For Master Mingkong, the previous experience was shocking.
The effect of one stick of incense is enough to equal his diligent cultivation for a year, or even more!
This simply horrified him!
If you could light an incense like this every day when you do your meditation...
Master Mingkong couldn't even imagine what the outcome would be.
It's not that he lacks imagination.
But the result was so beautiful that he didn't dare to think about it.
My heart is extremely hot.
My heart quickly became calm again.
In Master Mingkong's heart, the transition between the two emotions was only an instant.
Master Chen's acquisition of this incense was obviously accidental, and through a short exchange of information, it became clear that he clearly did not know the weight of this incense.
But Master Mingkong knows!
As a practitioner.
As a practitioner with a certain level of practice.
In the recent time, he had already known the effect of this incense through his own personal experience.
And that effect can only be described by a word from the Buddhist scriptures.
Incredible!
Before this, it was really impossible for him to believe that such a thing could exist in the world.
However, today, he saw it.
Amitabha!
My Buddha is compassionate!
but……
Based on the principle of reciprocity in communication, Master Chen took out the incense and he took out the small tomatoes.
This is not actually equivalent. The fragrance effect is much greater than that of cherry tomatoes. But cherry tomatoes are already the best thing he can come up with.
And the little tomatoes he got were also by accident.
Even before experiencing the fragrance, he also used the word "incredible" to evaluate the little tomato.
And when these two incredible things merged together, the inexplicable sense of familiarity that Master Mingkong had in his heart suddenly became magnified.
Just like a bolt of lightning flashed across.
These two...
Could it be, could it be...could they come from the same place?
This speculation is not groundless, nor is Master Mingkong telling lies or making blind judgments.
Rather.
The first reason is that the scents of the two have some strange similarities that are difficult to describe in words.
The second reason is that Master Mingkong is already in his 60s. He has not come here in vain after all these years, and he has quite a lot of experience.
At least, much richer than most.
The Hinayana school of Buddhism has always had a saying of "three-one", which means "one classic, two meditation, and three walking."
He is familiar with the classics and has a thorough understanding of the scriptures, laws and theories of the Hinayana school.
In terms of pure practice, in fact, this branch of his practice does practice the Four Meditations and Eight Concentrations, but the Four Zens and Eight Concentrations are the general framework of Buddhist practice. To be honest, his branch has its own order.
Every time you achieve a stage, you must end your meditation and walk once.
This "walking" is actually a broad sense. Managing the temple and caring about all aspects of the temple is walking; traveling in the mountains and rivers and experiencing the world is also walking; and making friends with all kinds of real and fake cultivators, both inside and outside the sect, is also walking.
From being a novice monk to being accepted as a disciple by his master, Master Mingkong has strictly abided by the Trinity Dharma for almost half a century.
To this day, his achievements and his vision are no longer comparable to those of ordinary people. In fact, they are not comparable to those of ordinary practitioners.
He has also seen many things that assist cultivation.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s talk about incense sticks. The incense sticks he made by himself are based on this path.
Master Mingkong is not bragging. Of course, he cannot brag to anyone that the incense he makes really has the effect of purifying the mind and thoughts.
However.
Things like small tomatoes completely broke his previous imagination.
That was totally out of the blue!
No origin.
No reason.
Just like a mountain peak, it rises abruptly from the ground and reaches into the sky. But let alone the other mountains around it, even the base of this mountain cannot be found!
This is another incredible thing.
Master Mingkong has a wide circle of friends, including many true practitioners. Similarly, there are also various people who are quite powerful in the secular world.
However, Master Mingkong and Guangluo couldn't find where the little tomato came from, not even a rough idea! Later, he simply stopped looking and concentrated on climbing on the dandelions.
From his perspective and that of some other true practitioners, if the other party really wants to take action, Dandelion is probably the only way to communicate.
And since the other party is erecting dandelions in a big way, it will definitely take action sooner or later!
Otherwise, why bother?
Just like his own identity. After his mentor left to the west, all the world could know was that he was the abbot of Mingde Temple, and no one knew anything about his branch. In the future, if nothing unexpected happens,
Only his disciples will know.
How can it be promoted?
What reason is there to promote it?
But behind the little tomato, behind the dandelion, the opponent's level is not that Master Mingkong is belittling, but is actually much higher than him.
At that level, if you didn't want to do something in this world, how could Dandelion come out!
The benefits included, such as dandelion tea, mulberry leaf tea, cherry tomatoes, and lotus leaf tea, in the eyes of Master Mingkong and some fellow practitioners, are more like a powerful man with deep compassion who specially provided "
Some people are ready to step forward.
Dandelion Certification System.
Level zero, levels one to three, have no benefits.
At level four, dandelion tea, mulberry leaf tea, and cherry tomatoes appear.
At level five, lotus leaf tea appears.
But Master Mingkong has only tasted lotus leaf tea, and the only time was with a fellow practitioner with whom he had a good relationship.
Although he had come into contact with some plants and trees for making incense and some knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, he was not specialized in this.
So even if I redirect my studies after learning about Dandelion and work hard all the way, I can only pass Level 3 or Level 4, and I still can’t pass it for the time being.
The small amount of dandelion tea and cherry tomatoes he had on hand were given to him by fellow practitioners.
At level six, what benefits will appear?
So far, among all his relationships, the one who has reached the highest level in the Dandelion Certification System is that fellow practitioner, Level 5, and there is no second place.
And even that fellow practitioner was stuck at level five.
Levels 1 to 3 are for beginners.
Levels four to six are for practical use.
That is to say, welfare appears at the level of "utilization".
So, what benefits will there be at the "mastery" level of levels seven to nine?
If the incense that Jushi Chen brought before came from the same place, would it be a level 6 benefit, or maybe level 7 or above?
However, it seems unlikely that it will be level seven or above.
Those with level 4 or above can join the "Dandelion Traditional Chinese Medicine Society". This is what Master Mingkong wants to achieve in the next stage. According to fellow practitioners who have joined it, so far, there seems to be no one with level 7 or above.
Even at the sixth level, I only know that it exists but have never seen it.
"Jushi Chen, have you ever heard of... dandelions?"
With his mind wandering, Master Mingkong also spoke slowly to Chen's father.
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