Chapter 55: The Old Man Talks

"Oh God, something happened?" Before I could speak, Uncle Park's hurried voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Uncle Park, don't worry, say slowly, what's wrong?" I forced my composure and comforted.

After listening to my words, Uncle Park seemed to calm down for a while, and then said: "Actually, it's not a big deal, your aunt's father has passed away, and it's like I'm looking for you to help me work!" ”

"Okay, I'll go over tomorrow!" It turned out that I was asked to help with the white matter, and after finishing speaking, I hung up the phone, just in time to see Principal Zhang coming over, Huang Ruijun hurriedly stepped forward to explain what happened, and heard Principal Zhang frown.

"Principal Zhang, you also know what happened, and I did my best, I didn't expect this to happen in the middle, I'm sorry!" After seeing Huang Ruijun tell what happened, he told Principal Zhang.

Principal Zhang had been pondering just now, and when he heard me speak, he was frowning just now but suddenly stretched out, and said with a smile: "It's a foreign way for you to say that, there is no way, the school is very grateful to you, you can rest assured about graduation, and now there is another life that needs to cover up the past." ”

"Thank you! Then I'll take my leave!" After saying that, he returned to the villa in Beishan, and I believe that the school must have a way to block the news, and I don't need to worry about it.

A round of red sun quietly drilled out of the earth, flashing countless golden light, bathed in the sun, flowers and trees are exceptionally brilliant, with a different style, it has been a long time since I meditated to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, after returning home last night, don't want to take off your clothes and sleep, but who knows that you have a feeling. He came out to meditate and enlighten the Tao, and did not wake up until early in the morning.

I seem to have gained some deeper understanding of the Tao, which is a basic category of ancient Chinese philosophy. Tao includes heaven, humanity, and earth. There is a sentence in the humble hexagram of the Book of Changes: The way of heaven is beneficially and bright, and the way of earth is humble and ascending. The way of heaven is profitable and humble, the way of the earth is profitable and humble, the ghosts and gods are harmful and blessed, and the humanity is evil and humble. The Heavenly Dao Mind is "Yun Zhi Ji Zhong", the earliest record is in 4600 years ago Yao passed to Shun the four-character heart method "Yun Zhi Ji Zhong", its meaning is to sincerely maintain the middle way, do not deviate from the middle way, Beijing Forbidden City and the plaque above the hall is the Qianlong Emperor's imperial book Yun Zhi Ji.

The concept of Tao was first put forward by Lao Tzu, and the "Tao" mentioned by Lao Tzu has the following meanings: First, the origin of shijie. shijie is the basis for starting from and arising from it; Second, the essence of shijie or the reason why shijie is, that is, the determination or dominance of shijie's appearance. Third, the whole history of the formation, production and development of Shijie is the account of the whole history of the Tao with itself as the origin and self-essence of the Tao.

In fact, this is Lao Tzu's argument on the Tao, in the late Spring and Autumn period. Lao Tzu was the first to regard the Tao as the original and universal law of the universe. Become the founder of Taoism. Before Lao Tzu, people only deduced the root of all things to heaven, and as for whether there was a root in heaven or not, they did not touch it. When he arrived at Lao Tzu, he began to inquire about the source of heaven and put forward the Tao. He believed that all things in heaven and earth were born from the Tao. He said, "There is a mixture of things, and they are born from nature." Lonely, independent and unchanging. Zhou Xing is not dead, can be the mother of the world, I don't know its name, the word is said to be the way, the name of the strong is said to be big, the big is gone, the death is far away, and the far is said to be anti".

There have always been different interpretations of what Lao Tzu said.

Some believe that Tao is the ontology of spirituality, the highest principle that exists independently from material entities, and advocate that Laozi's Taoism is objective idealism. Some believe that the Tao is the chaotic and undivided unity of the universe in its primitive state, and advocate that Lao Tzu's Taoism is materialism.

Lao Tzu believes that the process by which the Tao generates all things in heaven and earth is that "the Tao gives birth to one, life to two, two to three, and three to all things". After the Tao is generated into all things, it is contained in all things in heaven and earth as the basis for the existence of all things in heaven and earth.

Although the Tao exists in all things in heaven and earth, it is different from concrete things that can be felt, it is something that cannot be seen, heard, or moved, and it is something that constitutes the common essence of all things in heaven and earth. Therefore, the Tao exists outside of human language and graphics, and the mind can perceive it but cannot communicate it or illustrate it. It cannot be recognized by the sensory organs, and it is difficult to express it in ordinary words, so it can only be explained by metaphors and descriptions.

