0127 Taoist reform

For the sake of secrecy and security, their lectures were held in a recently built house in the new town.

This mansion was bought by Du Zigong at his expense, and it will be used as the stronghold of the Wudou Mijiao here, and now it can be used as a place to preach and practice the scriptures.

Entering the study, Wen Yi found that in addition to Du Zigong, Sun Tai was also there, there were four tables in the corner, and there were four people standing behind.

Du Zigong was afraid that he would be angry, so he hurriedly explained: "I'm afraid that what Mr. said is too profound and I can't understand it for a while. I asked the four of them to come over and make a record, so that I could read Mr. Guess's true intentions in private. ”

"Jing Yuan is my mantle disciple and my most powerful assistant, and I want him to sit in on the audience. Reluctantly, Mr. Wang's permission. ”

Sun Tai said respectfully: "Please allow me, sir." ”

Wen Yi said indifferently: "As long as you trust them, I don't care if you call many people over." ”

Du Zigong said: "Mr. is so admirable. ”

Sun Tai also said happily: "Mr. Xie." ”

Wen Yi sat down in the main seat and said, "Time is precious, you don't want to listen to me talk nonsense, let's start directly." ”

Du Zigong naturally couldn't ask for it: "Obey life first." ”

Then he and Sun Tai sat down separately, and the four people in the corner also bowed silently and sat down.

"The last time I talked to you about the nature and role of religion, and the different requirements that different people have for religion...... Today I'm going to tell you how to achieve these ......"

"Let's start with spiritual comfort and ultimate care...... The teachings of the Five Doumi Sect are big to become immortals and gods, and small ones are to eliminate disasters and solve problems...... It's not enough ......."

"These two goals are not even much comfort and care, and it is difficult to attract believers."

"And it's also easy to puncture...... Believing in the Five Doumi Sect but still suffering from various disasters, after a long time, naturally no one believes in it. ”

"The more believers, the more such things will be, and after a long time, the people will naturally not believe."

"Your doctrines should be more humane and hopeful, and they must be simple and easy to understand, so that the peddlers and pawns can easily understand them......

"A good religion must have a plague-like character and can spread to more people as quickly as possible......"

"In this regard, Fanbang Buddhism is doing better than you......"

Hearing Wen Yi praise Buddhism, Du Zigong felt very awkward. He had already stood up and refuted it before, but now he knew very well that what Wen Yi said was right.

The teachings of Buddhism are indeed more complete and inflammatory than theirs.

"Replace your doctrinal goals with something more appealing, but unfalsifiable...... There is nothing more appropriate than the afterlife and the afterlife. ”

"Believe in the Five Buckets of Rice Religion, be a good person, do good deeds and accumulate merits......"

"After death, those with high merit can ascend to heaven and become moral immortals, and enjoy wealth forever, and those with average merit can vote for a good family in the next life...... The guilty will be punished......"

Wen Yi told him about the thirty-three heavens of the heavenly court, the six realms of reincarnation and the eighteenth layer of hell in the earth.

Du Zigong and the others who listened to it had a numb scalp, and even doubted whether there was really such a thing as an underworld in this world.

There's no way, Wen Yi is too comprehensive, and there are all kinds of details.

What black and white impermanence detention, Huangquan, Nai He Bridge, the other side of the flower, Meng Po soup, Wangxiangtai, bull head and horse noodles, judges, life and death books, etc.

The title and function of each of the ten halls of Yama, what are the eight layers of hell, and what are the six realms of reincarnation......

All the details were there, exactly like the real thing, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

Wen Yi didn't say the specific name of the Thirty-Three Heavens, this thing is really hard to remember, he didn't remember any of it.

But he knew the Lingxiao Treasure Palace, the Heavenly Star Monarch, the Thunder Gong Electric Mother, and the Tianhe ...... I know the birthday star, the god of wealth, the lord of the stove, the god of the land, the god of the mountain, and the mother who sends the child......

"The Thirty-Three Heavens of Heaven are naturally the places where immortals and virtuous people go after death...... As for what immortals they are, in addition to what I said, you can add them at your discretion......"

"But I remind you that the God of Haotian must be the supreme god, and the other gods are under him...... I won't say why, I believe you understand. ”

Du Zigong nodded immediately, and taught him all his life to naturally understand the truth.

Haotian God is the supreme god who enjoys the national sacrifice and is believed by the whole people. Someone once joked about him before, is Haotian God big or too big Laojun?

He didn't even know how to answer.

Say that Haotian God is big? Then why do I still believe in Taishang Laojun? Say that the old gentleman is too big? They will soon be attacked by a crowd, and the people will be estranged.

Under the embarrassment, he could only talk about him left and right.

Now that we want to transform the Five Doumi Sect, we should simply admit that Haotian God is the supreme god and directly remove the obstacles in this regard.

Moreover, he was determined to unite the forces of the various branches of Taoism, and even some unknown small religions could be united.

If you want to do this, the gods worshiped by the Five Doumi Sect can't only be Taishang Laojun, and all the gods can join in.

Wen Yi continued: "Just now we are talking from a personal point of view, and now we are talking about it from the perspective of the country, what kind of religion does the imperial court need? ”

"Supporting justice and promoting truth, goodness and beauty...... Therefore your teachings must be positive and exhortation......"

"At this point, I suggest that you refer to Confucianism, but don't copy it rigidly, improve it according to the actual situation, and add some of your own things to it......"

Wen Yi hates Confucianism, but he will not deny the good parts of Confucianism.

The Confucian moral system was not fabricated by Confucius out of thin air, but was formulated by him after summarizing the customs and habits that have been handed down from Chinese civilization for thousands of years, and is a part of Chinese civilization.

The real approach is to take the best and remove the dross.

“…… You have to understand that religion is a very sacred thing, and whatever it really looks like, you have to find a way to make it holy. ”

"Like the name...... The Five Bucket Rice Sect is not solemn enough...... I suggest that in the future, it will be called Taoism, which is simple and catchy, and maybe it can still get the support of Taoism. ”

Du Zigong has no opinion: "My Wudoumi Sect is a branch of Taoism, and in the future, we will also lead the world's Taoist sects, and it is also appropriate to restore our original name." ”

"You'd better think of a few simple honorific names, it's important. Or take Buddhism as an example, their Buddha name is Amitabha. ”

"Most of the people are illiterate and don't have time to memorize scriptures, so how do they express their piety when they pray?"

"The Buddhists say Amitabha Buddha means everything...... When believers meet and greet each other, they can also use Amitabha Buddha to identify themselves, and these four words are thousands of words. ”

"You should also think of a few short honorific titles, such as God Bless, Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, etc."

This kind of shouting, which has no threshold and can be put on the lips at any time, has a profound impact on the mission...... It can also subtly influence more people to become religious. ”