Chapter 1200: Buddha Is the Tao

The Changsheng Temple was very old and looked deserted. When he entered the temple, he saw only one or two young Taoist priests cleaning the temple. Gu Qingfeng asked about the situation of the master, but he didn't expect that these young Taoist priests didn't know the master.

Could it be that the master changed his name?

Not sure.

Gu Qingfeng hadn't heard from Elder Mei.

The temple was not big. Gu Qingfeng was about to use his divine sense to investigate the whereabouts of the master, when another Taoist priest came out of the temple.

"Excuse me, are you Taoist Gu?"

Gu Qingfeng frowned slightly, feeling a little confused, but nodded.

"Our temple master has been waiting for Taoist Gu for a long time, please follow me."

Gu Qingfeng was even more confused and asked, "I wonder if your temple master is..."

"The master of Changsheng Temple."

The master of Changsheng Temple?

Could it be the old Taoist priest who has lived for who knows how many years in the rumor?

How did the other party know that I was coming?

And he waited for a long time?

This is a bit strange.

Gu Qingfeng followed the Taoist priest into the garden, walked through a corridor, and came to a garden.

There was a big tree in the garden, and under the tree was a pavilion. In the pavilion sat an old Taoist priest with white hair and beard. The old Taoist priest sat upright, holding a cup of fragrant tea, and looking at a chess game.

For some reason, when seeing this scene, Gu Qingfeng suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu, as if he had been here before, and the old Taoist priest also sat upright like this, drinking tea and watching chess.

Could it be the memory of breaking into Changsheng Temple that year?

Not sure.

Gu Qingfeng really didn't have any impression.

"Fellow Taoist Gu, how are you?"

The old Taoist priest's voice came,

revealing a kind of weirdness, not loud, and without sound authority, but it made people feel like a passing cloud, a sea of ​​​​change.

The old Taoist priest stood up, looked at Gu Qingfeng, and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation.

"Have we met?"

Gu Qingfeng was not polite, walked over and sat down.

The old Taoist priest picked up the teacup, poured a cup of tea for Gu Qingfeng, and smiled faintly: "When you were practicing in Shangqing Sect, I had the honor to meet you once."

"It seems that this is true. I thought it was an illusion." Gu Qingfeng picked up the teacup, and a very strange smell came. He put the teacup down and said: "If my guess is correct, when we met, it was also here?"

"That's right."

"But why don't I have any impression at all."

The old Taoist priest just smiled and shook his head, without responding.

Gu Qingfeng continued to ask, "What did you do to me back then?"

"Why do you say that, Fellow Daoist Gu?"

"Because after I went back, I clearly felt a strange change in my body. As for what the change was, I can't explain it clearly, but the feeling was very clear, but I didn't have any memory of breaking into your Changsheng Temple that year."

"Fellow Daoist Gu should know that Buddhism has the concept of sudden enlightenment."

Gu Qingfeng nodded and responded: "Sudden enlightenment is the result of hearing about the sutras for many lifetimes, and enlightenment is in an instant, and all delusions are extinguished in an instant, just like To see the true nature and realize Bodhi is to be free from thoughts. To be free from all thoughts is to be free from thoughts and to be enlightened. "

"I didn't expect that Taoist Gu had such extraordinary insights into Buddhist enlightenment. It's really amazing, really amazing!" The old Taoist was amazed and nodded repeatedly, saying, "I believe Taoist Gu must have had many enlightenment experiences along the way."

There is an old monk living in Gu Qingfeng's Ji Mie bone jade. Gu Qingfeng has listened to him talk about Buddhism a lot. If not, he would not have realized a great free mind. Speaking of enlightenment, he has practiced for 500 years and has had many enlightenments.

However, he did not say anything about this matter, but waited for the old Taoist to continue.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, the old Taoist priest said, "Buddhists have sudden enlightenment, and we Taoists also have selflessness."

"Selflessness?"

Although Gu Qingfeng had never experienced Taoist selflessness, he had seen it in some ancient books. It was said that selflessness was a supreme state pursued by Taoists, and that only by entering the state of selflessness could one find the true self.

Because this thing of Taoism was too mysterious, Gu Qingfeng only had a general understanding of it, and he didn't understand what the concept of the state of selflessness was.

"The reason why Taoist Gu has no impression of what happened that year is that after Taoist Gu came here, he entered the state of selflessness in our Taoism."

"There is such a thing?"

Gu Qingfeng was a little skeptical.

"Please look at it, Taoist Gu."

The old Taoist priest pointed to the remaining chess pieces on the chessboard and said, "Back then, Taoist Gu entered the state of selflessness by looking at this remaining chess piece."

Chess is black and white chess, also known as heaven and earth chess.

It is also called Yin and Yang chess, Tai Chi chess, chaos chess, etc.

There are many names. It is said that this black and white chess has been passed down since ancient times. No one can tell how ancient it is.

According to rumors, black and white chess contains all the principles and truths between heaven and earth, and even the mysteries of the universe. If you can play black and white chess thoroughly, you will understand the principles of heaven and earth.

Although this statement sounds a bit exaggerated at first.

But Gu Qingfeng knows that this is not an exaggeration. At least, he thinks it is not an exaggeration. Since he learned black and white chess, he has felt that this chess is not simple. To be precise, it is very complicated. It is really all-encompassing, as if it contains the principles of heaven and earth.

As his experience increased and as he gained more knowledge, he felt that Othello was mysterious, mysterious and wonderful.

It is not impossible to say that there are many sudden enlightenments after playing Othello.

Gu Qingfeng himself is a person who has experienced it personally. He had an epiphany when he was playing Othello with those Jiuyou old demons in the wilderness.

You can say selfless.

He really had no impression.

Looking at this broken chess piece at the moment, although it seems familiar, it is just familiar, and nothing else. I asked: "What did I realize when I entered the state of selflessness?"

"I'm afraid only the ancient Taoist friends know this."

"But I don't know."

"Everything happens for a reason."

Cause and effect again.

Gu Qingfeng looked at the old Taoist priest and felt a little funny, and said: "Cause and effect is a Buddhist thing. Do you Taoists also believe in this thing?"

"Buddha is the Tao."

The old Taoist priest's four short words made Gu Qingfeng's heart startle. He felt as if he saw a glimmer of light in the endless darkness, but the light seemed so close at hand and so far away in the world.

After a long time, Gu Qingfeng came back to his senses, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, frowned slightly, and then drank it all in one gulp.

"Fellow Taoist Ancient Taoist, how about tea?"

Gu Qingfeng shook his head and said: "Not good."

"Haha! The ancient Taoist fellow is really quick to talk, and he deserves to be a hero of his generation."