Eight Immortals Story
Date 2010/4/27 0:16:23 | Topic: Master Chung's Articles
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In Taoism, Eight Immortals are very popular. The leader of Eight Immortals is Immortal Lui. He is better known than the other 7 Immortals.
When he first met his master – Immortal Chung Lay – Immortal Chung Lay asked him, “What do you want to learn from me?â€
Immortal Lui asked, “What can you teach me?â€
Immortal Chung Lay replied, “I can teach you two things: the first one is turning a rock to gold by touching it; and the other is the Taoism. You only can pick one.â€
Immortal Lui asked, “Will the gold turns back to a rock later?â€
Immortal Chung Lay replied, “Yes, it will turn back to a rock after 500 years.â€
Immortal Lui asked again, “What is the benefit of learning Taoism?â€
Immortal Chung Lay replied, “You will at liberty to enjoy oneself if you success, but it is very tough during learning.â€
Immortal Lui said, “In this case, I will choose to learn Taoism from you.â€
Immortal Chung Lay asked, “Why?â€
Immortal Lui answered, “If I learn how to change a rock to gold by touching it, I can get the benefit now but I will hurt the people 500 years later.â€
Since Immortal Lui has a good heart, he was able to meet a good master and become successful in learning Taoism. In comparison, turning a rock to gold is a little magic he can perform anytime.
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