Chapter 545: The Little Master's Instructions

"Your master asked you to come and consult me, so..." Zhang Zhiwei pointed at the dull-looking ordinary people in the ancestral hall, "Is this all Wugensheng's idea for you?"

Wu Man shook his head and said: "The leader just reminded me that the Little Heavenly Master is extremely skilled. Be careful that he will be killed before you even see him. This is all my own idea."

Sure enough, although it was quite shameless to abandon Bilian, he still couldn't do such a thing. However, with his wisdom, he might not have expected it, but he didn't stop it... Do you believe Wu Man or yourself? …

Zhang Zhiwei asked himself a question in his mind and said: "You bald donkey are doing very bad things!"

"It's all because 'ignorance' cannot be overcome, the three poisons are causing mischief, and demonic obstacles are everywhere!" Wu Man lowered his head and said.

"What a case of ignorance, what a case of the Three Poisons," Zhang Zhiwei grinned: "Now that I'm here, let's let these ordinary people go!"

"When the little heavenly master speaks, Wu Man must obey!" Wu Man looked at everyone, lowered his head and clasped his hands together, said sorry, and then quickly moved his lips and sang Sanskrit music.

Soon, those ordinary people with dull faces suddenly woke up and looked around at a loss.

"Thank you, all the donors have been helped. Please leave first." Wu Man kept his hands clasped together and bowed to everyone.

Everyone looked at him in confusion. Although they didn't understand what this green-skinned guy who looked like a monk was talking about, the inexplicable awe in their hearts prevented them from questioning why everyone appeared in the ancestral hall and why they woke up. There was a Taoist priest and a monk standing in front of him...

They all made subconscious actions, dispersed like birds and beasts, and left quickly in groups, muttering words such as "I've hit the evil spirit," "What a ghost," and "Ancestors bless you."

The ancestral hall in the town was not luxurious, and the door was not big. Zhang Zhiwei's size, standing at the door, already occupied 80% of the space. No one could pass through. He took a step to the side to make way for everyone to leave. .

Outside the ancestral hall, the head of the Wang family, the head of the Lu family, and others rushed over and happened to bump into these people as they left.

"So fast?" Lu Jin looked at the ordinary people pouring out not far away and said with surprise: "Has Senior Brother Zhang already done it?"

"No, Wu Man is still inside!" The head of the Wang family stared at the scene in the ancestral hall through the gap in the crowd, gritting his teeth and said: "Although this thief has shaved his head, he turned into ashes. Got it!”

The head of the Lu family's eyes moved: "Look at this posture, the little heavenly master is confronting Wu Man. Let's go over and go together to kill that thief!"

The head of the Wang family stretched out his hand, blocked the front of the head of the Lu family, and said: "Brother Lu, wait a moment, these ordinary people can come out, I am afraid that the little heavenly master and Wu Man have reached some kind of agreement, let's just wait and see what happens. , and it’s not convenient for ordinary people to take action now that they haven’t come out yet!”

"Promise..." Master Lu's face changed, and he said, "Could it be that the thief threatened the lives of these ordinary people to make the little heavenly master agree to spare his life?"

Frankly speaking, from Zhang Zhiwei's standpoint, if Wu Man's life can be exchanged for the lives of so many people, the Lu family leader also thinks it is a good deal, but from his and Wang family leader's standpoint, it is a little bit... Difficult to accept.

Lu Ci took over the conversation and said with determination: "Senior Brother Zhang cannot be blackmailed. If that monster named Wu Man dares to do this, he will die..."

And you refute what I said, you little bastard, are you going to change the world? ...The head of the Lu family was always angry. Whenever he saw anything that didn't please Lu Ci, he wanted to beat him because he stepped with his right foot first. How could he tolerate him speaking nonsense in front of him? He swallowed his words.

The head of the Wang family's eyes flickered: "It's not impossible, but it's very small, because if that's the case, then this all-round thief just needs to run away. There's no need to reveal his whereabouts. He'll find a town to wait for us. I guess he's in another town." There is a plan, in short, we just wait and see what happens.”

A few people stood guard outside the door, ignoring the crowds of people who kept going out. They had just experienced a fight, and their bodies were covered in blood. In addition, they were mentally unbalanced by the Twelve Labor Arrays, and they were filled with murderous aura and evil spirits. They came out. The ordinary people in the small town, although they thought these people were a bit strange, did not dare to touch their bad luck and ran past at a high speed.

And while everyone was going out, Zhang Zhiwei folded his hands and leaned against the wall. Just now, if Wu Man didn't agree and threatened these ordinary people, he would never waste a word, even if he had to use more means and tactics. Kung Fu, Wu Man has to be killed.

