The next day, Zen Master Wukong took Li Zheng to that flat place again.Li Zheng thought to himself, it seems that he is going to punch and kick himself again to test his emotional reaction.I have to be tough this time, even if I am beaten by them, I can't react at all, and I can't be looked down upon.Unfortunately, no.After arriving at that place, Xia Ke didn't say a word, grabbed Li Zheng's arm, and flew away into the sky.In an instant, when he reached a hundred feet in the air, Li Zheng only felt that there was no place for his hands and feet, and there was no place for his heart.Glancing down occasionally, I immediately became dizzy and sweaty on my hands and feet.Hurriedly turned his head and said to Xia Ke: "Senior sister, what are you doing here?"
At this height, it is no better than above the flat ground.On the flat ground, it doesn't matter how much you hit me.If I fall down at this height, I'm going to be crushed!
”"Senior sister, you have to catch me!""
Senior sister, let's hurry up!"
After talking for a long time, Xia Ke didn't react at all.Instead, a gust of wind blew and poured into Li Zheng's mouth, blocking all his words.Suddenly, only a "stab" sound was heard, and the clothes on Li Zheng's shoulders were torn, and without Xia Ke pulling them, Li Zheng fell down at an extremely fast speed."
Senior brother, why don't you catch me!""
Senior brother, be careful!"
Xia Ke's anxious voice came from behind him, but unfortunately Li Zheng didn't have time to think about it, at this moment he was already about to faint in extreme fear and nervousness......
In the end, of course, he didn't fall to the ground with a "thud" and turned into a mess of meatloaf.When he was about to land, Wukong went up and hugged him, led him forward for a long time, unloaded the powerful falling inertia, and then put him on the ground.Looking at Li Zheng, who was pale and couldn't stand steadily, Xia Ke and Ci'an smiled again.After a long while, Li Zheng came back and glared at the two: "Which one are you doing?"
”Wukong Zen Master still smiled and said: "Today, in fact, it is the same as yesterday, it is to train you to control your emotional reaction, yesterday, under our unprovoked beating, you showed grievances, resentment, and today, after being taken to the sky, you were thrown down, you showed fear." ”"Although the performance is different, it will affect your calm mind, it will affect your control over yourself, and it will affect your judgment.These are all things that you have to learn to overcome.And from your performance, you're really bad, so we're probably going to be training for a long time. ”Although he was still a little unhappy, Li Zheng had nothing to say.If you want to be more in control of yourself, these pains and discomforts are all things that you have to go through.…… In the following days, Li Zheng continued similar training under the arrangement of Wukong Zen Master and Xia Ke.In the blink of an eye, three months have passed.Li Zheng has gone from being happy at the beginning to being able to enjoy it later.If he hadn't gone through these trainings, Li Zheng would never have imagined that it would be such a wonderful thing to be able to control his emotions freely.When he was a child, he thought that being a monk would be so boring to keep the rules and precepts.Although he is not a monk now, he lives a life like a monk, but he does not feel very bored, but has a joy born from within.It's really "I don't know me".…… Three months on, the weather has gone from the good of spring to the heat of summer.However, there was still no decent attack from the beast's side.Perhaps, the beast is satisfied with the territory it has already gained, and does not ask for more.Perhaps, the beast continues to gather strength.It didn't matter if they didn't come, but Li Zheng could concentrate on his training.…… On this day, Li Zheng still got up early and went outside the barracks to practice boxing as usual.In July, the sun is already scorching in the morning.After practicing boxing for a while, Li Zheng was soaked with sweat, went back and rinsed a little, and Zen Master Wukong came in."
Master, what class is scheduled for today?"
Li Zheng asked with a smile.Now, Li Zheng is already looking forward to the daily lessons, facing all kinds of tests such as danger, humiliation, and abuse, and being able to be unmoved, and not be affected by fear, anger, resentment and other emotions, which is really a very wonderful experience."
There are no classes scheduled today."
Wukong Zen Master said."
Why?"
Li Zheng was a little disappointed, "Does Master think that I have already cultivated at home and don't need to arrange any more classes?"
But I think I'm much worse!
”Zen Master Wukong smiled and said, "Cultivating to home?
How dare you think about it!
Your master and I have been practicing for decades, but I don't dare to say that I have cultivated at home, but you actually feel that you have cultivated at home!
”Li Zhengdao: "Master, how can I compare with you!"
Your home is to be on the Arhat Path.My home is just a matter of better control of my body and mind, and my home is closer, so of course I can get there faster!
