008 Chapter 10 days of impurity, and chant chrysanthemum blooming overnight

(Preface: Do you know what is the highest level of fortune-telling? Do you know what is the fulfillment of your wishes?)

A car roared over, and there was still no intention to slow down when it arrived at the Phoenix Bridge. The model was Mercedes-Benz 300. At that time, many high-end cars have not yet been released, and even fewer have been seen in China. This small Mercedes-Benz is already the best in Wucheng. The streets are all Rada, Volga, and Poronics. There is an ordinary Santa, which is already very impressive, and the Mercedes-Benz is even more awesome.

It had just rained, and the road surface at the bridge was uneven and there was a lot of water. The car drove by the highway and splashed all the way. Many people on the roadside were dodged and were poured on. Not far away, there were also some mud ideas on Mr. Zhang’s clothes. Just as Mr. Zhang frowned, there was a harsh sound of brakes on the bridge. It turned out that a peasant woman who occupied the road and set up a stall accidentally slipped when she got up to hide, and the vegetable basket was overturned, blocking the way of Mercedes-Benz.

Fortunately, I didn't hit someone! As soon as I breathed a sigh of relief, I saw the Mercedes-Benz's car window rolling down. A man in his forties poked his head out and cursed at the peasant woman. The peasant woman did not dare to say anything, and shrank her head and put away the things that had rolled all over the floor. The man's face and eyes were a little red. It seemed that he had drunk wine. After he had scolded enough, he started the car and brought the mud and water all the way away.

"Damn! Is it great to have money? Domineering!" I sat there and muttered quietly. Mr. Zhang, who was beside him, heard my words, turned his head and looked at me with a smile and said, "Is rich? Boy, you've made a mistake. In short, you are much richer than that person."

"Mr. Zhang, what are you kidding? I am richer than him? People drive Mercedes-Benz!"

Mr. Zhang's expression still seemed to be smiling: "Of course I'm not talking nonsense. You are indeed richer than him. As far as I know, your money is at least tens of millions more than him!"

"Ten millions? I don't even have dozens of dollars! Mr. Zhang, are you okay today? Are you doing too much fortune telling? I'm a little tired of brains!"

Mr. Zhang: "There were not many fortune tellers in the morning. How could I be tired? I knew the one who drove a Mercedes-Benz just now. His name was Wang Yongwu, nicknamed Wang Laohu, and he was the boss of Wucheng Guotou Jian'an Company. This company is an affiliated unit. It is hard to tell whether it is personal or national. Anyway, it is the boss. Guotou Jian'an Company currently has a net debt of tens of millions, and although you only have dozens of yuan in your pocket, is it tens of millions more than him?"

So that's the case! I do have much richer than that person. But I seem to be tens of millions more than him, but I am still a pauper, and the man is still driving a Mercedes-Benz all over the street. Seeing my sad look on my face, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but smile: "Boy, are you a little lost? It seems that you don't understand the concept of wealth and poverty in this world. How much wealth a person has does not depend on how much money he has in name, but on how many assets and resources he controls in this society. Let's talk about that Wang Laohu. Although the assets are negative for tens of millions, there is a large construction company that is still operating, there are projects to take, and banks are willing to lend him. He can still live his good life, and you still live your poor life."

"But such a person... is too unreasonable!"

"What, do you dislike him? Then I'll give you a chance to make him unlucky, will you do it?" Mr. Zhang stared at me thoughtfully.

"Mr. Zhang, what are you kidding? I don't have that ability."

Mr. Zhang smiled and said, "You didn't have this ability, but you had it when you met me. I am a fortune teller, and you have been with me for a long time. So do you know what the highest level of fortune telling is?"

"The highest level of fortune-telling? Is it like a god?"

Mr. Zhang smiled mysteriously: "Wrong! It's not that it's like a god, nor that it's iron-toothed and bronze-toothed, but the legendary golden-mouthed and jade words. There are three types of supernatural powers in the world, including Tao, law, and art. Although the sorcerer is inferior, he still has great supernatural powers when he practices to the highest level."

"Wait, what are you saying about golden words? Isn't that what the emperor means? What does it have to do with fortune tellers?"

Mr. Zhang: "The emperor's imperial edict is called "Jinkou and Yuyan", but this can also be the highest level of fortune-telling. That is to say, he will do whatever he says, no matter whether his original fate is good or bad. There is a saying that you have not heard of "You can do it, you can do it, you can't do it; you can't do it if you don't do it, you can't do it, you can't do it if you don't do it; you can't accept it!" This is the highest level of fortune-telling. I will give you a chance today, and you can say, "What do you want that Wang Hu?"

