Journey to the West: Beginning with the Apprenticeship of Bodhi Patriarch

Chapter 8 Jiang Yuan calms the monkey

It is said that there is no year in the mountains, and you don’t know the year when the cold ends.

In the quiet room, Jiang Yuan just put a red date under his mouth to calm his restless mind, not realizing that time flies by and he was concentrating on understanding the way.

He pondered for a long time and finally figured out the trick.

The Monkey King lives in the Heart Palace, which is located in the center of the heart.

Jiang Yuan only felt that his mind was like a monkey, carrying all his emotions.

In the comings and goings of contacts, he felt that the monkey in his heart was greedy for immortality, unruly and restless.

It was exactly what he desired.

When Jiang Yuan was four years old, he had a big dream, so he pursued immortality and restrained his emotions, not showing them in front of others.

Although he had the opportunity to dream and woke up early, he did not want to waste his time in the ups and downs of the world. However, he was just an ordinary person, so how could he not be rebellious and impetuous?

All these things are stored in the heart palace and are controlled by the monkey mind.

Today he saw his inner monkey, and soon all the things happened again.

Subdue the mind ape.

How to subdue this?
Jiang Yuan couldn't figure out a solution.

He sat on the cushion for a long time.

With his strength, it would be impossible for him to make the monkey obey him. The monkey had great powers and he was no match for it. The monkey's strength was only a tiny bit, but he felt that he could not resist the huge force.

"If not, why not learn from the Monkey King in my dream? That Monkey King was also unruly and greedy for immortality, just like my monkey heart, which was later subdued by Tathagata. I settled down under the Five Elements Mountain, traveled west, and finally achieved enlightenment."

When Jiang Yuan mentioned this, a light flashed in his eyes, but there was a direction.

Along the way, the big dream has been of great help to him, and everything in the dream is a good opportunity for him.

The monkey mind is like that great sage.

If he is subdued, he must have great magical powers, which can subdue his mind, calm his temperament, and then tame him slowly. Only in this way can he be used to protect his soul.

Where can he find something with such great power to subdue his inner monkey?
Jiang Yuan touched the Yu Ding tied around his waist.

"Besides this tripod, what other magic weapon do I have? Yu Ding, can it help me subdue the monkey?"

Jiang Yuan held the small tripod in both hands, talked to him, and wanted to try whether this method was feasible.

The divine object was spiritual and was very satisfying. It shook and responded to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan gently placed the small tripod on his chest.

Boom! !

The Yu Ding shook slightly, a bell rang out, and wisps of divine light came out of the Ding and disappeared into his heart. In an instant, Jiang Yuan felt that his restless heart, which was originally under his mental perception, seemed to sense a crisis and began beating rapidly.

dong dong dong...

Jiang Yuan's heart was shaking violently and his face was as pale as paper. The tremendous force brought by his monkey heart was running wild in his body, turning the world upside down. His soul was shaking slightly, as if it was affected.

The divine light created by Yu Ding is in his body

Do you want to stop?
Can't stop!
Although he didn't know how, he felt in his heart that it seemed like his soul was pointing out that this method might work!

Jiang Yuan let the sweat pour down his face, wetting his robe, and held Yu Ding tightly with both hands, entering a stalemate.

He was conscious of the tremendous force of his mind and was in a trance. He lost consciousness and a huge golden light came out of his body and ran around, like a restless monkey in the mountains.

Golden light came out, and white light burst out from the Yu Ding, closing in on it, trying to catch the golden light.

Jin Guang escaped for a long time but was finally captured by Bai Guang.

The Yu Ding was held horizontally, and golden light fell straight down, hitting his forehead. Look at the golden light falling on the ground, they were two fish, one black and one white. The black one was ferocious and evil, and the white one was full of greed.

……

The master's quiet room.

Sensing the movement in Jiang Yuan's room, the master slightly opened his eyes and looked at him. He was actually moved and said, "In just two years, this boy has figured out how to tame his mind. It seems that there is a way for him to explore and follow the trail. The boy has great understanding."

