Next it was Mr. Yangming's turn to ask Ye Feng questions.
Mr. Yangming asked: "Brother Ye, what do you mean by sitting and forgetting?"
Hearing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly, but Mr. Yangming was confused. After all, the word "Zi Wang" is a very serious thing, and there is nothing ridiculous about it. So Mr. Yangming asked: "Brother Ye, is there anything wrong with what I just said?"
Ye Feng hurriedly waved his hands and said: "It's not that there's anything wrong with Brother Wang's words, but the word 'Zuowang' reminds me of a group of people who call themselves 'Zuowang Dao'."
Mr. Yangming said: "I think that group of people must be people with advanced cultivation."
Ye Feng smiled and said: "This is what I want to laugh about. They are not cultivators, they are just a group of ordinary people who have fun. To be precise, they are people who have read a novel called "The Taoist Weird Immortal".
"In the novel, Zuowangdao is a very special sect. This sect is composed of "fake" practitioners who were deceived by other believers. To practice the Zuowangdao sect, you need to use various deceptions to constantly deceive people, and even lose your life for fun. You don’t need to do anything. The more people you deceive, the more your skills will increase. Followers of the Zuowangdao sect are all proficient in disguise and deception. They can implant illusions that are close to reality into others, and can also imitate the techniques of other sects.
"And in the world I live in, when someone spreads all kinds of false news and remarks, and when they have the ability to confuse the truth with the truth, it can be called the way of sitting and forgetting."
Mr. Yangming said: "They are really a bunch of boring people. If they step into cultivation, they will definitely be able to understand the essence of cultivation through fake cultivation better than ordinary people. It is a pity."
Ye Feng sighed and said: "Yes, they are indeed a group of pity, boring and fun-loving people."
Ye Feng paused and said, "What is sitting and forgetting? The point of sitting and forgetting is not sitting, but forgetting. So what do you forget? How do you forget?
"What should you forget first? If you really follow what Zhuangzi said, it is to forget everything, eventually forget your body shape, and return yourself to the state before you were born, that is, to return to the state of being integrated with the great road.
"Of course, this kind of forgetting is not forgetting in memory, but a kind of forgetting attachment. In essence, it is letting go of attachment, so that it is completely forgotten. For example, forgetting standards, forgetting desires, and forgetting opposition, the essence is to completely let go. This is exactly the same as the Buddhist idea of "breaking all appearances and observing the reality".
"Secondly, how to forget? My opinion is that you have to think that you know nothing from the inner self level, and maintain this state all the time. Then you can slowly start to forget until you reach a state of selflessness and no attachment. , no standards, no desires, etc. At that time, we can also see that it is what we have and should be seen. Finally, we will reach the state where heaven and earth coexist with me, and all things are unique to me. "
"This is the real Zaowang, and those people in the world who claim to be Zaowang are basically the opposite of Zaowang but still claim to be 'Zowang'. As everyone knows, such behavior is like being an ugly girl but claiming to be one." Xi Shi, they are just obsessive fools who imitate others and learn to walk in Handan."
Mr. Yangming glanced at Ye Feng and smiled: "Brother Ye scolded Zhuangzi so hard before, and now he actually agrees with his point of view?"
Ye Feng also looked at Mr. Yangming with contempt and said: "Brother Wang, you are deliberately pretending to be confused to make fun of me. You also know that no one can be completely right or completely wrong. It is normal to be partly right and partly wrong. So with Isn't it the essence of the progress of future generations to have the same correct views as others and to be different from others' erroneous perceptions?"
Ye Feng paused for a moment and said: "For example, 'Everyone in the world knows that good is good, and it is evil.' Everyone in the world knows what good is, which means they all know the standard of good, but the standard is just a surface, and they only need to act on the surface If you achieve good things, you will be considered good. Even if you do bad things internally, you will still be considered good by the world.
"According to the starting point of thinking that human nature is inherently evil, those who specialize and standardize good must be evil in their hearts. Because a truly good person has already normalized good and will not flaunt good at all. That's why. It seems that some people have to publicize some good deeds when they do it, but some people do a lot of good deeds silently, because in their hearts, these things are what people should do. Since they are what they should do, why bother to publicize them? . The special and standardized goodness actually exists in society and is more often used by those with bad intentions. Just like those stereotypes, such as wearing hemp and wearing mourning after the death of parents, as long as this is done, those children will It is considered filial piety by the world. Little does anyone know that too many children ignore the elderly when their parents are still alive. They are afraid of avoiding the elderly when they are sick in bed. They have not fulfilled any filial piety at all, but in the end they get the name of filial son. How strange it is. Ridiculous world.
"Such as this, for example, you cannot use chopsticks to check rice, etc. These seemingly good standards are actually just boring superficial forms. The key is to cultivate a kind heart and develop a conscience.
"On this point, it is actually similar to Zhuangzi's 'sages will not die, and thieves will not stop'. But Zhuangzi's mistake is just to generalize, expand and absolute. I agree with Zhuangzi's 'bias', and I am criticizing Zhuangzi It's just 'all'."
Mr. Yangming laughed and said: "That's right. Well said. It's worth another bowl."
After the two had another drink, it was Ye Feng's turn to ask Mr. Yangming.
"Brother Wang, you have nothing outside of your heart, and you are even more ignorant outside of your conscience. My nature is self-sufficient. Can you help me clarify my doubts?"
Mr. Yangming finally arrived at his home court, cleared his throat, straightened his towel, and said with high spirits:
"My nature is self-sufficient and I don't seek outside. In fact, all the answers in this world can be found in the heart. Whether people in the world are pursuing happiness, pain, or religious responsibilities, they all look for it from external things. Don't you know that everything comes from the heart? , no matter what emotion or emotion, its root is the heart. Without this heart that is in line with the laws of nature, you will not have emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and joy when anything is in front of you. Therefore, in addition to pursuing the physical life, we have other are all things that are inherent in the heart. If you can do this, you can know everything, because the so-called omniscience is just something that can be understood originally, and the key to all this is conscience. Therefore, the heart It is vast and boundless, and it is self-sufficient, so there is no need to seek outside.”
After speaking, Mr. Yangming looked at Ye Feng and said carefully: "Brother Ye, you don't have anything to complain about, right?"
Ye Feng smiled and said: "No, I completely agree. In my core, 'good things depend on the heart' is not just a criterion for judging good and evil. It also has another meaning, that is, it is for perfecting the self and improving everything in the world. , in fact, they can all be classified into the category of 'good things'. Then the key to the functioning of those good things is the 'heart'. So on this point, Brother Wang and I have no different views, rather they are completely consistent."
