But when Ye Feng said this, he did not continue. Instead, he turned around and looked calmly at Mao Tu, who was following the other three people.
Maotu naturally understood what the other party meant. As the saying goes, the law should not be preached to others, and the Tao should not be taught lightly. Xiruo was originally a disciple of Yangming Academy, while Xia Yimo and Xia Xinghe were studying at Yangming Academy, so they were half disciples, so there was no problem. But he was not, but it was his responsibility, so he said: "I am responsible for the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Hearing this, Ye Feng just smiled and said, "You know, that's meaningless. You understand what I mean."
After hearing Ye Feng's words, Mao Tu's eyes narrowed slightly, but after a moment, he finally closed his eyes as if giving up. After bowing to Her Highness the Princess, he left independently in the distance.
Although the atmosphere was awkward just now, Mao Tu and Ye Feng had actually had a rather intense silent exchange.
Maotu means: Ye Feng, you are the biggest threat to safety.
And what Ye Feng means is: If I want to harm you, you can't stop me, so it doesn't matter whether you are around or not.
Maotu was naturally dissatisfied and wary, so his eyes narrowed slightly. But I thought that Ye Feng was the teacher of the princess and the prince, and the princess had such an attitude towards Ye Feng. More importantly, judging from the fact that he had not caught any of Ye Feng's flaws just now, Ye Feng was not being alarmist when he said that he could not stop him. So, in the end, I could only leave with agreement.
Xi Ruo asked strangely: "Ye Feng, didn't you say that there is no distinction between education and discrimination?"
Ye Feng smiled and said: "That is the realm of a saint. When did I say that I was a saint? Besides, Miss Maotu is already at the peak of the Daluo realm, one step away from the Taoist realm. Her Tao is close to perfection, and she is only missing that The final step. But that step can only be done by herself. She does not need others to teach her, and others cannot teach her. If I insist on being a teacher, it will not only be useless to her, but will also cause great harm."
The reason why Ye Feng is willing to teach them something today is because the cleaning just now is actually an observation and test of their character. It also determines what Ye Feng should teach them while they are studying abroad. After all, teaching students in accordance with their aptitude is the standard for a qualified teacher.
But now Ye Feng has long been a thousand-year-old man in terms of mentality, and is a teacher in the true sense. So don’t compare him with a boy who loves boys and girls.
. . .
After the four people sat on the grass,
Ye Feng asked the three of them, "What do you think cultivation is? Xinghe, you are a man, you come first."
Xia Xinghe was stunned for a moment, then quickly adjusted his sitting posture and said, "Practice, isn't it about cultivating immortality? And cultivating immortality means cultivating the great supernatural powers between heaven and earth."
Ye Feng nodded without making any comments.
It was Xiruo's turn next, and Xiruo said timidly: "Practice, I think, is to repair one's own behavior."
Although Xi Ruo's answer is very simple and funny, it is just to understand the words by taking them apart.
But Ye Feng didn't smile, but just nodded in affirmation.
Ye Feng was not trying to save face for Xi Ruo, but truly recognized Xi Ruo's answer.
In this world, the most simple way is to understand it in the simplest way. Sometimes it is a straightforward way that can get to the core of it.
Cultivation is said to be difficult, and it is indeed difficult, but it is said to be simple, and it is also simple. In fact, practice can indeed be discussed separately, that is, "fix your own behavior": fix what you say with your mouth, fix what your body does, and fix what you think in your heart. These may seem simple, but they almost summarize the essence of the most important aspects of spiritual practice. That includes the "conscience" and "action" of Yangming's philosophy of mind.
It's just a pity that Xiruo didn't understand the deeper meaning of what he said. It really makes people feel like "going deep into the treasure mountain but returning empty-handed". But this is enough to show that he is talented and a good seedling.
Finally, it was Xia Yimo's turn. She said: "I think practice is to find one's true self through insight and awareness, so as to achieve the state of knowing one's mind and nature and being immovable."
Ye Feng also nodded, still without making any comments.
Xia Yimo’s words mean:
The essence of spiritual practice is to treat the world as a dojo. Wang Yangming said something similar.
To put it simply in game terms, treat the world as a virtual stand-alone game, and everyone else is an NPC. Everything you encounter is your plot level, and you cannot escape or fast forward. Because like Genshin Impact, there is no "skip" option. I have complained about Genshin Impact a hundred times here.
Therefore, you can naturally keep your joy and anger invisible, your likes and dislikes invisible, and your joys and sorrows not overflowing on your face. Because you understand that these are plot settings, and you also realize that you are a player. Although you are the same character as other NPCs in the game world, your game character has a clear sense of "self". And that self-consciousness is: you are a living "person" that is completely beyond the game, not a data code with a preset program.
And in this way, you will not be obsessed with the outcome of the plot, but only focus on your performance and feelings in the plot.
The later stage of practice is to be able to cultivate to the state of playing games: treating the world as a stand-alone game, treating others as NPCs, and only I have one ear in my world. move".
Practitioners pay more attention to the process of practice than to the results. After all, the result is nothing more than death or immortality. In terms of games, quit the game, clear the game, or start the next game. However, how to achieve the result is a myriad of things, which is worthy of the practitioner's understanding and self-examination. Cultivation is a practical resistance to "resultology only". It is a way of survival that is closer to the original meaning of human beings.
However, Xiruo, Xia Yimo and Xia Xinghe were a little puzzled by Ye Feng's non-evaluative attitude, so Xia Yimo asked: "Teacher Ye, what exactly do we say?"
Ye Feng said: "The understanding of the three of you is correct. As a teacher, I can't tell you which path is correct, let alone ask you to follow the path that I think is accurate. After all, all three thousand avenues in the world can be passed. The way to the ultimate.
"For you, the most important thing is that the Tao belongs to you. No matter how correct other people's Tao may seem, it is still someone else's Tao after all. Forced practice is always the wrong path. For practitioners, it is not the correct way to practice. Tao is important, but the most important thing is that there is no correct Tao.
"So what I can do is to remind you when you are about to make a mistake.
"You have to remember:
Tao can be understood but cannot be learned.
Sutras can be read but not read.
Teacher, you can worship, but not follow.
Suffering is acceptable but not praiseworthy.
God is respectable and cannot be bullied.
People can be friends, but not begged.
Luck can be repaired, but cannot be robbed.
Power can be borrowed but cannot be taken away.
The great way is simple, and the way is natural. "
