The Monkey King

Regarding the monkey's question, Ling Yunzi hesitated for a long time, put down the melon seeds in his hand, sighed deeply, lowered his head, and replied: "The cultivation of the enlightened Tao is not as simple as that of the practitioner. It has seventy-two side doors, including alchemy. , smelting tools, and even magic in the room. Every enlightened Taoist has his own strengths, and among them, deduction is a compulsory course for every enlightened Taoist. Different from the practitioner's Tao, the most important thing is to cultivate the enlightened Tao. It is not aptitude, but time, and the second is comprehension."

After a slight pause, seeing the monkey listening attentively, he continued: "Cultivation takes hundreds of years, life is not long enough, no matter how good the aptitude is, no matter how good the comprehension is, it will be a waste of time. I heard that the aptitude of the senior brother back then was a waste of time. It's nothing inconspicuous, just because the master brought Pantao from Heaven, and now he is also a first-class Earth Immortal."

"No matter what method is used, being able to save one's life, prolong life, and survive is the most important thing for every enlightened Taoist cultivator, so the deduction of being able to seek benefits and avoid disadvantages is also what every enlightened Taoist Taoist cultivator is looking for. In time, everything will be there."

The monkey shook his head helplessly and smiled lightly: "In contrast, I prefer Dan Tongzi. When you are angry, you are angry. If you want to fight, you can fight. When you need to draw your sword, you can draw your sword. "

  Ling Yunzi sighed: "Actually, I don't like it either. Although my master always said that I was the best at deduction, I haven't calculated it for a long time. If I did, I wouldn't put Yang Chan here."

   No matter if this sentence is true or false, it makes the monkey a little gratified to hear it.

  The two were silent for a long time, and the monkey asked: "Senior Brother Lingyun, I heard that you practiced Buddha before, and then you changed to Taoism."

   "Yeah. It must have been the little girl who told you the wind chimes, right?"

"Why did you come here to cultivate the Dao after you cultivated Buddhism? I heard that the master first cultivated the Dao, and then he wanted to cultivate the Buddha, but he did not succeed. The power of the Western Heavenly Tathagata Buddha is now expanding, and cultivating Buddhism is not inferior to cultivating the Dao, right? "

  Ling Yunzi stretched his waist, rubbed his neck, and said, "That's because Shizun didn't know what Buddha cultivation was before."

"Oh?"

   "Cultivation of Dao has a long history and there are many dharma schools. Even if you don't cut off the karma and give up your obsessions, you may not achieve anything. But cultivating Buddha... I will tell you a story."

   "Yeah." The monkey nodded silently.

"Once upon a time, there was a woman who was breastfeeding and eating with her newborn baby in her arms. At this time, a mosquito flew over and bit her neck, and she was immediately beaten to death. After a while, she finished eating. She threw away the remaining scraps. Following the smell, a bony wild dog ran over to eat, but she was scolded and stoned away."

   After saying that, Ling Yunzi looked at the monkey blankly.

  Monkey was stunned when he heard it, in the clouds and fog, completely ignorant.

Ling Yunzi smiled bitterly and continued: "So, the Buddha pointed to the woman and told the disciples: 'This woman doesn't know at all, the mosquito killed by her is the reincarnation of her mother, and the wild dog she killed is her. The old father was reincarnated. And the child she was holding in her arms was indeed the reincarnation of the father-killing enemy she hated to the core.'"

  Monkey was dumbfounded.

Ling Yunzi went on to say: "The Buddha used this story to warn his disciples not to kill. At the same time, it is a metaphor for the mortal eyes of mortals, who cannot distinguish between true and false. Also, the suffering of the mortal world. become a Buddha."

  Monkey thought this boring story was over, but it didn't.

When he said the last sentence, Ling Yunzi's eyes obviously had a hint of helplessness: "But do you know, this Buddha has already been involved in the cycle of life and death in the underworld. Why is there such a coincidental arrangement to bring all suffering together? Ruined A woman's filial piety is only to achieve her supreme theory. I think I can't do all of this. But the Buddhas can do it. Get rid of the eight sufferings, get rid of obsessions, and when you become a Buddha, you will lose your heart and liver. It is Buddha."

