Tenma, Reborn As a Monk in Japan

"So compared to before I picked up the gavel, has the state changed?" Ishihara asked.

"Yes." Everyone should drink.

"Then I named the current state as being, and the state of letting go as empty, is this understandable?"

Everyone continued to nod, and even some quick-witted people already understood what Shi Yuanzhang meant.

"Then by analogy, this situation of maintaining the initial state without additional affairs and concepts is the so-called emptiness." Ishihara Zhang replied.

Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

"But this is only emptiness in the general sense. In addition, emptiness also has space in concept, the meaning of the world, and a deeper level, beyond all cognitive existence, the meaning of origin and ultimate. Now you understand that emptiness What is it?" Ishihara Zhang asked again.

"Host, what do you mean by origin and ultimate?" A believer who likes to get to the bottom of it asked.

"As the name suggests, it is a special state that is indescribable, incomprehensible, and incomprehensible, before and after the birth of the world, when everything disappears and ceases to exist." Ishihara replied.

"So that's the case, doesn't that color also have a lot of meanings?" The believer understood it and continued to ask. "Yes." Shi Yuanzhang affirmed: "One of them is just like what the previous benefactor said, referring to what we see in our eyes, animals, plants, industrial creations, and even the existence of each of us. It can be summarized as color. In addition, behaviors and thoughts that can trigger our desire are also color, that is to say, desire itself is also one of the "color". After that, all we know and understand can be General knowledge, morality, and common sense are also form. So form is emptiness and emptiness is form. The meaning of this sentence is that what you see, what you pursue, and what you understand are all illusory and unreal. Let go of your attachments, so that when you can correctly recognize the mystery of emptiness, the things you originally pursued will appear by your side one by one, but at that time, you are no longer attached to them. Existence, this is the thought of the next sentence that form is not different from emptiness, and emptiness is not different from form." Shi Yuanzhang replied.

"Then host, what are the various appearances in the Buddhist scriptures?" An old layman raised his hand and asked.

"It's cognition." Shi Yuanzhang replied.

谷盟

"For example, now, I am a young monk in your eyes. This is a kind of cognition, a kind of phase, and the so-called lifetime phase is the collection of cognitions in your life, or common sense, understanding of the world, and the so-called No appearance of sentient beings is for Buddhist practitioners to elevate their state of mind to emptiness, that is, to return to the initial appearance when I did not pick up the mallet, because only when your original mind returns to the nascent stage, can you eliminate all prejudices and external influences , from the essence to recognize the role, right and wrong, good and bad of a person and affairs, and all kinds of mood changes are born from this." Ishihara Zhang said.

"What is the relic?" A female believer asked immediately.

"It is the crystallization of knowledge, similar to the works of writers. You see, after a writer's work is published, no matter how time passes, whether the writer himself is still alive in the world, what kind of evaluation of the work itself and the world's perception of it , Is the work itself unchanged? It is still it, and the words in it are still those words. This is the relic that does not increase or decrease, does not grow or die, and is not dirty or clean."

"Then if the relics are the crystallization of wisdom you mentioned, then what are the relics enshrined in those temples? There are also Buddha bone relics." Another elderly believer asked.

"It is the condensation of the achievements of practice. Although it is called a relic, it is the embodiment of the merits of a monk's lifelong practice."

"Master, what is merit and what is merit?"

"Kung Fu is the result of practice. From the time when you start thinking about it from your heart to the beginning of formal practice, then study and read the Buddhist scriptures in depth, understand the main ideas, turn the scriptures into reality, and turn them into the principles of your own body, and keep them in your daily life until you reach the place of death. Accomplishment, condensed in the body, is the result of merit, and it is the relic.”

"The same is true for merit and virtue. When you send out kind thoughts and compassion, it is merit, and then you act according to the kind thoughts, which is virtue. Virtue does not depend on success or failure, but on actions."

"What's the sin karma?" An old lady asked.

"Similar to merit and virtue, when evil thoughts appear in the mind, sins will arise, and when you act according to the thoughts, you will get karma. Karma also does not care about success or failure, and only focuses on facts."

"Does the Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss really exist?" A young man didn't know whether he was here to mess things up, or asked someone who wanted to make trouble.

