Chapter 232: Meeting the Sweeping Monk, the realm of Buddhist practice (4k)
Late at night, the moonlight shines, the gentle breeze blows, and the sound of water gurgling.
There is a pavilion standing next to the mountain stream. There is a plaque on the top of the building with the words "Sutra Collection Pavilion" written on it. This building is built near the water and is far away from other buildings to prevent a fire in the temple from destroying the precious scripture collection. p>
Zhao Qing gently crossed the stream and walked half a circle around the Sutra Pavilion. In the corridor outside the pavilion, he saw a skinny monk wearing a green robe holding a broom and sweeping the floor.
This monk is not young, and his sparse long beards are completely white. He moves slowly and has no energy. He does not look like he has martial arts.
Even Zhao Qing, if she hadn't deliberately looked for traces of the old sweeping monk, would have almost ignored him from a distance of more than ten feet.
"The Great Treasure Accumulation Sutra" says: "Like a person in a forest of thorns, if you don't move, the pricks will not hurt you. If you don't have the wrong mind, you will always have the joy of silence. If the wrong mind moves for a while, you will be pricked by everything." p>
Observing the behavior of the sweeping monk, Zhao Qing can be sure that he has obviously reached the extremely high state of "always unintentional and momentarily unmoved". If his mind is still, he can make outsiders ignore him and no longer want to explore.<
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Perhaps, he has stayed in this Sutra Pavilion for more than forty years, and although he pretends to be a serving monk, he is actually not known to the official monks of Shaolin Temple. It is also possible.
"The body is like a bodhi tree, and the mind is like a mirror. Always brush it diligently to prevent dust." What is swept is not just the real ground, but also the pure land in his heart.
The moment Zhao Qing sensed the sweeping monk, the sweeping monk also sensed her.
He slowly turned his head and looked towards Zhao Qing. His eyes were dull, as if he could not see anything. He seemed to have no reaction, but under Zhao Qing's induction, under this appearance, the aura of the sweeping monk could not help but flow.
Climbing up is not only the accumulation of skill, but also the concentration of mental power.
Under eyes that looked at the night as if it were day, Zhao Qing saw that the old monk's eyebrows suddenly turned red. This was because his practice had reached a certain level.
When gathered together, it will naturally become bright red, like a cinnabar mark.
Being able to cultivate the aperture between the eyebrows to this extent, there is no doubt that the sweeping monk has reached the level of "sympathy between heaven and man".
However, after he sensed me, he immediately had such a big reaction, which is really not normal.
Zhao Qing thought secretly in his heart, spread Mingyu's aura within five feet of his body, focused his voice into a bundle, and said to the other party: "Senior, I come here this time with no ill intentions. I just want to exchange martial arts with each other.
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At her current state, she can already see clearly the flow of Qi on the opponent's body. Although she cannot figure out the specific changes in yin and yang, she can still sense it and see the general characteristics of his internal power.
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Under Zhao Qing's observation, the internal energy characteristics of the sweeping monk are somewhat similar to those of Xiao Wuxiang Gong, but they exude a faint Buddhist aura.
"Exchange martial arts?" The sweeping monk's aura stopped rising, and quickly fell back to its previous unnoticeable state. The blush on his eyebrows disappeared, and he asked in an old voice.
As if he thought of something, he quickly nodded and replied: "When you come to the Sutra Pavilion, you have formed a good relationship with me, the Buddha. The exchange of martial arts between you and me is due to fate."<
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He was quite easy to talk to. Could it be that his reaction just now meant that he mistook me for an enemy? Zhao Qing thought slightly and asked, "I don't know your senior's name or Buddhist title? Zhao Qing thanked you in advance."
"Name? Dharma name?" A look of apology appeared on the old monk's face, and he replied: "I can't remember the lay name clearly. It seems to be Li. As for the Dharma name, I never had one.
You can call it whatever you want."
The surname is Li? Zhao Qing knows that most of the sweeping monks have some connection with the Xiaoyao sect. Is this surname "Li" the "Li" of Li Qiushui?
"I wonder if the communication that the layman wants is through mutual discussion or verbal discussion?" The old monk glanced at the package containing the "Yi Jin Jing" in her hand and said dullly:
"Based on the martial arts level of Master Zhao, it is not difficult to master the internal skills of this Yi Jin Jing as long as you can enter the state of 'divine energy separation'. However, this sutra is written in Sanskrit and is quite difficult to understand; and the words in the sutra
There are subtle twists and turns, and if you don’t know the essence of Buddhism very well, there may be some mistakes in practice.”
"However, I have already memorized every key point of practice in it and understood it thoroughly. If a layman trusts me, he might as well put it back to its original place after writing down the scriptures. If there is any confusion, please let me know.
You can talk to me to communicate with me."
