Hua Bushi lowered his head and remained silent again. After a long while, he said, "I'm wondering whether what we are doing is right or wrong, and what is the difference between it and the so-called Mi Tuo Pure Land Sect of the Demonic Path?"
Yang Jiangyi said: "Of course there is a big difference. At least we don't believe in Lao Shizi's teachings, so we don't have to abide by those rules and regulations. It's just that we don't get any fishy smell. If we can't even eat onions, ginger, and garlic, I can't stand it."
Hua Bushi said: "Fasting is just a formality, it actually has no meaning. What I said is a way of doing things that does not take care of other people's lives. My dream has always been to build a world without sacrifice in the realm of the Ming Dynasty.
In order to realize this dream in the killing world, it is necessary to expand the strength of the sect and make the power of the "Evil Dog Sect" spread throughout the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty. Only in this way can we establish an order that every Jianghu person must abide by. But to
To achieve this goal, but now we have to do those killings, isn't this a bit contradictory?"
"The actions of the Demonic Mito Pure Land Sect are of course a waste of consideration for other people's lives and disregard for human lives, which is unacceptable, but they are also in order to achieve the ultimate goal of building this earthly world into a Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss as stated in their teachings. In fact,
It’s so similar to what we do, how can we tell whether it’s good or evil?”
Ever since he heard Zhuo Yiwen talk about the teachings of the Mi Tuo Pure Land Sect, Hua Bushi had been thinking about this issue. He was quite troubled but could not think of the result. When Yang Jiangyi asked, he said bluntly
When I came out, I felt a little more comfortable than when I just thought about it in my heart.
It is extremely difficult to distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, in things in this world. Even many sages and saints in ancient and modern times have difficulty in clarifying the truth. Just because the same thing seems to be wrong from some people or from a certain perspective.
It is correct, but in the eyes of others, it is extremely wrong, even treasonous.
Just like the "Evil Dog Gate" killing of the "Hongshengtang" gang members, from the perspective of the Jianghu sect, it was an act of self-defense, which is understandable. However, in the eyes of the parents and wives of the killed gang members, this kind of
Isn't killing an extremely cruel and evil act?
When most people think about things, they make judgments from their own perspective, which is simple and direct. However, the smarter and wiser a person is, the more thorough and comprehensive his observation of things is, and he often thinks and makes judgments from different angles. On the contrary,
It's not easy to tell whether something is right or wrong.
In order to achieve the so-called correct goal, no one can say clearly whether it is reasonable to use certain wrong methods at all costs.
At this time, Hua Bushi was caught in such a dilemma.
Yang Jiangyi heard what Hua Bushi said, lowered his head and thought for a while, and said: "After I heard about what people in the devil's path did, I felt that they were not good people and must be some evil people."
Disciple, does my brother think so too, which is why you were unwilling to accept Miss Yiwen's invitation to join the cult?"
Hua Bushi said: "In my opinion, their way of doing things is indeed a bit evil, which I cannot accept."
Yang Jiangyi said: "That's it. Master once taught me, 'It is better to abandon the teaching than to hold on to the form. Enlightenment comes from the original mind'. It is impossible to distinguish between right and wrong in this world. Therefore, when we deal with people, we only need to understand
Just follow your own heart at all times, and being judged by others as good or evil is irrelevant and you don’t need to pay attention to it.”
Hua Bushi nodded and said: "There is a good saying, 'It is better to abandon the teaching than to hold on to the form, and enlightenment comes from the original heart'. The respected master Hua Qing is really a senior master. If he is still alive, Hua Bushi must worship him."
Even if his disciples cannot learn martial arts, they will be satisfied if they only learn this way of life!"
Yang Jiangyi smiled sweetly and said: "Of course what the master said is very reasonable. But my master will not accept an incompetent disciple like you. You want to be my junior brother, but it is impossible. You
If you really want to join the Huashan Sect, becoming my disciple is more than enough!"
Hua Bushi said: "There is nothing wrong with taking my sister as my teacher, but the doubts in my heart have not been completely eliminated."
Yang Jiangyi coughed lightly, straightened her face, and said with a serious expression: "If you have any questions, just ask my teacher, and I will definitely give you some advice."
Hua Bushi said: "'It is better to abandon the teaching than to hold on to the form. Enlightenment comes from the original heart' is certainly an extremely brilliant way to live in the world. It's a pity that although I can ignore the secular dogma, I still can't find my original heart. So what?
manage?"
Yang Jiangyi said: "If you feel that your dream is right, you can insist on it. If you feel that the way people in the devil's way are unacceptable, don't join in with them. This is your true intention, so how can you do it?"
Can’t find it?”
Hua Bushi said: "I originally thought so too, but now I feel confused and confused. Of course the devil's actions are wrong, and we may not be right either. The right and wrong, good and evil, are really the same in my mind.
It’s like a mess, and it’s completely unclear.”
