The foolish monk staggered away with his wooden staff in hand. Li Qianmo watched his figure disappear into the street, shook his head and sat down to continue drinking.
After drinking for a while, Li Qianmo stood up to pay the bill, walked out of the wine shop, and wandered on the street. It was getting dark, so he found a small inn to stay. Although the conditions were simple, he was not picky about them. After entering the guest room, he went to bed and meditated.
By the time I finished practicing the exercises, it was already noon the next day.
He jumped out of bed and opened the window to ventilate. He found a large group of people gathered not far away from the street. They seemed to be fighting. He started to explore with his spiritual consciousness and found that it was Monk Yu who was being beaten again. From the words of those people, he could tell that Yu was being beaten.
The monk stole something again.
Li Qianmo smiled bitterly and shook his head when he saw this, not intending to help him. Even if a master of the fourth level of Hedao had sealed his cultivation, he would not be injured by these mortals.
After a long time, those people were tired of beating, and they all spat at the foolish monk and cursed: "Bah, you old immortal, you are as resistant to being beaten as a stone. If I see you stealing again, I will break your legs!"
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After those people scolded them, they left in a hurry. The foolish monk picked up two steamed buns and gnawed them hard in spite of everyone's attention. There was no trace of the demeanor of a great monk.
Li Qianmo was very confused when he saw it. He jumped from the window to the street and strode to Monk Yu. Monk Yu just put the last piece of steamed bun into his mouth. He looked up and saw Li Qianmo chewing the steamed bun and muttered: "Why again?"
You."
"It's me again." Li Qianmo nodded and smiled. Finally, he couldn't restrain his curiosity and asked, "Master, since you want to find the Buddhist path, why do you still steal things? Doesn't Buddhism have precepts? Stealing should be considered
It’s a big commandment.”
The foolish monk swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth, stood up slowly and spat: "What are the precepts? If there is nothing to eat, a certain family will starve to death. If they die, how can they find a way." He paused and then said, "Besides,
, a certain family didn’t steal for nothing, every time they stole, they were beaten to vent their anger, and they made money.”
Li Qianmo was stunned and speechless when he heard this, and looked at the foolish monk with a dumbfounded look. He felt that although the old monk acted and spoke strangely, he seemed to contain supreme philosophy.
"Don't laugh." The foolish monk glared at him and continued, "Although it is said in the Buddha's words that all dharmas are empty and the body is like a skin, that is just the idea of the Buddha. A certain family believes that since it is necessary to use Buddhism to save the world,
, then you must first ensure that you are alive, because only when you are alive can you have hope, and when you die, everything is really empty. How can you leave the burden of saving the world to others."
Li Qianmo nodded when he heard the words, and said with conviction: "Master is indeed very insightful, and his ideas are very different from those of ordinary monks. The younger generation admires him."
"You're here again." The foolish monk rolled his eyes angrily and said, "Don't put a high hat on a certain family. A certain family knows how much they have, and they have been practicing asceticism for thousands of years and still haven't understood the true mystery. You have to know that back then
Sakyamuni Buddha attained great enlightenment only fifty years after entering the mortal world, understood the true nature of Buddhism, and became a generation of Buddhas. Alas, there are too many differences between certain schools, too many differences." After saying this, he kept shaking his head and sighing to himself.
Li Qianmo heard that he had been practicing asceticism for thousands of years, and suddenly remembered a saying, and asked: "Master Yu, I heard that there were originally two great monks in Jialan Temple, one is the current abbot Guankong, and the other is his senior brother.
Master Guanming suddenly left Jialan Temple a thousand years ago and was never heard from again. Many people thought he had passed away and wondered if it was you."
After hearing this, the foolish monk looked up to the sky, looking a little lonely. After a long time, he sighed: "It's been a thousand years, but a certain family has gained nothing. It's sad, it's sad." After saying that, he shook his head and sighed again.
His appearance was acquiescence, and Li Qianmo was extremely pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect that he would meet a famous monk from all over the world while wandering around. He was really lucky.
Guan Ming was famous in the five continents a thousand years ago and was extremely wise. He gave many masters guidance and resolved their inner demons. At this time, Li Qianmo was confused and immediately held up his hands and said: "Master Guan Ming, I can meet you here." I'm really lucky. I have a lot of confusions in my heart and would like to ask Master for some guidance."
"It's useless to give advice. A certain family still needs someone to give advice." Monk Yu rolled his eyes angrily, picked up his crutch and turned around to leave.
Li Qianmo rushed to catch up and chased after him: "Master, I am really confused and need your advice."
The foolish monk continued to move forward without looking back, saying: "You know your own heart best. Why do you need someone's guidance? Just think about it yourself."
Li Qianmo didn't want to give up and kept following him. Monk Yu walked for a while, suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "What are you doing with a certain family?"
Li Qianmo cupped his hands and said, "Master, please give me some advice."
The foolish monk said helplessly and said, "You can follow if you like." After saying that, he picked up his wooden staff and continued walking forward.
Li Qianmo followed him again.
Monk Yu walked out of the town and walked west. Li Qianmo followed him and asked, "Master, where are you going?"
"Desert." The foolish monk said lightly, said nothing, and walked straight forward.
The two of them were very strong on their feet, so they entered the desert that night, and what they saw was golden.
It was extremely cold at night in the desert. The foolish monk was tired from walking and came to sit down next to some camel thorns to rest. Li Qianmo sat down beside him.
"How long will Tan Yue follow a certain family?" Monk Yu turned to look at Li Qianmo.
Li Qianmo smiled and said, "I will leave when I have solved the confusion in my heart."
