Lin Hai glanced at the young Taoist priest clearly, and the young Taoist priest asked with a smile:

"The layman plans to cultivate?"

Lin Hai nodded and shook his head again:

"Actually, mine is interested in souls."

The young Taoist priest nodded again and again:

"Understand, understand, in fact, people who come here to seek the Tao probably have only two purposes, one is to cultivate oneself and prolong one's life, and the other is to pursue the soul... Sublimation, yes, sublimation and detachment, after all, we are not salted fish, we cannot be confined to our own animal attributes, and the only way we can see is to detach from the soul, which is also the fundamental reason why religion can continue to grow. ”

Seeing Lin Hai frowning and thinking, the young Taoist priest smiled a little embarrassedly:

"I'm sorry, I'm used to it, I'm studying religion."

Lin Hai smiled when he heard this, paused and asked seriously:

"Then do you cultivate the Tao yourself?"

The young Taoist priest smiled, thought for a moment before speaking:

"Broadly speaking, I am cultivating the Tao, and according to the Taoist definition, the Tao naturally seeks to renew itself, that is, the Tao, so anyone who pursues the truth of heaven and earth, and constantly evolves and transcends is a cultivator."

Lin Hai pursed his lips lightly, these words sounded lofty, but in fact, he didn't say anything, no, this young Taoist priest looked at him left and right, in fact, he had already told Lin Hai that he was not a traditional cultivator, and this Taoist uniform could only be regarded as work clothes, but this did not mean that he was just a salesman.

"Oh, how can I strengthen my soul? I mean, there is a way to achieve tangible results, but will attending this workshop achieve the goal? ”

Lin Hai's somewhat contemptuous smile seemed to stimulate the young Taoist priest, and he leaned forward, looking at Lin Haidao with glowing eyes:

"This layman, your question is a bit vague, first you have to understand what the soul is, and then you can talk about strengthening or improving, then, what does the layman think is the soul?"

Lin Hai was stunned, opened his mouth but found that he couldn't accurately describe what a soul was, of course, Lin Hai had seen a soul, it was the appearance of a garden, but this opinion could not be told to the young Taoist priest in front of him, not to mention that the garden was just an illusion.

In other words, the soul is the sum of the consciousness, spirit, memory, emotions and other immaterial characteristics unique to an intelligent life, this description seems quite reasonable, but Lin Hai feels that it is still a little incomplete, but he can't think of anything wrong, so Lin Hai hesitated for a moment and simply asked:

"Then may I ask you, sir, what do you think the soul is?"

The young Taoist priest raised his head slightly confidently, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth:

"The soul is the self! There is no doubt about this, in Taoism, the self is the soul, the self is the carrier, and the two are combined into one, which is a complete person. Specifically, the self is made up of non-material things such as consciousness, thoughts, cognitions, emotions, etc., so after recognizing these things, we can talk about how to strengthen the soul. ”

"Oh? So how do you strengthen the soul? ”

The young Taoist priest raised his eyebrows and said:

"Since the soul is composed of consciousness, thoughts, cognition, etc., then as long as the targeted strengthening of knowledge accumulation, will training, thinking mode training and other methods can strengthen the soul, to give a very simple example, for example, you were afraid of dogs, but after targeted training, you become not afraid of dogs, so is the soul strengthened?"

Lin Hai was stunned, is this okay?!

But if you think about it, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it, if you think about it carefully, in fact, the growth of any person is not a process of soul strengthening, people continue to fill their knowledge, increase their experience, temper their will, and then continue to improve, this does not just confirm the theory of the young Taoist?

However, is soul strengthening in this sense the same thing as improving soul strength that you want to achieve?

"What you say makes a lot of sense, but what does it have to do with monasticism? According to you, as long as you keep studying and tempering your will, everyone can strengthen their souls, and they don't need to cultivate at all. ”

The young Taoist priest laughed dryly, shook his hand and said:

The meaning of monasticism is not in the monasticism itself, but to help you establish a new cognitive and value system, which is a metaphysical thing, after we master these things, we can avoid detours and better help us continue to improve and surpass ourselves. In short, monasticism is actually a philosophy, do you understand? Of course, our Sanqingguan workshop does not only teach the philosophical content of monasticism, but also has more practical content. ”

"What's that about?"

"It is mainly divided into two parts, one part is the study of classics, these classics include "Tao Te Ching", "I Ching", "Nanhua Zhenjing", "Huang Ting Jing" and other classic Taoist classics, explained by experienced Taoist masters; The other large part is physical cultivation, including health martial arts and qi refining. ”

Lin Hai blinked:

"Does that mean that I can't directly strengthen my soul when I sign up for this seminar?"