Yang Jiangyi thought for a while and said: "For the sake of my disciple's humility in asking for advice, I will teach you a method of fasting. Please bring me a pen and paper, and I will write down the formula for you."
you."
Hua Bushi smiled, stood up, bowed his hands to the ground, and said, "Thank you, sister, master for teaching me the skills!"
Sure enough, he went to the table to get the pen, ink, paper, and a chopping board, and put them on Yang Jiangyi's lap.
Yang Jiangyi half-sat on the bed, picked up the brush and wrote a few lines on the paper:
"If you have a will, you don't have the ears to listen, but you have to listen to the heart; you don't have the heart to listen, but you have to listen to the breath. Listening stops at the ears, and the heart stops at the talisman. Qi means empty and waiting for things. Only
The Tao is empty. If it is empty, the heart is fast."
After finishing writing, Yang Jiangyi handed the paper to Hua Bushi and said: "This is the best internal skill in the martial arts world, called the art of Xinzhai.
It is much stronger, and my disciples can use it to study, and they will definitely be able to untie their knots and no longer feel confused."
Hua Bushi took the piece of paper, read it carefully, and suddenly laughed and said: "It turns out that my sister can also lie! What is written on this piece of paper is clearly the words and sentences taught by Confucius to his disciple Yan Hui in the Zhuangzi. Where are they?
This is a unique skill of internal strength. I have been studying Chinese prose since I was a child and have also read through the classics of hundreds of schools of thought during the Warring States Period. How could I not recognize it?"
Yang Jiangyi pursed her lips and said with a smile: "You are not a formal disciple without the ceremony of becoming a disciple. Our Huashan Sect's inner strength and mental methods cannot be passed on to you. This Confucius' method of mental fasting is not as good as that of the Huashan Sect."
My inner strength and mental skills are a little inferior, but they can barely be called unique skills. Now that my master has passed them on to you, why do you dare to be dissatisfied?"
She paused for a moment, and then said softly: "This method of fasting is actually taught to me by my master. He asked me to do it for meditation before practicing internal skills. My younger brother has a complicated mind. I use this method to regulate my mind and seek myself."
I think it will be of some help to you.”
Hua Bushi was startled when he heard this, thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he said: "My little brother is so upset that he actually forgot that he has to keep his mind clear and clear in order to be able to understand things clearly and resolve doubts. Thanks to my sister for reminding me!"
Yang Jiangyi said: "My brother is very smart. In fact, even without Jiangyi's reminder, it won't take long for you to think of it."
Hua Bushi said: "In front of my sister's great wisdom, what I have is just a little cleverness, which is not worth mentioning at all. Sister Domeng and Master taught me the method of heart fasting, so I said goodbye and went to practice on my own later.
Come visit my sister again later."
Yang Jiangyi nodded and said: "You go, Jiangyi's injury is no longer serious, brother, don't worry."
Hua Bushi said goodbye and hurried back to his room.
Of course, he doesn't really want to practice any internal skills and mental methods, but he wants to achieve a state of tranquility and emptiness, and understand the "right, wrong, good and sin" in this world.
Everyone has his own "Tao".
The mystery of the so-called "Tao" lies in the fact that it can only be understood but cannot be explained in words. The difficulty in understanding the Tao lies in the way to unravel the many confusions in the heart. You can only continue to explore and pursue it by yourself, and cannot rely on the help of others.
.No one can directly teach "Tao" to others, not even the sage Confucius.
The method of Xinzhai mentioned by Yang Jiangyi is just a method of calmly enlightening the Tao, but it does not tell Hua Bushi what the "Tao" is. Of course, Hua Bushi also knows very well that his own "Tao" can only
You have to rely on yourself to understand.
The sky was getting brighter, the sun was rising from the eastern horizon, and the first ray of sunlight passed through the branches and leaves of the trees and shone on the courtyard wall of the Sun family's old house, leaving mottled light and shadow.
Hua Bushi walked out of the door and walked into the yard. He had been sitting quietly in the house for four hours. At this time, the depressed look on Hua Bushi's face last night was completely gone.
It shines with light, as warm and warm as the rising sun.
He has returned to his former appearance of a young master who was full of energy and confidence.
Has he realized his own "Tao"?
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※Compared with Hua Bushi's restored confidence, Ximen Tong was even more depressed than last night.
He also sat in the room for four hours. The passage of time seemed to have no meaning to this seventeen-year-old boy. The handsome face that had once made all the girls' hearts flutter, now had no luster.
It was shrouded in a layer of gray color, and his eyes were even more hollow, as if they had lost the last bit of life.
When he was in the small courtyard last night, Ximen Tong had already thought about death. If Yu Qianli and Li Hu attacked him, he would never resist.
But in the end, Hua Bushi just said to him, "Go back to your room and rest." Not only did he not kill him, he didn't even say a word of reproach. He stepped in to help the enemy, not only letting Zhuo Yiwen go, but also making Yang
Jiangyi and Bai Yiling were seriously injured and have now become hateful traitors despised by all their peers. Hua Bushi should have killed him immediately!