Chapter Seventy-Four: Enlightenment
The Ranga Abhadra Sutra has a very famous chant.
For example, the waves of the sea are raised by a fierce wind.
The flood drums and the ravines, there is no time to break.
The sea of Tibetan knowledge lives forever, and the realm is moved by the wind.
All kinds of waves of consciousness leap and reincarnate.
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This ode is very similar to Houhai's cultivation system, and there is an indescribable and unclear connection in the dark.
As mentioned earlier, the practice of Houhai is divided into: enlightenment, enlightenment, seeing the sea, self-crossing, rebirth, and selflessness.
However, it doesn't seem to be exactly the same, after all, Houhai has a legendary realm, the realm of selflessness.
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However, the realm of selflessness is too ethereal, and it is impossible to say whether it exists or not.
It's better to start with enlightenment, which is also the most concerned thing in the fifth midwinter at present.
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Enlightenment. It is the foundation of Houhai's cultivation and the first step to embark on cultivation.
Enlightenment, what is open is the sea of knowledge.
Knowing the sea is actually a Buddhist saying, and Taoism calls it the eye of heaven.
It's not something ethereal, medically called the pineal gland, which sits between the diencephalon anterior thalamus and thalamus.
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How to open up the sea and step into the practice. In Houhai, there are nothing more than three ways.
The first is to study the secret classics since childhood. Two conditions are indispensable.
The childish heart with few distracting thoughts, and the knowledge of the sea that relies on the achievements of studying the secret law classics are the most pure. In the realm of enlightenment and vision, it is also the smoothest.
However, there will be obstacles in breaking through the self-crossing realm.
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The second is that the strong man in the reincarnation realm will help open up the sea of knowledge.
It is not difficult for the strong people in the reincarnation realm to help people open up the sea of knowledge, and if the strong people in the reincarnation realm are willing, it can be said that everyone can practice in Houhai.
This is also the reason why Chu Fanxi pinned his hope for cultivation on Houhai.
The difficulty lies in shaping the sea of knowledge.
The purpose of shaping the sea of knowledge is to help those who have been enlightened to know the sea so that they can go further on the path of cultivation in the future. In this process, the reincarnation will interpret one's own spiritual process, especially the experience of self-transcendence, in the minds of those who have been enlightened. The cost is that the reincarnated realm powerhouse itself will reduce its lifespan.
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The last way is the hardest, but also the easiest. When people are stimulated by certain extremes, or under the stimulation of great joy and sorrow, they break through the sea of consciousness by themselves.
The cultivation of the sea of consciousness achieved in this way is slower in the realm of enlightenment and clear vision, but it is relatively easy to break through to the realm of self-transcendence, and it is even easier to reach the realm of rebirth than the two methods above.
It is no exaggeration to say that in Houhai, at least seven of the ten reincarnated realms are the ones who broke through the sea of consciousness when they opened their own consciousness.
There are many people who try to achieve knowledge in this way, but there are very few who succeed.
The reason is simple, often a person can see their own limits, and that is by no means the real limit.
The great joys and sorrows that are usually thought of as oneself often cannot shake one's heart.
It is precisely because there are relatively few people who have achieved the knowledge of the sea in this way, so once they are discovered, they will be rushed to be recruited as disciples by various sects and regarded as treasures.
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Nowadays, the fifth full branch can also be regarded as a treasure by the sect of Houhai.
Because, the fifth full branch has been enlightened.
After all, she grew up in Houhai since she was a child, and even if she hadn't practiced, she knew that she had enlightened.
If someone guides him, or if he is able to study the secret method now, the fifth full branch can look inward with his divine consciousness and see his own sea of consciousness.
Although it was enlightenment, the fifth full branch was not happy. On the one hand, she has no interest in cultivation, and of course, the most important thing is that she was able to open up because of her Aunt Ye, the person she regarded as her mother, who exchanged her life for it.
If she could choose, she would never choose to open up the sea of knowledge.
However, the fifth Mane also knew that her brother longed for cultivation. Therefore, there is no hiding from the fifth midwinter.
Although she herself didn't know how to help Fifth Midwinter enlighten, she also hoped to provide some reference or help for Fifth Midwinter to embark on the path of cultivation.
After all, that's his own brother.
However, it is precisely this idea of hers that will eventually harm herself.
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The moment the fifth midwinter knew that his sister Fifth Manzhi had become acquainted, there was no joy or sorrow on his face.
There is no relief, no encouragement. just said lightly: "Got it".
But his heart was burning with anger that could not be stopped.
After the Fifth Manzhi left, this anger could no longer be suppressed.
In the fifth midwinter, the crown was cracked, and the eyes were gnashed.
He has been searching hard to open up the sea of knowledge and embark on opportunities and methods of cultivation so that he can prolong his life.
In Houhai, there has always been the suppression of his father, as well as the intervention and surveillance of Ye Ning'an.
However, he never gave up.
Now, when he arrived at Lingshan, he stayed away from his father and killed Ye Ning'an.
From then on, he could rest assured to find a way to break through the sea of knowledge and embark on cultivation, and he would no longer be fettered.
In his opinion, if he could get the help of the powerhouse of the reincarnation realm and break through the sea of knowledge, even if he was a dog of the sect, even if he gave up everything, even if he sacrificed the entire Fifth Clan, he didn't care.
However, providence makes people, and sometimes it is so ironic.
Fifth, Midwinter was thinking about it day and night, and he embarked on the path of cultivation, but he couldn't ask for it.
Instead, it was obtained by the fifth manzhi, and the fifth manzhi had no interest in cultivation.
The most important thing is that the fifth full branch is still the sea of knowledge that has been broken by itself.
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"The sea of knowledge that you broke by yourself?"
Fifth, midwinter suddenly lit up. Then the anger dissipated, but the eyes were still cold.
He suddenly realized that it was not impossible for a brother to be a sister to be expensive, if he sent the fifth full branch to a sect with a reincarnation realm, and asked for a chance to open up the sea of knowledge for himself, it seemed to be a matter of course and extremely simple.
Thinking of this, a smile suddenly appeared on the face of the fifth midwinter.
This is also the first time he feels that his sister does not seem to be useless.
Now, as far as the fifth midwinter is concerned, things are simple, the only thing that needs to be done is to think of a way, or find a reason, to leave the academy and return to Houhai very naturally.