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This is the treatment of temples that have never placed orders.

If it is in a temple, morning class and evening class, if you want to chant scriptures, there is always a place to go, and a crowd of people sing Sanskrit, the feeling is still very different.

But when traveling in the countryside, you may see temples everywhere. Some small temples should go in to burn incense and worship Buddha.

Ji Mo and Guangji didn't go far that day, and it was not easy to find another temple nearby, so they just rented a farmhouse nearby, saying that it was a farmhouse, and this kind of courtyard with green bricks and big tiles was really rich The sight is gone.

"Master, don't blame, don't blame, I really haven't prepared these before, and I don't know if it's suitable or not."

The host is quite hospitable, with big muscular hands and dark skin, obviously not less exposed to the sun, not much different from ordinary farmers, without any sense of wealth and honor.

Guangji thanked him for the prepared meal, and chatted with the owner's family for a while, knowing that the ancestors of this family were officials. Unfortunately, the ancestors were officials in the previous dynasty, and they were not high-ranking officials, so they don't have many connections today.

"Speaking of which, the children and grandchildren are unworthy. One by one, they will not be able to study, and the ladder of advancement will be wasted in vain." The male host told Guangji here, and he also felt a little regretful. Some connections, after one generation, the next generation wants to I don't know how difficult it will be to continue, not to mention that after two or three generations, it may not be possible to find the old friends of the family.

With the communication conditions of ancient times, if one or two generations do not communicate, and they are not in the same circle, it is really difficult to find, and without connections, it is inconvenient to do things.

"I couldn't bear it either, so I believed in Buddha."

The master's words were really choking, Ji Mo just put the child to sleep, and when he heard this sentence when he came back, he saw Guangji's hand turning the rosary paused, it was really Amitabha.

Unaware of the invisible depreciation in these words, the host continued to talk about the benefits of believing in Buddhism. For a rural landlord like him, first of all, he has a good reputation. Don’t underestimate the role of reputation in ancient times. The emperor and his elders are always invited to be officials, even if they can't do anything well, they all have to be cleaned up by others, but if they have a good reputation, some people will rush to help clean up the mess, and it is only an honor to contribute to it.

Secondly, there are many sources of people in Buddhism, among which there is a network of relationships. Once you touch it, you can still do it, not to mention flying up into the sky, like stepping on a spring bed.

Regardless of some masters, the emperor must believe in one or two, and even plan to build one or two temples, and invite people to chat under his nose.

The master is easier to meet than the emperor, just in the temple, maybe there is some chance to meet him.

Those benefits may still be a little far away, and again, they are under the nose. Backed by the temple, the tax can be hidden, which is really the best.

The male host didn't fully explain what he said, but he still felt that he was smart enough, and said, "I just admire you, you can read! The next generation of my family is not good enough."

Thinking of the obese little boy in his family, and thinking of the ignorant Yekuilang, the host had a happy smile on his face. He didn't really care about being able to study, "I can't be like You guys, I can't bear it, I can't bear to bear these things."

The male master who can talk too much talked about the benefits of his own family, his wife and children are hot on the kang, and he didn't feel that it hurts to say this in front of the monk. The key is that Guangji can't get in the way!

Fortunately, he said it himself, and he didn't care whether others responded or not. He poured himself a drink and said, "I understand, you can't drink, I won't let you drink, and drink it yourself."

Then one cup after another, smelling the alcohol on his body, he was obviously a little drunk.

I don't drink too much, and I can't say so many inappropriate words.

Thinking this way, Ji Mo saw that Guangji was still accompanying him, and when the host finished drinking the wine he brought, he walked back staggeringly, stepping on the cold moon and swaying three times, exhausting the little boy. The servant supported Feili.

"Does he believe in Buddhism like this?"

Ji Mo looked at his back and asked questions, he was reluctant to part with the wealth and honor in the world, and the nephrite jade was warm and fragrant, so how could he believe in the mysteries of the Buddha?

"Believe it!" Guangji glanced at Ji Mo, "The Buddha is convenient for him, why doesn't he believe it?"

Hey, if you say that, I really understand.

Ji Mo flattened his mouth, okay, believers in pragmatism.

"It's always good to attract people to be kind."

Guangji added.

Regardless of whether someone is a true believer or a fake believer, there is a bottom line if you believe it. You will not bully others too much. A good reputation must be earned with real money. Well, what about fulfilling your reputation?

There was nothing to say all night, the master and the apprentice slept in a room. The mattresses were all ready-made, but they were not so clean. I don’t know who used them before. After a long time, it seemed that there was still some moisture, so I fell asleep. , Get up early the next day, go out, and still have to do morning classes, but you can’t influence others, just recite a scripture by yourself.

If someone comes to disturb you, don't make people wait. You should stop to greet the disturber first, and then make up the morning class for the day when you are free. It is absolutely necessary to skip the sutra three times a day.