Lao Tzu, surnamed Li, also known as Lao Dan, was a thinker in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is difficult to go into detail about his life and deeds. Judging from Lao Tzu's family background, his ancestors were officials such as Taishi and Taibu, and they were close to Dr. Qing in terms of identity, and belonged to the middle and upper echelons of the aristocracy. Lao Tzu's original place of origin is Ku County, Chu State, but since official positions such as the Taishi of the Zhou royal family are hereditary, it is likely that Lao Tzu was born in Luoyi. When he grew older, Lao Tzu served as the keeper of the Zhou Dynasty. Here, he immersed himself in books, saw a wide range of knowledge, was familiar with the old rules and regulations, and was familiar with history, so that he had a deeper understanding of the human world, formed profound and mysterious thoughts, and became a star of wisdom.

According to Sima Qian's account, Lao Tzu was an old man who was knowledgeable, socially experienced, proficient in ancient etiquette, but also had a serious and critical attitude towards etiquette, and had a somewhat eccentric temper. He lived in the era of King Jing of Zhou and King Jing of Zhou, when society was in turmoil and the people's minds changed. He may have given advice to the king of Zhou on how to govern the country, like many upright ministers, but at this time the king of Zhou no longer had the great ambition to restore the royal power, and they were thinking about how to get rid of the dissidents of the royal family who were not subservient, and how to skillfully maneuver between the princes and powerful countries in order to survive and steal their lives. Lao Tzu was a wise man, and when his ideals could not be put into practice, he did not get involved in the dispute between right and wrong of the royal family like some ministers, which led to death. He immersed himself in reading, received some scholars like Confucius, and talked about philosophical propositions that were far from realpolitik.

He looked at the successes and failures of history, integrated various knowledge, and created his own doctrine. In Lao Tzu's ideological doctrine, "Tao" is what he often talks about. He believes that "Tao" is the root of all things, "Tao gives birth to one, life to two, two to three, and three to all things". So, what is the Tao? According to his words, it is a kind of spiritual entity that "turns a blind eye", "does not hear", and "cannot be learned", "is born from nature", "is in a trance", "is lonely", and "cannot be named". The Tao has created all things, and after the creation of all things, we must keep the spirit of the Tao and follow the Tao as it comes. Therefore, people call the school with him as the Taoist school.

Lao Tzu's thought contains the elements of simple dialectics, "positive and complex are strange, good and good are demonic", "the blessing of misfortune is relied on, and the blessing and misfortune are lurking", everything has the opposition of positive and negative, and the opposite can be transformed. Lao Tzu also said that "Tao" has two natures, "being" and "nothing", and used vivid examples to illustrate the relationship between "being" and "nothing". He said that a cup, because the middle is empty, can have the effect of containing things; A house, also because of its "nothing", can produce the effect of living. It can be seen from this that the reason why "being" can give people convenience is that it depends on "nothing" to play its role. Only "being" cannot be of great use, and only the cooperation of "being" and "none" can produce great use.

Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", although it is only 5,000 words, but the philosophy in it is broad and profound, and those who can understand the mystery can also be called a master of the Tao.

I already obviously feel that my Dao practice has improved a lot compared to before, and because I have a deeper understanding of the Dao, my Dao method is also more in line with the changes in the Heavenly Dao, and my power will naturally increase a lot.

Because I meditated all night, my spirit was very full, and I didn't have to eat breakfast, but it was obviously impossible to reach the realm of Bigu, and even the old man and the Great Compassion Venerable King I saw that they got up every morning to eat, but they didn't have Bigu.

When I arrived, the mourning shed had been erected in the courtyard, and now it was all cremated, which was much easier than before, and I explained in detail what I needed to do next and what I needed to pay attention to, and then led Da Ben to the back room.

I didn't bring it when I went home last time, and the old man was really annoying, so I had to let Park Junhui raise it, and as soon as I arrived in Park Junhui, he complained to me, saying that this big stupid mouth was greedy, and he was messing with flowers and grass everywhere, because he liked a female dog, he scared the male dog with that female dog to death! The owner of the family also went to Uncle Park's house to make a fuss, and Zuihou lost money.

I hurriedly stopped Park Junhui's complaint, I naturally know what kind of dog this big stupid is, I can't help it, try to take it with me in the future, in case something happens.

I found a middle-class tomb for Park Junhui's grandfather, and after cremation, he was buried, waiting for the first seven souls.

I thought it was just an ordinary white thing, but who would have thought that he had caused a big disaster!

PS: Thank you Ding Gang for your tips and support! (To be continued......)