Chapter 171 Everything you do has a purpose

Author: Chop wood and carry water

Chapter 171 Everything you do has a purpose

After that, she and Yan Tingting walked to the back of the palace. The two of them were talking as they walked. Zhang Haiyan asked: What does Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva do? Why have I never heard of it before?

Yan Tingting introduced with a smile: This Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has always been very low-key. He always stands behind the Buddha and works in obscurity. He is not as ostentatious as Sister Guanyin. It is natural that you don't know him.

Zhang Haiyan nodded and said: "Showing off requires capital. Let's take the two of us as an example. You are better looking than me and are more suitable to work in the front. I can't stand on the stage and can only work hard behind you."

Yan Tingting laughed loudly and said: Look, you have degraded yourself. You look like a fairy and you still say you are not good-looking. Are you so unrealistic and modest, do you deliberately want me to praise you?

Zhang Haiyan waved her hands repeatedly and said: I am really not being modest, I am speaking from my heart. I don’t have your ability, nor your knowledge, and I am not as beautiful as you. In short, I can’t compare with you.

Yan Tingting laughed loudly and said: Haha, if we continue to flatter each other like this, it will be really endless.

Zhang Haiyan smiled and said: Hehe, I am really not flattering you. Think about it, this Ksitigarbha is a man, and he must not look very good. He has no ability, no appearance, no appearance. How can he compare with Guanyin?

?The Buddha naturally liked the capable and beautiful Guanyin, so he could only send him to do thankless tasks such as looking after homes and homes, cleaning, etc. This resulted in him doing a lot of work, but few people knew about it.

Right?

Yan Tingting giggled and said: Haha, your guess is either right or wrong. First of all, it has nothing to do with whether he looks good or not. It's just because he has no power and can't help the people. He is a typical minister who doesn't care about the department, so

People rarely go to worship him. If you don’t believe me, let’s go over and have a look. The incense there must not be as good as Guanyin.

Zhang Haiyan nodded and said: Ah? Isn't the chief internal manager just a errand who serves the Bodhisattva and runs errands for the Bodhisattva?

Yan Tingting smiled and said: No matter how powerful he is, he is still a minister and has little relationship with the people, so no one knows about him.

Zhang Haiyan then understood and said: Oh, it turns out that Guanyin's service targets are different. Then I understand. It seems that the Buddha sent him to visit the warehouse and delayed him. But this world's people are too snobbish and don't care about themselves.

Aren't you going to go worship if it's a matter of fact?

Yan Tingting laughed loudly and said: "Look what you said, is this important warehouse place a place where just anyone can come? Whose backyard, rice bags, and money strings are left to outsiders? Besides, it depends on the person."

The monks are the ones who serve the dishes, and they also do it according to the requests of the pilgrims. This is called demand-oriented.

Zhang Haiyan said angrily: What's demand-oriented? Isn't this just snobbishness! Oh, do you think this Buddha is in charge? Why can he just sit in the Main Hall and accept everyone's incense? Isn't he just good at reasoning with others?

Nodding, what else does he do besides this? Oh, no, he doesn’t express his opinion on anything, he doesn’t even nod his head, leaving people guessing, why is no one talking about him?!

Yan Tingting said: Damn it, don’t talk nonsense here, don’t think about it, that’s Buddha, is it anyone’s control over his affairs?! Besides, who told you that he doesn’t work?

What? Preaching is a big job, it is a big thing to teach people to do good deeds and wholeheartedly follow the Tao! Without his teachings, where would Guanyin and Ksitigarbha come from!

Zhang Haiyan nodded and said: That's true. The Buddha led us in and left everyone to practice.

Yan Tingting said: Yes! This is all his fault. He is so junior that he cannot do such big things as lectures and nods. He cannot get the specific small jobs of Guanyin, so he has no power and cannot help.

Everyone, there is naturally less incense. Who can you blame? Is it the Buddha’s problem, or the monk’s problem? Or is it the pilgrim’s problem, or his own problem?

Zhang Haiyan was disappointed by what she said, and said in disappointment: Oh, when I ask you to say this, it seems that everyone has some problems. He has no ability, so he can't blame others for not treating you.

Yan Tingting smiled and said: That's not true. He is like the old scalper we often call him. He usually doesn't say anything and is very low-key in dealing with people. Although he is not very capable in the unit, he can handle the things assigned by the leader.

