The highest state of Buddhist practice is the Mahayana realm, and under normal circumstances, such books should only exist in the land of Southern Zen. Of course, this was not enough to shock him so much, and the most important thing was that there were some mental formulas mentioned in this book.

According to the introduction in the book, it records all the mental methods needed to break through the Mahayana realm. The mental method is progressive, and every sentence is the essence, but not everyone can recite it.

The reason is simple, because it's too hard.

At a cursory glance, the words and pronunciation, rhythm and rhyme in the book feel familiar, but they are indescribably familiar.

Lu Beichen was a little puzzled in his heart, such a book should be hidden in the most secret place of Buddhism, why was it stored in the library pavilion?

Could it be that the prime minister wants the Red Lion to defend this place and pay the price of his life for the protection of these books?

He guessed whether the secret of the main hall that the lion said meant that the book of Buddhism was hidden here.

Is it ridiculous to promise life in order to prevent outsiders from coming in and snooping on these secrets?

When he thought of that ridiculous promise, he still felt that it was not a taste.

He has always believed that the most precious thing in the world is freedom and life, no matter how heavy the responsibility is, no matter how many missions, you should also live, there is no need to put it above freedom and life.

Next to "Mahayana Buddhism" is "Talking about Taoist Stories".

Lu Beichen gently pulled out the book from it.

There was a slight sound of reading in the library room, and occasionally the chirping of cicadas.

Accompanied by the chirping of cicadas, the sound of reading in the library gradually became more questionable.

What caught my eye was a very simple and easy-to-understand sentence, "The purpose of cultivating is to wash away the mundane and mundane and absorb the power of heaven and earth." Young practitioners should strive for the great cause of the human race from an early age. ”

Quiet lights, one-man library, whispering.

The night was getting deeper, the night breeze was cool, and the drowsiness was suddenly reduced, Lu Beichen sighed for a while, then put down the book in his hand and walked forward.

The area of the main hall is really large, and it seems to be no less than the underground prison.

But the difference is that there is not just one window, but many doors.

When you open those doors and walk out, you will find a road that rises above the sky, and it feels extremely nice to stand on it and look at the scenery in the distance.

Sit alone, think about today's things alone

"Cultivating the Tao and practicing Buddhism are in completely different directions, but after all, they are both practices. What is the meaning of cultivation? Everyone in the holy capital talks about the Tao, and everyone in the world talks about cultivation, and these are really so important?"

"What is the Tao?"

"Cultivation, is it important?" Lu Beichen looked into the distance and thought of what had happened in these days - in the prosperous holy capital, everyone practiced and talked about the Tao, but there was no kindness on his face, this is the real Tao?

In the past, he envied Senior Brother Qiu Li, who was able to kill the enemy alone and act chivalrous and righteous, but at that time he thought that it was good to be able to practice. As the senior brother said, cultivation can make people stronger, and even protect important people.

When he first entered the Holy Capital, the vendors kept looking at him strangely, until he learned the reason from the shopkeeper that he felt that cultivation was really important.

However, after spending seven days in the underground prison of the Ocean Palace, inexplicably planting the so-called lotus seed, he found that cultivation is nothing more than that, why can a person be judged by whether he is excellent or not?

Geniuses should be valued, and ordinary people deserve to be discriminated against, without the right to work hard?

Besides, cultivation can certainly make people stronger, and they can even protect themselves and others. But even if you have supreme power, you won't necessarily be happy. Just like Prime Minister Zheng Hang, who has the power of the ocean, won't he be worried all day long?

Putting aside the question of what a Buddha is for the time being, and putting the question on the "monasticism" that is admired by all the people in the holy capital, then what is the Tao?

He looked at the night sky where the moon hung high and asked softly.

His deepest understanding of the Tao still comes from the Master's mantra - reading and practicing, cultivating the heart, which is the meaning of cultivating the Tao in the heart.

And his first understanding of the Tao came from that night when he copied books a thousand times.

"It's a good way, it's a very good way. The name is famous, and the name is not very famous. ”

This is a sentence in "Kaiyuan Daozang".

Back then, Senior Brother Qiu Li once explained the meaning of this sentence, what can be said is not constant, and it can be called by name, it is not a permanent name. As an important book that opens up the cognition of human cultivation, the content of Kaiyuan Daozang is concise and concise, and contains supreme wisdom.

"The Tao gives birth to all things, and exists in nature in all its forms. Enlightenment is detachment, the constant search for the source of life, and the achievement of eternity. ”

This is what Master once said.

