Thirty Thousand Days

The carriage moved forward slowly, and the little disciple stuck his head out and looked at the green mountains and green waters along the way, his eyes full of novelty. She opened the curtain and sat next to Shi Ci who was driving the car: "Ah Ci, was this how Master took you to visit Qingshan and teach you calligraphy and painting back then?" The middle-aged woman whom she called A Ci shook her head and said, "Although Master didn't take me to travel around the world, Master taught me a few words. I will remember them every time I travel to the mountains and rivers." "What are the words?" The woman looked at the rolling green mountains and spoke slowly: "Zen Master Qingyuan Weixin said: When the old monk did not practice Zen thirty years ago, he saw mountains as mountains and water as water. Later, when I saw knowledge with my own eyes, there was a place to start. When I saw a mountain, it was not a mountain, and when I saw water, it was not water. Now that I have found a resting place, I see mountains as mountains and water as water. " The little disciple listened quietly and thought thoughtfully: "Aci taught me that these words mean attachment to life, Wukong and finally enlightenment..." Her voice became lower and lower due to doubts. "What's wrong?" The woman asked The young disciple asked, "Is it true that only those with pure and flawless minds can see mountains as mountains and water as water?" The woman reached out and touched the top of her little disciple's hair and said, "There are no pure colors in the world. The existence of pure black or white goes against the laws of heaven and earth. The same goes for people." "Then besides this Zen master, who else can see that mountains are just mountains and water is just water?" "Aci will accompany you to slowly find the answer to this question." ——"Thirty Thousand Days" Note: A female mentor is called Shici, and a male mentor is called Master. "A Ci" is a more affectionate name for Shi Ci.