"Mr. Zhang, do you mean you have reached the highest level of fortune-telling?"

Mr. Zhang smiled mysteriously again: "I didn't say that. Golden words may not be fortune-telling, or human affairs. A Taoist may have some supernatural powers after a hundred years of hard work, but in this world, supernatural powers may not be sought from Taoist arts. I will teach you a lesson today. Tell me quickly, what do you hope for him?"

Mr. Zhang asked repeatedly, and I spoke: "If possible, I hope he will no longer be so arrogant. If such a person has no money, I don't know how he will look like. In short, there is a lack of a disaster in the world. That's a good thing!"

"Okay! I'm waiting for you." As he said that, Mr. Zhang took out a black brick like a magic trick - Big Brother! Now these things are called mobile phones, colorful, small and exquisite, and the price is not expensive. But in that era, mobile phones were still very rare, and most of them were one type, with black bricks and long antennas, analog signals. It costs 20,000 yuan to buy one, and the phone bill is very high. It's not an ordinary person's thing. Mr. Zhang ignored my wide eyes, but picked up my brother and dialed a number and said, "Xiao Li... Yes, it's me... We won't do the credit guarantee of Guotou Jianan Company... Also, this project bidding also kicked Wang Laohu out... OK, it's okay."

Mr. Zhang hung up the phone and said to me leisurely, "Okay, in a few months, Wang Laohu's company will be over. Young man, no matter who you sent you, no matter what your purpose is, I was once given the kindness of you to sweep the floor. According to the rules of my master, I will help you fulfill a wish. Now that you have done everything you should do, I will advise you not to make any more attempts..."

"Aim - What can I do? What does this have to do with Wang Laohu? I don't know him. Who did you say I was sent by me? Are you saying that our classmate is gentleman?...What's the purpose? He asked me to learn Taoism from you, but I don't know what's going on..." I was a little confused at that time, and I couldn't help but tell all the truth.

"Boy, what are you talking about? Tell me a little more clearly." Unexpectedly, my words made Mr. Zhang feel puzzled. He asked, "What classmate you just said, what else is there? What's going on?"

After hearing Mr. Zhang’s question, I told him only: I went to Phoenix Bridge with my classmates that day, and I noticed that Mr. Zhang was different from others, so I became curious. After hearing this, Mr. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief: "So that's the case. It seems that I am too careless, sorry. Alas! I thought I was hiding in the market and concealed it very well, but I didn’t expect that I would accidentally reveal traces. Thank you for your reminder, I have to pay attention to my clothes in the future. It’s really funny. That Wang Laohu is really wronged and doesn’t know how he is unlucky. This is fate!"

"Mr. Zhang, why are you too careful? Why can't I understand? What's going on with your big brother? Do you suspect that I want to steal your big brother? I don't know you have this thing, you're too careful..."

Mr. Zhang was picking up the teacup and taking a sip of water. He heard my words spray all over the ground. He almost choked. He held back his smile and said to me, "Young man, you are so funny! Don't ask what's going on. Don't you want to learn Taoism from me? My master's sect teaches numerology, and the rules are limited to you. But don't be disappointed. For the sake of you having been with me for so many days, I can teach you another set of kung fu. This set of kung fu was not taught by my master, so it doesn't matter if I pass it on to you. I won't set up a stall today, please follow me."

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It seems that Mr. Zhang is indeed a master. But what is unexpected is that this master is very strange. Not only is he proficient in "number" and "Taoism", but he also completely destroyed the arrogant Wang Laohu with just one phone call (he is actually the elder brother). Although I was full of curiosity about Mr. Zhang's origin, since he didn't want to say it, I wouldn't ask. The master's temper is special and he can't guess based on common sense. After I met Feng Junzi and Shang Yunfei, I knew this.

Mr. Zhang led me across the Phoenix Bridge and headed north along the embankment of the Jushui River. He also made several calls on the road. After walking for about half an hour, he gradually couldn't see anyone else. Mr. Zhang suddenly stopped at this time, pointed to a ball of black things on the distant river beach and said to me: "You're here. Walk over and stand there, look at it with your eyes open, and don't close your eyes or move within ten minutes!"

I was puzzled, but I walked over honestly as Mr. Zhang said. Before I could get closer, the black thing "buzzed" like a black cloud. Oh my god! It was all green-headed rope! Looking at the ground, there was an animal corpse. The specific animal was highly decayed and unrecognizable. The maggots were arching between the white bones and the rotten flesh flowing with rotten water. The scene was extremely disgusting. My stomach tightened, and a stream of sour water couldn't help but vomit. I still had to endure it, because Mr. Zhang said that he was not allowed to move, not close his eyes, and he had to persist for ten minutes!

