Chapter 183 Materialism
Su Xing laughed and said, "I dare not say it highly, but what I am going to say next is at least different from those two Buddhist verses."
He first analyzed the content of Buddhist verses: "There are Buddhist verses on both sides of the stone wall. One is aimed at forcibly suppressing one's own desires, and the other is aimed at ignoring one's own desires... Among them, the one 'Always brush it diligently to avoid causing dust' is in the
It seems normal to me, but 'Bodhi has no tree' is a bit self-deceiving."
As soon as these words came out, all the monks showed angry faces.
"I don't know how high the sky is!"
"Young Buddhists are really arrogant!"
The monk who came up before continued to ask Su Xing: "Master, what you just said is just your opinion on those two Buddhist verses, and it is just belittling the words of the sages... Then, you yourself have some
What unique insights do you have?”
Su Xingdao: "In my opinion, human desires exist objectively, rather than 'if you think you don't have desires, you won't have them again'.... So 'Bodhi has no tree' and 'there is nothing in the first place'.
’, it’s just a deception.”
Before the monks could get angry, Su Xing continued: "Where I used to live, there was a school of thought called 'Confucianism', which emphasized 'food, color, and sex', which means that appetite, sex, and desire are all normal human physiological reactions.
, there is no need to demonize it at all.”
"I know some of you are not convinced by what I said." Su Xing looked around the monks and used what he learned in his previous life: "In fact, human desires can be explained by the theory of evolution. I also know that you don't understand what the theory of evolution means.
, but you just need to listen."
"The so-called nine sons born from a dragon are different from each other."
Su Xingdao: "When humans give birth to offspring, there is a certain chance of genetic mutation. This mutation is random and uncertain. Mutations will cause all the changes you can think of in a person's offspring... For example, some people are born
, does not have appetite, lust, or any other kind of desire."
"As we all know, the offspring of each person can inherit the advantages and disadvantages of their parents... So why is the 'advantage' of missing a certain desire not inherited by humans?"
Su Xing continued: "The reason is very simple, because people need to eat, drink water, sleep, and reproduce in order to survive. Without any of these desires, this type of people will gradually become extinct...especially during wars.
, or it may be an era of famine, so those who survive in the end are all people with seven emotions and six desires."
After saying that, Su Xing looked around at everyone present and said: "These people are just you and me, all living beings... So as long as they are human beings, they all have desires. There is no such thing as 'originally nothing'."
Outside the Pure Land Temple.
After hearing what Su Xing said, all the monks fell into thinking.
Although these people have never heard of the theory of evolution, after thinking about it carefully, they feel that this theory is indeed reasonable.
For a moment, it became eerily quiet outside the Pure Land Temple.
Su Xing added: "So, what we humans have left behind, whether it is appetite, lust, selfishness, greed, these are qualities and desires that are conducive to our survival. We should face these desires instead of covering our eyes.
, it is assumed that they cannot be seen, or regarded as flood beasts.”
Hearing this, among the monks, an elder from the foundation-building stage stood up.
He retorted: "What the donor said, 'Everyone has desires', I do not deny this. If human beings did not have those desires, it would indeed be difficult to survive in a harsh environment... However, humans and animals, and
The most essential difference between demons and demons is that human beings can control themselves, suppress or even eliminate their own desires. Since they can artificially eliminate desires, how can a layman deny the two Buddhist verses "Bodhi has no tree" and "There is nothing in nature"?
"
"No, you are wrong."
Su Xing shook his head and said: "Unless you fundamentally change people's physiological structure, that is, no longer be human, you will never be able to eliminate people's desires... because the generation of desires is not subject to human subjectivity.
Thought control has nothing to do with the human soul or brain."
Su Xing began to popularize science among the monks: "Human desires are mainly affected by a substance called 'hormone' in the body. This substance can even be extracted artificially... And some monks with advanced cultivation can also
By controlling the secretion of one's own 'hormones', it is not difficult to verify the authenticity of what I say."
Su Xing made the final conclusion: "Therefore, controlling one's own desires should not be 'idealistic', but should be 'materialistic', and 'materialistic' is the absolute truth in the world!"
"this...."
When the elder heard what Su Xing said, he struggled for a long time, and finally sighed: "The layman is really a learned man, and what he said... is really irrefutable."
Su Xing ignored the other party and just said to himself: "Of course, although 'Bodhi has no tree' is just an empty talk, 'always wipe it diligently to prevent dust' still has merit."
He continued: "As this elder said, the reason why we are human is because we can suppress our own desires... Negative desires such as stealing and killing should be suppressed, and food, sex,
Desires such as selfishness, greed for life and fear of death belong to human instincts and should be treated as thirsty and hungry."
Maybe what Su Xing said makes sense.
It may also be some other reasons.
After Su Xing finished speaking this great truth, there were lotus flowers blooming in mid-air above his head.
There are also sun, moon and stars emerging on the lotus flowers, forming a Milky Way, so spectacular.
"That's...the tongue is like a lotus flower, and the mouth is like a river??"
Among the monks, some eminent monks who often read Buddhist scriptures recognized the extraordinary nature of these visions at a glance, and knelt down towards Su Xing.
"The Great Luo of All Worlds"
One of the old monks said excitedly: "Living Buddha! Only when the Buddhist principles spoken reach the approval of the 'Buddha' can such a vision of heaven and earth occur!"
Although ‘Buddha’ is an indescribable creature.
But nameless creatures do not necessarily represent evil or kindness, nor do they represent hostility to humans or being in the human camp.
Strictly speaking, the indescribable is an existence that is intangible, cannot be described by humans, and cannot be perceived by humans.
They are neutral and do not have any emotions.
Therefore, the vision of heaven and earth above Su Xing's head cannot be a scene deliberately created by the 'Buddha' because he thought what he said was reasonable.
Moreover, from just now to now, Su Xing has not felt the existence of the 'Buddha' at all.
But as to how and why this vision came about, Su Xing still had no idea.
In short, it is up to these Buddhists to understand it however they want.
Su Xing didn't want to explain more, and at the same time, there was absolutely no need to explain...
…
Because of Su Xing's outstanding performance, Xuanzang was invited by the monks of Pure Land Temple to join the temple and served as an elder.
Su Xing, on the other hand, was respected as the 'Great Monk' by the monks of Pure Land Temple because of his previous teachings on Buddhism and his golden elixir cultivation.
However, Su Xing has repeatedly stated that he is just an ordinary person who believes in materialism.
What I said before are just objective facts that I have seen, heard, and seen...
Although the monks don’t understand what ‘materialism’ is.
I don’t even understand words like ‘objective facts’.
But as soon as Su Xing said these words, the monks felt that he was highly virtuous and good, and was not afraid of honor or disgrace. He was a 'great monk' who regarded his reputation as dirt.
Every word and deed he says and does has onlookers trying to figure out his meaning and others imitating him.
Chapter completed!