Guan Ming shook his head and continued to sit quietly with his eyes closed.
Li Qianmo looked at the haggard foolish monk, looked at the endless desert, and asked curiously: "Master, what are you doing in the desert?"
"Looking for the pain of the physical body." The foolish monk replied with his eyes closed.
"Oh, the master is an ascetic, I almost forgot." Li Qianmo smiled and took out a pot of wine to drink.
Monk Yu smelled the aroma of wine, opened his eyes and looked at Li Qianmo, licked his chapped lips and asked, "Have you brought any water?"
"I didn't bring it." Li Qianmo shook his head and raised the wine bottle in his hand, "There is only fine wine. Master, do you want to drink it?"
"Hey, let's drink wine." Guan Ming sighed softly, reached out and took the wine bottle and drank.
Li Qianmo froze on the spot. He was just joking, but he didn't expect that the monk would be so unruly and drink alcohol.
"Master, drinking is against the rules." Li Qianmo reminded.
"Someone knows." The foolish monk said, took another breath and poured wine again. After two sips, he finally had enough. He handed the wine back to Li Qianmo and said, "If you have wine in your heart, you will drink. If you don't have wine in your heart, you will drink." It’s the same no matter what you drink.”
"There is no wine in your heart?" Li Qianmo was startled when he heard this, and murmured, savoring his words. He felt that there seemed to be a great mystery behind his words, but he couldn't understand them for the moment.
Guan Ming saw him frowning and thinking hard, and couldn't help but sigh: "That's all, if you have any confusion, tell me everything, and I will give you some details."
"Ah, thank you so much, master!" Li Qianmo was overjoyed when he heard this. He gathered his thoughts and said, "I had an affair with a senior sister named Kong about ten years ago."
"Ah?" Guan Ming didn't expect that he would say something like this when he opened his mouth, so he screamed out in shock and stared at him dumbfounded.
Li Qianmo also realized that he had spoken abruptly, and felt embarrassed, scratching his head in embarrassment, not knowing how to continue.
"It's okay, go on." Monk Yu put away his surprise and waved his hand for him to continue.
Li Qianmo nodded and continued: "Just a few months ago, I had such a relationship with a girl named Fan."
"Ah!" Monk Yu really didn't expect that his second sentence would be like this. He screamed again and looked at Li Qianmo with dumbfounded eyes.
Li Qianmo also felt that he was a bit ridiculous and turned away in embarrassment.
The foolish monk cluttered his lips and said helplessly: "That's all, keep talking."
Li Qianmo nodded: "Actually..."
"Wait!" Guan Ming suddenly raised his hand to stop him.
"Master, what's the matter?" Li Qianmo asked puzzledly.
Guan Ming smiled faintly and said, "How many other women has Tan Yue had such relationships with? Let's just tell them all."
Li Qianmo hurriedly waved his hand: "No more, just two of them!"
"Oh, that's good, let's continue." Guan Ming nodded and asked him to continue.
Li Qianmo pondered for a moment and said with a frown: "Actually, after what happened to Senior Sister Kong, I made a three-life agreement. My heart is always concerned about her and I will never forget it. However, what happened with Miss Fan
That kind of thing is really not what I want. Now I don’t know how to face Senior Sister Kong, nor how to face Miss Fan. I’m asking for some advice from Master.”
After hearing this, the foolish monk gently stroked his white beard and seemed to be pondering. After a long time, he slowly said: "Tan Yue is the first person to ask a certain family for advice on such a stupid question."
Li Qianmo was embarrassed when he heard this, and with a red face he raised his hands and apologized: "This is what the master taught me."
Monk Yu stood up slowly, holding a wooden stick in his hand, and walked slowly towards the direction of the bright moon. He said calmly: "Actually, some people don't understand love, and they don't want to understand it, but they still know a thing or two about true feelings."
Li Qianmo followed him and listened without saying a word.
The foolish monk continued: "Cultivating Taoism is about cultivating the mind. Otherwise, a certain family would not leave a good temple alone and go out to do asceticism to seek truth. The same is true for the love between men and women. Only by treating each other sincerely can the seeds be planted.
Bodhi seed, only with the witness of time can the prajna flower bloom." He stopped here, turned around and looked at Li Qianmo with a smile, which was meaningful.
Li Qianmo lowered his head when he heard the words and muttered: "If I follow my sincerity, then I will continue to abide by the agreement with Senior Sister Kong and not tell her about this matter. However, if I leave Ling Ding alone, Ling Ding will go crazy. He has a bad mind.
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He looked up and saw Guan Ming smiling and shaking his head. He couldn't help but be stunned and asked, "Isn't this what Master meant?"
"That's what a certain family means." Guan Ming smiled lightly and suddenly said, "It's just that Tan Yue has a relationship with two women. This can no longer be solved sincerely. No matter which side Tan Yue chooses, someone will get hurt.
, what Tan Yue has to do is to choose one so that the other party will suffer the least harm."
"Then what should we do?" Li Qianmo asked anxiously.
Guan Ming shook his head and smiled lightly: "I don't know, but a certain family has planted a Bodhi seed. As for whether a Prajna flower can bloom, it all depends on you, Tan Yue." After saying this, he laughed, turned and walked forward.
Stepping away, he said loudly, "Tan Yue is a man of temperament. A certain family member gives a final warning. Love is a thing that can do a lot of harm to others. You can drink it lightly, but don't hold on to anger. Otherwise, you will harm others and yourself. Remember this."
When his voice fell, he was already ten feet away. The moonlight made his bald head shine, and a song came from afar: "All conditioned dharmas are like bubbles in a dream, like dew or lightning, so we should observe them like this..."