system of the former Chou'an Association in China has been fully enlightened and immediately became a Buddha, and he has created a method that can instantly relieve evil Enter the new school of Zen in the Buddhist kingdom. Dr. Bei is an extremely influential foreign philosopher. After his publicity, the Buddhist scholar Yang Du became famous, and even tended to overwhelm the culprit of the imperial system. In winter, Mrs. Li fell seriously ill due to the cold.When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, her illness is cured.She was afraid that one day she would get sick and die in a foreign land, so she decided to go back to her hometown in Xiangtan and asked her daughter and daughter-in-law to escort her.Zhongying is the most filial, and he agreed.Uncle Ji was caught in a dilemma. If you go back with your mother, you will be separated from Mr. Xia. This distance is thousands of miles away, and maybe you will never be reunited.Why don't you stay with your mother? What reason can you find?A daughter-in-law is willing to leave her husband to send her mother-in-law home, and a daughter, let alone her husband is not around, can it be justified not to accompany her?Will the family members suspect that there is an ambiguous relationship between themselves and Mr. Xia?It is impossible for Yang Zhuang, who has a husband and a child, to endure the society's accusations against her in this regard. She can only suppress the great pain in her heart. Hearing that Shuji was going back to Xiangtan, Xia Shoutian was also in great pain.But he knew that the situation in front of him could not be maintained for a long time. Sooner or later, he would have to change, and he was prepared for it. Fortunately, Shuji's poems and prose were almost transcribed, and the project could be completed within two days of hard work. Yang Du has seen through everything, he even hopes that everyone will leave early, he wants to wander around the world alone, to further comprehend the true meaning of life while roaming around the world, to create a perfect palace of selflessness. That afternoon, Xia Shoutian came to Uncle Ji's room with a neatly bound book of poetry and essays.Uncle Concubine was meditating for no reason, when she saw Xia Shoutian coming, she got up to greet her. "Uncle Ji, I have copied your poem manuscript, you can take it back to Xiangtan." Uncle Concubine took it in a daze, with so many thoughts in her mind that she didn't know where to start.After being relatively speechless for a long time, she finally said softly: "Master Xia, after I leave, you have to take care of yourself." Xia Shoutian nodded. Uncle Ji took a careful look at Xia Shoutian and said, "You don't look very good lately, what's wrong with you?" "No." Xia Shoutian shook his head. Uncle Ji opened the poem manuscript, and a special smell came to her nostrils, which made her feel a little strange.Looking at the handwriting, all of them are correct and neat, and she is very grateful in her heart. Suddenly, she found that the ink color of these words was not too dark.She looked at Xia Shoutian suspiciously, and saw an unspeakable shyness on Xia Shoutian's face.Uncle Ji was startled, a thought flashed into her mind like lightning, could it be that the ink was mixed with his blood!Many devout Buddhists and lay Buddhists often copy Buddhist scriptures with ink mixed with their own finger blood to show their sincerity in worshiping Buddha.Some even died prematurely because of this, and they were willing.Uncle Ji has seen this kind of blood copy of Buddhist scriptures before, because the handwriting is dark because of the blood.She hastily opened the poem manuscript to the window.Under the bright spring sun, a dark red trace clearly appeared in the ink that was not too dark, it really is blood! She put down the manuscript, and couldn't help grabbing Xia Shoutian's two hands, only to see that his ten fingers were covered with scars from needle holes. Uncle Ji said with infinite pity: "Mr. Xia, how could you do this? What did you want me to do?" Can afford it!" Xia Shoutian struggled to free his hands from his uncle's grasp, and murmured: "It's nothing, don't mind, don't mind! I can't repay your friendship to me. Only in this way can I express my love." Mind!" Shu Ji picked up the poetry book again and pressed it tightly to her chest.Tears streamed from the eyes to the face, dripped from the face to the poetry book, and it took a long time to spit out a sentence: "God, why don't you turn back the time by twenty-five years!" Xia Shoutian finally couldn't force himself anymore. He hugged his uncle tightly and said, "Don't cry, Uncle Ji. Qin Shaoyou said it well: If the relationship between two people lasts for a long time, how can it be day and night. As long as two hearts Xiangyin doesn't care about mountains and rivers. There are many people in the world who have never received true love from others in their lives, but we can be considered lucky if we can love each other so deeply and for so long." Uncle Ji rested her chin on Xia Shoutian's shoulder silently, staring at the bloody sunset outside the window.It is so bright and blazing, as if it symbolizes the purer and deeper sincere love between her and Mr. Xia after years of vicissitudes!