Chapter 1479 I, ego, true self!
Bai Zhi was naturally shocked by Chen Changsheng's words.
"Why did you come to such a conclusion, Senior?"
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng glanced at Bai Zhi and said slowly: "Because what you are pursuing is essentially the same as what the forbidden land is pursuing."
"The forbidden land pursues truth, and you also pursue truth."
"It's just that your thoughts are not a bit more compassionate than theirs."
"What is 'real'?"
Bai Zhi asked subconsciously, and Chen Changsheng tilted his head to look at him and said, "Kung Fu, magic weapons, longevity, natural treasures, these things are real."
"Besides that, you and the Forbidden Land are the most rule-abiding people in the world."
"This is also the real reason why I can continue to deal with you."
"I still don't understand. Can you explain it in more detail, Senior?"
Seeing Bai Zhi's puzzled expression, Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll try a simpler way of saying it."
"The 'self' that Wang Hao pursues is the desire from deep within the hearts of living beings, which is what they call doing whatever they want."
“This road may seem easy, but it is actually full of dangers.”
"And the self-realization that your master and his friends are pursuing is the most practical path."
"Translated into plain language, that's the rule!"
"Whether it's a forbidden area or a famous sect, they have set rules for this world one after another."
"They live in a world constructed by rules, and use these rules to pursue fame, wealth, honor..."
"At the same time, in this process, they will also restrain their desires, which is what Wang Hao calls the 'self'."
"Now you know why everyone wants Wang Hao to be punished."
After receiving this answer, Bai Zhi frowned and said, "Is it really meaningful to be so obsessed with external things?"
"Of course it makes sense!"
Chen Changsheng pointed around and said, "The stability and prosperity of Luoyang City depends on those so-called rules."
"These rules and regulations constrain everyone, and also constrain their innermost desires."
"Without these desires, the evil in the world will naturally be greatly reduced."
"So the price of peace is to cut off all emotions and desires?"
Bai Zhi muttered to herself.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng glanced at him and said, "It's not about cutting off emotions and desires, but about exercising some restraint."
"In the world of wild animals, when a wild animal sees its own kind eating food, the first thing it will think of is to steal it."
"We, intelligent creatures, are also beasts."
"If there were no rules to constrain us, our world would become a hell on earth filled with nothing but killing."
"But......"
"Boom!"
Bai Zhi wanted to open her mouth to explain, but was hit hard on the head by Chen Changsheng.
"Little monk, your Buddhist heart is not good enough!"
"You are shaken by a few words from others. If you continue like this, how can you spread the Dharma?"
Facing Chen Changsheng's "wake-up call", Bai Zhi clasped her hands together and said.
"Amitabha!"
"It's not that I don't have a strong heart, but I can't refute what Donor Wang Hao said."
Looking at Bai Zhi who lowered her head slightly, Chen Changsheng smacked his lips and said.
"You couldn't argue with him because he was discussing desire with you at the time."
"The purpose of the 'self' is to pursue desires. From its perspective, how can you possibly win over it?"
"Although the path your master and his people follow is a bit old-fashioned, their existence truly maintains the stability of the world."
"Because they have created a relatively stable order. Perhaps under this order, some people will be wronged, but they are a minority after all."
"Kill one man to save the world, kill the world to save one man."
"How did you choose this path?"
"I can't even save one person, how can I save everyone in the world!"
"I said 'save', not 'save'!"
Bai Zhi asked Chen Changsheng back, but Chen Changsheng answered his question in a louder voice.
"Saving people is the basis of saving people, because only when people are alive can you save them."
"Your master and his people chose to save people, not to liberate them."
"As for whether you choose to save people or to save people, that's up to you."
“Maybe you want to save the world, but you can’t look down on those who have saved the world.”
"Because without them, there would be no one left in the world."
After the words fell, Bai Zhi stood there in a daze.
After three breaths, Bai Zhi said softly, "Then, benefactor, did you choose 'self' or 'ego'?"
"At first I chose the 'self', then I chose the 'ego', and now I want to go the way of the 'true self'."
"What is the 'true self'?"
"'True Self' is the Buddha's way of saving the world."
"To put it bluntly, we need to give up the pursuit of 'desires' and 'external things' and instead look for a heart."
“When you find this heart, you can truly save the world.”
Looking at Chen Changsheng in front of her, Bai Zhi said blankly: "Has anyone in this world found this heart?"
"Yes, but not much."
"Because the temptations of desire and external things are huge, few people in the world can give up these two things."
"It's a very simple example. There are tens of thousands of Buddhist disciples, but how many of them have truly become Buddhas?"
As he spoke, Chen Changsheng took out a piece of paper and handed it to Bai Zhi.
"Many years ago, the Demon Emperor and the Sword God teamed up to break into the Buddha Kingdom."
"When facing the test of the Buddha Kingdom, the Demon Emperor and the Sword God each wrote a poem."
"At that time, people only knew that the Sword God had extraordinary comprehension, but few people paid attention to the poem left by the Demon Emperor."
"Now I'll give you these two poems. You can read them when you're bored."
After he finished speaking, Chen Changsheng stood up and left.
But after walking a few steps, Chen Changsheng suddenly turned around and said, "Little monk, next time if someone tells you that there is no good or evil in the world, you must give him a big slap in the face."
"why?"
"Because those who say such things are the ones who want to ruin your good intentions."
"What do you mean by this?"
"It's simple. Only when the concepts of good and evil are blurred can those bad guys deceive you."
"But in fact, they are more persistent than anyone else in distinguishing between good and evil."
"Because only by understanding what is good can they move firmly towards evil."
"Why do you know so much about this?"
"Because I used to lie like this!"
Chen Changsheng smiled and threw down a few words, then turned into a paper man and flew away.
After Chen Changsheng left, Bai Zhi lowered her head to look at the two Buddhist verses on the paper, and then recited them in a low voice.
"The body is a bodhi tree, the mind is like a bright mirror, always wipe it and don't let it collect dust."
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PS: I am typing the second chapter like crazy!