Master also mentioned that the Tao is the root and essence of all things in the universe, and that life is born from the Tao and returns to the Tao. The so-called enlightenment is to return to the roots. In the three major races, there will be cultivation of the Tao, but according to their own characteristics choose different ways of cultivation, the human race focuses on soul cultivation, the spirit race focuses on soul cultivation, and the demon race focuses on soul cultivation.

Master's answer is the most straightforward and easy to understand, but since he doesn't like to study the complex Taoist treasures, he has rarely analyzed the details.

This is also when the foundation was built in the Ocean Palace two days ago, why there was a feeling that the book was used when it was not hated. But fortunately, Lu Beichen has the talent of unforgettable, and some words are remembered after hearing and reading.

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There was a bright star in the distance, which stood out in the dark night sky.

It was the light of Sirius.

He remembered a legend.

The demons used Emperor Wen to do a series of things against the sky, and finally invaded the Central Plains on a large scale, and issued a declaration to the whole world: to unify the entire Middle Earth and the entire human race within three days.

This announcement seems to have nothing to do with the spirit race and demon race, but in fact, it is also a threat to the world: whether it is friend or foe, those who know each other should quickly reveal their identities.

Among the islands surrounding the mainland, there are those who are indifferent, those who take the initiative to help the human race, and those who form alliances with the demon race behind their backs.

These are not important things, because the core that influenced the development of the later world was not the surrounding islands, but Yan Yuansi, who was stationed outside the mainland at that time.

Before this, no one knew about Yan Yuansi's existence, but he miraculously appeared in the eyes of the world, and led a group of characters who can be called eternal legends to the Central Plains, united with the local people to fight bravely to kill the enemy, and finally defeated the demon race directly.

This three-day history, which can be called a miracle, has naturally been recorded in a large number of collections, and has also been spread throughout the world by people, so that Yan Yuansi became a hero above 10,000 people overnight, and successfully succeeded to the throne as the son of heaven of the human race with the blood of the emperor.

Maybe it's hard to imagine what truth is hidden behind the legend, or maybe in order to polish this story more beautifully, the story has become a legend that has spread throughout all the cities of the human race, and then to the demon tribe, to the palace of the spiritual capital, and even to some distant island cities and the northern desert sandbank.

And that legend is about the identity of Emperor Yan. Some people say that Emperor Yan was originally an ordinary root, and he was far inferior to his subordinates in practice, but under the persecution of various pressures and the call of the mission, he had an epiphany overnight and entered the cave realm.

People believe that the reason why such a miracle can be produced is because his previous life was Sirius, hundreds of years ago, he was ordered by the Yuan Shi Tianzun to go down to assist the king of Zhou to defeat the war, and the war was victorious.

Sirius was reincarnated as the Terran Yan Emperor, and this legend fits very well. Because the moment Emperor Yan became the Holy Emperor of the Human Race, he was like the most dazzling star on this continent. And the brightest star in the entire night sky is Sirius.

This is the story that Master often told him when he was five years old.

At that time, he thought it was wonderful, but as he grew up, he felt more and more that the story of Sirius was too bright, and that the star in the sky was too bright, and that the dazzle was not eternal.

Compared with the dazzling Sirius, the star that always shines on the continent in the north is even more moving.

In the entire night sky, the North Star has never been the most dazzling, but when people get lost, it is the most reliable guardian.

Because it's constant, it's beautiful.

Because it is firm, it is touching.

Master told the story of Sirius and the North Star to tell him this.

Perhaps many people in the world are as bright as Sirius, but few are as steadfast as the North Star. It's actually very difficult to stick to your direction all the time.

Today, he is also facing this problem.

The completion of the foundation is to show that he has found the destined one among thousands of keys, and then opened the door to face a new world. A lot of people don't have much emotional ups and downs about getting that key, because it's too easy.

But for Lu Beichen, this key is not easy to come by, he has been looking for it for too long, so he cherishes it very much, so he must open the door seriously.

It's because I have to be very serious that I'm very nervous. This, coupled with the things he had seen during the day, inevitably caused him to wander in apprehension when it came to opening the monastic door.

The reason for wandering is actually about the meaning of spiritual practice, if Master knew about it, would he be disappointed?

Lu Beichen looked at the sky in the north, and a trace of voice was born in his heart, it was time to continue to open the door, but when would that spiritual lotus first appear?

(Originally, I wanted to write in more detail, but personally, I think it's best to stop here, short and powerful.) ）