Nanyue temple

? At the beginning of the new year, I invited several colleagues to burn incense in Nanyue Temple. I don't believe in Buddhism, but I am eager to convert to peace. It is a wonderful thing to experience the obsession of believers, just like entering the six divisions in the wheel of karma, and finding that it is not beautiful there, you can choose to return to the world. Isn't it a surprise?

? Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, one of the "Five Mountains" in China, is a famous Taoist and Buddhist shrine in China. The temple is full of incense. Every year in July and August of the lunar calendar, Bodhisattva's birthday is the peak season for incense. It was off-season when we went. For us, off-season is the best. There are fewer cars and fewer people. Maybe the Buddha asked for leave in advance to fulfill my little wish.

? Near noon, according to the original plan, we should have arrived at the temple, but the confused driver Xiao Yi took the wrong road and the navigation couldn't explain where to go. When you see a fragrant line ahead, get off and ask for directions. Uncle Xiang Xing is very enthusiastic. After giving everyone incense, he recommended himself as our guide to the temple and went home by the way. We don't want to accidentally violate the Buddha's taboo, so we agreed. It was lucky that day. Although we had to walk around the mountain for a long time, because it was the third day after the heavy snow, there was no snow on the road, and the newly built Panshan Highway was opened to the public for the first time. We are considered to be the first foreign pilgrims traveling along the 72-peak Panshan Mountain. I like to take this winding mountain road, because I don't have to drive, so I just stare out the window. Every turn has a different scenery. Trees are shaded on both sides, branches are staggered, and snowflakes are scattered on the branches. Clouds of fog arch slowly, and when they meet it, they go to another corner. Just thinking that we had got rid of it, the car plunged into another piece of white fog. The higher you go up, the higher the altitude, and the car is surrounded by fog, and you can't even see the road ahead for a while. Everyone completely ignored the driver's nervousness, singing and dancing all the way to release themselves, but they also walked leisurely. Maybe I was too excited to keep up with them. At the foot of the mountain, I felt dizzy and tinnitus, and I heard voices, just like the feeling when the plane landed. Fortunately, I finally arrived at the temple.

? As soon as they entered the temple, everyone became quiet and instantly became a member of the devout believers, as if anyone said something that would make their wishes fail. The big trees on both sides of the gate have become the embarrassment of the whole temple, blocking out the secular thoughts of ordinary people and leaving only peace for these believers who have come thousands of miles away.

? Since I am here to burn incense, I must learn the rules of burning incense. In front of the big temple incense burner, uncle asked us to put all the incense on the ground first, saying it was called landing to make money. Then pick up the incense (except high incense), with the side with the name written on it facing the incense burner. Put the man's left hand on the right hand, and the woman's right hand on the left hand. Make a wish, worship three times, and then look at the most burned place in the incense burner and throw away all the incense. Then we can take Gao Xiang to the temples in the temple and worship them one by one.

? There are eight temples in the Great Temple, namely the main hall, the Saint Hall, the Temple of Wealth, the Temple of Life, the Temple of Governance, the Manjusri Hall, the Guanyin Hall and the Temple of Wealth (literature, martial arts and justice). Different bodhisattvas bless different wishes.

? Uncle has repeatedly explained that before entering every hall, men are left and women are right, that is to say, men take their left feet first and women take their right feet first, so they can't step on the threshold. It is disrespectful to step on them. In addition, ordinary pilgrims can only take the side door on the right, not the main door, which is an empty door left by monks. Every time we cross a threshold, we will touch different things, with different directions and different meanings. Let me feel that the nearest way to get rich is to touch the shape of copper coins on the building below. Female guests should touch clockwise, and male guests should touch counterclockwise. The copper coins carved on the stone wall are polished by thousands of pilgrims. Every time I feel it, my palm seems to be covered by mysterious forces from another world, so the wealth robbed from copper coins is put into my pocket and I can go back with satisfaction.

? There are many rules in worship. First, you must hold the incense above your forehead, bend over or stand. Of course, it is best to bow down. When you bow down, straighten your feet, focus on the back seat, and then close your eyes to petition. During the application process, you should sign up, including your name and address. If you are married, your spouse's name should also be read out together. We visited dozens of bodhisattvas in succession, and I can't remember how many times I read the address. Sometimes we are afraid that the Bodhisattva didn't hear you clearly and read it again. It is said that sincerity is the spirit, and wishes are recited over and over again. If you are deep enough, you won't easily forget your original intention.

? As a marketer, every time I come to Nanyue, I have to worship the Temple of Wealth. Everyone spends the longest time in Cai Zheng Temple. It is said that this is the most spiritual place for divination. But there are always people standing at the door with a small and thin piece of paper, thinking hard and never leaving easily without thinking clearly. Interpreting hexagrams to see the state of mind, two colleagues drew the same hexagrams, and the meaning of understanding is completely different. I don't believe this, but when I look at the lovely people in my peers, I will follow the analysis and finally let it go. Uncle said with a smile, in fact, 90% of the signs in the temple are signed on it. If all the middle ones are signed at the bottom, it's really good luck and everyone laughs.

? Take, get, or not get, get and not get, always empty, the air is filled with another kind of freedom.