Chapter 14: Arrival in Tibet
After coming into contact with the old religion, I quickly understood one thing. [with _ dream]ā
If you want to resist the erosion of the old religion, you must have a fairly strong faith.
If all the people who live in this world have faith....... How could the old religion develop so rapidly in such a short period of time?
The old man was right.
This era is actually an era of lost faith.
It's not that faith has to be a religion, or a god, or so on......
To put it bluntly, faith is just a concept, and it can also be put in another way, the bottom line, the boundary, the moral concept.
Many people don't know what's right, what's wrong, and how to get along with others as a "human".
In life, there is no thinking, and being a person is extremely contradictory.
There are many people who believe in science, who are just as afraid of the existence of the mysterious, and when they encounter some special trouble, or when they are greatly attacked, they will also pin their expectations on religion, begging the gods to have mercy on them.......
If they had seen a "miracle" with their own eyes, for example, some old religious gentlemen had done some odd jobs in front of them, I dare say that at least eighty percent of them would have collapsed their faith in science in an instant.
In the eyes of many people, such a change is taken for granted, but I don't think so, because I have heard the old man say that people who truly believe in science and are extremely pious, no matter what strange things they encounter, will think about science, rather than abandon scientific concepts.
For example, when they encounter ghosts, they will explain them in a scientific way and understand them.......
Casually going from an atheist to a theist is the last thing that should happen.
And what about people in religious circles?
In our industry, almost everyone is in awe of the gods they believe in, but it's hard to say how much they listen to their ancestors.
The pursuit of fame and fortune is the norm, but it is also against the will of most gods.
At this point, every gentleman who pursues fame and fortune will quietly reveal that he is a double standard, and he can say anything else, but he can't abide by this.
Don't seek fame or profit, how tiring is it to live in this industry?
All in all, compared to our compatriots in Tibetan areas, those of us living in the cities have almost lost our faith.
There is really no argument that the Tibetan people's belief in Buddhism is truly devout.
When He Xigong chatted with me before, he revealed such a message.
Ten years ago, the old religion had a plan to set foot in Tibetan areas, and many old religious gentlemen infiltrated Tibetan areas, intending to slowly erode the faith of some Tibetans so that the old religion could take root in Tibetan areas.
But that operation ended in failure, and it was a complete failure.
"I was in Tibet at the time...... Don't you know how devout those Tibetans are......." When He Xigong said these words, his expression became a little admiring, and every word revealed a convincing meaning: "Coercion, temptation, demagoguery, we have tried all methods, but we still failed to take root in the Tibetan area, but were united by the Tibetans and driven out." ”
At that time, the old religion was still in the development period, so it did not dare to be high-profile, and was kicked out of the Tibetan area by the Tibetans, and they only went back with a dumb loss.
After that, the old religion tried several more times, but each time it failed.
It was also three or four years ago that the division completely despaired of the "stubbornness" of the compatriots in Tibetan areas, and gave up the plan to develop offline in Tibetan areas, and instead devoted itself to developing in inland cities.
This choice is extremely wise, and I guess Master Zizai also knows that it is a waste of time to develop offline in Tibetan areas, and it is better to choose other areas to take root and sprout than to slow down the pace of development of the old religion.
Straight to the point.
It is for these reasons that I am quite relieved about this trip to Tibet, because unlike other regions, the power of the old religion is almost zero, and the real strength is still the power of Tibetan Buddhism.
According to Sopa himself, he was no different from other Tibetans, and he was a devout Buddhist, so he would not believe in the strange ideas spread by the old religion.
Recently, the old religion has played a lot of games, and their development and downline have begun to develop to ordinary people, and many old church gentlemen have been assigned to various places to act as missionaries and spread the gospel to the ordinary people in society.
The black-robed king was beautified as a savior, and it was said that it was the only true god in the world, and even the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Taoist Sanqing and the Buddhist family were inexplicably said to be the incarnation of the black-robed king.
In the interior, especially in rural counties and other areas with a low level of knowledge, the old religion has already deceived many followers.
I also learned about this news from Situ not long ago, but as far as Soba said, there are also traces of the old sect in Tibetan areas, but they failed to confuse people, but let those Tibetans secretly report it.
A total of eleven old religious gentlemen were found, two ran away, and none of the rest were left behind, all of them were killed by the enthusiastic Tibetan compatriots.
I have to say that I was still surprised when I heard the news.
The old sect gentleman let the Tibetans do it? Is this a fucking joke?
But soon, Soba gave me a reasonable explanation.
The people who got rid of the old sect were not ordinary Tibetans, but Buddhist monks with Taoism, that is, those lamas in the impression of ordinary people........
It was already afternoon when the three of us got on the plane, and this was not an ordinary passenger plane, but a cargo plane bound for Lhasa to transport military supplies.
It just so happened that a batch of supplies was going to Tibet in the past few days, so we took a flight with us.
After getting on the plane, Chen Qiuyan fell asleep quickly, probably very sleepy, and fell asleep soundly holding the mouse, leaving only me and Soba still chatting with interest.
To be honest, I haven't been dealing with Soba for a long time, but I really feel like we've been seeing each other late.
Soba is the most upright and enthusiastic person I've ever met, and he gives me the impression that he is very sincere, and he is completely sincere in dealing with me, not because of my special status, which is why he is enthusiastic about me.
I can discern all these by all kinds of details, so I have a good impression of him, and he is indeed a good friend.
He just looks stupid, but his brain is not stupid, and he does a good job in details.
Before getting on the plane, he reminded me and Chen Qiuyan to pay attention to altitude sickness, and also asked people to prepare a lot of medicines to deal with altitude sickness on the plane.
But from the time we got on the plane until it landed at Gonggar Airport in Lhasa, we didn't feel anything uncomfortable.
We don't have any altitude sickness such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting, and we think it's no different from other cities, but the air is much fresher.
As we walked out of the airport, led by Soba, we were about to find a place to settle down for a bite to eat, when the unexpected happened.
Soba pointed to a car on the side of the street and said, "That's the car I arranged, let's go to rest first, and then change to Qiangtang, this kind of car doesn't dare to go that way.......
Before Soba could say anything, several lamas in red robes jumped out of a truck on the side of the street without warning.
When he saw them coming straight for us, Soba was a little surprised.
"Your friend?" I asked quietly, looking at those unfamiliar faces, and subconsciously a little vigilant in my heart.
Soba nodded: "It's a friend, not an enemy, but I don't know why they're here." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Soba stepped forward and met the lamas.
I don't know what the lamas told him, but soon, Soba walked back with a heavy face, the expression on his face was not ordinary ugly, and there was a faint fear in his eyes.
"Old Shen, they said the master wants to see you."
"Guru?" I was stunned: "Which guru?" ”
Seeing that I was confused, Soba leaned into my ear and explained a few words.
The guru he refers to is an official person, and he is also an escapist practitioner, as if his name is Tenzin......
"The Guru said that he sensed that something terrible was about to befall this Buddha land, and he foresaw your coming."
"Foresee my coming??" I looked at Soba in a daze...
Soba nodded, and tapped me lightly on the arm.
"You may have to be late for dinner, so let's go, let's go see the Master first."