Chapter 14: Asking the Space in the Painting
Back at his place of residence, Yan Zixiu prepared to sort out the treasure list.
"Treasure List!"
[Sutra Collection Building] Inner Canon Department: "Heart Sutra"; Popular Canon Department: Four Books and Three Mysteries, Wang Qi Jue, and Time Recall Technique
【Yaowangshan】Rejuvenating Dandelion×1
[Xiangjizhai] Flavored Spiritual Liquid×1
【Xiayi Pavilion】Blank
[Lingzhi Garden] Shuiling pear × ∞, Shuiling peach tree × 1, Huo Ling jujube tree × 1, Huo Ling apple tree × 1.
【Xianqin Mountain】Blank
【Tiangong City】Human corn threshing machine×∞
【Bei Que Palace】Moon Stone×1
【Tianle Palace】Blank
【Miaohuifang】Blank
【Yanxiang Valley】Blank
【Spirit Talisman Hall】Small protective array×1
"Oh, I forgot the moon stone at home." Yan Zixiu said.
"Isn't that on the table?" Sure enough, the moon stone appeared on the desk.
"Wuyou, can you still transcend the distance between time and space?"
"Things sent out of the Immortal Mansion can be taken back at any time. It's just a question of whether to take them back or not."
"No wonder you're not afraid of your bike being stolen."
"It's not about recycling bicycles, but people who steal bicycles will feel very uncomfortable and have to return them to feel better. So we are not afraid of stealing them."
"So it's so magical. Then why is the sterile gauze gone?"
"Sterilized gauze is a temporary emergency. In reality, it is everywhere, and it is not enough to call it a treasure."
"Oh, that's it." Looking at the first line of the list, Yan Zixiu said, "I'll study the Heart Sutra today. I'll go to the administrative office tomorrow. There may be many big leaders I don't know there. Mencius said,
Don't be afraid of adults. But if you are in an unstable mood, you can't despise them even if you want to. Maybe the Heart Sutra will help."
Wuyou agreed.
Yan Zixiu washed his hands and rinsed his mouth, then sat at the desk and calmed down. In fact, no one taught him, he thought it should be like this.
The mind points to the first line of the treasure list: "Heart Sutra"!
A square glazed wall appeared in front of him. It was like watching a movie, but it was much clearer than the movie, and it was not dazzling at all. The first picture was the full text of the "Heart Sutra" written vertically. Yan Zixiu was very familiar with this. He came from "The Heart Sutra".
After reading the "Heart Sutra" in the book "Journey to the West", I memorized the entire text. Why? Because there is a sentence in it: It can eliminate all suffering, and it is true. This sentence moved Yan Zixiu, who was suffering from illness.
, don’t worry about whether it is true or not, just memorize it. He has been a bit clumsy since he was a child, but he is very talented in memorizing. There are 260 words in the scripture, and he can memorize it word for word.
After the verses passed, a painting appeared, like a freehand landscape work:
In the distance among the clouds and mist, there are many mountains. The peaks in the middle surround a temple, with ancient trees and gurgling water. Not far from the temple, there is a high platform. There is a big tree on the high platform, with a canopy like a canopy. There is a stone table under the big tree, sitting on it.
There is a circle of people, seemingly chatting over a cup of tea. Next to the picture is a note: Moonlight Questions and Answers.
Yan Zixiu felt that this scene was a bit familiar, and with a thought in his heart, he immediately entered the picture and appeared near the stone table. The sky was sunny and sunny, colorful clouds were floating, there were green pines and cypresses everywhere, green grass everywhere, and rocks under the trees.
There are five stone pillars next to the table, and four people are sitting there. In the middle is a middle-aged monk with long eyebrows and wide eyes, a solemn appearance, and overflowing with pure light. Next to him are three young monks, wearing gray monk robes, with a good appearance and a pure and gentle temperament.
Ya. Yan Zixiu felt that he had seen these people somewhere, but he couldn't remember them for a while.
The middle-aged monk said naturally: "Zixiu, are you here?" The other three people also nodded in a friendly manner.
"You, you know me?" Yan Zixiu was a little surprised and nodded in return.
"I've seen it several times before. Come and sit down." The middle-aged monk smiled, "Do you think this looks familiar?"
"Yeah, but I've never been here before. But it seems like I've been here several times." Yan Zixiu sat down and felt a little conflicted.
"Let's ignore these for now." The middle-aged monk gestured to pour tea for Yan Zixiu, and Yan Zixiu quickly thanked him. The middle-aged monk got straight to the point, "Do you have any questions about the Heart Sutra? Tell me."
"Well, there seem to be a lot of questions. I'm new to this, and I don't know the meaning of many words. However, what I want to ask most is, what does the emptiness of all five aggregates mean?" Yan Zixiu wanted to seize the opportunity.
Ask the most important thing.
"To put it simply, emptiness is like clouds and shadows, empty but not real." The middle-aged monk pointed at the clouds in the sky and then at the shadows of the trees on the ground, and said slowly and clearly.
"Like clouds." Yan Zixiu looked at the clouds for a while, and then at the shadows of the trees, "like shadows. It seems a little bit impossible to catch, unable to keep, and can only be watched, not captured."
