On a certain day in a certain month, the monster mountain under the sunny sky has a beautiful scenery, looking at the past from mid-air, verdant cascading, one of the peaks is particularly towering, as if a white crane stands in a flock of pheasants, there is a large flat gentle slope in the middle of the mountain down from the peak, a quaint shrine is located in it, the backyard to the front yard is a few rows of wooden buildings, for the main body of the shrine, the front yard is an open-character torii gate, the high-end hangs the signboard engraved with the four big characters of "Shouya Shrine", from the front yard torii to the riverside road under the mountain, it is a thousand stone steps that are artificially chiseled, It is dedicated to flightless devotees who visit the shrine to take care of business. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Clay statues are not human, so naturally it doesn't matter about people's business, so why does the shrine have "business"? It's just that there are still people practicing at the shrine.

From another point of view, the gods also have "business" that belongs to the gods, but what the gods gain is not money but pure spiritual beliefs, and what they give is unknown.

"Sanae, sit down, suspend the morning class today," in the main hall of the shrine, under the statue sat the god of wind and the witch of the god of wind, and the tone of Yasaka Kanako was particularly solemn and serious, "The wind and the sun are beautiful, the mountains are bright, and it is suitable for teaching the Fa, today, I want to pass on a volume of Taoism to you." ”

"What mud? Taoism? Feng Zhu was shocked when he heard this, and almost lifted the imperial coin resting between his legs, "Did Kanako-sama 'borrow' something from someone else again?" ”

"What to borrow, your gods and spirits are well-read, read countless people, have a lot of knowledge, and have a lot of power, so why should you borrow someone else's use for a mere volume of Taoism."

"Oh, so you have realized something from your cultivation? Last time you said you passed on a practice that wasn't right for me to Miss Alice, was that the one? ”

"No, although the one given to Alice has something to do with the one given to Sanae, it's not the same thing on the inside."

"Then you say, I'll listen."

"Before preaching, let's talk about something else," Kanako sat upright for a while and revealed her true form, like the non-compliant sitting posture of the idol on the stage, "Sanae has heard of Ascension?" ”

"Of course I've heard that it is said that cultivators can ascend to the immortal realm by cultivating immortals? Anyway, the stories that circulate say so, is Kanako-sama going to ascend to the fairy world? Do the gods also ascend? Isn't it the legendary Takamagahara? I thought it was just a legend attached to a mortal association, but what should I do with Suwako-sama when you go to the fairy world? ”

"Don't worry, I can't go to any so-called fairy world, for me this is the fairy world, maybe everywhere is the fairy world, and the so-called high heaven is not in the fairy world, just where you and I stand, where we see and hear."

"Ah, that's good, Kanako-sama, don't leave us behind," Sanae patted her chest to show relief, "Isn't Takamagahara a a country where gods live?" Oh! Because the gods are actually all around us and in our hearts, so it is true that Takamagahara refers to this world. ”

"You comprehend it quickly, but this doesn't mean that there is no fairy world, there is no world outside the real world, in fact, I have just comprehended this heavy realm not long ago, but it seems that many people have long understood and know in much more detail than me," Kanako seemed to sigh and seemed to have her eyes shining, "Now Sanae should understand why I want to get rid of the beliefs of the outside world and escape into Gensokyo." ”

"Well, because that restricts your practice."

"Yes, it also restricts what we're 'gods' can see, hear, and understand, in fact, I had a vague sense of this truth a thousand years ago, but it wasn't until recently that I broke through and saw a broader and more profound realm - it's not just as simple as creating an extra-earthly immortal realm, how to talk about it specifically, wait until Sanae's cultivation has reached the point."

"What have you been doing lately? Yes! It was Miss Alice's help, and then the one that attracted the vampire lady to intercept it. ”

"Yes, I have already told you about this matter," Kanako said, "I want to preach your Tao today, not the specific application of magic powers, but a whole set of methods to cultivate the heart and adjust the foundation of cultivation, although faith seems to be quite useful, it is a drag on personal practice after all, you have to gradually get rid of it, when you can use the thoughts contained in faith without being shackled, contemplating the mind like looking at everyone in the world, and finally looking at yourself, that is, the Tao is completed, and the cultivation is beyond another new realm, understand?" ”

"Hmm—I don't understand."

"That's right, if you don't understand, you can't hold it in your heart, otherwise it's not easy to twist it back if you have a mistake in cultivation, if you want to fully understand, just work hard to practice and feel it with your body and mind, and ask me again if you have any questions in the process, now close your eyes and settle down as usual, but remember, don't have gods in your heart, don't exist yourself, imagine the realm of 'emptiness'."

"Empty?"

"It can probably be described by words and phrases such as phaseless and colorless, you have also read other people's scriptures, so imagine for yourself, how to experience it yourself, I will guide you."

Sanae did as she was told, and after a full hour, Kanako felt that she was basically up to the mark, so she stretched out a finger and pointed it at the center of her eyebrows, which was another hour.

During this period, Suwako passed by the entrance of the main hall twice, once half an hour before Kanako's finger was pointed out, and the second time half an hour after the point was made. The first time she passed by the entrance of the main hall, she glanced inside, and was driven away by Kanako with her eyes, and then left the shrine to play in the mountains for an hour, and after coming back, she passed by the entrance of the main hall for the second time, and looked in again, and this look was half an hour - she and Sanae were awake at the same time, and ran away before Sanae saw her.

"Huh? Was there anyone at the door just now? Is it Suwako-sama? ”

"Leave her alone," Kanako said, "tell me how much you understand, and do you need me to start from scratch?" ”

Sanae cupped her chest and pondered for a while, "It's not easy to understand, but I think I can enter it on my own and start practicing, and I think the Taoism that Kanako-sama told me might really make me empty...... Don't bother Kanako-sama for the time being, you should go and comfort Suwako-sama, you've been snubbing her lately, and you didn't call Suwako-sama to teach the Tao today, she will be unhappy. ”

"I didn't instigate her to play around all day long, not to learn and not to know, let her understand the mystery for hundreds of years."

"Don't be like this, Kanako-sama, Suwako-sama is so pitiful."

Kanako-sama opened her eyes and looked left and right, and whispered, "Secretly told you, Suwako was eavesdropping outside the door just now, and I ignored her, understand?" ”

"It turns out that Kanako-sama has a hard mouth and a soft heart, I understand, I understand, hehe."

"Just keep it in your heart, don't say it to Suwako, beware of her pretending to be smart in order to compete with me, and indiscriminately passing on to you the method she conceived by patting her head, and disrupting your practice."

"I see."

"Also, Sanae should not think that you have achieved success in your cultivation and teach Suwako your experience, no matter which of you teaches the Dharma to whom, it is not a good thing."

"I know I'm not going to mess around!"

"Well, go ahead, leave lunch alone, the weather is fine, just right for enlightened minds."

"It's really appropriate for everything today," Sanae complained, "I'm curious about the method you passed on to Miss Alice, can you give me a reference as well?" ”