After school in the afternoon, Li Yundong returned to his home. He found Ziyuan sitting cross-legged and meditating in the living room of his home. As soon as he entered the door, she opened her eyes.
Li Yundong laughed: "I should charge you rent money."
The implication of these words is to make fun of Ziyuan for staying at home all day long. The subtext also contains a day of ambiguity. If it were another girl, I couldn't help but feel my heart pounding and chew on Li Yundong's words again and again.
meaning.
But Ziyuan came out of the dust and said calmly: "How have you been reading these days?"
Li Yundong smiled and said: "It's okay, what? Why do you ask so suddenly?"
Ziyuan did not answer, but asked seriously: "What is spiritual practice?"
A small half of Li Yundong's cultivation skills were taught by Su Chan, a smaller half he learned by chance, and a smaller half were taught by Ziyuan. Although Li Yundong didn't know why Ziyuan taught him the skills, he subconsciously
He regards Ziyuan as half of his mentor.
When Li Yundong heard Ziyuan's question, his heart suddenly trembled, and he said: "Buddha said that the world is full of suffering, and I would like to seek the other shore for peace. This process of seeking peace and tranquility on the other shore is practice!"
Ziyuan was noncommittal and asked: "What is cultivation?"
Li Yundong said: "Learn Taoism and practice, seek the true self, get rid of the false and preserve the true. This is called cultivation!"
After hearing this, Ziyuan nodded slightly, with a flash of admiration in her eyes: "Yes, I have seen you reading Buddhist classics and Taoist classics mixed with each other in the past few days, and I was worried that you would go astray and become indistinguishable from Buddhism to Taoism."
Li Yundong chuckled. These two questions were asked to him a few days ago. He must have been confused, and he must have regarded practice and cultivation as the same thing. But now that he has read many Buddhist and Taoist classics, he naturally understands them.
clear.
Li Yundong smiled and said: "Is what you said so serious? In my opinion, Buddhism talks about practice and Taoism talks about cultivation. Although one talks about action and the other talks about truth, they actually have something in common, that is
The word 'fix'!"
Ziyuan became interested and asked, "Oh? How do you say this?"
Li Yundong was not in a hurry to explain, and simply sat cross-legged on the floor of the living room. He noticed that there was a futon where Ziyuan was sitting, and he smiled and said, "Did you bring this yourself?"
Ziyuan nodded and asked, "Do you know why people who meditate have to put a futon under them?"
Li Yundong was stunned: "I don't know!"
Ziyuan smiled slightly: "Think about this question slowly, and now you continue to talk about the topic just now."
Li Yundong shifted his attention from the futon to explaining the practice and cultivation. He said: "The cultivation of cultivation and the cultivation of truth are both a method, and what cultivation pays attention to is this experience and understanding process, while cultivation is about
The goal of 'eliminating the false and preserving the true' can be achieved through a certain method of practice."
As Li Yundong spoke, he glanced at Ziyuan. Ziyuan nodded and said, "That's right, go on."
Li Yundong was encouraged and said: "In my opinion, there is no need to make such a clear distinction between cultivation and practice."
Ziyuan said disapprovingly: "Buddhism and Taoism have been incompatible with each other for thousands of years. How can they be confused if they don't stand side by side?"
Li Yundong shook his head. He gave an example and said: "If I go to Beijing, I can choose to walk there or take a plane. What's the difference? They both arrive at the same place! The only difference is,
It’s much faster to fly there than to walk!”
Ziyuan asked: "Isn't speed the biggest difference?"
Li Yundong waved his hand and said with a smile: "No, no, speed has the advantages of speed, but it also has its disadvantages. Buddhists talk about practice and the process, just like walking to Beijing. Although speed is slow, it is precisely because it is a step
He walked there in one step, so he had a thorough view of the scenery and people along the way. It can be said that he had read all the conditions in the world. Whether he walked to the end or not, it didn't matter anymore, because he had completed his practice."
"As for those who go by plane, although the speed is very fast, they are just looking at the scenery. They only appreciate the pleasure of being condescending, but they have no time to see the true face of the world. Even if they reach the end, how can they keep the fake and the real in this complicated world?
?”
Zi Yuan's face was moved. She originally just wanted to give Li Yundong a beating to stop him from being obsessed with Buddhism and Taoism. Then she asked, but she didn't expect that Li Yundong actually expressed his own unique insights!
How long has he been reading books and how long has he been involved in spiritual practice?
How could he express such an insight?
Could it be that he is really a spiritual wizard who has not been seen for a hundred years?
For thousands of years, there have been countless disciples of the Zhengyi Sect, and among them there are countless geniuses. Ziyuan has seen too much, but someone like Li Yundong, who has only been exposed to cultivation for such a short period of time, has progressed so quickly.
I only see people in my life!
She looked at Li Yundong in surprise and said, "Go on!"
