Chapter 755 The Difference Between Buddha and Demon

Chapter 755 The Difference Between Buddha and Demon

Thus I have heard: Just purify the original mind, make the six consciousnesses come out of the six gates, in the six dusts, without stain or mixture, come and go freely, and use without hindrance, that is the Prajna Samadhi, free liberation, observation of freedom, seeing the Tathagata, everything is from the heart, free and at ease.

That is to teach those sentient beings to practice the holy way, to let go of delusion, and after leaving delusion, to obtain the infinite wisdom of the Tathagata, to benefit and comfort all sentient beings, this is the tenth aspect of the Tathagata's heart, all Bodhisattvas and Mahasattvas should know it like this.

This is the original words of the Buddha.

Because the four words "Thus I have heard" mean that what was heard under the seat of the Tathagata, it can only be used in this situation. This is what Shariputra said to Li Qiming that he heard in front of the Buddha.

This sentence means that although "I am the only one in heaven and earth", in fact, everything is from the heart, it does not mean that the heart is everything. The so-called freedom of the "heart" is limited.

And the boundary of the heart is the boundary of freedom, and the boundary of freedom is determined by wisdom.

‘The Tathagata in the heart’ is not the only subjective, but the subjective of oneself.

In other words, my subjective is not ‘the demon’, but ‘myself’

This is a very smooth logic.

If everything is really free, and ‘heart’, that is, self-consciousness, is the greatest and most extreme freedom, then… how is the demon sealed?

Therefore, the freedom of the demon actually requires the demon to use wisdom to mediate.

Even if it is ‘the sum of all realities’ and ‘the end of all dharmas’, the demon believes that he is everything and everything is a part of him, but the boundary of his freedom is still his own ‘wisdom’.

The demon wants to pursue an absolute free heart and become the perfect thing of all, so… the demon has achieved absolute unfreedom.

The demon who seems to be free, the demon who seems to be ‘everything is determined by the heart’, because of this point explained by the Buddha, leads to the absolute distinction between Buddha and demon.

It is so turbid, who can make it clear by being still? Who can live slowly by being at peace? Those who protect this Tao do not want to be full. Only because it is not full, it can cover up the new achievements.

This sentence means that chaos is like dirty water. Who can calm down the turbidity and slowly clarify it? Who can make the quiet change and slowly show vitality?

No one can.

The world is chaotic and everything will be in change.

Therefore, the "Tao" will not be complacent. It is precisely because the "Tao" is never complacent that it can be renewed, keep progressing, and constantly innovate a new reality.

This is freedom. The world driven by the "Tao" and the changing world have the motivation to progress. Because of the satisfaction of wisdom itself, we will do all kinds of things and complete things that were once impossible to complete.

Therefore, Buddhism chooses to teach sentient beings to learn to think, learn to use wisdom to seek the original heart, and finally get wisdom and freedom.

This is the difference between Buddha and demon. This is the definition of freedom.

Buddha frankly acknowledges the boundaries of "freedom" and the limitations of "heart". Buddha is not as greedy as demons. He does not regard himself as the "ultimate" and does not want everything. Instead, he gets freedom.

Demons expand the ‘heart’ to the boundaries of everything, making the ‘heart’ the cause of everything and the foundation of all things, but thus bind their hearts to ‘everything’.

Since the ‘heart’ is ‘everything’, then the ‘heart’ is also bound to ‘everything’, and above everything, there is nothing.

But the Buddha completely removes the bondage of the heart. The freedom of the Buddha is the freedom of a person who has achieved great wisdom after enlightenment and is freed from all causes of suffering.

This alone is enough to explain how the Buddha suppressed the demons.

Yes, the Buddha is the demon.

Because... the Buddha is the heart, and the demon is also the heart. In this respect, the two are the same.

But through the Buddha's lightness, the ‘Buddha heart’ and the ‘demon heart’ are distinguished, and the Buddha heart that everyone has is separated from the demon heart that is unique to all things.

The unity of Buddha and demon does not seem to be so difficult to understand.

Those who are forever free from delusion and attachment can see the Tathagata in their own body. The vast wisdom is called the Buddha.

Demons are the ultimate delusion and obsession. They think that their mind is all reality and they are obsessed with perfection. Only by giving up such obsession, clarifying confusion, and leaving anger and ignorance behind can they become Buddhas.

The nature of the Dharma is boundless. How can it be measured by the mind?

The true nature is not a form. How can it be explained by words? Therefore, sentient beings are boundless and the Dharma sea is boundless.

What the demon said is like looking for a shape in a mirror. When you realize that the Dharma is unborn, you can transcend it with one thought. Why do you need to talk about it in detail?

This is Prajnaparamita, that is, the wisdom of the other shore, or the ultimate wisdom.

There is a true scripture in Buddhism, called the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra. I think it is like this.

Of course, the demon is sure that he does not agree with this conclusion, but as long as this conclusion makes sense, it can prove the difference between Buddha and demon.