I am still very caring, and when I have nothing to do, I go out to do some small things like respecting the elderly, loving the young, and honoring my parents. When I see an old lady falling down while crossing the road, I can rush up to help her...

Zhang Haiyan interrupted in surprise: Ah? Isn't this a small matter? Just now, didn't you just let me do more of this to please the Buddha?

Yan Tingting said calmly: Yes, that's how he won the favor of the Buddha! Let me tell you, don't underestimate this little thing of loving the old and loving the young and honoring your parents. There are a few people now who can really be like him.

You can do that?! Who is not old enough to see the Buddha and not be moved? Just by this one thing, he has touched the heart of the Buddha. Do you think the Buddha can not like him?!

Zhang Haiyan nodded and said: I understand. There are two kinds of people around the Buddha who are popular. One is like Guanyin, who has thousands of hands and eyes, not to mention how capable he is. The other is Ksitigarbha, who is considerate, filial and obedient, and can help.

Buddha solves personal problems. But I don’t think he is very smart. How dare he do this thing of helping an old lady? Why does he have a mine at home?!

Yan Tingting rolled her eyes at her and said: "Tch! You don't understand this, right? The old lady helped the Buddha to see, just to let him know that I can be so good to her even to a stranger. If he is old in the future

Or if there is someone with three advantages and two disadvantages, how can it be any worse?! Besides, he is not Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Ksitigarbha has countless magic weapons. Mines are nothing in his eyes. Let’s treat the old lady

Can he still help him go bankrupt? Helping the old lady is nothing to him!

Zhang Haiyan nodded and thought: I understand, this Ksitigarbha has money and leisure in his pocket, no wonder the Buddha is willing to show him the backyard. He turns out to be a powerful man who hides his merits and fame. But he does it so blatantly

Good thing, really good?

Yan Tingting smiled and said: What's wrong with this? Any normal person has his own purpose for doing things, and any effort has a purpose. Therefore, as long as what he does is a good thing, no matter what the purpose is, we should sincerely

I want to thank him! They are afraid that they say they want to do good things, but what they actually do is something else. What's more, some don't even bother to pretend, and just do it in broad daylight without any concealment.

I won't let you talk about those despicable things.

After hearing this, Zhang Haiyan immediately smiled evilly and said: Huh? Who are you talking about? Why does it sound so familiar to me? Oh, now that I think about it, is this you talking about yourself?

Yan Tingting asked in confusion: What do you mean? Do you mean that I act like Ksitigarbha, or am I even worse than Ksitigarbha?

Zhang Haiyan laughed and said: How could it be possible? Ksitigarbha is not as good as a human being?!

Yan Tingting also smiled evilly and said: Are you praising me? Why does it sound so awkward? What are you referring to?

Zhang Haiyan smiled and said: Of course I am referring to the fact that you always do good things in a low-key manner, like helping an old lady. I am afraid that only you dare to do it, right?

Yan Tingting's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately remembered the scene where he and Cao Yu were selling newspapers. She quickly laughed to cover up her inner embarrassment and said: Haha, yes, what is there that the old lady wouldn't dare to help? What if I'm on the road?

When I saw her fall, of course I had to help her up! But I don’t have ulterior motives like Jizo.

Zhang Haiyan immediately sensed something was wrong in these words, and instinctively said slyly: Really? Is there really no purpose in helping the old lady?

Yan Tingting replied without thinking: Of course, I don’t care about her, and I don’t want to become a Buddha. There is no need to show it to anyone, right?!

Seeing that she was speaking so seriously, Zhang Haiyan thought to herself: Huh? I didn't ask anything, so why did she have to jump out and emphasize that she had no ulterior motives? Seeing how confident and righteous she was in wanting to distance herself from the relationship, she clearly had a guilty conscience!

Why? When something goes wrong, there must be a monster! He hurriedly took the initiative to explain to her that this matter had nothing to do with her. Doesn’t it mean that there must be something going on here!

Curiosity killed the cat, and the bad taste of eating melons made her immediately interested in her "no ulterior motives". He looked at her with big eyes without blinking, taking her from head to toe, from top to bottom, from inside to outside.

I looked at it carefully again.

Yan Tingting was a little embarrassed by her look, and couldn't help asking: What are you doing? Why are you looking at me like this?!

Zhang Haiyan looked at her suspiciously, ready to tease her in return and said: No? Think about it again, if you don’t want to become a Buddha, don’t you want nothing else? Haven’t you already said it?