But since he is very cooperative, let’s just say a few words. Even if we want to take action, we have to wait until these people are gone before we can take action. Zhang Zhiwei looked at Wu Man and said:

"You said that you have read all the scriptures and understood all the Buddhist teachings, but you still cannot break through the 'ignorance' and cannot truly see that the 'five aggregates are empty'. Why do you want to break through the 'ignorance'?"

Faced with Zhang Zhiwei's question, Wu Man kept his hands clasped together, with a pious look on his face, just like the enlightened monk, and said in a deep voice:

"The Buddha said that only by eradicating ignorance can one achieve the Buddha's path. It can be seen that great ignorance is the big question of all. If you don't start from here, everything will be empty and useless. If you don't know your original mind, learning the Dharma will be useless. This is why The earth’s Dharma door, so I want to break the ignorance!”

"The Buddha said what the Buddha said, everything is what the Buddha said. This answer is not as good as saying "I want to make progress so much!" Zhang Zhiwei said.

Isn't this a word we often use... Outside the ancestral hall, Lu Jin and Lu Ci scratched their heads and touched their noses. The two subconsciously looked at each other. After looking at each other, they both hummed and turned away.

The two of them were thinking that although Senior Brother Zhang often said that they were "too impatient" and "too anxious", compared to others, they were still quite intelligent.

The two of them pricked up their ears, ignored the messy footsteps, and listened to the conversation in the ancestral hall.

The head of the Lu family and the head of the Wang family also knew that Wu Man's plan was to seek enlightenment. In this case, they were not in a hurry and did not disturb him. They listened intently, as if to see what the little heavenly master had to say.

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"I want to make progress too much?" Wu Man was a little stunned, and then fell into deep thought.

Zhang Zhiwei said: "I am a Taoist priest, and I don't know much about what you call 'ignorance' and 'the five aggregates are empty'. However, in my opinion, if our thoughts come and go, and the direction of our thinking, If you cannot be your own master, you will become a slave to your own obsession.”

"Where do these delusions come from? Do they come from the heart or from external things? Are they born from the body or from the mind? If you can't figure it out, you are just a poor guy who doesn't know the way forward. Talk about Why enlightenment?"

"I can't see the way forward clearly, and I don't know what I want. I can only pray to God and worship Buddha. When I open my mouth and shut up, the Buddha says, "Idiot like you, you still want to defeat Nao Shizi's ignorance? Are you dreaming of spring and autumn?" Go!”

Wu Man's expression suddenly changed. The Bodhisattva look he had just now no longer became ferocious and terrifying, and the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became as heavy as water. People who were queuing up to go out were trembling with fear, and an old man almost fell down. fall.

"Who are you talking about?" Zhang Zhiwei stretched out his hand to support the old man. Without looking at Wu Man, who looked ugly, he continued: "The spiritual platform is shaken, and my thinking is dominated by delusions."

Wu Man was startled, his eyes flashed, he quickly adjusted his emotions, and said in a deep voice: "I was not like this in the past. I could talk about Buddhism and sutras with others for three days and three nights without getting tired. Why can the little heavenly master ruin my mood with just one word?"

When he and Mrs. Wang were discussing Buddhism, the old men didn't look good on him, calling each other a monster, but he was "unable to be blown by the eight winds, sitting upright on a purple lotus", which was completely different from now. .

Zhang Zhiwei said calmly: "Because you don't want anything from them, his words can't shake you, but you want something from me, so just a few words can shake your thinking."

This is actually a very simple truth, just like some people can be generous and talk freely among ordinary friends, but in front of the people they like or leaders, they can't beat a fart with eight sticks. In the final analysis, Still want something.

Wu Man said the Buddha's name and suddenly felt ashamed:

"At that time, I thought that I already knew Buddhism well. It would be of little use to become a monk and practice in the temple, so I thought about joining the world to practice. However, after joining the world, all I experienced were tragic things. I was not like a traveling monk, but Like a knight-errant who goes around doing justice.”

"During this process, I did a lot of good things and a lot of wrong things. The more I experienced, the more confused I became, so I ended my practice in the world and returned to the temple."

"After staying in the temple for a while, I finished reading the entire book in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion. I thought that I had mastered Buddhism, and then I entered the world again. This time, I no longer acted chivalrously, but hid in the market and worked hard. I am an ordinary person, but what I experienced was just the same ordinary and trivial things. A few years later, I returned to the mountain to practice."

"This time I returned to the mountain, I took a step further in Buddhism. After sitting in the Mahavira Hall for a few days, with the idea that if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell, I entered the whole nature, hoping to use them to break ignorance and enlighten them. Seeing that the five aggregates are all empty, but..."

