Chapter 391: Raising Children to Prevent Old Age
Lu Dongbin said with a smile: "Taoism proposes to "raise children to prevent old age" and "pass on the ancestry" on the issue of family reproduction. On the issue of women's childbirth, it is proposed that "there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest." "Mencius? From the position of heaven and nature, "the nature of heaven and earth, half yin and half yang", Taoism put forward the concept of fertility of "valuing softness and noble yin", advocating equality between men and women, equal respect for men and women, and maintaining a dynamic balance between men and women in the number of genders. We oppose the preference for sons over daughters in childbirth, discrimination, abuse of women and even the killing of female infants. ”
Hui Chu said, "The Tao is natural, yin and yang are born and restrained each other, why have girls not been treated well since ancient times?" Everybody loves boys...... So much so that Taoism should prevent such killings? ”
Lu Dongbin said, "The Taiping Sutra points out" that "a man is a son of heaven and earth, and he should be like his parents." Since today's abandonment, there have been many cheap women, and the anti-thieves have killed them, so that women are less than men, so that the yin qi is extinct, and it does not correspond to the law of heaven and earth. The Heavenly Dao Law, the solitary sun is unparalleled, causing dryness, so that the sky and rain from time to time. The woman should be in the land, only to see the cheap, the world to despise its true mother, the common thief to kill the earth, so that the earth will never be born, the earth is angry and unhappy, the disaster is more than good, so that the king can not be peaceful. Why? The husband and the man are the spirit of heaven. Woman, the spirit of the earth is also ...... This thief killed the woman, and the rule of the king was deeply disturbed, and the blame was here. "The husband and the man inherit the heavens, and the women inherit the earth, so that they cannot be reborn, and then there will be more extinction and no future generations, what is the sin of it! This is all a kind of inheritance, and now it is a Jedi system, destroying human beings, and the ancient heavens have been extinct for a long time. ”
Hui Chu said, "Sure enough, the imbalance between men and women in ancient times was very strong, and now people are affected by the influence of the time, by the inequality between men and women, machismo, patriarchal and other ideas, in many places, especially in the countryside, think that only by giving birth to a son can he hold his head up in front of other villagers, otherwise he will be regarded by others as a "broken queen". Because of this kind of thinking, some rural areas attach great importance to the birth of sons. Therefore, many people dare to risk the punishment of family planning and give birth one after another until they give birth to a man. This has not only increased the pressure on our population, but has also caused a serious imbalance in the gender ratio between men and women. ”
Lu Dongbin said with a smile, "However, it is much better now, the most important thing is the family and everything is prosperous, the ethics of diligence and thrift and simplicity, "diligence and thrift" is one of the important contents of traditional family ethics. Taoism requires that in the individual's life norms, it emphasizes respecting the Tao and honoring virtues, and only seeking the Tao. In order to seek the Tao, we must maintain a tranquil and desireless, quiet and simple mind, teach people to "suppress feelings and cultivate nature", "noble life and health", do not pursue external fame and fortune and glory, do not be disturbed by personal desires, and always maintain a noble sentiment of "being at peace and getting along with the times" and "being content and happy", develop a cheerful and open mind, "meet people without resentment, and have no quarrel with things", be proud of advocating thrift, be ashamed of comparing luxury and luxury, and clearly advocate "seeing simplicity and simplicity, less selfishness and few desires" and "going to even, to luxury, and to Thailand". ”
He also said, "Taoism takes Lao Tzu as the ancestor of Taoism, and the basis of Taoist ethics is the Tao Te Ching." For thousands of years, Taoist people have followed the "Tao" advocated by Lao Tzu, seriously explored, studied hard, pursued the way of returning to simplicity and longevity, and adhered to the diligent and simple lifestyle. Taoism has a harsh critical attitude towards human desires, and Lao Tzu, the originator of Taoism, believes that infinite desires can only bring evil results, and points out in the 12th chapter of the Tao Te Ching that "the five colors make people blind, the five tones make people deaf, the five flavors make people feel refreshed, the galloping hunt makes people crazy, and the rare goods make people get in trouble." ”
Therefore, in chapter 44, the Tao Te Ching points out, "Who is the name and the body? What is the body and the goods? Sickness or death? Therefore, if you love very much, you will spend a lot, and if you hide too much, you will die. Contentment is not humiliating, knowing that it will not be destroyed, and it can last for a long time. "Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching? The official seal of the river says, "There is no greater sin than desire, no more misfortune than discontentment, and no greater guilt than desire." Therefore, contentment is always sufficient. "The Book of Western Ascension" is even more severe criticism of human desires, "For the Tao Zhang" said that "the desire, the root of murder; Nothing, the origin of heaven and earth. I don't know the roots, I don't know the source. The saint goes to the desire and enters nothing, so as to supplement his body. ”
Xiao Tianshu said, "Generally speaking, religious people and people who believe in gods are more single-minded, so they can absorb all kinds of positive energy in the universe, so many successful people choose a certain religious belief to improve their lives and make their careers progress; Religious people or clergy who concentrate on their spiritual practice and chant sutras every day can also be single-minded and change themselves. Because chanting is actually a process of self-confession, it is also a process of making one's mind single-minded, and it is also a process of obtaining cosmic energy, so many terminally ill people who enter the Xuanmen or Buddhism to fast and chant sutras can not only obtain positive energy from vegetarian food, but also obtain positive energy in the universe when they are single-minded, so that their bodies are full of positive energy, and the original negative energy such as sickness and evil qi are driven out of the body, and the disease will naturally slowly improve and even recover. This is also the reason for the prosperity of Xuanmen and cultivation, and it is also the driving force for all sentient beings to believe in religion. ”
Xiao Tianshu thought to himself, why did Lu Zu always talk about filial piety to his parents today, it was better to take the opportunity to ask about cultivation, which was the right thing.
Lu Dongbin said with a smile, "Of course, in religion, in addition to chanting sutras and confessions, there are also activities such as dojo rituals. Many people will ask whether the Dharma Dojo has any effect and how much effect it has. These questions are the opinions of the benevolent and the wise. The poor Dao thought that the effect of the Dharma Dojo depended entirely on the mind of the Lord and the mind of the Master. Whether the Dharma is effective depends on whether the teacher is single-minded in his practice, and whether he can mobilize the surrounding energy field and the energy from the universe in an instant, so that the body of the fasting master or a certain house is full of positive energy, and the effect will be immediate. And the mage chanting mantras, drawing talismans, sprinkling clean, burning incense, and burning paper money is just a formality, and its function is to mobilize energy. Normally, a mage's ability to mobilize cosmic energy is related to qigong practice, and those who practice qigong diligently can quickly become single-minded in their beliefs, and the speed of receiving energy is faster, so the effect of the rituals is more obvious.
Xiao Tianshu said, "I know, hehe, energy is a way of being that is separated from matter and closely connected with matter. The scientific community has proven that the collision of antimatter with positive matter will completely annihilate 100 times and convert it into energy. The data shows that even with the explosion of an atomic bomb, only 2 of the matter was completely converted into energy. To this end, reverse thinking leads us to start thinking about the question of whether this process can be reversed – i.e., the splitting of energy into positive matter and antimatter? ”