Huang Ting Xiandao

Chapter 33 33. Discrimination between Taoism and Buddha, explaining the second Zen of Zhilinhua in detail

Bo Hunshang was in the tent of the Chinese army, talking with Xiaoming Wang Ranyue. Xiaoming Wang Ranyue brought more than ten Toutuos to the army, ready to assassinate the enemy general.

This is the second cooperation between Ranyue and Bo Hunshang. Although Bo Hunshang is not optimistic about Ranyue, he still talks and laughs happily with Ranyue, but he is anxiously waiting for Yi Zhen's reply in his heart.

Footsteps came from outside the tent, Bo Wanshang heard it was Yi Zhen, stood up hastily, then laughed more: "It seems that the matter is over, we have nothing to do."

"How does Gao Shi know?" Bo Hunshang asked puzzled.

"The person who came should be Yi Zhen. I recognized Yi Zhen from the sound of his footsteps, and his footsteps are brisk, so it should be done." Ran Yue also said with a smile.

As soon as the tent door was opened, Yi Zhen came in, with a happy face, seeing Bo Wanshang, he cupped his hands: "Yi Zhen has fulfilled his mission."

"Okay! I'll ask Marquis Zheng for your credit! The soldiers and horses along the way have finally retreated." Bo Hunshang was also overjoyed.

Ran Yue smiled at the side: "Okay, I don't have anything to do. I heard that the Qi army has arrived in Pingyang, and Baili Rui is also in the army. There are strangers in the opponent's army. I want to meet them."

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In the past few days, Mo Xian has encountered several assassins, all of which were aimed at young master Rui, but under the protection of Mo Xian, Xie Caoer, Dao Xuan and Dao Zhen, he killed several incoming assassins, although the assassins did not They revealed their identities, but Mo Xian guessed from their tactics that they were among the 36 ghosts.

Young Master Rui's face turned pale, but after experiencing more times, he also became normal, but when he looked at Mo Xian and the others, his eyes became hot, and he promised many times in private to win Mo Xian and the others, Mo Xian just smiled Of.

Bai Wuchang still wore a mask on his face, and he didn't seem to take it seriously after several failed assassinations: "Another miss, have you figured out the strength of the guards around Baili Rui?"

"My lord, they seem to be practitioners, people from two Taoist schools and two Buddhist schools, so they shouldn't be Baili Rui's guards."

"I know that there are practitioners and warlocks in the Qi army. The leader of the practitioners is Jing'an, who is close to Arhat. But his focus is to prevent Meng Ming from being assassinated by us. The Dakini Yasha of the Eight Dragon Yasha Division Lu Ru, take five of your subordinates to fetch Baili Rui's head." Bai Wuchang's tone did not change, he still said calmly.

"Messenger, don't worry, we don't need so many people, we are just four practitioners." Lu Ru said proudly.

"Don't be careless, try to be as foolproof as possible."

Mo Xian broke through a few days ago. He entered the internal light from the fetal breath. Although he was still in the state of tranquility, in the state of tranquility, he focused on tranquility and did not have any thoughts, but when he entered the internal light, there seemed to be light in his body. The silence gradually deepens, the body and mind are empty and still, in the faintness, you can't see the inside and outside, it seems that you can see the internal organs.

Mo Xian knew that this was not inner vision. He just had inner light just now. If he continued to practice, he would feel that the light would become more and more obvious. At that time, first open the eyes, ears, mouth and other apertures, and then enter the next stage, that is, open the first stage of contemplation of the four realms, and then truly enter the stage of preservation and thinking.

When Mo Xian entered Nei Ming, his aura changed. Daoxuan and the others saw it. Daoxuan congratulated him: "Amitabha, congratulations on your progress!"

The other two also congratulated, and Mo Xian said, "Congratulations, I've made progress recently, but unfortunately I'm not in the mountains, I can't be clean, and it's hard to devote myself wholeheartedly. I really hope that the war will end soon."

"We also hope that the war will end, and we will return to the temple as soon as possible to practice Zen and enlightenment." Daoxuan said.

"Fellow Daoist, last time you talked about the Four Dhyanas, you just briefly talked about the state of the Four Dhyanas. When I entered inner light, I could see the emptiness of my body and mind, and I could not see inside and outside, just like in the first Dhyana." Mo Xian said.

"When you practiced Taoism, which school of Taoism did you practice?"

"I built Huangting Avenue."

"The "Huang Ting Sutra", this is similar to my Buddhist practice of visualization, but my Buddhist sect visualizes Bodhisattvas, Buddhas and King Kong, while the "Huang Ting Jing" visualizes the gods within oneself, but your Taoist sect is obsessed with Qi, so it is difficult to prove Into the void." Daoxuan said.

Mo Xian smiled, he didn't want to argue with Daoxuan on this issue, Taoism and Buddhism both said they were brilliant, in Mo Xian's view, these were pointless disputes.

Xie Cao'er's expression was hesitant, and Mo Xian gave him a wink: "This kind of debate doesn't mean much to us. Let the upper-level people of Taoism and Buddhism argue. I want to hear what is said in Zen Buddhism. .”

"The first meditation starts from the definition of desire, and gradually reaches the concentration of the ground, and the concentration gradually deepens. After one or seven days, suddenly the body and mind become calm, and the movement moves, and the body feels like a cloud like a shadow, or from the top, or Send out from the bottom, or from the waist, and gradually penetrate the whole body, triggering sixteen touches, namely moving, tingling, cool, warm, light, heavy, astringent, and slippery. These are the first eight touches, and the last eight touches are similar , are falling, yi, cold, hot, floating, sinking, hard and soft, the former is thicker and the latter is thinner.

