"You say...... What do people live for?"

Gu Qingfeng didn't have any friends, and there were even fewer friends who could talk about his heart, when he was in a bad mood, troubled and disrupted, and full of confusion about life, he could only chat with the old monk for a few words, and said: "When I was young before, I fought and killed all day long, only thinking about how to become stronger, but I didn't think about this problem carefully, maybe I have experienced too much, especially recently, I am getting more and more confused, and I don't know what life is for?"

After a long time, the old monk's voice came.

The question asked by the ancient monk is a question that everyone will encounter, and it is also a stage that any person will inevitably go through on the road of life. ”

"So what. ”

"Therefore, this question should not be asked to me, but to yourself, after all, everyone pursues different things, some people pursue family happiness, some people pursue fame and fortune, and some people pursue power, the pursuit of the Great Dao, the pursuit of the true meaning of life, the pursuit of cause and effect, the pursuit of the origin of heaven and earth...... I don't know what the ancient monks want to pursue. ”

Happy family?

Fame?

Power?

Boulevard?

What is the true meaning of life?

Karma?

Gu Qingfeng didn't have any interest in any of these, he pondered for a moment, and said: "I don't have any lofty ideals, nor do I have any grand aspirations, if I want to pursue anything in this life, I really don't know, maybe it's the ethereal freedom hidden in my heart since I was a child." ”

Nodding, Gu Qingfeng seemed to be a little confirmed, and continued: "Well, it should be like this, free and easy, free and unrestrained. ”

"Since the ancient monk has his own pursuit, why should he ask the old man. ”

"I used to think that the life I was pursuing was not high, and it could even be said to be very simple, but now I find that this thing is easy to say, and it is not generally difficult to do, after all, I live in the world, there are seven emotions and six desires, and naturally it is inevitable to be vulgar, since it is inevitable to be vulgar, it is impossible to be without troubles, if there are troubles, there will be bonds, there are bonds, and it is impossible to live freely and carefree. ”

As soon as the words changed, Gu Qingfeng said again: "Of course, if you cut off the seven emotions and six desires, and then make a self-forgetfulness, there may be no troubles, but think about it carefully, if people have no troubles, how boring is it to live?

"Since the ancient monk can say this, he must have understood the word freedom in his heart, so in the eyes of the ancient monk, what is the free and easy life?"

"It's simple, four words, whatever you want. Gu Qingfeng was silent for a long time, and added: "If I want, the sky is indispensable, if I want to be without, the earth cannot be had, this is probably to do whatever I want, or maybe I pursue the real freedom, in a word, heaven and earth, only I can seek true freedom." ”

"If I want, heaven cannot do without, and if I want to do without, heaven cannot have...... Heaven and earth, I am the only ......" The old monk muttered these words, and the old man's voice trembled a little, and said, "Amitabha...... Gu Jushi, are you going to be the overlord between heaven and earth?"

"The overlord between heaven and earth?" Gu Qingfeng shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I'm not interested, not to mention that you don't have to be the overlord between heaven and earth to be the only one in this heaven and earth." ”

"Amitabha. ”

The old monk typed another Buddhist sentence.

Gu Qingfeng said: "Cultivation and cultivation, cultivation is the heart, practice is the way, I cultivate a free heart, and what I walk should also be a free road, are you right?"

"Congratulations to the ancient monks. ”

"Congratulations on what?"

"Congratulations to the ancient monks for understanding the true meaning of the word "free". ”

"It's just an enlightenment, but unfortunately, I'm not at ease now, and I can't walk that road of freedom. ”

"At least, the ancient monk knows what he wants and has not been lost, as long as the ancient monk pursues what he wants, the old man believes that he will definitely be able to cultivate a true free heart and embark on a true free path. ”

"I hope so, by your auspicious words. ”

There was silence again.

Gu Qingfeng asked, "Old monk, do you believe in fate?"

"I don't know. ”

"And do you believe in cause and effect?"

The old man believed. ”

"Huh. Gu Qingfeng smiled and asked again: "Then do you say that cause and effect and fate are the same thing?"

The old monk was silent for a while before responding: "The old monk doesn't know. ”

"I still remember you said, don't take coincidences as fate, let alone accidents as cause and effect, you also said that all things in this world are sentient beings, whether it is people, immortals and demons, and even gods and Buddhas, no one can do without the word cause and effect, fate is, luck is also, it is nothing more than cause and effect. ”

The old monk typed a Buddhist sentence again.

"Nine years ago, I conceived the worship of all living beings in Vientiane, as well as the ancient taboos, and that drop of the blood of original sin, I believe that it is neither an accident nor a coincidence, as if there is a providence in the dark, and it has long been doomed, even including you hiding in this silent bone jade. ”

When he said this, Gu Qingfeng seemed to have an understanding, and said: "Actually, I feel more and more that all things in this heaven and earth, all living beings, immortals, demons, people, Buddhas, and gods are all chess pieces, and this game of cause and effect chess is also a chess piece in this game of destiny. ”

"Since many people are born, cause and effect have been determined, fate has arranged their lives, and they can't change it, they can only do so. ”

"There are also some people who are unwilling to obey the arrangement of fate, and even more unwilling to be pawns of fate, trying to change their lives against the sky, which is the so-called cutting cause and effect. ”

"Hehe, I didn't understand before, why do you have to cut cause and effect. ”

"I don't quite understand why the legend says that only by cutting off cause and effect can you become a god. ”

"Now, I seem to understand a little bit, it doesn't matter whether you cut off cause and effect to become a god or not, the important thing is to cut off cause and effect, and you can jump out of this chess game and never be arranged by fate, I think this is the fundamental reason. ”

"I just asked you, what is the reason for human life?"

"You answer what you want, whether it's fame or fortune, or power, or the way, or the true meaning, hehe...... These are just branches of desire on the road of life, and they will eventually return to the road of life, and the end of this road of life is to cut cause and effect. ”

"If there is an end to life, I think it should be the cause and effect. ”

"If life had an origin, I think it should be the cause and effect. ”

"If there is a true meaning in life, I think it is. ”

Gu Qingfeng said so softly, during which the old monk remained silent.

"It's a pity, it's a pity, if you want to cut off cause and effect, it's not easy to say that, if you want to cut off cause and effect, you must first understand cause and effect, which is a so-called road of search, and many people are lost on this road...... Because the road is endless, and from the day you start searching, you have already lost. ”

(End of chapter)