Ji Mo was not used to it at the beginning. It was his past experience to concentrate on doing his own things. Otherwise, besides eating and drinking, there would always be a lot of human relations, which would waste time and energy. Difficult to connect.

Especially the inspiration during creation, if you miss that moment of inspiration, no matter how much time you spend to make up for it afterwards, you can't get it back.

No matter how you do things, try to be smooth, the carving is meticulous, just when it is smooth, you have to put it down halfway to do other things, and then pick it up to do it, it seems to be connected, but in fact, the coherent meaning, It was finally broken.

This is why there is a saying "forgetting to sleep and eat", you must always concentrate on doing things.

But here in Guangji, you don’t have to concentrate so much, you can be distracted by walking, sitting and lying down, and you don’t have to sit there and read scriptures silently.

"……is this okay?"

Ji Mo didn't quite understand this kind of pause, and followed Guangji on the road again, asking this question while walking.

Guangji asked him, "What is recorded in the scriptures?"

"The content? It's the story of the Buddha and his disciples, what the Buddha told his disciples, and the Buddha's views on things."

Ji Mo summed it up in the child's language as much as possible, knowing it from birth, you can be a little adult, but you can't be a complete evildoer, and if you can catch all the idioms, you are probably the old monster who seized the house.

He really is, but it can't make people think so.

"It is recorded in the scriptures that there are four things, namely food, clothing, housing and transportation, birth, old age, sickness and death, joy, anger, sorrow and joy, and reincarnation of cause and effect."

Guangji's summary perspective is relatively novel, including practical survival issues, philosophical thinking issues, emotional interaction issues, and worldview exploration issues.

Ji Mo thought for a while, he could vaguely feel some pulse, but he still didn't say it rashly. He raised his head and waited for Guangji to continue talking. It’s just obvious, if you give one, you can turn the other way. When a teacher is surprised at first, I’m afraid it’s boring.

"Righteousness is in the dust, and scriptures are in life."

Guangji's words came back and told Ji Mo, "Listen more, read more, think more, and what you have experienced in life is confirmed by the scriptures. If you get something from everything, you have achieved success in cultivation."

While speaking, Guangji gave Ji Mo a hand to prevent him from tripping over the pit on the ground. Ji Mo looked up at him, life is about cultivation, thinking like this, suddenly enlightened.

When it was hot at noon, Guangji was not in a hurry to take Ji Mo on the road, he would find a place to rest, he didn't deliberately get close to the crowd, and he didn't stay too far away, he didn't choose a grass shed selling tea by the road, but a tree Yin sat down, regardless of whether anyone was passing by or what they were doing, Guangji seized the time to take Ji Mo to make up lessons.

After making up the morning class, I started to talk about the scriptures, not so many sentences, but with some stories and inspiring examples, the kind that seems to hide great wisdom in ordinary questions and answers.

Ji Mo had seen similar sentences in modern times, and they belonged to the kind that brightened his eyes after seeing them, and tasted them again, and the thinking in them was very Buddhist wisdom.

"Life in this world is like being among thorns. Don't move your heart, don't move rashly. If you don't move, you won't get hurt..."

"A hundred years of life is but a handful of dust..."

"You can see the Buddha with a calm mind, what is the image of the Buddha, what is the image of all living beings..."

"The Buddha said twenty difficulties, and those who overcome them are also Buddhas..."

"Practice quietly, do things kindly..."

"All evil thoughts are hard to get rid of, but you can abandon the side of the road, go straight on the right path, and don't break yourself..."

Ji Mo listened, but he felt something. The strange way is that the first Buddhist school is Hinayana Buddhism, and self-study is always easier than Purdue. Everyone’s experience in self-study, starting from self-examination three times a day, can be a little "tempting" Forbearance, gain what you can't" After the great enlightenment.

But in order to save sentient beings, it is much more difficult to turn one's own principles into others' principles, or even a standard that others follow unceasingly.

Not everyone can believe in rumors and marketing, let alone this is not propaganda and marketing.

Therefore, in order for people to understand and think, it is necessary to turn these thoughts into bits and pieces and integrate them into every seemingly ordinary dialogue and story.

The sense of substitution in the scriptures is mainly in those disciples. They learn Buddhism, and they have a lot of confusion. From what is a Buddha to what a Buddha can be, during this long journey, they will ask countless questions, such as One hundred thousand why.

Then the Buddha answered one by one, from these questions involving various aspects, thoughts are infiltrating, thoughts are being transmitted, and the deeds of the Buddha are being transmitted to them, and then passed on to others.

Life is practice, between actions, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all practice, sweeping the floor, chopping firewood, doing laundry and cooking, even holding a bowl of rice and munching silently is also practice.

Not everyone thinks when eating, "Who knows that every piece of Chinese food is hard work", and even at that time, the mind may not be thinking whether the food is delicious or not, but this state of emptying is itself a practice, a meditation , is to calm the mind, and it is about the practice of concentration.

Not moved by external objects, nor sought after by external objects.