"Let me see what a divine creature the child's monkey heart is." The monkey heart is invisible yet tangible, and the monkey hearts of all living beings are different.

The shape of the monkey mind represents the future path of cultivation, which may be a bumpy or smooth one.

For example, the shape of the Yellow Emperor's monkey heart was a celestial turtle, and the shape of the Yan Emperor was a divine cow.

There was a divine light in the master's eyes. He looked towards Jiang Yuan's quiet room and saw two black and white fish being captured by Yu Ding.

This child's monkey-like form...

It’s Tai Chi?

The black and white fish form Tai Chi.

In the southern continent, only the human emperor Fuxi had a similar Tai Chi shape, but his Tai Chi shape was not very complete. He later created the Eight Trigrams and was a great man who stirred up many storms.

I'm afraid this child will be a restless person in the future.

That's all, that's all!
After all, he is a child!

So what if I'm restless?

The master said: "My disciple Guangxin is trying to tame the monkey in his heart, but he lacks a method. I will now teach you a Buddhist method so that you can control the monkey in your heart."

He understood the original intentions of the two schools. It is said that Taoism is strong and powerful, and Buddhism is gentle and subjugation is the main thing. One is strong and the other is gentle. However, the Buddhist teachings used by the boy here are more wonderful.

The master muttered to himself, and the mantra came from his mouth, which rang in Jiang Yuan's ears, but was not understood by Liu Er.

……

In the quiet room.

Jiang Yuan, who was in a trance, obtained the master's mantra and began to recite it.

The black and white fish captured by Yu Ding were like being tightly hooped and retracted into the heart palace. The light of Yu Ding faded away and it became a small tripod, hanging around the waist.

Jiang Yuan woke up slowly, exhaled a long breath, and felt like he was reborn.

He looked towards the Heart Palace again. There was a small well built in the palace. There were two locks made of gold and iron, which trapped the black and white fish and prevented them from moving.

"Yin Yang fish? Tai Chi? Is this my inner monkey?"

Jiang Yuan was secretly shocked.

How could he not know what Tai Chi is.

Tai Chi is said to represent the state before the creation of heaven and earth, and before the distinction between yin and yang.

There is a saying in "The Book of Changes·Xici Shang": Yi has Taiji, which gives birth to two opposites, two opposites give birth to four images, four images give birth to eight trigrams, eight trigrams determine good and bad luck, good and bad luck give birth to great achievements.

Tai Chi is also known as the beginning of all things, and everything comes from it.

His mind was like a yin-yang fish.

He still felt that his mind was just like a monkey, and he was the one who was obsessed with appearances.

Jiang Yuan stood up from the cushion, feeling refreshed and strong. He felt much lighter. He walked out of the quiet room and jumped lightly to a height of two meters. He pulled his body and was about three meters off the ground. He stopped going up and fell to the ground.

Three feet!

Baizhang is the way to enter the Tao!
He is getting closer to entering the Tao!
"When I came out, I saw you, a child, jumping high. I didn't realize you were climbing the clouds and flying high."

The master's laughter reached my ears.

Jiang Yuan straightened his clothes and walked to the quiet room. He kowtowed and thanked Master, saying, "Thank you Master for your help."

If it weren't for the master's spell, it would take some time for him to deal with the Yin-Yang fish.

The master walked out of the quiet room in a good mood and said, "My boy, you should work hard. Although you have subdued your mind, you need to wait until it settles down and returns to your heart before you can truly subdue it. You need to recite the mantra every day and absorb spiritual energy before it will work. Do you understand?"

Jiang Yuan said: "Master, I should understand that the day when I achieve success is the day when I will enter the Dao."

He climbed three meters high, which was just enough to trap his mind monkey. If his mind monkey could stabilize itself and protect its original spirit, he could enter the Tao and leap a hundred meters high.

This was said by the master, how could he forget...

(End of this chapter)