Li Xian knelt on the ground, with tears streaming down his face: "Sir! Li Xian pays homage to you again!!" Li Longxiang also had tears in his eyes. He Xiaowang originally wanted to act, but when he saw Li Xian kneeling on the ground, he

He couldn't help but think of Shaobo and his brothers who followed him through life and death, and he couldn't help but sigh. Although Qian Duocai was extremely shameless, in this atmosphere, even a hard-hearted person could not help but feel sad. He Xiaowang looked at

Li Xian knelt on the ground and wanted to speak several times, but nothing came out. The past memories came to his mind over and over again: "Zen Master, I, He Xiaowang, am ashamed of my brother."

Before the Eastern Expedition, He Xiaowang made a special trip to visit one of his good friends, Zen Master Ruyun.

The Zen master was He Xiaowang's friend for many years. He suffered from an incurable disease. He faced death in meditation, comprehended death, and was about to pass away. Before his death, He Xiaowang often visited him and listened to his teachings. Every time He Xiaowang went,

I saw him meditating all the time, with a smile on his thin face.

They were sitting and chatting, and the Zen master said: "I have been misled by false reputations all my life. Although I looked at the scenery outside, published books, and had people follow me to learn Buddhism, I knew that I was not truly enlightened, nor did I have a clear mind and nature.

Now that I think about it, my cleverness was misled by my cleverness." The Zen Master said very sincerely.

He Xiaowang said: "Didn't the ancient masters also become enlightened on their deathbed?" Ruyun said: "Those are great practitioners who put aside all fate and have a bright spirit. They are not the worldly wise and wise people like me.

Qi, throughout my life I have relied on my intelligence, talent and affection, so there are too many that I cannot let go of."

He Xiaowang asked again: "How have you been practicing lately? Every time I come here, you are meditating. I can't bear to disturb you, so I have to chant Buddha's name and pray for you outside." The Zen master smiled lightly and said, "Thank you.

.I still know the important matters of life and death, when to die, and even where to be reincarnated in the next life."

He Xiaowang said: "This is amazing. You know when you will die and where you will be reincarnated. Don't you have enlightenment yet?" The Zen master said a little ashamedly: "This is just kung fu and has nothing to do with enlightenment.

It has nothing to do with knowing one's mind and one's nature. When I was three years old, I could remember the cause and condition of my reincarnation. When I grew up, I studied Buddhism in order to prove this cause and condition. I knew "where I came from" very early in my life, and my practice in this life was only for

Completed 'Where to go when death'. Now that I can know the date of death, it is just to predict the time. I also know 'Where to go to die', but it is still the same old saying: 'Return to reincarnation and become a sentient being'. My heart has already

Without the fear of death, this superficial practice is still far from attaining Tao, enlightenment, or seeing one's true nature."

"Then how have you been practicing recently?" the Zen master said: "Repent those karma with all your heart and purify your heart. I am a dying person and I want to clean up my heart before I die, so I have been repenting for the past few months -

-Repent for the karma I have created, repent for the wrong things I have done, repent that I have not been able to truly fulfill my filial piety, repent that I have hurt my friends and relatives, repent that I have spoken a lot of lies, and have not gained any words or testimony in my practice.

Proof, conceited and frivolous; repent that I have been duplicitous, said a lot of right and wrong, caused a lot of trouble, and brought a lot of harm to others; repent of the psychological harm I have caused to the woman who loved me; repent of the harm my ignorance has caused to others.

The misleading brought by fellow practitioners..."

The Zen master shed tears and said so many regrettable things, which moved me. "A person's greatest confession before death is to put down his baggage and travel lightly." When he said this, he smiled. Everyone knows that "hitting the road"

"What does it mean? (Repent on your deathbed and face death calmly. It is very valuable. If you can recite the Buddha's name and aspire to be reborn in the Pure Land, you will have a high grade, escape from reincarnation, and quickly become a Buddha. How happy it will be! Unfortunately, many people do not believe in the Pure Land, miss the opportunity, and lose their human body.

, Eternal disaster, woe!)

The Zen master asked He Xiaowang to find an iron plate and asked He Xiaowang to help him move out the bamboo slips he had written in his life. They were one meter high and asked He Xiaowang to burn them in front of him. Burning the manuscripts? He Xiaowang

Unable to bear it, he hurriedly said: "This is your life's hard work, why do you want to burn it? Isn't it good to keep it?" He said: "If you don't burn it, then I will burn it myself. Why don't you burn these worthless things?"

Why? I have not attained enlightenment, and what I have written is only the words of the disciples who know how to understand. In the end, they are all obstacles, and I have misled myself and others. I am very clear about it. I am burning the manuscript now, so as not to delay future study, so as not to increase my sins. If not

If you truly understand your heart and see your nature, what you say and write is nothing but wild fox Zen! Do you want me to fall into hell?"

He Xiaowang was silent, and the Zen master said calmly: "All my life, I lectured on the Dharma, debated right and wrong, and created a lot of karma. Because I didn't attain the Tao and didn't see my nature, I spoke a lot of lies and incorrect views. The retribution is now here, and I'm getting sick.

Mouth, esophagus, stomach." His face was indeed getting thinner and thinner, but he was still in good spirits because of his meditation skills.