”Wukong Zen Master said: "Don't be clever, since you have learned, you must learn to come out."
Otherwise, if I go out and say that I am my apprentice, I will feel ashamed as a teacher. ”Li Zhengdao: "Since you haven't arrived home yet, why doesn't Master continue to arrange classes?"
”Zen Master Wukong said: "Of course I have a reason.My Buddhist practice pays attention to knowing a word.Only when you know the truth and then you cultivate can you attain enlightenment.If you don't even know the truth, cultivation is also blind cultivation, and enlightenment is also blind enlightenment.Before, you had a lot of old habits, and even if you reasoned, you couldn't understand it.Now that you've got the initial concentration, I think it's time to reason with you. ”"Only after understanding these truths will you know that not letting you be affected by emotions such as fear, anger, resentment, etc., is not only due to your need to control your emotions, but also because you don't need to produce these emotions at all."
Li Zheng thought for a while, not knowing what Zen Master Wukong wanted to say, so he said, "Master, what you said is too profound, can you give an easy-to-understand example?"
”Wukong Zen Master blushed, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel, and shouted, "Where is so much nonsense?
Listen to me!
”"Master, you say."
Li Zheng smiled slightly and said.Zen Master Wukong wiped a handful of sweat again, thinking, this apprentice is really annoying, I teach not to be swayed by emotions, but he made me anxious.Seeing that Li Zheng didn't seem to notice this, he calmed down and continued: "Things in the world have causes and effects.To say that you don't have to have those emotions, you have to look at them from a causal point of view, such as fear: should you be afraid when you suddenly encounter a tiger when you are helpless?
”"No!
Why?
If you don't feel fear, the tiger will eat you, and if you feel fear, the tiger will eat you, and it doesn't change the outcome, so it doesn't make sense for you to feel fear. ”"This is in effect.In terms of causes, in our first class, Xia Ke and I beat you up, and you felt aggrieved and resentful, but you didn't know that the reason why we beat you was to train you to control your emotions.If you understand this cause, you should not feel aggrieved and resentful. ”"Ordinary people, when they encounter something, they will immediately have a general impression, when they see an ugly person, they will immediately feel disgusted, and subconsciously feel that he is not a good person, even if he says something reasonable, you will feel unreasonable, even if he does the right thing, you will feel that something is wrong.""
And when you meet a handsome and dashing person, you will immediately have a sense of pleasure, and subconsciously feel that he is a good person, even if he says something unreasonable, you will be round for him, even if he does something wrong, you will think of the last resort for him.""
People like to take refuge and make it easy, and so is the thinking of people, who always tend to make judgments based on one-sided things, or based on past experience, or on previous habits, or according to their own preferences, and then produce all kinds of emotions of joy or sorrow, but they do not know that this judgment is fundamentally inaccurate.""
A great sage once said: should have no place to live and give birth to its heart, that is, when encountering things, do not be swayed by one-sided things, before you figure out what is going on, you will first have a prediction, and a judgment will inevitably lead to various emotions, but to understand the original flavor of the whole thing, and then make a judgment after mastering comprehensive information, so that you can make an accurate judgment, and after you understand the original situation of the whole thing, know the cause and effect, and you will not have too strong emotional reactions."
After speaking, Zen Master Wukong looked at Li Zheng with longing eyes.You know, he thought about these things for half a night last night.He hoped that after Li Zheng listened to it, he would feel like an initiation.Unfortunately, it didn't.Li Zheng stared blankly at Zen Master Wukong, as if he didn't know what he wanted to say.Zen Master Wukong wiped the sweat from his face again, and could only tell him again, and told him many vivid examples.Li Zheng sometimes asked, thoughtful, sometimes frowned and was silent, and encountered great difficulties.The two said back and forth repeatedly, and after working for most of the morning, Li seemed to finally understand a little."
It is necessary to live without dwelling, that is, not to make a prejudgment when something happens, because it will lead you in the direction you want, and this direction may be contrary to the truth, and thus make you make wrong judgments.Too strong an emotional reaction will also affect your thinking and judgment, and you should also not do it.Being mindful of life, like an emotional reaction that is too intense, can affect your rational judgment and should therefore be avoided.Master, am I right to say that?
”Li Zheng straightened out his thoughts and said."
Well, basically, right?"
Zen Master Wukong wiped the sweat from his face, wanted to say something, and finally closed his mouth again."
But that's not right, Master......"
Li Zheng seemed to have questions.Seeing that he still had questions, Zen Master Wukong couldn't help but pick up the towel again and wipe it on his face......