Zhao Qing was slightly startled. The sweeping monk had learned the Yi Jin Jing, which was not beyond her expectation.
If you get guidance from the other party when practicing the "Yi Jin Jing", you can undoubtedly reduce the time you spend exploring the meaning of the sutra.
After all, even Bodhidharma, the second ancestor of Zen Buddhism, could not decipher much of the content by studying and studying alone. It was only with the help of the Sanskrit monks Bansi Mitri and Li Jingzhi that they realized the secrets of Zen Buddhism and martial arts respectively.
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What really surprised her was that the other party could see through the contents of the package at a glance. If he didn't rely on guessing, could it be an amazing supernatural power?
The six magical powers of Buddhism are: Heavenly Eyes, Heavenly Ears, Other Minds, Fateful Paths, Divine Feet, and All Outflows. Perhaps the sweeping monk used the Heavenly Eyes and His Hearts among them, and discovered the package with the ability to see through or detect the soul.
situation.
Zhao Qing nodded and replied: "It would be great to be able to exchange the practice of the "Yi Jin Jing" with the seniors. In fact, this Sanskrit "Yi Jin Jing" contains two scriptures, and it also uses a kind of Tianzhu language.
The medicinal herbs were soaked in water to create a magical yoga technique called "The Sutra of Desire for Samadhi, Breaking Practice, and Achieving the Divine Foot."
Having said this, Zhao Qing took out the Yi Jin Jing from the package and used the water vapor in the air to soak the first few pages of the book. Between the twists and turns of the text on the page, a line of Chinese characters appeared: "Mojia"
If you wish to achieve samadhi, you will complete the Divine Foot Sutra."
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Next to the Chinese characters, there is a figure of a foreign monk. The monk has a strange posture, with his head sticking out from under his crotch, holding his two feet with both hands, and many tiny red arrows drawn on his body.
When the old monk saw the newly revealed content in the scriptures, his originally dull eyes suddenly returned to normal, and his eyebrows glowed with a dull white light, showing his inner fluctuations.
"There are four kinds of samadhi, and the divine feet are also divided into four divine feet. Those who desire samadhi can stay away from all the evil and unwholesome dharmas and existing entanglements, without causing permanent harm, and the troubles will sleep with them."
"'Shen Zu' means having sufficient mind and thoughts. To cultivate 'Desire Samadhi' is to cultivate 'Shen Zu', and it is also the method to practice the Four Zens of 'Purification of Thoughts and Ejaculations'. Living in purity, forgetting both mind and body, and all realms
Take a break."
The old monk briefly explained the meaning of this sutra, and added: "If what I expected is correct, monks from the Mogada Kingdom created this technique in the past, with the purpose of defusing external demons and allowing people to enter deep levels of 'meditation.'
environment without being disturbed by the outside world."
"I would be very grateful if a layman could share this technique with me."
At this point, he suddenly sighed with self-deprecation and said: "The three thoughts of 'greed, anger, and ignorance' in the seventh consciousness, Lao Na's 'hatred, and ignorance' have long been eliminated, and only this word 'greed'
There is only the last thin layer left. Alas, if you want to cultivate the 'Arahantship', you will be greedy, which is really difficult."
Zhao Qing's mind moved slightly, and he already understood the meaning of this "Shenzu Jing".
The mystery of this skill is not only a method of detoxifying, but also a method of cultivating and calming the mind. It can advance the entrance threshold of the Arhat of the Four Fruits and the "pure land of equanimity" in meditation.
environment.
By the way, the sweeping monk claims that he wants to achieve the 'Arahat fruit', does it mean that his realm has reached the level of the three fruits of Arahant, that is, the 'Anagami fruit'?
At the level of "Anagami Fruition", confusion of views and thoughts has been eradicated. In the heart, there is no desire for myself, people, sentient beings, and longevity. Externally, all sights and things are like floating clouds.
In Zhao Qing's view, the realm displayed by the sweeping monk is indeed quite consistent with him.
As if he saw what she was thinking, the old monk gently put the broom aside and began to talk about it:
"According to information told by a close friend of Lao Na, the practice of Taoist martial arts is generally divided into four major realms, namely, 'refining essence to transform qi, refining qi to transform spirit, refining spirit to return emptiness, and refining emptiness to combine with Tao."
"The last two stages can also be subdivided into the four realms of 'Refining God, Returning the Void, Refining the Void, and Combining the Dao'. The realm of 'Returning the Void' is also called 'sympathy between heaven and man', and the realm of 'Refining the Void' is called
For 'harmony between man and nature'."
"According to old legends, if you reach the ultimate state and limit of 'the unity of heaven and man', you only need to take one step forward and surpass the extreme of heaven and man, and you can 'break through the void, attain the Tao and soar'."
Zhao Qing nodded and listened quietly.