After the Buddha looked at it and explained it, Li Qi suddenly felt that... the demon seemed to be a little pitiful.

So he couldn't help but praise the Buddha.

Is this the wisdom of the Buddha?

Everything that Shariputra explained was completely understood by Li Qi at this moment.

Shariputra saw this, clasped his hands together, and a Dharma image rose behind him. His Dharma image was not in human form, but a Bodhi tree.

Hundreds of thousands of leaves grew on the Bodhi tree, which were blown by the breeze. The wind blew the branches and leaves, producing countless wonderful Dharma sounds, which spread, were clear, sad, bright, subtle and elegant.

Looking at the leaves again, there were hundreds of thousands of Buddha countries, each of which chanted merits and praised Shariputra.

Li Qi saw the bodhi tree, heard its sound, smelled the fragrance, and touched its light and shadow. He immediately felt that his six sense organs were clear and clear, free from all troubles and troubles.

Seeing Li Qi's relieved expression, Shariputra smiled slightly, and then said again: "The donor listens to my words and must eradicate all unwholesome dharma and achieve all good dharma. Because of the solemnity of the divine feet, the body will always be light, peaceful and happy. Because of the solemnity of the five sense organs, Having deep faith and firmness, being diligent and unremitting, always free from delusion, being peaceful and attuned, cutting off all troubles, having the power to be solemn, all resentment to be eliminated, being unable to destroy, being enlightened to being prosperous, being able to always be good at realizing all the dharma, and having the righteous path to be solemn, to obtain the right wisdom. Always present."

"The ocean can be measured, and the abyss can be exhausted. All sentient beings should sincerely seek the Tao, and if they keep working hard, they will be able to overcome the consequences. Why not? You should think about it for yourself, and you should know that the pure Dharma should be taken care of by yourself."

These words made Li Qi's eyes that had been closed open again.

Quiet method!

He knows that the Buddha's method of suppressing demons in the formless realm is the pure method!

But now, what the other party said is the focus of the purification method.

Li Qi immediately sat down and listened carefully to the true meaning of Tao.

Because these words are just 'principles', and if you know the principles and want the Dharma, you need to watch the performance. This is the reason why Sariputta showed the Dharma.

Li Qi observed the Dharma, and the subtle magic began to operate.

At the same time, these spells began to form a magic field.

Shariputra clasped his hands together, and suddenly, many ghosts appeared in front of him.

There are resentful spirits and vicious ghosts. There are no accidents. They all died accidentally.

These ghosts are causally related to Li Qi and Shariputra. In fact... they were killed by Li Qi.

Li Qi had attacked the demon before, but he had directly crushed a world in the World Ring, and all the creatures in this world were annihilated.

Because of this, most of these ghosts died with ugly appearances. Some were swollen like steamed buns, some were blown up beyond recognition by unknown objects, or their bodies were mutilated, or they were covered in blood. Anyway, none of them had their appearance properly cured.

Now these evil spirits have been summoned, and overwhelming resentment is coming.

Li Qi seemed unaware. After all, for him, the grievances of these evil ghosts could be extinguished at the snap of a finger. Even these evil ghosts could not come close to him. They were just the "natural principles" circulating around him. It's enough to annihilate everything.

However, when facing Shariputra, he saw many resentful spirits and evil ghosts, but no resentment or evil spirit.

Because Shariputra is sitting here in front of him, and behind him stands a Bodhi tree made of seven treasures, with flowers and leaves of all seven treasures.

Coral, amber and other seven treasures are used as reflections, and wonderful flowers grow among the leaves. The flowers and leaves are each of a thousand colors, and the veins seem to have hundreds of paintings, like heavenly pearls.

There are many wonderful flowers, made of the golden color of Jambudvipa, like spinning fire wheels, with great light. The wonderful flowers turn into banners and canopies of immeasurable treasures. They bear fruit in the flowers, and the fruits are the Buddha lands of the ten directions, and all the Buddha's deeds also appear in them.

Following Shariputra's performance, a lotus flower appeared out of thin air in the sky, with its twelve petals reunited. The flowers fell from the sky and played the sound of the Dharma. The sound was subtle, describing the perfections of suffering, emptiness, impermanence, and selflessness.

Each of these small flowers has a golden color and emits subtle light. Each leaf of the lotus flower is like a small boat, with eighty-four thousand veins, just like a celestial painting. Each vein has eighty-four thousand lights, which are clear and clear, so that they can all be seen.

The lotus flower turns around, and there is a Bodhisattva who expounds wonderful Dharma to save suffering sentient beings.

Countless ghosts are among them, sitting on the boat one after another, devoutly paying homage to the treasure. Their bodies are like the golden color of Jambudvipa sandalwood. Sitting in the boat, when they see the image sitting there, their minds are opened and they understand clearly.

Countless small boats transformed from smallpox, carrying countless resentful spirits, sailed towards the Buddhist heavens.