Wu Man sighed: "It's all nonsense after all!"

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Outside the door, Lu Ci whispered: "This monster returned to secular life for the first time. He walked around the world and acted chivalrously and righteously. He still looked like that. How did he become like this later?"

"Because he wanted to make progress so much and was in a hurry, but he didn't have a guide like Senior Brother Zhang, so he probably got sidetracked!" Lu Jin whispered.

Hearing this, Lu Ci was thoughtful.

In the room, after listening to Wu Man’s mental journey, Zhang Zhiwei said:

"You have become a monk three times and returned to secular life three times. You are like a flea, entering and exiting three times. If my master's side had your dog legs broken, maybe... the closest you have come to the so-called 'ignorance' is you. The first time down the mountain!”

Wu Man was shocked, with a look of astonishment on his face: "This is the first time I have entered the world to practice. On the way of doing justice, punishing rape and eradicating evil, I have violated many precepts and killed some good people by mistake, so I came back to the mountain. Why? The last time? I don’t understand!”

"Everyone's path is different and cannot be generalized!" Zhang Zhiwei said with a look of reminiscence on his face:

"I remember when I first got involved in spiritual practice, my master once asked me, some people practice, what principles they practice, and some people practice, what they practice is the source of blessing, wealth, or means. He asked me what I wanted, and I said, I No choice, I want them all.”

"Master angrily accused me of being arrogant. He also said that before practicing, you should first observe your heart clearly. This is the Tao and wisdom. If you don't know your thoughts clearly and can't even do this most basic thing, then what's the point of practicing? You're deceiving yourself and others. That’s all!”

Zhang Zhiwei looked at Wu Man: "You practiced in the mountains and thought you could do it. You sat high on the lotus platform, and the spiritual platform was stable. But as soon as you entered the world, your mood was no longer there, and the flowers on the lotus platform fell one by one."

"You can only be reborn in the world but cannot enter the world. You can be a Buddha but not a demon. You think this is an obstacle, this is desire, and the six roots are not pure. You want to be a Buddha when you are born and still a Buddha when you enter the world, so you are confused and suffering."

"But in fact, this is also an obstacle. It is normal for people to have desires. The six roots are born with them. If you want to repair all six roots, I don't know if your Buddha can do it, but in our Taoism, But it’s not necessary.”

"In our opinion, if you want to gain peace and freedom, you only need to keep your mind quiet, free from external influences, and reach a state where you can always respond to things, get true nature, always be calm, and always be pure."

"In short, there are so many things that people can pursue in this life, people will forget what they want most, so in order to get it, you have to let go of something."

"Learn to let go, know how to let go, maintain your true temperament, always be at ease, your mind will not be disturbed by external things, use tranquility to stop, and control evil, so you will not be confused by the invasion of external delusions, and you can get it."

When the inner demons invaded that level, he entered the inner scene alone and entered the situation of the "National Master". He had clearly understood himself and let go of his obsession. This is why he stayed as the "National Master".

It's not just that he has the Samadhi True Fire, a means that can choke the "National Master", but also because he has truly let go.

Zhang Zhiwei's words made Wu Man fall into deep thought and murmured: "The thing I want most...breaks ignorance...sees the five aggregates...ignorance...the five aggregates...let go...get..."

Various words danced in his mind. At first glance, he seemed to have grasped something, but upon closer inspection, it seemed as if he had grasped nothing.

This made Wu Man extremely painful. He seemed to be hoarse, but his voice was extremely small and he said:

"Let it go, let it go, how to let it go, how to let it go? If I can break through ignorance and see that all five aggregates are empty, I am willing to give up everything!"

"You ask me how to let go?!"

Zhang Zhiwei smiled and said: "Why do people have troubles? Why do they suffer? Because they are stubborn, so Taoism talks about 'letting go'."

"However, people are so pitiful. The more they want to let go, the more they can't let it go. I have heard this word 'let go' a lot, and I just think about how to let it go every day. Then, well, this adds another obsession, that It’s just ‘let go’.”

"You ask me how to let go, then I tell you, let go of your 'let go', then let it go!"

"Put down my 'let go'?" Wu Man looked at Zhang Zhiwei blankly, almost going crazy. He came to ask for help, but the more he asked, the more confused he became.

Zhang Zhiwei glanced at the ancestral hall and saw that it was empty. He rolled up his sleeves.

He hasn't realized it for decades, so how can he make sense in just a few words?

What I have learned on paper is ultimately shallow, and I know that I have to do it in detail.

Now that the building is empty and the nonsense is over, it’s time to take action. As the saying goes, everyone is mortal, and some people need a little help.