The old monk looked at her carefully and continued: "For example, layman, you have already reached the middle to late stage of 'Returning to Voidness'. As long as you make one or two more small breakthroughs, you can enter the 'Refining Voidness' stage."
stage. Based on the layman's age, he is probably the most promising person to 'ascend' in the past thousand years."
"As for the practice of Buddhist martial arts, because it is imported, it incorporates a large number of elements from the Central Plains. Over the past hundreds of years, there has not been much difference between the practice of internal martial arts and Taoism."
"However, most of the more profound Buddhist exercises are still integrated with Buddhist concepts. If you are not at a sufficient level and practice forcibly, you will be invaded by the evil spirit of martial arts."
Having said this, the old monk pointed to the contents of the "Yi Jin Jing" and added: "The "Yi Jin Jing" created by Bodhidharma needs to be based on the principle of 'exploring the appearance of people and the appearance of myself' as a guide for practice.
The premise, in my view, is that I don’t want future generations of disciples to be harmed by hostility during practice, so I deliberately set such a threshold."
"Later, the second ancestor Huike and Li Jing jointly understood the martial arts in the "Yi Jin Jing", which led to the release of the Chinese version of "Yi Jin Jing". Although it lowered the threshold for practicing this skill, it would be difficult for practitioners with insufficient realm.
At that time, most of the power was lost, and I did not realize the painstaking efforts of Master Damo back then."
"The masters and laymen of the contemporary Shaolin Temple may have seen some of them on their way here, and they can see that the power of the 'Seventy-two Special Skills of Shaolin' is not very strong. The reason is also related to the "Yi Jin Jing"
Similar."
"In my opinion, what the disciples of Shaolin Temple should do is to understand the Buddhist principles contained in these Buddhist martial arts. As for the martial arts itself, that is not very important."
"Alas! Ancestor Bodhidharma only taught his disciples some methods of strengthening the body. A healthy body will strengthen the mind, and the mind will be easy to understand. However, in later generations, disciples are often obsessed with martial arts, so that they ignore the basics and ignore the martial arts taught by the ancestors.
Its purpose is deplorable and deplorable."
"So that's it." Zhao Qing thought secretly in his heart and figured out the reason why Shaolin Temple only has the "Yi Jin Jing", the top martial arts: It's not that Bodhidharma can't create it, but that he doesn't want the next generation of disciples to go astray and be brutalized.
Injured by anger.
However, what exactly is this hostility? Is it the backlash caused by the mismatch between cultivation and realm?
The sweeping monk continued: "In order to practice Buddhist martial arts without generating hostility, you need to achieve the corresponding Buddhist realm. These realms, from a certain aspect, can also be regarded as the practice of Buddhist martial arts.
stage."
"From low to high, they are: the level of qualifications, the level of advanced practice, the level of seeing the Tao, the level of cultivating the Tao, and the level of no degree. Those who have "no learning" have cut off all worries and have no more learning.
The branch Buddha, the realm of the eight bodhisattvas."
"Roughly speaking, it corresponds to the Taoist refining of Qi, refining Qi to transform into spirit, refining spirit, returning emptiness, and refining emptiness. And above the 'no degree', there is the 'Great Arhat', 'Bodhisattva above the eighth level'
'The level is equivalent to the Taoist 'hedao' and 'ascension' realm, which can break away from the shackles of the 'desire realm' and the 'color realm'."
"As soon as you reach the realm of Buddhism, it is really easy to practice Buddhist martial arts at the corresponding level. You can quickly achieve it in a very short time."
Zhao Qing's thoughts moved slightly, and he was able to achieve success in a short period of time? I'm afraid it's because of the world level, his spiritual cultivation is higher than that of the same realm in the advanced world, so there may be a bonus effect.
The "Anagami" state of the sweeping monk is only one step away from the "degreeless" and "Arahat fruit" which is equivalent to "the unity of heaven and man". In terms of state, it seems to be less than the "sympathy between heaven and man".
When you reach your limit, you will be a few points higher.
So, he should be a good candidate for discussion?
For more than a month, I have not met a suitable opponent who can ignite my desire to fight. And this old sweeping monk who has practiced Buddhist martial arts and perhaps Taoist martial arts believes that he can bring him a lot of success.
A lot of inspiration.
However, in the original work, the sweeping monk was actually injured by Qiao Feng's palm, which is a bit incredible. It takes too much effort to let Murong Bo and Xiao Yuanshan enter the sleep of turtles? Or does he have hidden dangers such as old injuries? At the moment when Zhao Qing showed his fighting spirit, the old monk who swept the floor seemed to sense something. He put his palms together and said: "Amitabha, it would be great if lay people are willing to confirm the martial arts and concepts of Buddhism and Taoism with me.
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As soon as he finished speaking, he took long strides, as if he was walking on a levity, and flew out of the Sutra Pavilion, walking straight to the uninhabited place on the mountain.