Chapter 111 Its shape is undefeated, its appearance is not bad
“Rich imagination.”
This is a sentence that almost everyone who annotated "Zhuangzi" in later generations must mention when introducing this book, including of course in modern times. This sentence is included in the preface of the translation of Zhuangzi that Xu Guangling is reading now.
In the past, Xu Guangling also regarded Zhuangzi as such a person and "Zhuangzi" as such a book.
But today at Mr. Zhang's place, as mentioned earlier, Xu Guangling's worldview was refreshed, and after the refresh, he realized that there are still some things in the world that are unknown to ordinary people.
If Zhuangzi is really a "great master", assuming this is a fact, then look at the book "Zhuangzi", is it still "unique and rich in imagination"?
Not anymore.
Not at all.
It was probably a great master who was casually describing some of his experiences in the realm of a master, without exaggeration or imagination, just starting from himself, and then using some metaphors appropriately.
Or just to explain.
To put it simply, this is probably an instruction manual, an instruction manual about certain realms, levels and experiences.
Not boring, that's all.
But it definitely has nothing to do with "rich imagination" or anything like that.
And if "Zhuangzi" is like this, then what about "Laozi"? With this thought, Xu Guangling suddenly felt that he had read "Laozi" many times in the past, and he was familiar with the five chapters of "Laozi".
Qian Yuyan also started to become a bit strange at this time.
If Zhuangzi is the great master, what level is Laozi at?
An ordinary person? Xu Guangling would not believe it even if he said that he would break through the sky. At the same time, when he was searching that night, a piece of information about Lao Tzu also appeared in Xu Guangling's consciousness at this time, which was about Lao Tzu's departure from Han Valley.
After closing.
It is said that later on, I "ascended" somewhere.
Xu Guangling took a second look at this nonsense and thought it was a waste of time. He even saw scholars verifying the specific "place of ascension" of Lao Tzu. At that time, Xu Guangling felt like it was a pain in the ass!
As for scholars who have researched this kind of thing, Xu Guangling doesn't know what kind of evaluation he should give it.
But at this time, Xu Guangling suddenly became a little suspicious. At this moment, Xu Guangling felt that there were many things in history that he needed to re-understand.
With such a thought, Xu Guangling saw the following sentence in Zhuangzi's Great Master Chapter: "Nanbo Zikui asked the female concubine: 'My son is old, but his appearance is like a child, why?
Ye?' said: 'I have heard the Tao.'"
Color is like a child.
If he had seen it before, in fact Xu Guangling had seen it before, and at that time his understanding was that it was a description, the so-called white hair and childish face.
But if you think about it seriously, you will feel that this understanding is actually wrong. - The world will know that a person with gray hair and a childlike face is good at keeping in good health, or that he is good at keeping in good health. If he takes good care of himself, they will not ask "why" at all.
Instead, they will only ask, "How do you maintain it?"
Only completely extraordinary phenomena will make people unable to help but ask, "Why?"
At this time, Xu Guangling once again stretched his right arm out in front of his eyes, looked at it, put it down, and put it on the page again.
His right heart aperture has only been open for one day.
But after sleeping, his entire right arm has undergone slight changes. If it goes on for a long time, will his right arm also become "as lustful as a child"? - Like a child's arm.
, the difference is similar.
There won't be any flaws on it, either on the outside or inside.
Because there are no obstacles to metabolism, qi and blood circulate abundantly and lively. In other words, every cell is in the healthiest and most perfect state, and can always receive the most adequate supply of nutrients.
In a situation like this, there's no reason for it to be imperfect, even a little bit!
Back to this sentence, if Zhuangzi is really a "real person" or a "great master" with all five minds, then this sentence is not at all like Nan Bo Zikui asking women, but Zhuangzi is introducing a phenomenon.
To give an explanation - "Those who have all five minds connected will never lose their beauty."
Yes or no?
It is impossible for Xu Guangling to know for the time being, but this does not prevent him from making such a judgment or conjecture.
At this time, Xu Guangling couldn't help but recall the appearance of the two old gentlemen, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Chen.
"Mr. Zhang, your body is as strong as a pine, your breath is as calm as a bell, and your spirit is as moving as a dragon. You look like a person of forty or fifty years old." At this time, when he first met Mr. Zhang, Xu Guangling said to Mr. Zhang, "Look at me."
"There are only forty or fifty people left." Xu Guangling was actually exaggerating.
If it is not an exaggeration, the real description should be, "Looking at it looks like fifty or sixty people."
That is, add ten years to the top.
But how old is Mr. Zhang this year? Xu Guangling doesn't know. Anyway, it's seventy plus. How much, how many years, is it a teenager, or a few decades, I don't know.
However, even so, it doesn't quite fit the description of "as lustful as a child", if Xu Guangling understood it correctly.
What does it mean to be consistent?
There is no need to insist on being like a teenager in his teens or twenties. Even if he is completely healthy and his metabolism is completely intact, there is still a difference between old and young, but he should at least look like a thirty or forty year old. In fact, a forty year old
He looks a bit old.
As for "appearing old", this feature should not exist.
However, what he said in the study was beyond words, and Mr. Zhang admitted that he had a new idea.
Perhaps only opening one orifice cannot resist the "general trend" of the entire body. Only when all five minds are opened, or can all five orifices be opened at the same time, can one truly look like a child, with undefeated form and unfading appearance?
Next, Xu Guangling's thoughts shifted from Mr. Zhang to Mr. Chen.
There is no doubt that Mr. Chen looks younger than Mr. Zhang, but this does not mean anything. Mr. Chen also does not meet the criteria of "sex is like a child". Of course, he is not all-minded.
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Xu Guangling's suspicion is that Mr. Chen may have access to the three hearts, namely the center of the head and the center of the two hands.
"If you have one mind, you can stay underwater for about half an hour. If you have three minds, you can stay underwater for two to three to seven or eight hours. Maybe some people can stay underwater for longer, but it's just a matter of tolerance.
, the basic situation is that if the three hearts are unblocked, it is still not possible to completely breathe self-sufficiently in the water."
"As for whether a person with five minds can be self-sufficient and extend the time in the water indefinitely, there is no clear record in the ancient books."
This is what Mr. Zhang said at that time.
Xu Guangling didn't pay attention to it at the time, but now that he thinks about it, he realizes there is a problem. - There is no record in ancient books about people who have five minds and three minds. Could it be that there is one who has one mind and three minds?
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