  Monkey's heart fluttered, his eyes widened suddenly, and his slightly opened mouth couldn't say a word. But Ling Yunzi continued to speak on his own.

   "After the eight sufferings and obsessions are gone, where will the happiness come from? The so-called bliss is only because of the suffering of all sentient beings."

   "In their hearts, there is only Dharma, and nothing else can be tolerated. I don't think I will ever be able to cultivate like them. In that case, it is better to give up early and find another way out."

After listening to   , the monkey was completely silent.

   In his heart, he vaguely felt that the Buddha was an existence more annoying than the Tao of the Enlightened One.

   And in essence, they are all the way.

Slowly, a smile appeared on Ling Yunzi's face again, he laughed and said: "I used this story to infiltrate into the Xieyue Sanxingdong Cave, hahaha, the master didn't accept it, after all, I am a Buddhist disciple. But later Did the master accept it, and he even praised me for having Huigen. Hahahaha."

  Monkey also smiled lightly.

"It's time for me to go too, there are still a few things to do, and I have to go to the master. Junior brother, don't rush to practice, take good care of your body. Longevity is the key, don't be too hasty about cultivation. Yes." Ling Yunzi stretched his waist, pursed his lips, stared at the monkey, slowed down his speech, and whispered, "Actually, Senior Brother Qingyun and Senior Brother Dantong are good people, if they are really vicious people. , and can't enter this slanting moon three-star cave."

   After saying goodbye, Ling Yunzi left.

   Looking at the back of Ling Yunzi leaving, the monkey's mind was full of what Ling Yunzi said.

   That strange story...

   "Buddhist..."

  Everything in this world, I don't know enough.

   "The Tathagata..."

Staring at the empty ground and thinking about it for a long time, he muttered to himself: "Just take the golden hoop stick, at most go to the underworld, and don't do other things, as long as you don't make trouble in the heavenly palace, you should not be in Buddhism. Get involved."

  The wind chimes came back at noon, holding Qing Yunzi's handwriting like a baby, smiling like a flower.

  Monkey has not seen this little girl so happy for a long time.

   Maybe for her, Qing Yunzi's handwriting is really a treasure, it can not only save the lives of the two little demons, but also signifies that the conflict between the monkey and Qing Yunzi will not continue.

   It is said that Qing Yunzi hesitated for a long time and did not answer when he first went, causing Fengling to think that he would not agree. As a result, Qing Yunzi pulled out a sheepskin map of Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and circled a few points on it, and asked Feng Chi which place was the best.

   Thinking about it, what he was hesitating about was not whether to agree or not, but how to choose a suitable place that would allow the two little demons to stay here without posing a threat to the safety of Fangcun Mountain in Lingtai because of their existence.

   At the very least, you should avoid areas with dense formations.

   This behavior directly caused Feng Chi to praise Qing Yunzi in the next few days.

  Monkey really didn't expect Qing Yunzi to agree so readily, but it's just a matter of reconciliation, what about going to the Tibetan Sutra Pavilion in the future?

  It is reasonable for the monkeys to smash the field when everyone is stubbornly fighting. It seems that it is not appropriate to slap the face again.

   But this is another story. In the past few months, it seems that the monkey has not successfully entered the Tibetan Sutra Pavilion, but he was beaten twice.

  I was relieved when I thought about it.

  Three days later, Dan Tongzi suddenly issued an announcement saying that he was going to Yunyou to resign as the head of Guannei, and Qingyunzi made a comeback.

  The original chaotic Taoist temple suddenly became orderly, and the Taoists continued to practice and recite sutras every day.

   After another seven days, the monkey recovered and his practice became smoother.

Although compared to the last time, the injury was not minor at all, but after all, Subhuti first fed the medicinal herbs to stabilize the injury, and Qing Yunzi personally prepared the medicine to help. These must not be the self-taught herbal recipes of wind chimes. comparable.

   And during this period of time, Yang Chan didn't know where to go and disappeared all day. Occasionally, he was cold and indifferent to the monkey, maybe it was a relationship that was not resolved in his heart.

   The monkey doesn't care about this, after all, the relationship with this woman is just mutual use, and from that incident, it's the monkey who should be angry now, right?

   On the morning of the eighth day, Yu Yi knocked on the door of the wind chime.