These ten minutes are probably the most difficult ten minutes in my life. I fell over green-headed flies. Although I forced myself to vomit, my nerves were almost broken when I opened my eyes. After ten minutes, maybe ten hours, I felt that the time was very long. Mr. Zhang finally walked to me and patted my shoulder. I almost sat down. At this time, my calves were a little soft. Mr. Zhang supported me: "The time is up, have you seen it clearly? Have you imprinted it in your mind?"

I didn't say anything, and nodded with a pale face. Mr. Zhang continued, "You have to look at the next scene with wide eyes. You must not miss it at all. You must concentrate on your mind." As he said, Mr. Zhang drew a match and threw it on the rotten corpse. He heard a "bang", and the flame immediately rose up, just like the rotten corpse was soaked in fuel. The fierce flame was burning, and the flies flying in the sky rushed into the flame like a demon, and then burned and fell. The fire was extremely fierce, without smoke, and the flame was pure and almost without any impurities. Time was not long, and the raging fire had been extinguished, leaving only a thin layer of pure white ash on the ground. A gust of wind blew, and the ashes floated with the wind, revealing the already dry river beach, leaving nothing behind.

It's strange that the disgusting feeling of my internal organs and slightest feeling was burned down by the fire, and the sour water in my stomach finally stopped turbulent. At this time, I remembered that it was December 2nd. Although Wucheng is relatively wet in Jiangnan, where are so many flies in the wild? Could it be Mr. Zhang who was slapping me? I glanced at Mr. Zhang, and he ignored me, but said, "The matter here is over, let's go with me."

Mr. Zhang took me away from the river bank and walked towards the wilderness eastward. This place is already the suburbs of the city, and there is a forest not far away. Through the woods, we walked down a hill. Mr. Zhang stopped in front of the hill and said to me, "You go around this mountain, and then stop in the place where you feel the most comfortable, don't move, don't close your eyes, and hold on for half an hour."

Bypassing the foot of the mountain, there are still woods, but at the foot of the mountain, there are two big rocks standing. Between these big rocks, a clear spring is descending, and a shallow pool is accumulated at the foot of the mountain. The fine stones in the pond and the rocks at the foot of the mountain are pure and milky white, and this ray of mountain spring pours into the pond, waving a transparent wave, which is extremely clear. Standing under the spring, I suddenly realize that the turbidity around my body is washed clean by the clear spring, and I feel extremely happy.

It was not until Mr. Zhang came over and called me that I came to my senses. There was a cave in this small place, and the scenery was really extraordinary! The breeze was coming, and the air had a sweet smell, which had blown away all my discomfort. I took a deep breath in comfort and heard Mr. Zhang say: "What you saw in your eyes just now is the mental method I want to teach you. The key is the word "contemplation", which is called "contemplation"!..."

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"The Buddha taught his disciples the four mindfulnesses, namely, observe the imperfect body, observe the suffering of feelings, observe the impermanence of the mind, and observe the selflessness of the Dharma. The practice of the four mindfulnesses of observing the body is to observe the dead body to realize the truth of the world. The truth is: our body is composed of skin, hair, nails, blood, flesh, bones, and the five internal organs. None of them is clean, and will eventually become deteriorated, which is not worthy of our greed and attachment! Give up self-pity and love, and do not regard the physical body as an object of desire. It must be

We must cultivate the desire to escape from the physical body... A Buddhist poem says: When you think about it in an upside down, you will have a illusion; pus and blood are always mixed together, and the fishy smell is always there. Paper sticks to skin, vines and bones are wrapped around the bones; hair covers the grass, insects live in each other. Only smelly and dirty inside, and only clothes and towels are decorated outside; four elements are not solid, so how can the roots be true? The language wind sounds by itself, and the movement turns and qi flows together; strong names are men and women, and the name is established as the master guest. Three feet of soil for a hundred years, and a pile of dust for eternity; the noble and humble look back, and the wise and foolish are sad. If you live and die, who knows the original person?"

This is what Shang Yunfei explained to me after hearing my question about "Impure Contemplation". After the explanation, he reminded him: "The impurity contemplation you learn should be based on meditation, which is a double xiu of meditation. Only in the state of meditation can you achieve success. Fortunately, you have a little foundation in meditation, so it is okay to practice meditation. However, you have to persist in this technique to gain something. It will be very uncomfortable at the beginning, and it will take at least ten days to understand it."