He Xiaowang came here many times, and the Zen master always said that he was repenting of karma and repenting of wrongdoings. He said to He Xiaowang: "It is most difficult to repent of verbal karma. In my life, I have lectured on scriptures, told lies, and talked about people's rights and wrongs.

My verbal karma is as big as a mountain." He sighed and said, "Although my verbal karma is heavy, I still have to repent and purify myself before I die. It seems that I will die one month later than expected, and this month is dedicated to repenting my verbal karma and practicing Taoism.

For those who follow Buddhism, verbal words also create karma. What’s more, my verbal karma is not pure. I talk about right and wrong, argue about right and wrong, and talk about wrong views. I don’t know if I can repent and purify myself in this month. When I repent and purify myself, that will be the day I have to leave.

"

Looking at the Zen master who had been both a teacher and a friend for many years, He Xiaowang was very sad and asked him: "You are leaving. What are your last words of advice to us?" The Zen master said: "I know your future path.

But you can’t tell the truth. If you tell the truth, it will harm you. The road to the future lies in your heart. If you can sit quietly at night and meditate, you will know it. What I can tell you from my life experience is: without enlightenment, there is no

Before you are enlightened and see your true nature, you will never become a teacher. If you become a teacher, you will harm others. If you mislead someone’s disciples, you will mislead someone’s wisdom and life. The retribution will be the most serious. My retribution is right in front of you, so never try to be someone’s teacher!

"Secondly, even if you are enlightened and see your true nature, it is not equivalent to ending life and death, leaving the three realms, and it is not the perfect way to become a Buddha! Enlightenment is only the starting point of practice, not the end, so the founders of all generations have emphasized that you must start practice after enlightenment and practice through experience.

Mind, polish your habits and cut off your delusional karma, only then can you succeed. After enlightenment, you must persist in practice, understand your mind and see your nature before you come out to promote Buddhism. Even if you have disciples, remember not to accept donations from others.

Exploiting disciples! I have seen a lot of things in the world. Many masters treat their disciples as servants. This is a very serious crime.

"Third, don't look down on anyone who doesn't understand Buddhism. Even if their views are naive or wrong, you can't laugh at others. I have ridiculed many people with wrong views in my life, and as a result I suffered retribution. Everyone who is not enlightened

They are all future Buddhas. Once they are enlightened, they will be masters. How can you laugh at the master? Although I understand this truth, due to habit and arrogance, I have brought a lot of trouble to myself. What I have confessed in the past month is that I have despised others.

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"Fourth, when you visit other people in the future, even if they are heretic masters, don't visit them with prejudices. Don't compare who is higher or lower. There are countless Bodhisattva incarnations and teachings in the world. Is there no Bodhisattva teachings among heretics? Don't be judgmental.

The mind and prejudices, if you listen wholeheartedly and observe inwardly, the inner wisdom will arise by itself and never stop. I used to be argumentative, quarrelsome, and verbally abusive. As a result, I got throat cancer and esophageal cancer. I am so sinful!"

The Zen master shed tears as he spoke. They were tears of repentance, tears of enlightenment, and tears of enlightenment. He looked at me with tearful eyes: "Remember?" I said: "Remember."

Over the past few years, I have gained a little bit of fame, and occasionally people come to be my disciples. I remember the Zen master’s teachings deeply and have never accepted a disciple. When someone kowtows to me, I quickly kneel down and kowtow in return. These are all the Zen master’s teachings.

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A month later, the Zen master said: "I have to leave, so I'd better be reborn in the northwest. The northwest is poorer, but the people are kind and the roots of Buddhism are deep... I will be reborn in the northwest. We are destined to be together, and thirty years later, we will still be together."

Goodbye, you were the eldest brother and I was the younger brother, so you have to help me." We all laughed. I said, "I didn't make progress when I was learning Zen from you, and you kicked me, so it's my turn to kick you.

." He said: "Kick harder, and I will be enlightened on the spot with your kick." (Woohoo, another Zen master who foresaw reincarnation, another tragedy of reincarnation, another public case about three birthstones, and

Zen Master Yuanze of the Tang Dynasty is so similar! Why don’t you escape reincarnation? Why don’t you seek rebirth in the Buddha’s kingdom? The power of Amitabha Buddha’s vows is boundless, the benefits of the Pure Land Dharma are vast, sinners with five sins will be born with ten thoughts, and ordinary people on earth will become Buddhas in one lifetime. It is so simple and easy, why bother?

Relying on one's own cleverness leads to reincarnation! How strange!)

He actually died on the scheduled day and his body was cremated. He Xiaowang shared some of his ashes and took them with him when he came to Xianyang. He Xiaowang found that the things growing outside the window were actually crabapples and begonias, and then he remembered his song

Death poem:

Begonias carry the fragrance of cicada souls in the wind, and the vast blue sky is my hometown.

Come again to pray for peace and prosperity. I hope for health, happiness and longevity.

The last time he showed his miraculous power, he predicted where I would live in the future and that his ashes would seep into the branches of crabapples. He said that these are all impermanent and are still far away from the great road and seeing nature. Even with his practice, there is still no escape.

In life and death, there is no enlightenment and no seeing of nature.

From then on, He Xiaowang was no longer burdened by his false reputation. He began to focus on building a career and leaving his name in history. However, He Xiaowang became more and more confused and disheartened. His bones were exposed in the wild.
Chapter completed!