49, [On the road of practice must be cherished]
It seems that it will be time to go down the mountain in a few days.
Fang Chang kept remembering the problem of solving the original obsession, but he did not bother to work hard. He just waited quietly according to the premonition in the dark.
Now the opportunity to get rid of obsession has finally emerged. As long as you go down the mountain and move forward in the right direction, you will be able to make progress.
But it's not a hurry, now is not the best time to go down the mountain.
Fang Chang adjusted the chessboard on his shoulders and continued to move forward.
Not long after walking, I came to the half-man high mountain temple, but I saw traces of sacrifice here. There were a few branches of burning incense tails and a few ash incense ash in the small furnace in front of the temple.
Fang Chang walked to the temple gate and stomped his feet gently:
"Shen Shan, Fang Chang is here to visit."
Almost instantly, the figure of the mountain god Zhang Chun appeared in front of the temple gate. He looked at the big stone that Fang Chang was carrying, and was a little surprised and nervous, afraid that Fang Shangxian would accidentally smash his temple. He immediately said:
"Be careful, is this?"
"Chess board." Fang Chang's answer was very brief.
The god Zhangshan looked around and saw the pines and cypresses beside the small temple. He often sat with the immortals, so he pointed there: "The immortals on the immortals can be placed here."
Hearing this, Fang Chang nodded, carrying the huge and heavy stone carved by the chessboard, and walked forward.
Then he kicked the big rock that he used to sit with the mountain god down the mountain.
"Then put it here."
After saying that, he lowered the stone on his shoulder and placed it carefully in the newly released position.
Then he clapped his hands, took off the chess basket on his body, and smiled at the god Zhang Shan next to him, "This is a chessboard and chess piece. If the god of the mountain has time, he can learn how to play the method in these days."
The mountain god politely said, "The little god is so frightened that it makes the immortal so hard."
Fang Chang sat down on the stone beside him, waved his hand and smiled, "It's all about being happy, and being idle is also idle. The so-called free and easy thing is nothing more than doing whatever you want, or in other words, you can do whatever you don't want to do."
The god Zhang Shan laughed:
"The little god is so envious of the freedom of the Supreme Immortal."
"Each person has its own benefits," said Fang Chang. "It is free, but the road ahead is unclear, so I can only walk alone and silently. However, those who can walk on this path have already overcome these things and will not be troubled by them at all."
He is not very good at chess, but the mountain god has just started, so the teaching process is quite interesting.
Holding a piece of chess piece and put it on the chessboard, Fang Chang looked up and smiled: "This place is much better than mine, and there is a cover on his head."
The mountain god is immersed in the chessboard. For those who have been bored for hundreds of years, this entertainment is quite fascinating: "There are many pine and cypress here, but in fact, the immortals can also plant trees on the cliffs. There are many beautiful trees in the mountains in the clouds, and they will be transplanted before."
"Good idea." Fang Chang accompanied him a few times and asked, "The incense in this mountain temple is very popular recently?"
"It's really good, at least it's much better than before." The mountain god raised his head happily and told Fang Chang: "Sometimes, the effective saying here has gradually spread at the foot of the mountain. It seems that it was because of the last time when the demons were eliminated? The little god did not explore it."
"Many pedestrians passing by the official road occasionally turn here, pay a little incense, and pray for peace on the road. Although there are not many people, for the little god, this is a difference between existence and non-existence, which is tantamount to the world."
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The small melon field in Fangchang ushered in the harvest season.
The growth period of things like melon ranges from two months to half a year. According to the variety, the time length varies greatly.
After opening this small melon field next to the initial shack, Fang Chang went to see it every now and watered it. At the same time, he also witnessed the complete process of their sprouting, climbing, blooming, and bearing fruit.
Today, there is finally a melon that looks ready to eat.
The temperature difference between day and night on Xianqi Cliff is not small, which is very conducive to increasing sugar content of fruits and melons.
In this melon field, there are also melon flowers blooming, and many young melons about inches have just swelled up, with petals on the front end.
In the next month, I will not lack melons to eat.
Dozens of sorghum trees next to the melon field are growing well. They are still early before they mature, but they are already standing on the cliff with their heads raised to the sky, with thick support and insertion into the soil at the bottom, steadily supporting them, not afraid of the cold wind of the mountain.
Fang Chang picked the first ripe melon, walked slowly to the stream to wash it, and then returned to the front of the house.
Sitting down on the stone bench, he looked at the melon in his hand and opened his mouth to chew it.
This melon is like being brought from Linxi Village, the village at the foot of the mountain. It is like a melon planted after eating it. It is full of fragrance, sweet, crispy and refreshing, and has a very good taste.
A new ginkgo tree was added next to the stone table and stone bench.
Two fingers are as thick as one person, and one person is tall, holding onto a few leaves, swaying slightly in the mountain breeze.
I saw pine and cypress shade outside the Sect of Zhangshan, Fang Chang liked it a little, so I found this sapling in the mountains and transplanted it next to me.
When it grows up, when it falls in autumn, the ground will be full of golden leaves.
Eating melons, Fang Chang thought about things silently.
I will definitely need to go down the mountain in a few days. The opportunity to solve this original obsession has come and I am just right to travel.
Originally, one's personality is to follow the situation and take the path of cultivation after living for a lifetime, which is also a coincidence.
Fortunately, his state of mind was in line with the great way in the book, and his cultivation was very rapid.
To attain the Tao, first one should understand the Tao, and first one should cultivate the mind when practicing.
The two books "The Path of Practice" and "The Path of Practice" in Fang Chang's hand are: one explains the Tao and the other shows the way.
Among them, the Tao is before the Dharma. After understanding this great Dao, as long as the state of mind is achieved, although the method you are practicing is also important, it is just an auxiliary, and your cultivation will naturally quickly keep up with your state of mind.
It can even be said that from ancient times to the present, Dharma will change, but Tao will not change.
As for the various techniques you use, you don’t need to pay too much attention. When you reach your cultivation level, you will naturally be able to understand it when you need it.
In addition, no matter how opportunities, cause and effect are controlled, the so-called plan depends on others and accomplishing things, and caring too much will only become obsessions.
There is only one way to deal with it:
Let it go.
If you do things in daily life, you must not be trapped in the mud. However, if things come in person and avoiding them against your will, it seems wise, but it will make the heart of Taoist dusty. Therefore, no matter what you encounter, face it calmly.
There is nothing in the world that can last forever, and no creature can last forever.
Mountains and rocks will decay and weather, the sea will evaporate and dry up, the sun, moon and stars will be extinguished, and even the universe will eventually have an end.
What about the practitioners?
You can achieve immortality by practicing, and you have already entered the door of immortality. However, there is no eternal life in this world.
However, whether to embark on this path is not a difficult question to choose - cultivating immortals, being free for hundreds of thousands of years, not practicing, living for fifty years, you can know which one to choose by simply comparing it.
Fang Chang gently collects the melon seeds and prepares them to dry them before continuing to plant them next year.
This melon tastes good.
I heard that there are many varieties of fruits and vegetables in the west of the world, and there are countless varieties. If you have the opportunity in the future, you can consider getting some seeds and introducing them into the Central Plains, and planting some on Xianqi Cliff.
Chapter completed!