I came to the world of the heavens

Chapter 43 The Taoist Priest
The mountain, named Sanshan, is named after its three peaks.

The Taoist Temple is located at the top of the mountain in the middle, named after the mountain.

Sanshan Palace.

The temple is dedicated to the Three Purities, namely Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, and Taiqing Daode Tianzun.

The juxtaposition of the statues is quite imposing. In previous years, there was an endless stream of pilgrims going up the mountain. The parking lot was full, and the stove in front of the hall was full of fireworks. …

Chen Chuchu walked into the hall with a basket of fruit and scented candles.

An old Taoist priest was using a feather duster to clean the dust from the corners.

Chen initially placed offerings on the table, lit three incense sticks on the incense burner, and worshiped three times.He responded to the old Taoist priest with a smile: "You don't expect me to come here early every year, but you are not welcome..."

The old Taoist moved a chair for him, picked up a fruit knife, peeled an apple, and handed it to him: "You kid, I almost watched you grow up year by year. How can I not understand? In the past, every year The incense burning time is never 1 minute earlier, this year it is so much earlier, tell me, what is going on?"

Chen Chuchu took a bite of the apple and said with a smile, "I want to be a Taoist priest."

The old Taoist peeled an apple for himself and almost scratched his finger. He couldn't believe his ears, looked up and down at Chen Chuchu, and said with emotion: "It's a good idea to see you being clever, I asked you to become a Taoist to enrich your life, you don't need to Living in the mountains for a long time, you can go to school, marry a wife and have children, but you can run faster than anyone else...

Tell me honestly, what made you change your mind! "

When Chen Shichu first met the old Taoist priest, he was over 50 years old. After more than 20 years, he is now close to [-] years old. When he gets old, his face is not as plump as before, with sunken cheeks and wrinkles like knives...

Every year when he comes to the Taoist temple to offer incense, he also has times when he is upset.

The old Taoist would always peel an apple for him and give him a bowl of chicken soup for the soul. Chen Chuchu had to admit that other people's chicken soup was easy to get tired, but the old Taoist's chicken soup always had new tricks...

He sat down on the chair and looked at the statue of Sanqing Patriarch: "Do you believe there are ghosts in the world?"

The old Taoist was stunned for a moment. He thought that Chen Chuqian wanted to be a Taoist priest, but he might encounter unsatisfactory things in his life, so he had the idea of ​​becoming a monk, but he didn't expect it to be such a problem...

He smiled slightly and said, "The two questions I have heard people ask the most since I became a Taoist, one is 'Are there ghosts in this world' and the other is 'Can you catch ghosts'?
Since you asked too, I'll answer you.

The first question, 'Are there ghosts in this world'?
Ghost, I haven't seen it, neither have my master, master or even those on the mountain...

But I can't deny their existence, just like some extinct biological species, they have never appeared in front of humans from their emergence to extinction, as if they were "zero" at the beginning, but humans can always infer from other creatures and environments. Traces of their existence...

The same is true of ghosts. There are related introductions in some of our old classics.

There are three souls and seven souls in the human body, which correspond to different functions. After the body dies, the seven souls dissipate, the three souls dissociate, and when they are scattered, they reincarnate, and when they gather, they become ghosts...

I think maybe a long, long time ago, there might be ghosts and even gods in this world.But one day, the world suddenly became no longer suitable for ghosts and gods to survive, the gods left forever, and ghosts could not form..."

The words of the old Taoist made Chen Chuchu think of the world of "The First Commandment".But the real world is more thorough. There are no gods and no ghosts...

The old Taoist priest saw Chen Chuchu holding the apple core thoughtfully.

He cut a small piece of his apple and handed it over to answer the second question.

Can he catch ghosts?
The answer to this question is actually similar to the first question, "Are there ghosts in this world?"

There are also many related books in Taoism, such as reciting mantras and drawing talismans, listening to the heavens, going down to the nine secluded places, arresting the souls and taking ghosts, searching for dragons and acupuncture points, moving Qi, there are countless...

Of course, some people will try such a powerful thing, but no matter how strictly implemented it, it will have no effect. It is those kung fu for physical fitness and health care that have been practiced for ten or eight years, and you can see the effect...

The old Taoist sighed. As for the ineffectiveness of those magic spells, I am afraid it is the same reason that ghosts and gods cannot survive.

If you want them to realize their original value, I am afraid you have to live in a world with ghosts and gods..."

After the old Taoist master said this, he looked at Chen Chuchu: "I have finished answering, now, why do you want to be a Taoist priest?"

Chen Chuchu looked at the incense in front of the Sanqing Patriarch, and only a small part of it was burned. He said: "People walk on the avenue, called Taoist priest, the body and mind are logical, only the Tao is obedient, and the Tao is for the Taoist...

It is difficult to cultivate the Dao, and it is also difficult to seek the Dao. I want to become a Taoist priest, to be honest with you, mainly for the purpose of granting urns and gaining orthodox recognition...

As for the reason for this, I can't tell you for the time being, and I don't want to deceive you. I can only say that the time has not come, but I promise you that I will never use this as a crime to humiliate the inheritance..."

Chen Chuchu didn't seem to say anything, but in fact he still revealed a little bit of information...

The old Taoist priest, whose Taoist name is named after the mountain, is Sanshanzi. How could he not be able to hear what Chen Chuchu said in his entire life.

After being silent for a long time, he said, "Being a Taoist priest, in fact, as long as you want to, basically everyone can be a teacher, but it is a little more troublesome to teach the pottery. To put it bluntly, it is entered into the establishment, and it requires character assessment, homework assessment, at least one must be proficient in " Morning and Evening Homework Classic, Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching, Da Ren Jing and basic Taoist etiquette...

There are also reciting a large number of names of ancestors and immortals, because the practice of opening altars, drawing talismans and reciting incantations are inseparable from these... The most common one, you should have heard of it, is that the Taishang Laojun is in a hurry. "

Sanshan Laodao could see that Chen Chuchu was a little anxious.

He stood up and said, "Granting a li is something that happens after you become a real Taoist priest. You can get the Dharma position by giving a li, and you can get the seventh or eighth grade when you first teach it... But before that, you need to take refuge with a teacher and become a Taoist boy. After being passed down to become a Taoist priest, he was assessed in the last three years, and he applied to be awarded the ossuary at the general altar."

Chen Chuchu was stunned.

Granting takes three years.

His vacation is seven days.

Sanshan Laodao seems to be answering his concerns, saying that after taking refuge with a teacher, becoming a Daoist can be considered to enter this circle, familiar with Taoist scriptures, learn to recite mantras and draw talismans, and when they use these things seriously, they can also be recognized...

He pinched his fingers for a while and said, "We do things at the right time and place. If there is no place, we need the right time. It's an auspicious day. Today is a good day. Let's take advantage of the atmosphere here, let's do it!"

He was in a particularly good mood, and looked at Chen Chuchu and said loudly: "Chen Chuchu, you have a relationship with Pindao, would you like to worship Pindao as your teacher?"

　The monthly pass is really useful. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)