Everyone who understood the true meaning of these three questions showed surprised expressions, including Fa Lin, Sun Simiao, Li Chengqian, Du He and others.
There were many people watching the fun hiding in the dark, and they all turned their attention to the little Taoist boy standing on the steps.
There is no fixed answer to the three ultimate questions of philosophy. Everyone has a different understanding of the world, which means everyone has his or her own answer.
So this question is easy to answer, just tell me what you think.
But it’s also difficult to answer, because countless people have answered this question, so it’s hard to come up with new ideas. Moreover, the answerer’s understanding is not deep enough, and forcing an answer will only make people laugh.
They had also thought about how to answer this question just now. At first they thought they could answer one, two or three, but the more they thought about it, the more they realized that they had overestimated themselves.
After much deliberation, I had to give up my plan to answer. It was better not to lose that person.
But at this time, the Taoist boy who asked the three questions wanted to answer this question. Even though it was only one of the questions, they were very curious.
I don't know what kind of answer the questioner can give.
Feeling the attention of everyone, Chen Jingke thought he would be very nervous. But in fact, this was not the case. He found that there was a faint feeling of excitement deep in his heart.
He is enjoying the feeling of being in the spotlight.
However, he did not indulge in it. He glanced around the crowd and returned to Falin, his eyes sharper than before.
Faline noticed this energy, and he immediately realized that this young man had just completed some kind of transformation. This reality made him smile bitterly, but he did not expect that he would become someone else's whetstone.
But then he got excited again. It was a great blessing in life to have another fellow Taoist. At this time, he was even more looking forward to what kind of surprise this little Taoist boy would bring to him.
Chen Jingke said loudly: "I think there are no answers to these three questions, and there will never be fixed answers."
"Buzz!" The crowd became noisy again. What do you mean? Why are you mentioning it if you don't have an answer? And didn't you just say that you have an answer? Why are you slapping yourself in the face?
People who really understand it all agree because this is what they think too.
Chen Jingke raised his voice and continued: "&*...%&..."
However, without a speaker, his voice was completely covered by the noise from the crowd and could not be heard at all, which made him very helpless.
But those who were eager to hear his answer were more anxious than him. Fa Lin said expressionlessly: "Fang Ming, please be silent."
"Here." A young monk responded to the order and came to the crowd and shouted: "Amitabha."
This sound was like a lion's roar, and it actually drowned out the whispers of the crowd, and the crowd immediately fell silent.
Fang Ming clasped his hands together and shouted again: "The performance has begun. Please keep silence. The young monk would like to thank you."
Then he bowed to everyone and apologized and returned to the crowd.
Chen Jingke was very envious when he saw it. In the era when there were no speakers, such a loud voice was a special talent. I will also look for one in the future.
But this is all a matter for the future. Now that everyone has calmed down, let’s continue to pretend... Well, let’s continue preaching to everyone.
"Of course, the fact that there is no answer does not mean that it is meaningless. Its real function is to give everyone a direction and guide everyone to think."
Everyone nodded again in agreement.
At this point, Chen Jingke said apologetically: "I would like to apologize to the master here. It is really inappropriate to ask such an unanswerable question. Please forgive me, master."
"Amitabha." Fa Lin said solemnly: "Fellow Taoist, please don't do this. I have benefited a lot from hearing these three questions today. I would be even more grateful if I could get Master Sun's guidance again."
No one noticed that when he called Chen Jingke, he removed the small characters in "Little Taoist Fellow".
Chen Jingke did not apologize casually, but was sending a signal of reconciliation.
Some people may be wondering, what does it mean to take advantage of the situation and take the initiative to reconcile if you don't fight back when others are already at the door?
That's not what they say. The battle between Buddhism and Taoism is not a day's work, nor is it a matter of time. He temporarily gained the upper hand by relying on the Three Ultimate Questions, but Fa Lin was not without the ability to fight back.
For people who think about the debate between Buddhism and Taoism every day, they can quickly react and fight back, and the debate will be endless.
Today is the opening day of Zixiao Guan. If they continue to cause trouble like this, no matter they lose or win, others will consider it a success if they disrupt the situation.
The best way is to give it up as soon as it's good, and use the three ultimate questions to tell Faline that we have real information. Are you sure you want to continue the fight? Then offer an olive branch for reconciliation to calm the matter down.
If both sides can turn enemies into friends, that will be a truly perfect break.
Faline's answer also showed that he accepted the olive branch and wanted to establish real communication with Zixiaoguan.
After getting the answer he wanted, Chen Jingke felt even better: "Master Xie is magnanimous. Now let me talk about my thoughts about 'me'."
"'I' is the original nature of human beings, which can be divided into id, ego and superego."
"The id is the original self, containing the basic desires, impulses and vitality needed for survival, such as hunger, cold, desire, survival, etc."
"The ego is the source of all spiritual power. It acts according to the principle of doing whatever it wants. It ignores ethics and laws. Its only requirement is to obtain happiness and avoid pain."
"And it is instinctive and unconscious. It is even difficult for us to realize that we are being manipulated by our ego."
"The self is differentiated from the id in the process of life. No one can really do whatever they want and will inevitably be constrained by the world. When the requirements of the id conflict with reality and cannot be satisfied, the self is born."
"The duty of the self is to adjust between the ego and reality, and to modify the requirements of the ego so that they may be satisfied under certain conditions. Therefore, the ego is governed by the "principle of truthfulness."
"The superego is the moral self, the glorious part of human nature, the truth, goodness and beauty."
"The superego follows moral principles and has three functions: first, to suppress the impulses of the id, second, to supervise the self, and third, to pursue a perfect state..."
After hearing his answer, everyone had different reactions. Most of them looked confused, talking about id, ego, and superego, and had no idea what was being said.
Some people, such as Li Chengqian and Du He, seem to understand but not understand. They feel that they have benefited a lot, but they can't say what they have gained at the moment.
Only a few people fell into deep thought, such as Sun Simiao, Fa Lin, Yang Tianlu, Fang Ming, etc. They were the ones who felt the deepest feelings.
But the one who was most shocked was Sun Simiao. Others thought he had taught it to Chen Jingke, but only he knew that this was not the case at all.
What exactly is going on in this disciple’s mind?
Chen Jingke knew that most people might not be able to distinguish the "three selves" for a while, so he made a metaphor: "A person is about to starve to death. At this time, a person gives him a bowl of rice."
"The ego will tell him to eat quickly to survive, and the superego will tell him not to eat the food he comes for. It is the self who ultimately chooses whether to eat or not."