"The poor monk doesn't know, because the poor monk has never been to the Land of Ultimate Bliss, but this does not prevent us from believing, does it?" Shi Yuanzhang replied calmly.

What is faith?Isn't it just a kind of spiritual sustenance? It's just that Christianity entrusts God and longs for the Garden of Eden, while Buddhism entrusts Buddha and longs for the Pure Land world.

"Master, how should ordinary people practice?" Another woman asked.

"Observe the precepts. This is the foundation for ordinary people to practice and enter the Tao. Only after that can they become familiar with the Buddhist scriptures, understand the Buddhist scriptures, develop kind hearts, do good deeds, accumulate merit, and eliminate sinful karma."

"Please preside over and enlighten me."

"Buddhism in Japan has actually changed somewhat, and there are many precepts missing. But since you want to know, the poor monk will simply tell you about it."

Then, Shi Yuanzhang explained the contents of the major Buddhist precepts and the minor precepts, which are basically things that deviate from human nature and desires. Monks will break the precepts if they don’t pay attention, let alone ordinary people who are used to worldly enjoyment , almost as soon as the words fell, the believers who were still eager to try fell silent——

They approve of quitting alcohol, quitting meat?

What's the point of life then?

There is also rebooting.

It doesn't matter if you abstain from killing, but what the hell are the five meat and three clean meats?

There is also greed, hatred and ignorance.

If you think about it, it's anti-human. It's no wonder that most Japanese monks don't like drinking and meat.

They wouldn't comply with it.

Chapter 418 Breakup and Information

The entire Fa conference lasted for more than two hours before it came to an end amid applause of unsatisfied and admiring applause.

All the believers started to get up and leave the big meditation room, or they came to Shi Yuanzhang and asked him to add his LINE account, or asked him the name of his INS, SNS, Twitter and other online promotional accounts, and wanted to pay attention, and then talked with him. The familiar friends beside me walked out of the temple while chatting about today's harvest.

It can be said that in terms of the scene alone, the ceremony held by Shi Yuanzhang was very successful. While increasing income for the temple, it also expanded some believers and business for the temple.

I believe that in the future, if anyone among these believers has a ritual to do at home, the first thing that comes to mind is Shi Yuanzhang, who impressed them deeply, and then the mage from the nearby temple.

"It's really yours." After sending everyone away, Hanako turned around and slapped Ishihara Zhang on the back, appreciating.

"I don't even look at who I am." Shi Yuanzhang said proudly.After a pause, he asked in surprise, "By the way, where's your boyfriend? Didn't he ask you out on a date?"

"We broke up." Hanako suppressed the smile on her face and said softly.

"Break up? When?" Ishihara Zhang asked in surprise.

"It's been a while." Hanako replied casually as she entered the large room to tidy up.

Obviously, he didn't take the previous relationship too seriously.

"Why?" Ishihara asked curiously.

"What do you think?" Hanako stared at him without curiosity.

"Because of me?" Shi Yuanzhang asked in surprise.

"It's because of you!" Hanako stood up straight, glared at him and said, "Ever since I did something with you, I've found that I always feel uncomfortable when I'm with that guy, and I don't want to stay too much. The idea of ​​being together, even being held by him feels uncomfortable, let alone other things, I will basically reject it for various reasons, just like this, he naturally noticed my abnormality, and then in the previous paragraph We had an open and honest talk with me when it was time, and we broke up."

"That's really sorry." Although Shi Yuanzhang said sorry on his mouth, no matter how he looked at the expression on his face, he couldn't find the slightest meaning of apologizing.

"Don't be complacent there, hurry up and clean up together, don't you want to go out later?" Huazi reminded.

"Did you hear that?" Shi Yuanzhang said unexpectedly.

"I'm not blind." Hanako glanced at her mouth and said.

After a while, he said abruptly: "Remember to be nice to me in the future, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Shi Yuanzhang looked at her with a smile and asked.

"Why didn't I know before, you are so annoying." Hanako, who had thought for a long time and couldn't figure out what else would happen, slapped Ishihara Zhang on the arm again, and complained.

"Hey, don't worry, just because of our relationship, as long as I have a bite to eat, you will have to eat a bite to eat." Shi Yuanzhang smiled and stepped forward to hug Hanako, kissing her on the mouth.

