"Hahaha……"
"Your Majesty has spoken, so I know everything!~"
The book fairy was very happy.
On the one hand, it came from Hong Kang's attitude of asking for advice, and on the other hand, Hong Kang saw the most prominent characteristics of Confucian and Taoist practice - increasing wisdom and improving understanding.
When this attribute of a person is improved, no matter what he does, he will be able to do it with ease, and he will be the elite among the elite in all walks of life.
"Your Majesty should have heard something from Zhuge, which is to start with sincerity."
"However, it is difficult for a beginner to reach the state of sincerity. Although you will make rapid progress after getting started, the entry level is the most painful."
"So Zhuge and I broke it down into several steps."
Hong Kang and Pang Qingyang were sitting upright.
"Appreciate further details."
The fairy tale in the book says: "Take the spiritual consciousness as an example. Ordinary people have complicated thoughts, scattered energy and energy, cannot control their own thoughts, and their thinking is like a mess..."
"There is no leisure time. Thinking about things all day long and unable to stop is called "distraction." When a person is sleeping, his mind is no longer scattered. This time is called "drowsiness."
"Ordinary people's lives are divided into two phenomena: scattered or dull..."
"When you are awake, you are scattered; after you fall asleep, you are groggy..."
"A lot of effort is expended all the time, which leads to the accelerated passage of life and the inability to maintain good health."
"Your Majesty should understand the harm to living beings caused by spending too much effort!~"
Hong Kang nodded and said: "There is a word called "working hard", which means excessive consumption of hard work, and in severe cases, it may endanger one's own life."
The immortal in the book continued: "Therefore, the first key to Confucianism and Taoism practice is to stabilize the mind and suppress rough thoughts. Once successful, this "concentration" skill will be achieved, which is the "concentration" in Buddhism and Taoism practice. Centering Ape"."
Hong Kang concluded: “The state of being neither distracted nor lethargic is concentration.”
The fairy said in the book: "But the word "ding" means forced suppression. Once a creature relaxes its vigilance, it will still regain its characteristics of being distracted and thinking, and it will still be an ordinary person."
"In Buddhism, this is called retreat; in Taoism, it means that it is easy to gain the Tao but difficult to keep the Tao."
Hong Kang and Pang Qingyang immediately understood the meaning.
There is also a corresponding theory in Taoism: When people are born into this world, they are like trees without roots, drifting with the tide in the vast sea of people. People without roots are unable to settle down. They wander throughout their lives and cannot achieve great spiritual freedom.
For most people, being unable to settle means that they cannot control themselves.
Some people are determined to change the status quo, but the next day their companions yell at them and they go to play together again, but they still can't take the first step; some people shout about losing weight and getting in shape every day, but they can't help but laugh when they see the delicious food. Eat; some people clearly know that a relationship is not suitable, but they cannot make up their mind and choose to leave...
In life, most people are out of control.
If a person can stay calm, his mind will be very awake and his response to the outside world will be very quick!
If a person can stay calm and control himself, he is actually withdrawing and holding on to the energy he radiates from the outside world, nothing more.
It is not that there is no spiritual practice in Buddhist practice. After all, any practice that reaches a high level leads to the same goal. For example, Pang Qingyang's swordsmanship also contains the sword intention to destroy the soul.
However, unlike Confucianism and Taoism, you need to work on the "heart" aspect from the beginning.
Moreover, Hong Kang and Pang Qingyang have also read Confucian classics deeply during their lives of about two hundred years. This book is like a light in the dark night, which can vaguely illuminate the way forward... …
Pang Qingyang's heart was filled with happiness, his wonderful eyes flashed with light, and he said in a clear voice:
"Shu Gong, then is the next stage "quiet"?!"
""The Great Learning" says that one can be calm after being calm, and one can be at peace after being calm."
The immortal in the book nodded and said, "That's right. After being calm, you can become still. The ancient sages have all worked hard on the word "dense and quiet". I also stand on the shoulders of my predecessors."
"If people can control themselves and stay calm, then they will naturally calm down..."
"Some people want to read, but are very impetuous and cannot calm down; some people are restless, but have difficulty regulating their breath. Many people can move, but those who can remain calm need concentration!"
"If a person wants to completely calm down, he must first get rid of desires and delusions. When you wake up every day, there will always be some voices in your head asking you to do something and think about something. This is delusion..."
"When it's time to get up, you get up; when it's time to do something, just pick it up and do it. When you really do it, you won't think about it."
“Nurture the habit of consistent words and deeds, improve your ability to act, and you will have peace of mind, nourish your soul, condense your energy and energy, and your soul will enter great tranquility.”
"The characteristic of this time is that you sleep very soundly after a short nap, which means you can enter a deep sleep. When you wake up, you feel refreshed, your temperament is like warm jade, and you feel like you are glowing."
Hong Kang thought of things like taming horses and boiling eagles.
He said: "People use hard work to force their minds to calm down, just like a galloping wild horse. If you tie it up and don't let it move, over time, it will calm down. Therefore, "concentration" means forcing it not to move. "Quiet" means naturally motionless, and the two are at odds."
The Immortal in the Book laughed and said, "It is exactly what you said."
It's really wonderful to feel that when you mention something and the other person understands it immediately and can draw inferences, this is the advantage of discussing with the right person! ~
"Actually, I got the insight into the realm corresponding to the two words "single and tranquility" from the notes of a great poet."
"That great master said in his notes: In ancient times, when people talked about poetry, they differentiated between landscape language and emotion language. I didn't know that all landscape language was emotion language."
"All scene language is love language?!" Hong Kang thought and recalled, "It's from Wang Jing'an's "Removed Manuscripts of Human Words"."
The book fairy exclaimed: "Yes, the first time I saw it was when I was in the book city that the king transformed."
"The dialectical analysis of scenery language and love language triggered my inspiration."
"He said that when most people write poems and poems, they stay at the level of "the heart changes with the situation."
"For example, if it continues to be gloomy and rainy, people will feel melancholy and depressed, and the corresponding emotions will be reflected in the words. This is because the mood is affected by the environment. When the sun comes out, the sunshine is bright, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and people are My mood naturally became excited.”
"People cannot be the masters of this aspect where the mind changes with the environment. In other words, the influence of the external environment is greater than one's own self-control. Therefore, we need to continue to work hard and stay calm."
Hong Kang agreed: "It makes sense."
Not only in writing poems and poems, this "heart changes with the situation" is also reflected in all aspects of life.
He thought of his first life, when he had just graduated from the ivory tower. He looked around at a loss and was at a loss. He didn't know where the future was for a while, and finally followed the trend and found a job as an assistant researcher.
As for people, living in the city does not require them to face the earth and turn their backs to the sky, but they have to squeeze into the bus and subway every day, commuting from nine to five, and their mood is crowded, tired, and boring...
When weekends come, he always stays away from the city and walks and climbs in deep forests, parks, and lakesides. His mind changes with the environment and he suddenly becomes enlightened.
The immortal saying in the book: "And the ones on the next level are different."
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Silence does not mean silence. The meaning is profound and the attitude is leisurely and upright. This is called true tranquility.
"Reading Record"
