When Joseph met this scholar of the famous imperial capital, Master Kant was sitting on a wicker chair in his backyard. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although it was already late autumn, the old man still lay on the wicker chair like this, but the chair and his body were covered with a thick leather blanket.

"Hello, two guests. When Master Kant saw Joseph and Gould coming in, he only smiled faintly at the two of them, and didn't even move his body.

"I think that when the two guests come to me, there must be some questions, and if Kant can answer them all, he will know everything. ”

When Jose heard him say this, he just smiled and looked at this scholar who was famous in the imperial capital. In fact, Master Kant's appearance was very elegant, his silver hair was neatly combed, and his face was without a beard, except for a white hair, this master's complexion was very fair, and a pair of blue eyes radiated a wise light.

This guy looks unusually young, and if it weren't for this white hair, others would have thought he was only in his forties at most. Joseph looked at this Kant master and smiled faintly:

"The master is polite, we are just ignorant juniors, how dare we be arrogant in front of the master, but I do have some problems that have bothered me for a long time. And Master Kant, you are a well-known wise man in the imperial capital, so you rashly came to disturb you......"

"Who am I, where am I from, and where am I going?" you ask these three questions, don't you?" Master Kant looked a little solemn and glanced at Joseph thoughtfully.

"Yes, these are the three questions I asked the master today!"

When Master Kant heard him say this, the solemnity on his face became more and more intense.

These three questions may seem simple, but they are extremely complex philosophical questions. Who I am is not only a matter of who I am, but also of a deeper understanding, and where I come from and where I am going is an extremely abstract question, and can even be extended to the fundamental questions of the philosophy of matter and consciousness.

Even a scholar as erudite as Immanuel Kant would find it difficult to answer this question, which is not a philosopher, but three eternal propositions of Western philosophy.

It can even be said that this is not a question, it is a torture of life: what role should we play in the world, where should my life begin, how should I end, and will I leave regrets in my life?

If Master Kant comes purely in philosophical terms

Answering this question, it is easy to fall into the mistake of thinking.

Sure enough, Master Kant was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said calmly: "I really have never thought about these questions you said, nor have I thought about them, if I were to answer them now...... I can't give you an answer. ”

Hearing Master Kant say this, not only Gould, but even the middle-aged servant on the side also showed a look of surprise: he had followed Master Kant for many years and knew the temper of this master, but he didn't expect that even he would think that he could not answer this young man's question today.

However, although Master Kant said this, there was no dejected look on his face, he squinted his eyes and glanced at Joseph, and then said lightly: "Old man, I am old, and I don't have much time left, so if I can live one day, I will naturally cherish one day." There are thousands of difficult problems in this world, and no matter how knowledgeable I am, I will not be able to solve all the problems in the world, but today's problems are really interesting...... Young man, although you say that you are asking me for advice, I am afraid that you are also taking this opportunity to get a visit, right? So, if you can give me your answer, if it can benefit me Kant in any way, I owe you a favor, if only I can answer this question for me!"

A favor from Master Kant?!

Gould looked at the old man in surprise, but found that his face was serious, and there was no laughing look at all, I am afraid that this is serious, but it is ...... With just a few questions, you can get the favor of this well-known master? Damn, these literati and scholars are really eccentric, even more eccentric than magicians!

When Joseph heard this, he smiled faintly, and looked at this Master Kant with a look of respect: This Master Kant is really an extraordinary guy, and it seems that he does have some talent in his chest.

Thinking of this, he was not hypocritical, he bowed directly to Master Kant, and then said directly: "Since Master Kant said so, then I will have the courage to say my answer."

The first answer, who am I?

Why should I be who I am, who am I? I can not be anyone, who can not be me.

"I" and "who" don't really matter, they are the same thing. "I" is just a concept of the consciousness of the human mind, and "I" itself does not exist. Since "I" does not exist, then "who" does not exist, and how can we talk about who I am, it can only be empty to empty.

So am I empty, no, "I" is just a concept of nothingness. Selflessness is not the absence of self, selflessness is the origin of the universe, the main body of all laws!"

When Joseph said this, he found that Master Kant's face was indifferent, but he was frowning deeply thinking about what he had just said.

Joseph smiled slightly, and then said, "Second question, where am I going?"

Since "I" exists in the consciousness of the human mind, it seems to have answered this question. However, this is not the case, and it is best to ask what is the real self before answering this question.

Since there is no false self, how can there be a true self? The false self is just a concept of nothingness, and the true self is the permanent self, that is, the true self is impermanent. Therefore, the true self can be a mountain, it can be water, it can be a flower, it can be a grass, it can be everything in the world, and everything in the world is the true self. So where does the true self come from? from emptiness, from nothingness, from emptiness!"

When Master Kant heard this, his face had become extremely surprised, and he looked at the young guy in front of him with a shocked expression, how he could say so many surprising things!

"The third question, where am I going?

Where am I going? I can not go anywhere. I'm in the same place and I'm in a different place, it's really the same thing.

I didn't change because of where I went, I just had to go inward, and inward was the only channel to connect with the main body of the Ten Thousand Laws.

So where am I going, I need to get rid of me, to return to my true self, to be with nature, to go with nature, to be with the way, to walk with the way.

The above three philosophical questions of life are of paramount importance, and their answers are not just for the saints and philosophers, and the answers are certainly not their proprietary inventions. If we don't understand these three questions in this life, then it is stupid and ridiculous to do what we do and what we want to become.

That's why, when you want to do something, you naturally know that you don't need to be anything, you just want to be what you are. You will find that you are so complete, so full of wisdom, so divine. What can't you do in this world?"

When Master Kant heard him say this, his eyes were almost full of emotion: "...... Return to the true self, with nature, with nature, with the Tao, with the Tao?"

He repeated himself repeatedly, and his expression finally became very serious, and then he laughed: "Yes, you are right! Haha, I have not heard such a wonderful statement from Kant for a long time...... Boy, you're very good, I'm taught today, and if you come here again in the future, you don't need any gold coins, just come in!"

"Also, young man, tell me your name, I'm Kant, and since you have said so many things that have benefited me a lot, I also keep my promise, and I owe you a favor, say, what do you want from me?"