"I hope what you said is true." Huazi was quite comfortable, but she still gave him a blank look and said with a look of disgust.

In this way, the two worked together to clean up the meditation room, and Ishihara Zhang went back to the room and changed into more casual clothes, left the temple, and rushed towards Yamada Keiko's house.

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Gu Han

"What are you looking at?" In the main courtyard of the Yamada family's mansion, Ishihara Zhang walked into the big house where Keiko Yamada was located, and asked Keiko Yamada, who was dressed in a home kimono and was sitting there reviewing a document.

"You're here, it's just right, you can also help me see if this guy is suitable." Yamada Keiko raised her head when she heard the words, and said with a happy smile on her face after seeing Ishihara Zhang.

"What?" Ishihara said as he sat down beside Keiko Yamada.

"Candidate information for Nagoya Councilor." Keiko Yamada explained while handing the information in Ishihara Zhang's hands.

"Didn't the election start in March next year?" Shi Yuanzhang asked doubtfully after receiving the information.

"That's right, but Zheng's election campaign will start at the beginning of the new year, and we are promoting newcomers, even if we have the support of the Yamada group, if the campaign concept is not good, then we will get Nagoya's This is the end of the parliamentary seats, and it is impossible to expect to go one step closer to the congressional circle." Keiko Yamada explained.

"Newcomer? What? Those old guys are not willing to cooperate?" Shi Yuanzhang asked doubtfully.

Compared with pushing a newcomer from scratch, it is easier to find a partner from among the existing mature congressmen. Not only can the basic strength be stronger, but the network of contacts is also wider, so that even if you want to form a party in the future, you can set foot in Congress The circle is also relatively easier.

But what does the newcomer have?

That's really nothing but maybe more obedient and better control.

"That's right. Although they insist on their own status and want a lot, they are still willing to cooperate with us after I resort to certain methods." After a pause, Keiko Yamada continued: "But after all, they used some tricks. There will inevitably be grievances between each other if the cooperation is reached by means, so I want to select one or two people as candidates on the current basis, so that in the future, when the collaborators retire at the end of their years, there will not be no replacements people exist."

"Means? What means?" Shi Yuanzhang asked curiously.

"I checked the other party's bank account, learned about the person's network and relative information, and took the initiative to help pick up his grandson from school..." Keiko Yamada replied casually.

Okay, I just put it on the surface that I know you are corrupt and accepting bribes, money transactions, and you are disobedient. Don't blame me for kidnapping your relatives. It's no wonder that the other party will submit. Yamada Keiko is worried that the other party will Make trouble for yourself, and then select candidates.

"Why didn't you look for me?" Shi Yuanzhang asked strangely.

Knowing that I have a better way to deal with this kind of thing, why don't I ask myself, but do it alone with my own strength, recklessly?

"I didn't think about it that much at the time, and it wasn't such a difficult thing..." Keiko Yamada replied with some embarrassment.

Shi Yuanzhang shook his head, didn't say anything, and turned to look at the information in his hand.

As for the matter of the collaborator that Keiko Yamada said, he is not in a hurry. After helping Keiko Yamada exercise today, he is not in a hurry to solve the problem of the collaborator.

"Asakusa Taro?"

According to the data, he was born as a civil servant and was more ambitious, so he wanted to jump out of the circle of officials and become a real bureaucrat.

36 years old, still relatively young, but it also echoes the current trend of the general election personnel of the current parliamentarians-shifting to younger groups.

Married, with a wife named Chao Zhang Jingli.

"Chao Zhang Jingli? If I remember correctly, she seems to be an official member of our Illuminati?"

Chapter 419 Untitled

"Yes, all candidates are selected from the relatives of official members of the Illuminati." Keiko Yamada affirmed.

"Speaking of the Illuminati, you didn't ask Sato to recruit the relatives of your congressman who agreed to cooperate?" Ishihara Zhang asked casually while continuing to look at the materials in his hand.

"I have already told Sato, and Sato also said that he will find a way, but so far, there is no news." Yamada Keiko sighed.

Apparently, she has given up much hope of bringing the congressman's relatives into the Illuminati.

"Then find a time to ask him out to meet." Shi Yuanzhang nodded and responded.

"Okay." Keiko Yamada, who knew what Ishihara said, said happily.