Li Yundong smiled again and said: "Of course, it can also be said the other way around. Everything has two sides: Yin and Yang. Take the example of taking the road to Beijing. Although walking can make people see all kinds of things in the world, it is too hard to practice.
, it is even possible that a person will spend his whole life on this journey, and there may be various dangers. In all likelihood, he will not reach the end and give up halfway."
"Although you can't see everything in the world by taking a flight, this kind of spiritual practice can stand high and see far away. You can see scenery that you can't see on the ground and experience things that ordinary people can't.
a feeling of."
Ziyuan said: "You have said so much, what do you mean?"
Li Yundong smiled and said: "In a word, no matter whether it is a black cat or a white cat, if it can catch mice, it is a good cat! Regardless of whether it is Buddhist or Taoist, if it can cultivate the great road, it is a good cat!"
Ziyuan laughed: "Then you still haven't clearly explained the difference between Buddhism and Taoism?"
Li Yundong wondered: "Why should you explain it clearly? Didn't I say it before? As long as you can reach your destination, whether it's walking or taking a plane, as long as you can achieve the purpose of practice, it's good! Because walking is better than walking.
It’s better to fly than to fly, nothing in this world is perfect.”
"In my opinion, if I want to experience the various aspects of the world, I will walk, just like when I went to Tibet. If I want to move forward quickly, I will take a plane. In short, choose according to your different needs.
There are just different methods, why do we have to distinguish between Buddhism and Taoism?" Li Yundong said with a smile.
Ziyuan's face was full of shock, and her mind suddenly became confused. She subconsciously wanted to deny Li Yundong's point of view, but she didn't know how to speak.
Ever since she became conscious, her master and master have been telling her: Buddhism and Taoism are different and cannot be combined into one!
This concept is equivalent to someone telling her: Heaven and earth are different and will not merge into one!
But why can't the two become one? Ziyuan never thought about it, just like what she once said about Li Yundong: "The road is at your feet, but sometimes people ignore it and don't pay attention to it!"
"Why is it called buying things and not buying things from north to south? Why is it called "sit back and relax" instead of "sit back and relax"?
“Why do people sit cross-legged when practicing?”
This is something that many people see in their eyes but take it for granted. They have never thought about why, and the same is true for Ziyuan!
She has always known that Buddhism and Taoism cannot be practiced simultaneously, but she does not know why Buddhism and Taoism cannot be practiced simultaneously!
Just like Li Yundong has never thought about why people put a futon under their buttocks when they sit cross-legged?
Ziyuan looked at Li Yundong with complicated eyes. She had never been shocked by Li Yundong's diligent practice before, because in her opinion, it was just the help of Renyuan Golden Pill, and this boy was indeed perseverant and perseverant.
, such people can be found everywhere in the spiritual world, as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river, and there is nothing remarkable about them.
But now, Ziyuan had to look at this boy with admiration!
"I have been reading scriptures since I was a child, and I have read countless Buddhist and Taoist classics! Unexpectedly, today I was given a slap in the face by a boy who has been practicing Taoism for less than half a year!" Ziyuan sighed in shock, "You really have no ability to learn.
Those who understand come first! This person’s ability to comprehend is truly unparalleled!”
Li Yundong didn't know the shock in Ziyuan's heart. He smiled and asked: "Why did you suddenly ask me this question today?"
Ziyuan came back to her senses. She composed herself and said: "I was originally worried that you would read Buddhist and Taoist practice books at the same time. I was afraid that you would get lost in the two different practice theories and become obsessed with it. Now I can't extricate myself."
Ask you. Now that you understand the truth so well, I think it’s time to teach you how to practice ‘supernatural power’!”
When Li Yundong heard this, he was immediately surprised and delighted. He couldn't help but excitedly said, "Can I learn magical powers?"
Ziyuan nodded and said: "When you first completed the foundation building, you could actually learn magical powers, but at that time your theoretical foundation of cultivation was too poor. You didn't understand many things and didn't understand many principles. But I saw that you have been forgetting to sleep and eat these days.
By reading classics, you already have a certain theoretical foundation, and you can start thinking about various cultivation issues. Then, I can start teaching you how to cultivate to the fifth heaven!"
When Li Yundong thought that he could use magical powers such as the Seven Treasures Psychic Fan, he couldn't help but be so excited that he wanted to scratch his heart. He couldn't help but ask: "Can I learn it now?"
Seeing how anxious he was, Ziyuan couldn't help but straighten her face and shouted: "Look at how impatient you are, let alone learning magical powers, you now even have basic luck problems!"
Li Yundong looked stern. He took a deep breath and breathed into his Dantian. He suddenly calmed down and said solemnly: "I have been taught!"
Ziyuan nodded, and then said: "Okay, today I will teach you how to practice the fifth level of heaven, magical power!"