381 Freedom of will, desire to teach
Strictly speaking, if you embark on the first path of faith practice, you will no longer be a pure human being, and you can turn back when you encounter a mutation, but the chances are very small and the difficulty is very great. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
But even so, there are still many people who break free from their bondage and pursue their own path, because this is a very powerful instinct.
It is also because of this instinct that another path of faith and practice has appeared in the world and has never been broken. I believe in your existence, in your philosophy, but I don't give you my fate, or not completely. I offer you incense, the power of the will or the power of faith; You have blessed me with a path of cultivation and strength in return; Mutual benefit and common growth.
Some of the practitioners of Christianity and Islam, some of the practitioners of Theravada Buddhism for self-liberation and Mahayana for self-realization, are the second path that has produced many strong people who have far surpassed the results of the first path in terms of quality and quantity.
Slightly similar to this is the Shinto system in the Taoist immortal god system, which is also divided into two modes.
One is the many gods in the heavenly court who are responsible for the operation of all living beings in the heavens, on earth, and on the earth. They do not crave or even rely on the power of incense as the gods and Buddhas of other systems, but if someone worships them, they can also benefit from it, and at the same time, they will naturally give back accordingly; When there is no one to worship, they still have to take care of all things and accumulate merit according to their priesthood.
the second is for the capable people in various places who need to shape the golden body with incense, will, power and even merit; Or practitioners who don't need incense or wish power very much, but just accumulate merit and take it easily.
If there is nothing to ask for, there is no need to give, and no one will have to be completely tied to or more involved in anyone when they encounter difficulties and ask for help, and everyone's choice will be more and freer. As a result, everyone can almost always remain an independent-willed individual, seeking as much as possible from their own cultivation matters, and supporting each other and the weak outside of their cultivation. On the whole, it is a relatively loose and benign environment that is fair and beneficial to everyone, especially the weak.
Looking back from this, the reason why such a situation was formed is because the ideological purpose of Taoism is to seek a free and eternal life. From the very beginning, it is emphasized that on the path of cultivation, it is not to seek the stronger to rely on oneself, nor to seek the weaker oneself, and to vainly try to follow a path that will eventually bind oneself. At the same time, it is necessary to respond to the hearts of the people in the upper body and the lower heart, and cultivate merit from the heart.
This idea did not take long to go from imperceptible to widely disseminated. It is the middle and high-level immortals under the influence of Taoism, and the relationship between mortals and practitioners in the world is naturally determined, and it becomes an overall atmosphere, exuding influence and bearing fruitful fruits all the time, that is, generation after generation of strong people emerge.
Under this influence, Buddhism was later introduced to the Taoist region, and those who were able to maintain their independent will, but eventually had some Buddhist cultivators who relied on the guidance and help of the Buddha in the upper realm, gradually became more and more inclined to seek complete self-reliance. Those who have courage and perseverance simply give up the two-way influence and re-find their own Arhat and even Bodhisattva positions in Buddhism; Those who have a little less courage or perseverance have not cut off the road of asking for help, but they also try to polish themselves as much as possible, and they are unwilling or dare not easily seek help.
Based on these benign changes, the Buddha practitioners did not suffer as much as Christians or Muslims did because of the loss of contact with the gods and Buddhas, or even at a loss. The latter could not even suppress the ideological fluctuations and actions of Sophia's sect, which doubted the existence of God or simply replaced it with something else.
"You've just used the magic technique, which means that your method can simulate or recreate the mechanism that supports the magic to take effect, so what about the old way? Although the divine skills they have been able to use over the past few hundred years are few and weak, they are not completely ineffective after all. ”
"The power of faith cannot be transmitted to the earth, except for those that slowly dissipate with the passage of time, it is mainly gathered and attached to a few remaining holy relics, and secondly, the magic weapons and icons of various sects with certain divine effects can be gathered and preserved. Through certain special rituals, each sect is able to use a little of the power of the transformed faith to perform the magic of anthropomorphism. ”
Similar to the speculation circulating in the outside world, the only difference is that the outside world thinks that the church has used the power of faith to perform divine magic, while Sophia says very bluntly that it is only an anthropomorphic divine magic.
"It seems that you have made great progress in the use of divine magic under your new belief system."
said it so thoroughly, obviously I didn't have too many scruples to prepare for a big job.
"That's right, our faith is completely self-sufficient, and although it has been too long to wait and suffer from nothing, we have grown up and surpassed them in the power of divine magic that we have not borrowed."
Looking at Sophia, who was full of anticipation with confidence, Fu Shouyuan didn't want to pour cold water, but the facts are the facts.
"There's still a gap in the background. If I'm not mistaken, the core of your new faith must be borrowed from an ancient holy artifact to receive and transform the power of faith, and it will take a long time to truly become self-sufficient without relying on external objects. So the question is, can one holy relic block the combined attack of several holy relics? The battle of faith has been rated as the most brutal battle of all time, and are you really ready to make a public appearance? ”
Saying this in front of six people from different forces is obviously not afraid of the news getting out, which means that the relevant plans are already underway. And from an outsider's point of view, Fu Shouyuan has always been a little skeptical, can this emerging faction withstand the joint strangulation of other sects?
"Originally, it would take many years of brewing and accumulation, but the arrival of war does not allow us to wait any longer, and at the same time, the emergence of war and the will of the earth has given us a relatively more gradual opportunity to rise. In addition, it is precisely because of the peculiarities of religious strife and the brutality of their rule in the past that I believe that the outside powers, which are now more generally powerful, will be more willing to see a less powerful and domineering religion emerge. ”
Manuel squinted and nodded at this time, and Fu Shouyuan's heart moved when he saw this.
"This time, the high-level of the United States has chosen you or you in such an important matter, and there are a lot of people to help promote it."
"We take the help of all parties to heart."
"Since there are people who have helped, then I am quite looking forward to your development and the changes that may be brought, I hope it is a good change."
Sophia smiled: "We will try our best to respond to the expectations of all parties, and at the same time, we sincerely welcome all parties to participate in our good deeds and better benefit the public together." ”
This is an invitation, Fu Shouyuan snorted: "I'll wait and see." ”
He wanted to pretend to be confused, but of course Sophia couldn't let him: "It's better to act than to be excited, and it's good to participate or supervise more if you have expectations." Our purpose is in line with many of Mr. Fu's ideas, so why not work together? ”
No matter how easy Fu Shouyuan is, he will not be stupid enough to let people trap him casually: "After talking for a long time, I don't know the name of your sect, and the specific purpose is only understood today, so I have to give an attitude, a little in a hurry." ”
"Mind, there are many translations in Chinese, and what we set is the heart, the heart, believing that our heart and will can transform the world and get the world's response. In this regard, doesn't Mr. Fu feel that this is completely close to your ability and concept? ”