Mahayana Suffering
At this moment, tens of thousands of cushions were basically filled in the square, but with Li Nianyi around, Ye Fan and others still got the first few seats.
"See Senior Brother Nianyi!"
As we walked ahead, Buddhist practitioners kept greeting Li Nianyi, which seemed extremely respectful.
Li Nianyi also patiently gave them one by one.
After everyone sat down, the scorching sun shone on the white lotus in the center.
"brush……"
A glimmer of light slowly rose from the white lotus, and gradually turned into a standing old man as if he was blooming and bearing fruit.
The old man was wearing an ancient cassock, half of his arms were exposed, and he was skinny and bone-skinned, but his expression was full of energy.
"See Zen Master Fade!"
Seeing the old man appear, everyone around him stood up and saluted.
"Sit down!"
Zen Master Fade showed no expression, and after he finished speaking, he sat down in the center of the white lotus.
"Before listening to the Buddha, you must calm your mind first. You should follow the old monk to meditate for an hour!"
Zen Master Fade immediately ordered.
"Yes!" Everyone below responded and immediately closed their eyes.
"Sitting in meditation?" Ye Fan was a little embarrassed at this moment. Although he practiced Buddhism, Monk Ji only taught him to endure suffering and never talked about meditation.
"Ye Fan, can't you practice Zen?" Lu Yan, who was frowning at Ye Fan, said in surprise.
Ye Fan smiled helplessly and nodded.
"Meditating meditation is the basic skill of Buddhist practitioners. They have three realms: entering into meditation, forgetting one's own self, and no self. Anyone who has achieved success in meditation will most likely not be disturbed by the barrier of the state, and will have many sudden enlightenment and opportunity that ordinary people do not have!"
On the other side of Ye Fan was Li Nianyi, who explained at this moment.
"This is the basic practice of Mahayana Buddhism. Why haven't I covered it?"
Ye Fan was a little confused.
Since we are all Mahayana Buddhism, there should not be such a big difference.
"Practicing Zen has nothing to do with the Mahayana and Hinayana. This is a method of enlightenment taught by Zen Master Fade. It can solve some problems in practice. Even if it is a mysterious practice, it can be learned!"
Li Nianyi shook his head. He was not confused about Ye Fan's lack of knowledge of meditation.
"Junior Brother Ye Fan, let's do this. I will teach you the method of sitting in meditation. You can experience it yourself first!"
Li Nian did not explain much, and the next moment he passed on a Buddhist saying to Ye Fan, and he sat in meditation at the same time.
Sitting in meditation is simple and simple, and it is difficult to say it. The Buddha's words given by Li Nianyi are the meditation mantras in the Buddhist path, which can make people empty their minds and relieve distracting thoughts in their hearts.
Adding the meditation mantra while meditating is the so-called meditation practice.
Seeing that everyone around him, including Lu Yan, had already entered the state of meditation, Ye Fan also sat down symbolically.
Try it according to the method taught by Li Nianyi.
In an instant, the entire square became silent, and the needles could be heard.
Everyone closed their eyes, as if they were feeling the truth of life.
Time passed quietly, and the time that Zen Master Fade said passed quickly. When everyone opened their eyes, a light flashed more or less before them, as if they had known some truth or an opportunity to break through the realm.
Ye Fan was just thinking of trying, but his heart suddenly trembled at this moment. He seemed to have a new enlightenment about the mystery of Buddhism and Taoism.
As the ascetic practice mentioned by Monk Ji before, this meditation is also an excellent way, and it also leads to Mahayana Buddhism.
Although he had not obtained any major opportunity, Ye Fan's distracting thoughts had been removed and he became relaxed and happy.
“It’s amazing!”
Ye Fan murmured secretly, shocked by Zen Master Fade's method of meditation. No wonder Confucian scholars like Lu Yan would also come here.
A single meditation practice can improve the spirit compared to years of hard practice.
"The old monk talks about Buddhism today and wants to talk about the practice methods of Mahayana Buddhism!"
After completing the meditation, Zen Master Fade directly entered the topic.
“Mahayana Buddhism!”
After hearing these four words, many disciples below gathered their concentration. After all, Mahayana Buddhism has always been rare among Buddhist practitioners, which is extremely difficult to learn and practice, even in Yuxu Palace.
"The old monk's Zen practice can be regarded as a way to cultivate Mahayana. In addition, can anyone know other methods?"
After explaining, Zen Master Fade directly asked everyone.
Today he only discusses Buddhism and Taoism, not Buddhist scriptures, so the focus is on discussion.
"Save the suffering and the suffering, do more good deeds, and you can practice Mahayana!"
Immediately, a Buddhist disciple stood up and said his thoughts.
"Practicing the Five Precepts and Ten Virtues is the basic quality of those who practice Buddhism." Zen Master Fade added a sentence, which counted as a denied person's words.
"The Hinayana people have good intentions and keep precepts, but only seek liberation for themselves. While the Mahayana people are freed by themselves, they also seek liberation for sentient beings. They even do not hesitate to fall into hell for this. If they want to practice Mahayana, in addition to the meditation mentioned by the predecessors, they can also achieve liberation for themselves!"
A sound suddenly sounded, and it was not far from Zen Master Fade, almost facing Zen Master Fade.
The speaker is naturally Ye Fan. As a practitioner of Mahayana Buddhism, he has his own unique insights.
"Suffering? This description is too simple. In the mysterious cultivation, all the powerful body-refining people experience the sufferings of the world during their cultivation. Why don't they achieve Mahayana?"
Most of the people present did not agree with Ye Fan's words. They practice Buddhism only to be strong and help the world. There is no way to practice to experience the suffering. This starting point is completely problematic.
"What I talk about is a bit different from what you think. When a person returns to his original appearance, he will get a lot of missed things and at the same time have the most primitive enlightenment. This is an opportunity to achieve Mahayana Buddhism."
Ye Fan said loudly.
"Return to what it was like? What does it mean?"
Seeing that Ye Fan was talking very well, a few of them were present and began to believe Ye Fan's words, but there were still some questions.
At this moment, even Li Nianyi was already listening attentively.
"It's very simple. Seal all your cultivation in your body, return to your original appearance, and look at the world and all things, you should have different feelings. When you discover the true meaning of life, you should have transformation." Ye Fan explained lightly.
"Seal the cultivation level!"
As soon as these words were said, everyone was shocked. In this cruel and powerful world, who would do this? What is the difference between this and suicide?
If I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell? This is a Buddhist Dharma name, but what I can do is really pitiful.
"Zen Master Fade, this person is not a Buddhist disciple, but he knows the Mahayana Dharma. Is what he said really the true meaning of Buddhism?"
Everyone present was frightened by Ye Fan's last words, and at this moment, they couldn't help asking Zen Master Fade for help.
Zen Master Fade did not speak or add anything since he started with Ye Fan. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!