Chapter 276 - Value is in the Character (1/2)
Chapter 276: Value is in the Character
Translator: CKtalon <i class="_hr">Editor: CKtalon
“System, what must This Penniless Monk do to Red Boy before the mission is considered coht till he becozheng peeled off a few bamboo shoots and threw the tea, it tasted sweet and refreshi+ng, rather different from other teas
“What do you think?” asked the System
“This Penniless Monk will decide?”
“Of course not However, ould ht about it Bodhisattva had offered ave him the mission It would be abnorzheng slowly enjoyed his tea and pondered the probleer This problem was one they had pondered before In a conversation between Zen Master Hongyan and Zen Master One Finger…
Back then, One Finger Monastery was still One Finger Te returned and saw Zen Master Hongyan and Zen Master One Finger sitting in the yard chatting Fangzheng did not interrupt He squatted by the door and fell into a daze He did not like the restrictive feeling of facing Zen Master Hongyun
“Abbot One Finger, that Fangzheng is so mischievous Is it really okay to let him run freely at the foot of the … Heh heh Hongyun, what do you think should be done?”
Zen Master Hongyan pondered before saying, “At the very least, discipline him Rein hi if I tried to change hiht raise of an eyebrow
Zen Master Hongyan was slightly taken aback and frowned, “Cultivation is meant to be arduous, lonely If one cannot cale in Zen er pointed at a rock “Do you think a rock can engage in Zen yun frowned “How could it, it is not alive”
Zen Master One Finger replied, “Precisely So without life cannot ently spread his ar the area around him “This Penniless Monk believes that a person’s character is the hallmark of life If a person’s character is destroyed, it’s equivalent to to destroying who they are, wiping their existence from the world Take this rock as exaed all the stones to look exactly the same would the stone still be special, would its worth not disappear?”
Zen Master Hongyan nodded slightly, stopped, then tapped his chin “Such a personality would make one er nodded “This Penniless Monk always believes that that theone’s character It’s to cultivate in good Changing the bad, keeping the good while ht way If everyone were to cultivate according to the personality of Buddha, is there still a need for Maitreya Buddha or the Bodhisattvas or Arhats who each have different personalities? Tolerance brings greatness, respect Buddhis and still thrive, is because all rivers run into the sea each individuals path may differ, but each has the potential to reach the final destination”
He szheng is roguish, his true nature is good Hethem off farm plots, but he would share the wild fruits with the other children who are hungry When caught, he will step forward to be punished protecting friends who are as guilty as he is”