This is the initiation of the first meditation. Zen is also called Zhilin, which means the forest of branches. There are five branches in the first meditation: the first branch of enlightenment, the second branch of contemplation, the third branch of joy, the fourth branch of joy, and the fifth branch of mind. These five branches occur in sequence. , get two merits and virtues, one is the virtue of deviance, and the other is the virtue of kindness. "

When it comes to meditation, Daoxuan is immediately elated, but Buddhism and Taoism are different from Taoism. Its basic practice can be seen in various Buddhist scriptures, which are clearly stated and not conservative at all. This is also the reason why Buddhism can be widely spread. Of course, its practice can be made public. However, his magical powers do not appear in Buddhist scriptures, and are secret.

However, Taoist scriptures are often hidden words, and those who do not understand them often feel like falling into a fog. This is also the difference between popular and secret transmission. If there is no teacher and you want to practice, Buddhism is indeed more convenient than Taoism.

In Daoxuan's statement, there are still some concepts that are different from the common world, and they must not be taken literally, but their meaning must be clarified.

Sensation: the feeling of physical contact with the external environment.The perception at this time is the state of mind of the first meditation, not the perception of the desire realm.

Observation: inner observation.The difference between them is: Awareness is the coarser mind of the object; Guan is the finer observation of the mind.

Joy: A feeling of inner joy.Those who have entered the first meditation, for the first time, find that they have entered the first meditation, have left the world of desire, have no troubles in the world of desire, and are very happy in the center of concentration, that is joy.

Happiness: the happiness felt by the five sense organs of the body.Therefore, entering the first jhāna is also called "the joy of detachment", which means that the feeling of liking and happiness arises in the mind of leaving the detachment (desire realm), that is, the detachment of detachment. When you reach the level of the first jhāna, you can taste the happiness of the first jhāna. Only then did I know that it is not a loss to become a monk.

One mind: The mind remains motionless in a still state.Yixin is also translated as 'one-pointed mind'.

"Then what kind of state is the second Zen, how to enter the second Zen heaven from the first Zen?" Mo Xian asked again.

Daoxuan practiced to the second meditation, and there is complete evidence. He went on to say: "When a person enters the first meditation and continues to practice, he will find that the mind of awareness and insight is very rough. The so-called 'consciousness' is the feeling of objects; "Visuality" is all kinds of thoughts. If you want to enter the second jhana, you must abandon all kinds of happiness in the first jhana, and get bored with the first jhana, then you can enter the second jhana. And the mind is tired, from the awareness without contemplation to the non-awareness without contemplation, the second jhana has four branches, the inner pure branch, the joy branch, the joy branch and the one mind branch, which produce three kinds of merit, namely, the virtue of detachment, the virtue of goodness and Believe and respect."

Daoxuan also said to explain various phenomena in meditation in detail. Since Daoxuan has only reached the second meditation, he has no personal experience in the third meditation, the fourth meditation, and the four colorless meditations, so he does not speak auspiciously.

Mo Xian compared Daoxuan's experience with his own, but he knew that these two systems appeared similar on the surface, but fundamentally different. There is also Qi, an invisible and substanceless substance.

In Buddhism, it is believed that this is form, and what Buddhism pursues is to completely annihilate everything, and only Tathagata consciousness is the root.

In Mo Xian's practice, he started from himself, and he didn't find that he was bored, but unconsciously, he entered the next level, and each level had different effects.

What is the difference between these two systems? Mo Xian wanted to get to the bottom of it, but because of his lack of cultivation, he couldn't get to the bottom of it. He would not give up the practice of Huang Ting Dao. After all, it was his foundation, but he would not be conservative. Stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade. In a word, he has no views of Taoism or Buddhism.

Although Xie Cao'er was dissatisfied with Daoxuan's belittling of Taoism, she is a smart person, not a stubborn person, and she also knows that stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade, and she listens very carefully.

They were discussing the Tao, but their senses were not fully focused on the discussion. It was getting late, Mo Xian's eyes flashed, and Dao Xuan suddenly shut up. The four of them stopped because they felt that a practitioner was approaching.

Mo Xian lowered his head, counting secretly in his mind, there are six people in total, yes, they are here for Young Master Rui.

He raised his head, looked at the other three people, and made a gesture. Everyone nodded and dispersed quietly. Mo Xian was like a wave, submerged among the guards, not disappearing among them, but with him. They have the same aura, if they don't pay attention, they will automatically ignore Mo Xian.

In the dark, the Dakini Yasha Luru and five subordinates of the Eight Dragon Yasha Department sneaked into the Qi army's camp like a wisp of light smoke. .

Dao Xuan and Dao Zhen had already arrived at Gongzi Rui's side, and Gong Zirui looked at them in surprise, Dao Xuan smiled slightly, but Dao Zhen made a gesture, and Gong Zirui understood, and his guards were also startled at this time, they didn't find out What, but Daoxuan's behavior is too familiar, it was like this in the previous assassinations.

They coincidentally stood in their respective positions, the swords in their hands were out of their sheaths.

Mo Xian felt the arrival of the assassins, and was startled. This time, they were actually practitioners. They were so good at hiding that even Mo Xian couldn't locate them accurately.

Mo Xian flipped his hands over, the six thin brilliance flashed and disappeared, and he placed the Liuhe needle.

Xie Cao'er quietly punched a golden light talisman into the tent, and then disappeared in a flash of inspiration. Mo Xian glanced at her and nodded. After several assassinations, she became much shrewder.

Four streaks of black smoke suddenly appeared in the air and rushed towards Mo Xian and the others.

(End of this chapter)