"It can't be said that the study of Taoist classics itself can enrich one's own knowledge system, strengthen one's own thinking ability, and then supplemented by physical exercise and adjustment, so that people's spirit and spirit can reach the best, and the soul will naturally be strengthened, but how much to gain depends on personal understanding and hard work."

The young Taoist priest is experienced, and in a few words, Lin Hai's doubts were bounced back, and if you think about what the young Taoist priest said, you will understand that his rhetoric is very perfect, and there is no loophole at all.

All Taoist priests can't talk about monks, and the Taoist priest in front of him has already made himself speechless, and Lin Hai feels that he may be fooled by the monk.

However, Lin Hai still felt that the soul he said was not the same thing as the soul he knew, of course, it could just be different levels and angles, anyway, Lin Hai felt that the young Taoist's flawless rhetoric could not impress him.

After that, Lin Hai asked about the specific learning content and study time of the seminar, as well as the cost, of course, but he didn't expect that the tuition fee of this formal training class with only 100 class hours was as high as 50,000 yuan, and it did not include room and board, and the study materials were purchased by themselves.

Lin Hai did not sign up immediately, but said to go back and think about it, the young Taoist priest took the opportunity to promote remote online teaching, as long as he bought the relevant teaching books, and then he could take classes through the online classroom, as for fitness martial arts and qi refining, of course, there are also video courseware, the cost of this method is slightly lower, only 30,000.

This result made Lin Hai a little crying and laughing, now even the Taoist temple is advancing with the times, I don't know if it will develop to burn incense and worship Buddha online in the future?

When he left Sanqing Temple, the sun was already slanting to the west, and when he walked to the main hall of the Taoist Temple, Lin Hai looked back at the cigarette-filled building, his mood was very complicated, and then he suddenly thought of something, took out his mobile phone and crackled everywhere, and then picked a few photos of the scenery and sent them to Ye Xuexin.

Finally remembered that he was a person with a girlfriend, Ye Xuexin replied almost in seconds:

"Sanqingguan, I've been there, you won't be there to burn incense, right?"

"No, it's a distraction."

"Actually, I'd love to listen to your troubles, so I don't have to go so far to tell Daozun, right? (Bunny with a naughty smiley face)"

Lin Hai smiled bitterly:

"Don't bother me then, you're still going to work, right? I'm going to catch a car, let's talk again. ”

"Okay! Pay attention to safety when you go out, especially don't argue with people, after all, you don't know the place well. ”

"Got it, old woman!"

"Hey, you typed one more word."

Lin Hai pursed his lips and turned off the screen of his mobile phone directly, this will be endless, but Ye Xuexin's concern and enthusiasm still make Lin Hai very useful, and at the same time, he can't help but feel irritable.

Sitting on the bus, Lin Hai looked at the scene outside the car window with some blankness, the grass and trees were blooming, the traffic was busy, and there were tall buildings and hurried pedestrians, all of which swept through and disappeared in Lin Hai's eyes, like geese flying over the lake, leaving no trace.

Although the young Taoist priest I met today may not be a master, he explained to Lin Hai a good Taoist view of the soul, and it can even be said that his explanation may be more down-to-earth than that of a master who has achieved cultivation, making it easier for Lin Hai to understand.

According to Lin Hai's experience, the young Taoist's definition of the soul is no problem, and it is also combined with the soul garden he saw, which is indeed composed of memory, consciousness, cognition, thoughts and emotions, etc., but if according to the young Taoist, as long as continuous learning and continuous exercise can strengthen the soul, it is a little wrong.

According to what I saw, more knowledge and memory will only make the plants and trees in the garden more and bigger, stronger thoughts and wills, can only make the three big trees taller and denser, stronger emotions and obsessions, and will only make a few more small animals in the garden, all of which cannot form a qualitative change, although Lin Hai does not know what qualitative change is.

However, when Lin Hai saw his own soul garden and compared it with the soul garden of others, he could find that even if the soul garden was more prosperous and vibrant, it turned out to be an ordinary soul, and there was no essential difference between his own dilapidated garden.

So, what does a garden of souls look like for a more powerful soul?

Lin Hai even wanted to use that last bit of soul energy to try to see if there was a more powerful soul existence in the Sanqing Concept, if he could see it, it might have a huge enlightening significance for himself, even if he couldn't see anything, at least he knew who he should ask for advice.

However, this is the last bit of soul energy, if he fails, he may lose this opportunity to change himself forever, Lin Hai does not dare to take this risk.