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After I asked Yun Fei, I ran to Feng Junzi, and Feng Junzi gave me a different explanation from Yun Fei: "Impurity Concept? I have heard of this. In fact, there were ascetic monks in India who practiced the impurity Concept. Once, a group of monks practiced the impurity Concept, and became extremely disgusted with the filth and impurity of the physical body, so they committed suicide. Shi Ye, what do you want to do? Do you want to be an ascetic monk? Be careful not to commit suicide by becoming a devil! Tell me in detail the exercises taught by the fortune teller."

Mr. Zhang taught me two sets of exercises, meditating and practicing every day and at noon.

Practicing at midnight (11 o'clock in the evening to 1 a.m.) means that the fire is impure. The specific technique is to sit in a samadhi, visualize sitting on a pile of firewood like a mountain, the whole body is dirty and impure, and corrupt. As the mind deepens, it gradually becomes unbearable. When it reaches the extreme of unbearable end, visualize that the flames under the seat are ignited, burning all impurities and turning into flying ashes. The flying ashes dissipate, and the original appearance reappears the red light. This light is like a torch, breaking all filth and darkness.

At noon (11:00 noon to 1:00 pm), you practice water observation impurity. The visualization is slightly different. After Ruyi sits in samadhi, you still observe the impurity of the body. But when you are unbearable, you visualize that you have already sat under the clear stream of the nine heavens and receive the erosion of the clear and clean spring in this world. All turbidity goes away with the clear stream, and the whole body is pure and tiny. There is white light, and there is joy in the light, and the joy follows the heart. The seat body is extremely peaceful and the mind is extremely pure.

The most important thing about this method of observation is two points. One is that the state of concentration can only be achieved by in-depth concentration, and the other is that in-depth mind can only be observed by in-depth thinking. Regarding the state of concentration, I already have a little foundation, which is not too difficult. I have no experience of the state of visualization, but the experience of Mr. Zhang leading me out on a trip has been deeply imprinted in my mind, so it is not very difficult to visualize.

After listening to me explaining this set of exercises, Feng Junzi sighed: "Shi Ye, it seems that this is God's will! You have just realized the state of first meditation, and someone has taught you the mental method of practicing Buddhism. You should not learn the alchemy for the time being, and practice this impurity first. You have a wonderful point in your practice. It seems that it is not a pure impurity view, but it is like a Buddha and close to the path, and it has a bit of the meaning of easy muscles and marrow cleaning. According to my analysis, it has the supernatural power of mind power. As for whether you can achieve the achievement of this mind power, it depends on your fortune. If the mind power is really successful, then Liu Yiyi can come out in the Qingming Mirror."

Feng Junzi suddenly mentioned Liu Yiyi, and I quickly asked: "What is mental power? What does this have to do with Yiyi?"

Feng Junzi waved his hand: "You will know if you have it, and it's useless to ask now. But I want to tell you that you only need to practice this technique for ten days. If there is no effect within ten days, then it will be useless to practice for another hundred years. So you don't have to worry, as there will naturally be results in ten days."

Shang Yunfei said that the mental method of impurity can only be understood for at least ten days. Feng Junzi said that this mental method can only be practiced for ten days at most. If you can’t practice things, you don’t need to practice it anymore. This kind of mental power can help Yiyi. It seems that no matter whether it succeeds or not, I will try it. Thinking of this, I remembered another thing and asked Feng Junzi: "Mr. Zhang wants me to meditate in Ziwu. It’s okay this night, but what should I do at noon?"

This is indeed a problem. The lights in the dormitory are usually turned off at 10:30, and by midnight, most people are already asleep. I have no problem in meditating in bed. But lunch is exactly the time for lunch and lunch break. At lunch, the dormitory is knocking on the basin and bowls, and people are coming and going. After lunch, most people do not take a lunch break, but play football in the playground not far from the dormitory, which is also quite noisy. I know that my characterization is not yet so high that I can't imitate my seniors studying in the downtown city, let alone meditating and entering a meditation.

Feng Junzi also frowned and pondered for a moment, and looked up and said, "It's really a problem. I'll do it to the end. Come with me." I followed Feng Junzi to the Zhuangyuan Bridge outside the south gate of the school. This ancient monument that has been desolate for hundreds of years was very deserted. Feng Junzi followed the camphor tree on the wall of the pond to the bottom of the bridge, and I also climbed down. This is where I accidentally got the Qingming Mirror. It seems that Feng Junzi has been here many times. He walked along the bottom of the pond with water exposed beside the pond wall to a bridge arch, and waved to me to follow him.

