On the mountain behind Tongqing Temple, next to the waterfall.
"Old monk, you've been talking for so long and still haven't gotten to the point? How should we practice?"
After listening to a long discussion about "entering the Tao", Pei Wende realized that the entire topic seemed to have been completely distorted.
Because until now, Zen Master Lingyou has not explained the specific method of practice.
Pei Wende even feels that "entering the Tao" is not necessarily the first step in spiritual practice, otherwise the difficulty would be too high for ordinary practitioners.
This is like a person's interests and goals. If you can combine interests, goals and work, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
But you can’t just stop working because you haven’t found your interests and goals, or you’re not satisfied with your current job, right?
The same is true for spiritual practice. Not every practitioner can find the "Tao" that suits him or her at the beginning.
At the very least, at this stage, Pei Wende has only found a temporary goal and determined the path he wants to take in the future, but he is far from being called "entering the Tao".
Only when Pei Wende fulfills his goals in future practice and does not deflect his goals due to interference from external forces can he be called "the Taoist".
"To practice, you must first cultivate your mind. There are thousands of ways to practice, but none of them can avoid the word 'quiet'."
It was obvious that Pei Wende was impatient. Zen Master Lingyou, who had a faint smile on his face, did not show off any more and finally started to talk about the most important point.
"A calm mind leads to the gods, and only 'calm mind' is the only shortcut to practice..."
"The Taoist Scriptures say, to the extreme of emptiness, remain still and sincere."
"Buddha also said that form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from color, form is emptiness, emptiness is color..."
"Knot the meditation seal, look at your own Buddha, and calm your mind to naturally connect to the spirit."
"..."
There is no such thing as a lotus tongue, Sanskrit sounds coming from the mouth, and there is no blessing from magical powers.
Zen Master Lingyou simply quoted scriptures and explained to Pei Wende what "quietness" is, and he already had a feeling of enlightenment.
From Taoism's "Tao Te Ching" to Buddhism's "Heart Sutra", Pei Wende was surprised to find that he had already started "cultivation" in a certain sense.
I think back then, when he first faced ghosts and monsters like ghosts, Pei Wende did not run away like ordinary people.
The kind of "calmness" that remains calm in times of crisis is actually the most preliminary and basic "quietness".
Only a calm mind can sustain oneself. When faced with a desperate situation, one can do what others cannot and burst out all kinds of unimaginable "miracles" in the eyes of mortals.
Only with a calm mind can we understand all things. When facing unfamiliar things, we can quickly find and understand their existence forms, and gain insight into their essence and weaknesses.
This is the advantage of Pei Wende as a person, and it is also the subtle influence of Zen Master Lingyou in the past sixteen years.
However, simply understanding the function and principles of "mind calmness" is not enough.
What really allowed Pei Wende to get started quickly was the meditation and sealing methods that have been developed over hundreds of years by the line of tantric ascetics, specifically for "calming the mind."
Knot the meditation seal to meditate, sit in meditation with Shakya Buddha in your lap...
The way the game can express it is that once you learn this method of meditation and seal formation, your character's attributes will immediately increase by +1 in understanding and +1 in wisdom.
"So, is that the first step in spiritual practice?"
Inexplicably, he once again thought of the state of concentration that Huiji had when he was transmitting the teachings from heart to heart and the Dharma. Pei Wende felt that what Zen Master Lingyou was going to explain next was how to enter that state.
"You don't have the understanding of your senior brother, so it's better not to be too ambitious."
Having already known everything that happened in Mulian Temple, Monk Lingyou could only sigh helplessly.
"The state of trance you felt before was your senior brother's 'meditation', and may not be suitable for you."
What Zen Master Lingyou said was true. Even with his subtle influence over the past sixteen years, Pei Wende had become a seedling that was very suitable for spiritual practice.
But there is still a long way to go compared to Hui Jing, who is born with a Buddha mind and suddenly enlightens to the Tao.
At the very least, Pei Wende's experience during this period illustrates this point. He could not simply use the "meditation seal" to enter a state of concentration and then calm down and connect with the mind.
That kind of cultivation method that reaches the sky in one step is only suitable for geniuses, not ordinary people like Pei Wende.
"Why do I feel like you despise me?"
Seeing this, Pei Wende, who was very self-aware, smiled bitterly.
Even without the interference of evil spirits, Pei Wende did not think that he, who came from later generations and had complicated thoughts, could reach the sky in one step and enter that state of trance easily.
In contrast, Pei Wende is now looking forward to the cultivation methods that Zen Master Lingyou will teach.
Because that is the step that a normal practitioner should go through.
What Pei Wende didn't know at this moment was that even what he considered "normal practice steps" were extremely abnormal in the eyes of other practitioners.
After all, in this era, there are very few schools whose practice method is to ask the mind first, then ask questions, and finally explain the specific practice method in detail.
Generally speaking, the first step for other practitioners is to meditate and enter concentration under the guidance of the master.
Then in the process, one gradually understands the efficacy and principles of meditation, combines it with some magical changes in oneself, and breeds or practices related magical powers.
As for the question that Zen Master Lingyou attaches most importance to is asking one’s mind to enter the Tao?
That is a question that most practitioners who have fully understood their own practice methods and want to learn from the strengths of other schools to make further breakthroughs will consider.
"The way of practice in our lineage can be said to be simple or difficult."
"Practice your true self, form Zen seals, and build a golden body!"
"Using the 'Three Chakras and Seven Wheels' method to achieve transcendence is the core practice method of being a teacher."
At present, Pei Wende has met the first condition of spiritual practice - practicing true self.
The rest are hard work that comes naturally, and Zen Master Lingyou has no doubt that the other party can do it.
“Finally it’s time for the main event!”
His spirit was suddenly shaken, and Pei Wende knew that what Zen Master Lingyou was going to talk about next was the true method for practitioners.
"The three meridians and seven wheels are where the human Qi meridians are located, and they are also the secret treasures of the seven major centers of the human body..."
"When it is turned on, it has the power to communicate with ghosts and gods and gain insight into yin and yang. The Buddhist 'Five Eyes and Six Supernatural Powers' are almost all based on this foundation."
"And after hundreds of years of improvement, our 'method of entering concentration' can easily identify the location of the three rounds and seven meridians."
"If you can fully open them, you can create a supreme golden body and achieve the fruit of Arhat."
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"hiss!"
Under the waterfall in the back mountain of Tongqing Temple, just as Zen Master Lingyou began to explain the "Three Wheels and Seven Meridians" to Pei Wende in detail, a small green snake with its eyes closed suddenly opened its eyes.
It was none other than the big blue-scaled snake that appeared at the Mulian Temple.
Little Green Snake originally just followed Pei Wende quietly, trying to find out why he could resonate with the evil energy of the earth's veins, and to find his own future practice direction.
Who would have thought that by some mistake, I would overhear the authentic secrets of Buddhism!
For a monster who completely relies on himself to explore the way of cultivation, this is much more important than the Thousand Faces Painted Skin and the currents of evil energy from the earth. It is no wonder that the green snake is so excited and excited.
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