Chapter 527: 527
Fangzheng smiled . "I told you a long time ago already . What we cultivate is the Buddha in our hearts . The Buddha in your heart should be yours, not that of others . If there is good in your heart, why would you care about anything external? Now you have Buddha in your heart, but your heart is lacking you . If you continue cultivating in such a manner, won't you end up becoming me? You are not cultivating Buddhism if you lose yourself in the process . Instead, that is cultivating evil . "
Monkey listened to Fangzheng attentively, memorizing every single word he said, even though he remained confused and unsure of what Fangzheng meant . Cultivate himself? Cultivate himself to become Buddha? Then wasn't he Buddha already in the past? But… He could not figure it out or wrap his head around it .
Fangzheng suggested the following . "Slowly think about it . When you truly understand it, you will be a real monk . "
Monkey stood up and pressed his palms together . "Amitabha . Although I'm dumb, I will work hard . "
"Go on . If there's not much to do in the monastery, go into the mountains and have a walk . Look at the other monkeys and observe all the life in the world . Then, think about your own path . " Fangzheng waved his hand .
Monkey obeyed his master and left . Although his mind was filled with Fangzheng's words, he failed to understand .
Fangzheng was also at a loss as to how he could teach Monkey when he was in such a state . He was probably the only person in the world teaching a monkey to become a proper monk .
After Monkey's matters were settled, Fangzheng continued reading the scriptures .
Days passed one after another . And soon, July was over, and the hottest month of the year was ushered in—August .
The sun became hotter as it baked the ground, causing it to sizzle . It was so hot an egg could be fried if thrown on the ground .
"Master, it's getting hotter and hotter . " Lone Wolf sprawled on the ground feeling dispirited . He hung out his tongue and panted in a bid to lower his temperature .
Fangzheng nodded . With the rise in temperature, fewer devotees came . After all, his devotees were usually ordinary people . They had yet to reach a stage of piousness which would make them torment themselves . Nearly no one came up the mountain during this period . At best, some people would come up early in the morning, leaving the monastery void of visitors for the rest of the day .
Fangzheng was a little unaccustomed to seeing an empty monastery .
At that moment, Squirrel ran back . The moment he returned, he hid under the tree's shade, sprawling his limbs out on the ground . He hung out his tongue like Lone Wolf and grumbled . "Aiyah, the monastery is too hot . It's indeed more comfortable in the mountains . "
Fangzheng's eyes lit up . "The mountains are more cooling?"
Squirrel turned spirited when he saw how his seemingly omniscient master was asking him a question . He sat up and hugged his arms, looking like an old scholar . He said in a deep voice, "They're comfortable, refreshingly comfortable! The breeze makes you feel cool, especially in the caves . It's especially refreshing there . "
Fangzheng's eyes brightened as he smacked his bald head before getting up . "Jingkuan, close the door and pack your things!"
Monkey was taken aback . "Master, what are you doing? Are we moving?"
"Why would we move? Let's just hide from the heat in Mt . Tongtian," said Fangzheng with a smile . Since no one came, he might as well hide from the heat .
Monkey was immediately delighted when he heard that . He hurriedly packed the necessary items .
Red Boy, who had been sticking his buttocks up and hiding under the shade, had been hollering for his Dharmic powers to be returned so that he could manually lower everyone's body temperature . However, his proposal was not approved . Now upon hearing what was said, he was enlivened as well . He ran over and exclaimed, "Senior Brother, bring more Unrooted Clean Aqua . I'm used to drinking it . It's not as nice to drink water from elsewhere . "
"Bringing too much makes it difficult to scale the mountain," said Monkey .
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