The middle-aged monk nodded.
"It's like clouds and shadows, empty but not real. It feels a bit like it. I asked a few people, and they all said "empty", that is, there is nothing. I felt quite scary after hearing this."
"That's a wrong interpretation. It takes emptiness to mean annihilation. It's taken to an extreme."
"Oh, so that's it. It's not just like having nothing. So what's the other extreme?"
"The other extreme is to feel that everything is real and unchanged."
Reality does not change? How can it be true? The world is material, matter moves, and movement develops. In high school, Yan Zixiu memorized it very well, and then asked: "That is neither nothing, nor is it real.
Unchanged, empty, what is it?”
"Virtual but not real, ever-changing."
"Like clouds and shadows, empty but not real, ever-changing." Yan Zixiu pondered these words over and over again. Although he couldn't fully understand them for a while, he felt that his body and mind were gradually relaxing. He picked up the blue porcelain in front of him.
He looked at the teacup and felt a pleasant fragrance. Then he looked at the teacup. There was a picture of plum blossoms standing proudly on the snow, and two lines of words: "How can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms without a chill that cuts to the bone." He was startled and secretly thought.
Do you think this is reminding me not to be careless when studying, but to be practical and practical?
He slowly took a sip of tea and felt that his mouth and nose were fragrant, refreshed inside and outside, and his brain was particularly clear. Both his thinking and intuition had improved several levels, and he understood "like clouds and shadows, empty but not real, and constantly changing."
”, and also gained a deeper understanding.
"Good tea!" Yan Zixiu couldn't help but praise, "What kind of tea is this?"
"Enlightenment tea."
"Enlightenment tea?" Yan Zixiu heard this for the first time. But he didn't think much about it. He put down the tea cup and continued to ask, "This is unreal but not real, and it changes constantly. What's the guiding significance?"
If an idea has no guiding significance for life and growth, what value does it have?
"Of course. The first thing is to let you rest and relax. You have experienced some just now, right?"
Yan Zixiu nodded in agreement.
"The second is to give you hope. It is unreal but not real, and it shows that everything can be changed and everything is changing. Therefore, only patients can recover, poverty can become rich, and stupidity can become smart.
.This also means that the future has unlimited possibilities."
After hearing these words, Yan Zixiu felt that his heart was blooming. For a moment, the sky and the earth seemed to be bright, and a golden avenue seemed to appear in front of his eyes. He couldn't help but thanked: "It turns out that I thought emptiness was negative and gloomy. It turns out that emptiness is negative."
It gives people hope and strength. Thank you so much."
The middle-aged monk smiled and nodded silently as he accepted Yan Zixiu's thanks: "A wise man develops virtue through empty body, and a fool makes mistakes and destroys good deeds. I believe you will not let this encounter down. There are still many people in the world who need your help.
I won’t keep you. I’ll give you another gift.” A young monk next to him handed over two white jade boxes, and the lids opened automatically: one contained a miniature tree, and the other contained a miniature grass seed.
Wrapped in a ball of clear light, spinning slowly, it looks very cute.
The middle-aged monk said: "This is the Enlightenment Tea Tree and this is the Ningshen Grass. You can make good use of them."
Yan Zixiu expressed his thanks again and stood up to leave.
The four monks also stood up. The middle-aged monk shook his sleeves. Yan Zixiu felt a trance and found that he was still sitting in front of the desk in his living room. There were two jade boxes quietly placed on the table.
Looking back on what had just happened, Yan Zixiu felt that the trip was well worth it. He had benefited a lot both physically and mentally, but he just didn't know who he could share it with. He also thought about the Moonlight Questions and Answers marked next to the landscape paintings. Could it be that the middle-aged monk was named Moonlight? The two gifts he gave me
It was a treasure, but I didn’t know its detailed uses. So I looked at the treasure list and found that several columns had changed:
[Ling Zhi Garden]: Shui Ling pear × ∞, Shui Ling peach tree × 1, Huo Ling jujube tree × 1, Huo Ling apple tree × 1, Enlightenment tea tree × 1, Ningshen grass seed × 1
[Xiangjizhai] Flavored Spiritual Liquid × 1, Enlightenment Tea × 1
【Dyeing Incense Valley】Ningshen Incense×1
Read the description carefully, oh, it turns out that Ningshen grass can be used to make Ningshen incense, and Enlightenment tea tree can be used to make Enlightenment tea. Interesting, they are both for the soul. One can be used during the day to improve the level of thinking and intuition, and improve the efficiency of work and study; the other
It can be used at night to help people who have trouble sleeping have good dreams.
He thinks these two things are great. If scientists in key positions use Enlightenment Tea, this science and technology will not take a big step forward? Ningshen Tea is also a good thing, for people like himself who are tortured by sleep disorders, but
It's saved. If this tea tree and Ningshen grass are widely planted, how many people can make a fortune. Think about it, it's a good thing. I'll see Uncle Wu tomorrow and there will be good news again.
He got up, put the jade box into the green area of Qiankun Ring, and went to bed.
Chapter completed!