Chapter 1: The beginning of the downhill. Buddha crossing the world
Preface: Suffering comes to the world, among all living beings, I see you on the road of reincarnation, but I don’t remember what we used to be. Even if I think seriously and struggle powerlessly, fate is like a huge roulette, pushing us to miss it again and again!
An ancient temple that is unknown to the year and the month is located halfway up the mountain. I stood among the clouds and mist. In front of me was the only ancient bell in the temple. I gently pushed the wood to knock on it, and a clear bell slowly came from the mountain clouds in the morning.
In the Main Hall, the host was in the morning. After hitting the bell, I slowly walked in. For a moment, everyone turned their eyes to me. They seemed to be confused, reluctant, and gloating! They all had all kinds of expressions, but I was used to it and completely treated them as indifferent things!
"Abbot!" I said to an old man in his early seventies, with a white beard and white eyebrows in the Main Hall, that he was the host of this ancient temple, Master Yunyin! He was also my introductory teacher!
"Do you really want to give up the secret practice of Buddhism and leave the world?" he asked.
"Abbot, my Buddha is kind-hearted. Nowadays, there are lonely ghosts everywhere and no souls can return. I have been practicing for twenty years and have come down the mountain to save all living beings and liberate the people from the water and fire!"
"Enlighten the heart!"
"Disciple is here"
"I know that you have decided your mind and will not stop you. But remember that I, Buddha, once said, "I can save the world but I can't save myself. You must control your original heart and not mess up your cultivation!"
"Disciple remember!"
On the morning, I carried a bag of a bitter monk on my way. The world was in full swing, and the people were in poverty!
The first thing I arrived was a dilapidated mountain village. I walked down the hill and saw the house hidden among the trees in three or two. I ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddha's name every day in the temple. I didn't know how I came from this life.
From the bitter monk, I learned that the Nine Palace Killing Bureau was actually the cycle of reincarnation. After I saw that I was particularly interested in every life I experienced, and Song Qi wanted me to find myself, which lifetime was it? Pucheng in the Song Dynasty or the enlightenment in this life, or one of the other four lives?
If I can’t figure it out, I don’t want to go through every life. After I finish the Nine Palace Killing Bureau, I will know that it was in that life. I comforted myself like this.
At night, I walked into the village with Zhulou (things on the back of the ascetic monk). As the village was full of war, only the elderly, weak, sick and disabled were left, so I knocked on the door of the family.
"Who? Will you let people sleep in the middle of the night?" A slightly old voice came, and then a dark oil lamp entered the yard (a place used to grow vegetables between the house and the main house).
He raised the lamp and glanced at me inside the wooden door, his eyes full of dissatisfaction. When I saw him, I quickly performed a Buddhist ritual.
"Amitabha! Donor..."
"Walk around this messy war. I haven't even had enough food for you. How can I be destined to be transformed into a dream? Don't disturb my dream here!" After that, I started with an oil lamp and cursed. I shook my head and sighed. I was about to leave with my back, and as soon as I turned around, I saw an old woman standing behind me, leaning on a crutch in my hand, with a little gray hair and wearing a linen cloth.
"Master, if you don't mind, would you be fine if you come to the humble house to stay?"
"Donor, is the master (her man) at home?" I asked. Generally, walking ascetic monks will not stay overnight in the female donor's house if the male master is not at home, for fear of causing gossip to others!
"Old man." She muttered, and her voice choked up a little. She bent over and didn't know if she was crying. She was silent for a long time before she spoke. "I've been dead, I've been dead for many years."
"Amitabha, I hope the donor will be mourning!"
"It's okay, it's okay, this year, death is a kind of liberation. Master, follow me!"
"Never be allowed"
"It's okay, I have a disabled son at home, so there's no need to avoid suspicion!" She smiled at me, as if seeing through my concerns. After saying that, she turned around and walked slowly. I saw it was late, so I had to follow her and go back.
The old woman's home is in the north of the village, with a small yard and four thatched houses, which can be considered a barely living! After passing through the yard, a native dog was tied to the door. When she saw us in, she didn't bark. She raised her eyes and glanced at us, lowered her head and continued to sleep.
"Master, you live in the house on the left. I will get you some food!" The old woman pointed to a thatched hut and said, "I nodded, walked over with my luggage. The Buddhist beads in my hand fluctuated one by one. At the beginning, I was rescued by the abbot at the foot of the mountain. Because my mind was too confusing, he named me Wuxin, so that I could see myself clearly and know how to be tolerant!
The thatched hut is very simple, with a bed and a wooden table, and nothing else is gone. The ground is soily, but the bed is very fast, with a smell of soap beans on it, which must be taken care of by the old woman.
Soon the old woman came in with a plate of sweet potato and corn membrane, placed it on the table, and then served me a pot of water.
"Master, there is nothing to eat. You can eat this little thing and have a good rest. I think you must walk around and do your best, can you do your best?"
"Please speak with the donor!"
"I have a daughter. In the early years, because of the poor family, I went out to work as a weaving girl. I came back to see me a few years ago. I haven't been here in the past few years. If you have the chance to meet her, please give her this to me." After that, I handed me an exquisite jade string with a piece of white jade on it, carved with a word Qi!
I took the jade skewer and rubbed it in my hand. The jade skewer has been around for some years. I guess it was a family heirloom that the old woman was going to leave for her daughter.
"Old donor, I hope you can drop a drop of blood on it, so that I can help you find your daughter in the future," I handed the jade curd to her and said.
After the old woman took it, she glanced at me in confusion, but she still bit her finger and dripped a drop of blood on the jade string, and handed it back to me. After I took the jade string, I put it in my pocket of my body.
The sound of the door opening outside the house was heard, and a few steps came in. When the old woman heard this, she hurried out with the lights on her door.
"Master, you can use it first. I'll go out and take a look. I'm afraid the child is back."
Before I could speak, she closed the door and walked out. She vaguely listened to several male voices coming from the yard and spoke rudely, discussing some matters of children. I couldn't help but blush and quickly recited the meditation mantra. I finally knew why the abbot named me in this life, Wuxin. I was afraid that my mood was not perfect and I could not control my thinking!
"Old mother, I brought you some roast chicken today, come and try it!" After I finished reciting the meditation mantra, I heard another movement in the yard. I guess it was the old woman's son.
"I'll try it!"
"Huh? Why is the lights on in the east room?"
"A wandering monk, it's night. I'll leave him here for a night. I'll ask him to inquire about your sister!"
"What can a monk ask about? It's fine! It's cold, come into the house quickly! I have something to discuss with a few good brothers!"
I ate the food on the table quietly and ignored them. After all, eavesdropping is not a good thing. After eating, I put the unfinished food in Zhulou. I climbed into bed and fell asleep without untied my clothes. I was about to set off at dawn. My destination was to wander around the world, save my soul, and at the same time experience the life of this life. It is a kind of wealth that can quickly help me accumulate experience!
Chapter completed!