Yes, salvation does not mean going to reincarnation, but directly ascending to the heavens and becoming the "human beings" of Buddhism, enjoying many blessings, but...after that, the heavens and humans will also reincarnate. After the five declines of the heavens and humans, they will It depends on fate.

But it was already a huge benefit, and this was Shariputra's compensation for them.

As for the price they have to pay for becoming heavenly beings before they have accomplished their dharma, it is naturally borne by Sariputta, the one who has saved them.

The ghosts raised their hands one after another and rode on the smallpox boats falling from the sky to be reborn in the paradise world. However, when they saw the Bodhi tree continuing to emit brilliance, the ghosts praised the Four Noble Truths, the Three Brightnesses and the Six Paths, and how hundreds of millions of resentful spirits were possessed. Eight liberations.

"I sincerely request Namo's Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to protect him with compassion." Shariputra said as he pinched the magic formula in his hand.

Shariputra is saving the many evil spirits that were born due to the sins Li Qi committed for himself.

However, to a witch, what is the evil of killing?

Nature flows according to its own rules, and there is no such thing as killing. Life and death are just a part of the operation of nature, a strategy implemented by the 'perfect' reality.

So for Wu Jin, no matter how many people he killed, he wouldn't feel anything. Li Qi didn't do it just because he didn't like it.

If it’s a wizard who ‘likes’...

It can only be said that Wu Jin's reputation is not very good to begin with...

You know, in many ways, witches and ghosts are synonymous with weirdness and horror. If witches and ghosts are all good people... then why is there such a stereotype?

The two parents-in-law, Li Qi and Shen Shuibi, are both typical neither good nor evil. Whether they are saving people or killing people, they do not blink an eye. Killing is no pressure for them. Shen Shuibi also did it during the war between humans and witches. Such a thing as killing the world.

Killing people and rescuing people are the same to them. They are purely out of one's heart. It depends on whether they want to do it or not, and whether they need to do it or not.

But this is not the case with Sariputta.

Through the process of explaining the truth to Li Qi, he began to save the souls of the dead together.

Li Qi also knew that he was doing this for himself.

But he wasn't prepared to pay attention.

It’s meaningless, why bother? Those innocent souls? He had already been saved, and he had no other choice at the time. Shariputra wouldn't expect that he would feel guilty, right?

Li Qi's life is full of regrets. As long as he makes up his mind, he will have no regrets and naturally no guilt.

However, at this time.

Li Qi and Shariputra suddenly raised their heads, Shariputra stopped chanting sutras, and Li Qi also stood up respectfully immediately.

Because both of them saw, following Shariputra's salvation spell, a bhikkhu, holding a jewel in his left hand and a tin staff in his right hand, stood on a thousand-leaf green lotus and swayed towards their position.

The opponent should not be the true body, but the projected Dharmakaya, which was summoned by the incantation recited by Shariputra before.

This image is so classic that there is no mistaking it.

Both of them immediately put away their magic formulas and folded their hands. Even Li Qi began to perform Buddhist rituals and shouted respectfully: "Welcome Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva..."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

When Li Qi saw this famous Bodhisattva, he thought that this time his eyes were really opened, and he actually saw this big shot.

If Shariputra hadn't personally recited the Ksitigarbha Sutra, Li Qi didn't know when he would be able to see him.

Therefore, by calling the Buddha's name, you can eliminate the sins of eight billion kalpas of life and death in your thoughts.

At the end of his life, he saw golden lotus flowers like a sun wheel standing in front of him.

After hearing what the Buddha said, you will immediately see the appearance of the Land of Ultimate Bliss.

With such a sincere heart, the sound will be endless, and with ten thoughts, he will be called the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

The person in front of me is the legendary Ksitigarbha, the top existence among the second rank, Maha Bodhisattva, who can even stand side by side with the Buddha, and is only one step away from the status of 'Buddha'.

It’s just that you can’t take this step no matter what, and you can’t become a Buddha no matter what.

Because everyone knows that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva once made a great wish: "Until hell is empty, I will never become a Buddha."

This great wish achieved his Bodhisattva status, but it prevented him from continuing to become a Buddha. If he did not cross the empty hell, it would be absolutely impossible for him to achieve the final status.

In fact, great wishes have no binding force. What truly binds Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is his Taoist mind.

Crossing the empty hell, this is what his Taoist heart wants. In fact, great aspirations will not bring power, nor will they bring constraints. If you deny the great aspirations in your Taoist heart, nothing will happen.

This may be regarded as an obsession...or, in other words, a demonic thought.

Only by seeing through this last obsession, or realizing this ambition, will he complete the final brick of his first-level journey.

Li Qi looked at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. He had already heard about the other person's experience and had thought about visiting him several times.

Nothing else. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is real. He can achieve the first level anytime and anywhere. He can become a Buddha instantly with just one thought.

But his Taoist heart restrained himself, preventing him from raising this idea.

What kind of wonderful state is this?