Zhuangyuan Bridge is a three-arch white stone bridge. Due to the lack of attention for hundreds of years, the long green branches hanging from the bridge have almost covered the bridge hole. Pushing the vines and walking under the southernmost bridge arch, I found that there was not much water here, and most of the pools were exposed to the water surface dry. In the middle of the bridge hole, there was a large white stone lying there. The stone surface was very flat, as if it was the same as the bridge body. On the white stone, there was a vine grass futon wrapped in red cloth, and there were four eye-catching yellow words: "Jiulin Zen Temple".

Feng Junzi pointed at the cushion and said to me: "This place is very quiet and there is no disturbance. You can meditate here at noon."

This is indeed a good place, it is simply a "cave house" prepared for practitioners. It seems that Feng Junzi has spent a lot of effort to find such a place. No wonder he once said that I picked up the Qingming Mirror under the Zhuangyuan Bridge and was lucky. He had been here many times but didn't find this treasure. I was a little confused when I looked at the Putuan. I have heard of the four words Jiulin Zen Temple. The largest temple in Wucheng District is Jiulin Temple in the north of the city. Guangjiao Temple, ten miles outside the same city, is also the most important Buddhist center in Wucheng City. I pointed at Putuan and asked Feng Junzi: "Isn't this something from Jiulin Temple? How did you get it?"

Feng Junzi scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Last time I went to Jiulin Temple to visit, I saw the little monk dozing off in the Main Hall. No one paid attention to me, so I just used it..."

"What! Did you steal this? Wherever you go, you actually stole things to the temple!"

"Steal? Don't be so ugly. Things about practitioners cannot be considered stealing. I also put five dollars in the merit box of Jiulin Temple. I swear to God that I only had five dollars in my pocket at that time, and I gave them all. Isn't it okay to rent a futon?... Don't worry, just meditate here at noon. It seems that you can't have lunch these ten days, but it doesn't matter if you eat less."

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Ten days later, outside the flower bed opposite the principal's office, I was quietly looking at the bushes of budding flowers, wondering why Feng Junzi asked me to come to this place? While wondering, Feng Junzi's voice came from behind: "It's already the 10th month of the lunar calendar, but fortunately the weather in the south of the Yangtze River is still warm, and there is still a place to enjoy chrysanthemums. Shiye, is this juvenile beautiful?"

"It's not open yet, how do I know if it looks good?"

While speaking, Feng Junzi had already walked to his side and pointed at the flower and asked, "Do you want to see the flowers bloom? This is easy to deal with. Now you need to test the results of your practice of impurity in the past ten days. Have you experienced what the power of mind is?... Don't understand it? It doesn't matter, I'll demonstrate it to you-" While speaking, he stretched out his left hand and held my right hand, and pointed at a flower that had not yet bloomed. Nianwen said, "Borrowing the magical powers, the flowers bloom!"

This is another move! But this time my body was just slightly numb, and it was not as soft as the previous few times. I saw the flower plate on Feng Junzi's finger miraculously opening it at a slow speed that was almost visible to the naked eye. The long petals rolled and unfolded in the morning breeze, revealing pink and yellow buds. It took about one minute, or three minutes, but in short, it was completely blooming!

Feng Junzi let go of his hand, looked at me with a surprised look and smiled: "This is the supernatural power of mind. There is no mantra. You just need to use your mind in the state of concentration, which is the legendary 'wishes come true'. I'm finished performing, it's your turn, you can try..." After saying that, he ignored me, turned around and left.

After Feng Junzi left, I looked at the flower in a steady state, and it took a long time to accept the fact that "the flower blooms with a blink of an eye". No matter how incredible it is, it happened in front of me! I imitated Feng Junzi and pointed at a budding flower, using my heart to make it bloom. However, after a long time, the flower pattern had not moved, and the sky gradually darkened. Looking at the time, I stood here stupidly for more than an hour!

I felt a little depressed. It seemed that I had not obtained the "mind power" mentioned by Feng Junzi in the past ten days of practice. Feng Junzi once said that if I cannot practice within ten days, it would be useless. And this mental power can help Yiyi in the Qingming Mirror. It doesn't matter whether I have supernatural powers or not. What should I do? Thinking of this, I suddenly had a little doubt: Feng Junzi's demonstration just now, he clearly had the supernatural powers of this mental power, so why didn't he go directly to help Yiyi get out of trouble and ask me to practice on the contrary? Also, why do he always have to "use magical powers"?
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