Chapter 1000: Is praying to God useful?
After the new host is elected, there will generally be a process similar to the inauguration ceremony. This ceremony is not for solemnity, but to tell the pilgrims who often come to Jingci Temple to burn incense that we have a new boss.
In theory, this requires notifying important pilgrims one by one, choosing an auspicious day, and then making careful preparations, but don't forget that the princess is still here.
It is indeed glorious to have the princess come to the temple, but the problem is that this princess is very unusual, especially after witnessing the election, the princess insisted on going to the Sutra Pavilion to take a look, and almost knocked over the candlestick...
The whole temple reached a consensus that it was better to send the princess away first.
So the inauguration ceremony of the new host was not urgent, and the blessing ceremony requested by the princess was completed first, and it started the next day.
The so-called blessing ceremony actually looks like a large group of monks chanting scriptures, which will last for a whole day. During this period, they will abstain from water and food to show their piety, and it will not end until dusk.
Although Princess Mingzhu was not a participant, she requested the ceremony. She couldn't just sit there and eat and drink while others were chanting. She could only shake her head and sway along in the front row.
——It felt like the princess had already started to regret it.
Yang Yiyi was looking outside the hall, but she didn't have to go in.
After all, no matter how close they were, the difference in status was still very obvious.
Beside the princess were Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping, and behind them were a bunch of guards. Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi, two commoners, were not qualified to go in.
Only at this time would one clearly realize that this was a feudal society with clear class divisions.
However, Wu Shaoyi was not next to Yang Yiyi. This girl might be interested in the things like the conch shells used by the monks, so she went to observe the group of monks who were "accompanying" her.
So Yang Yiyi was left holding the pillars of the hall and looking inside.
"Brother Li, do you think it is useful to worship Buddha?"
"Ah? Why are you asking this?"
"I let go of the hatred that I had for nearly forty years, but it was picked up again because of a small matter. Does it mean that I have never let it go from the beginning?"
"If you want to say this, then I can only say that it is useless, it is useless, especially worshiping this kind of clay and golden statue, it is useless."
Li Chengxi said lightly:
"You say that my Buddha is compassionate, but if my Buddha is really compassionate, there shouldn't be so many sufferings in the world. After all, Buddhism is just written by people. You can't ask too much of a virtual idol that doesn't exist. So I don't think Buddha can save the world."
"What about immortals like you, Brother Li? Is there a way to save people?"
"No, I can tell you very clearly that there is no way to save people in this world."
Li Chengxi is a god, a god who clearly exists and can show miracles and create miracles.
But because he is a god, he knows that the so-called scriptures and Buddhist teachings are purely fooling ghosts.
Let's not talk about anything else, let's see how Li Chengxi's teachings came from.
Read the original text of the Tao Te Ching, and whatever Viola and the others understand is fine. As long as it is not too outrageous, Li Chengxi will not ask at all. As the number of followers of the Demon King Cult gradually increases, many people begin to interpret the scriptures that Viola and the others have interpreted on their own, and then develop into more sects. Even if there are some unreasonable or contradictory places, they will be interpreted in their own way.
There are great scholars who have argued for me.
Not only Li Chengxi doesn't care, but basically all gods don't care about such trivial matters as mortals' interpretation of the scriptures. As I said, as long as it is not outrageous, you can interpret it as you like.
For example, understanding the teachings of the good gods as the operations of the evil gods is basically allowed except for this outrageous thing.
This is because for gods, scriptures are just a way to fool mortals and recruit believers. At most, they are a way to show their own code of conduct and attitude.
If you can attract believers without scriptures (such as Li Chengxi), gods will not even mess around. The so-called religious scriptures are actually all written by mortals.
Yang Yiyi may have been inspired by recent events, and similar events are not uncommon.
She saw people who had practiced Buddhism for decades, and even though they said they had let go, they still became demons because of a small matter, and began to doubt the so-called Buddhism.
Even the immortals said that there is no way to save people, and Yang Yiyi felt a little disappointed.
"Then, then what can save people?"
"Myself."
Li Chengxi said:
"If you are confused, just think about what I told you before. As the saying goes, Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman should strive for self-improvement. It's nonsense to rely on gods and emperors. Only by self-improvement can people save themselves. The so-called cultivation of Buddhism is actually the cultivation of the mind. After all, Buddha does not exist, but Buddha also exists in people's hearts."
Yang Yiyi was confused and asked:
"Is there nothing specific?"
"Simple, the word conscience, touch your conscience when you encounter something, and in my opinion, that Xuanxiang is not a demon. If revenge can make his mind clear, it's not bad."
Li Chengxi's view on the whole thing is very neutral. You said that you can become a Buddha by putting down the butcher knife, but if it is really that simple to become a Buddha, this Buddha is not a serious thing.
You want to guide people to be good, it's fine, it's great. But you can't stand on the high ground of morality and export it to the outside world. You can talk nonsense about things that you haven't experienced and it doesn't concern you. If it really happens to you, it will be a boomerang.
Xuan Xiang's revenge is natural, especially in Li Chengxi's opinion. He even thinks that the way of revenge is too mild. If it were him, he would not let it go for forty years, nor would it be so simple. He would definitely do everything he could.
This matter should have been resolved long ago. If Xuan Xiang had talked about it and resolved it when he first entered the temple, there would naturally be no such thing now.
You ask people to let go of things they have not experienced, and they believe it, but they can't really let it go in their hearts.
After all, you can't empathize when you say this. Even if you have a strong ability to empathize, you haven't experienced it. Saying that you understand is just deceiving yourself.
Using the suffering you have never experienced to show your own moral nobleness, isn't this moral kidnapping?
It's like saying that killing one person can make the world peaceful, choosing between human life and the overall situation.
Deliberately put asymmetric choices on the scale, let most people choose which one is more important, and then jump out and use your own morality to press the lighter side so that the scale returns to zero.
In this way, to show the weight of your own morality.
This analogy may not be appropriate, but this is also Li Chengxi's attitude towards moral issues.
Don't bother me, I have my own legal constraints when I break the law, and you don't need to point fingers at me.
This is why Li Chengxi never cares whether Yang Yiyi wants to be a hero or a demon, it doesn't matter to him.
So in this matter, Li Chengxi thinks that Na Xuanxiang is right, absolutely right. If he hadn't used the moral high ground of Buddhism to suppress him for forty years, he wouldn't have exploded at this time. Things that should have been solved long ago have been dragged on until now.
However, Yang Yiyi and Li Chengxi's moral values are obviously different, but Li Chengxi's words are not wrong. It's better to save yourself than to expect some weird things to save people.
"Conscience..."
Yang Yiyi seemed to be thinking.
Seeing this, Li Chengxi felt that he had to change the subject, otherwise this girl would easily get stuck in a dead end.
"Don't touch it, it won't get bigger no matter how much you rub it."
"..."
The previous words are very good, but the last sentence is unnecessary...