, Normal human beings have their own purpose in doing things, and no one will ignore themselves and think about others for no reason. So, do you think I will believe that you are an exception? You haven't honestly explained why you did this.

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Yes, even Yan Tingting didn't believe that she was a good person who was nice to everyone she met. Zhang Haiyan's heartfelt questioning made her think: This is between him and me, how did you know?

Could it be...

When she thought of this, she felt chills in her heart. Why is this monkey so stubborn? When did he tell her? Why did he tell her everything? Doesn't he know what should be between the two of them?

Keeping a secret?! It was really chilling. Her mind turned away and her face turned pale. She bit her lips bitterly, and said as if she would refuse to admit it even to death: Do I have it?

?Who do you think I want to show it to?

Of course, Zhang Haiyan thought she knew why Yan Tingting suddenly looked ugly, so she deliberately smiled slyly and said: Think about it carefully, are you doing it for yourself? Because doesn’t your Buddha live in your heart?!

You see, this is a big misunderstanding, right? Otherwise, this explanation is all redundant. Yan Tingting was frightened just now. Fortunately, she held on and did nothing. Otherwise, she would be scared just thinking about it. The truth is revealed at this time

, she breathed a long sigh of relief, and then realized that she was breaking out in a cold sweat, so she said coquettishly: Oh my god, you scared me, what did I think it was, you can't

So bad!

Zhang Haiyan looked at her embarrassed look and said with a proud smile: Hehe, why did you look so ugly just now? Did you think that I misunderstood your character and compared you to Ksitigarbha, saying that you would flatter me?

Showing loyalty and using money to win people's hearts? Is this why you are unhappy?

Before Yan Tingting could answer, she immediately said: Hey, that's not right. Are you hiding something else from me? Tell me quickly! Don't lie.

At this time, Yan Tingting was resurrected from the disaster, and she was very happy and happy. When she asked her this question suddenly, her pretty face blushed, and she hurriedly said: No, no! We are good sisters, what can I hide from you?

What about?

Zhang Haiyan looked at her evasive and hesitant eyes, and asked in a tone that you understand: Isn't it right? I can tell you are lying just by looking at your eyes!

Yan Tingting quickly pretended to be nonchalant and explained: I don't have any, but I just felt so embarrassed because you suddenly hit my mind.

Zhang Haiyan said in a suspicious tone: I don't believe it, so it won't be a big shock, right?! Who are you lying to? Look at your guilty conscience, you must be hiding something from me, tell me!

How could Yan Tingting be willing to tell the truth? She swore: I assure you, there really is no such thing! I actually quite like Ksitigarbha's character who just focuses on doing things in a down-to-earth manner and does not seek fame or gain power! This is exactly the kind of character he has.

The character of doing good deeds without leaving a name has led to the result that his deeds are unknown and no one praises him. Do you think this is a good character in the true sense? Is it a good example worthy of all of us to learn from?!

Zhang Haiyan looked at her doubtfully and said: Ah? What are you trying to say? One moment, he is said to be mediocre and incompetent, the next, he is happy to help others, the next, he is said to be scheming, and the next, he is said to have no regard for gains and losses. How can he turn this around?

In the past, like those masters, it was all your fault?! Tell me clearly, how did he become a good role model? What exactly do you want me to learn from him?

Yan Tingting smiled and said: Listen to me, he has no power, no one comes to ask him to do things, but he has money, leisure, responsibility, and many magic weapons, so naturally he can't be idle! So he

In order to become a Buddha, he worked tirelessly and took the initiative to bring warmth to everyone without fear of danger. As long as he could help everyone, he was willing to do anything. He really didn’t care about personal gain or loss and only wanted to benefit everyone. You said, like him

Are such people worth learning from?

Zhang Haiyan was surprised and said: Ah? Doesn’t that mean that he will do anything to become a Buddha? For such a pursuing person, please tell me what does this mean?

Yan Tingting explained with a smile: The meaning of the name Ksitigarbha is that it is as immovable as the earth, and meditation is like a treasure. "Earth" in practical terms means the earth, and the earth is what all living things depend on for survival.

, nothing can survive without the earth, so "earth" means to be able to sustain, fertilize, carry, and give birth to. "Hide" means treasure. If you have a lot of treasure, you can't spend it all, so you take it out to save it.

People help the world and fulfill people's wishes.

Zhang Haiyan said: Oh, I see, then I understand. No wonder they all say this life, life, three natures and three lives.

Yan Tingting asked curiously: What are the three natures and three lives?
Chapter completed!