"Sit and forget the Tao, and leave me without any worries?"
Gu Dan's eyes were slightly confused.
Is there any mystery behind these eight words?
"That's right."
Zhuang Sheng nodded with determination and said, "Sit down and forget the way, and you will have no worries."
"Please explain in detail."
With these few words alone, it was difficult for Gu Dan to understand the mystery.
However, looking at the excitement on Zhuang Sheng's face, he couldn't fake it. He must have made some discovery to make him so excited.
"The way of sitting and forgetting, forgetting both things and myself, without worries. The shape of the body seems to no longer exist, and even the thoughts have almost disappeared. I feel that I am integrated with the world and all things, regardless of each other.
Falling limbs, dethroning intelligence, leaving the form to know, the same as the great road, this is called sitting and forgetfulness. "
Zhuang Sheng touched his palm and said extremely excitedly.
"It sounds like it's some kind of practice."
Gu Dan's knowledge is also unusually broad, and he has already noticed some of the context as soon as he heard it.
"Not bad!"
Zhuang Sheng nodded repeatedly and said: "Forget about things and me, and the unity of heaven and man, we can be impartial, follow nature and not be partial to vulgar principles. Heaven and earth coexist with me, and all things are one with me. It is not the most true and pure, but the most perfect." Those who are passionate about nature cannot glimpse it, but it is the supreme road that points directly to the ultimate."
"I see."
Gu Dan nodded lightly at first, and then said with some confusion: "What does this method have to do with what happened to me?"
"Such a superb method exists between heaven and earth. All things live in it without noticing it, but there will always be people who are destined to touch its true meaning by chance.
The sudden change that happened to Brother Kong before may be that when his soul broke through, he was fortunate enough to experience the wonder of "sitting and forgetting". He is in harmony with the heaven and earth, there is nothing, no self, no restraint, all things are one, and all the mysteries can be seen.
It is precisely for this reason that after Brother Kong escaped from that detached state, he was unwilling to yell, as if he had lost his way. "
Zhuang Sheng explained seriously.
According to Zhuang Sheng, the special sense of immersion he had before was indeed somewhat similar to the state of "sitting and forgetting", and could even be said to be extremely consistent.
"Then, what is She Wuyou?"
Gu Dan didn't dwell too much on this and immediately asked about the second half of the sentence.
The excitement on Zhuang Sheng's face also gradually faded away, and he turned to say with a slightly heavy tone: "Having no worries is the sequelae of sitting and forgetting the Tao."
"Oh? Where do you mean that?"
Gu Dan was puzzled.
"Once a person has experienced the state of 'sitting and forgetting', it will no longer be able to endure the shackles of the mortal body and the shackles of nature, and will often pursue the state of 'sitting and forgetting' at all costs. But the more so, the more I'm stuck in it and it's hard to extricate myself.
Even if you are lucky enough to enter the state of sitting and forgetting again, you will often forget yourself and refuse to get out. In the end, you will give up yourself and return to heaven and earth. "
Zhuang Sheng explained seriously.
There is no room for carelessness in seeking the truth.
There is nothing in this world that is more beautiful than facing the road directly.
Once you see the great road with your own eyes, everything in this world will be like passing smoke and not worth mentioning.
Sitting in the state of forgetfulness is originally a supreme and sublime method, through which one can glimpse the movement of heaven and earth.
However, people have desires.
Now that I have attained the Tao by sitting and forgetting for a day, I wish I could transform into the Tao by sitting and forgetting every day.
Therefore, those seekers who have gone crazy from sitting and forgetting will give up themselves just to immerse themselves in the state of sitting and forgetting.
There is no worry about giving up, and the person you give up is precisely yourself.
The highest state of sitting and forgetting is clearly the forgetfulness of things and myself, and the body is in harmony with heaven and earth.
But once one is truly one with heaven and earth, with nothing and no self, for a monk, it means death.
Being confused with the great road is of course extremely wonderful, but completely losing yourself and blending into the world is no different from death.
How to grasp the middle degree without getting lost in it is the most difficult thing.
No one can guarantee whether it is through sitting and forgetfulness that one acquires the Tao, or whether it is through sitting and forgetfulness that one becomes the Tao.
This is really an extremely dangerous practice, no matter how beautiful it is.
"Sounds like a real thing!"
Gu Dan recalled everything he had experienced, and it fit exactly what Zhuang Sheng said, without any deviation.
No matter what happens when the sixth lotus leaf unfolds.
Back when he was watching Mr. Ji attack Xiantian, he had passively entered the state of "sitting and forgetting". He really felt that he had understood everything, knew everything in the world, and countless insights about the great road filled his heart. So true and beautiful.
The whole person's mind is completely immersed in it, unable to extricate himself, unable to resist at all, let alone feel the slightest danger.
If it hadn't been for Mr. Ji's words of peace, he might have turned into a Tao and gone away.
It cannot be said that it is exactly the same as Sa Wuyou in the state of forgetfulness, it can only be said that it is exactly the same!
It turns out that that state is called sitting and forgetting.
But it is obvious that Gu Dan's sitting and forgetting is the sitting and forgetting without worries. He forgets himself and merges into the great road. In human terms, it means: self dissipation and return to heaven and earth.
Regardless of the facts, from a certain perspective, this is indeed close to the road, but Gu Dan is determined not to accept this method.
"However, I have never been exposed to this knowledge, and I didn't even know about this special state before. Why can I forget it?"
Gu was worried, and he finally grasped a major connection with the innate realm itself.
"This is wrong. The state of sitting and forgetting lies in one mind.
Theoretically, it is possible for everyone to enter the state of forgetfulness. It's just that most people are entangled in worldly affairs, their souls are dusty, their perception is greatly limited, their hearts are impure, and their desire to seek the Tao is not strong, so how can they forget about it? "
Zhuang Sheng shook his head slightly and said: "Even so, it is not impossible to forget. Many people were blinded by foreign objects during their lives, but when they grow old, they are pure and have no distracting thoughts.
At the moment of death, before the soul dissipates and returns to heaven and earth, it is possible to enter the state of oblivion.
It's just that at that time, the souls of ordinary people are too weak, and most of them cannot perceive such a distant range like Brother Kong, and can even barely 'perceive' themselves. All the memories wander past in front of their eyes, but It is vivid and especially clear.
So, how can it be that I just sit down and forget about the Tao, leaving me without any worries? "
"It's so true!"
A lot of sayings about many old people reading their lives at a very fast speed before leaving came to mind in Gu's worry.
It turns out that it is not a legend, but a state of oblivion.
However, ordinary people's own perception is limited, and the only thing they can observe is themselves, and they only have that one chance in their lives.
"Sitting in the state of forgetfulness is of great benefit to oneself, and it is also of great benefit to understanding the world. The premise is that one can successfully wake up."
Zhuang Sheng said: "Brother Kong has gained and lost again. This is a great blessing!"
(End of chapter)
