CHAPTER XXXI
The three corpses that were cut out still have this usage, so it should be no problem, right? With trepidation, I got into Kui's car.
Kui's car?!
"How do we get to that Changle World in the East? Drive? I'm a little confused.
"Hehe, although it's driving, it's also somewhat blessed with mana. Do you want to fly? If you don't have any mana to protect yourself, I'll blow you to death. ”。 Kui smiled at me.
"What's going on in this Oriental Changle World? Is it the same as the Western Heaven Elysium? I touched it in the east and touched it in the west. To be honest, if I think of a car accident when I go to the west by car, then I don't think it's good to go to the east by car, so I'm nervous.
"In fact, the realm is the same, only one is in the east and the other is in the west." , Kui skillfully drove out on the street.
"That's where people go after they die?" Now I'm even more at ease.
"Yes, the sun rises in the east and the sun sets in the west. Many people don't know that Taoism is also in charge of a pure land, and like Elysium, it is the place of sustenance for the soul of the cultivator after a hundred years. There is also only heaven and no hell, which can make people out of the sea of suffering, avoid the four lives and six reincarnations of birth and death, forever leave suffering, go to the heavens, transcend the pure land, and be immeasurably happy. Kui Siliu said in sentences.
"Then there is also a place similar to the Great Leiyin Temple in the West Heaven?" I'm pretty fresh, and I'm asking about the difference.
"Yes, Taiyi Lao Dao lives in the East Miaoyan Palace."
"I always thought that Taoism was a cultivation of longevity, and it was all practiced in this world. It turns out that there is also a place to practice in the afterlife. ”
"Of course, a hundred years of life will pass in a flash, and if you don't cultivate enough, you will die. But if you can feel the Xuanmen like the great monks, you can also go to the East Miaoyan Palace to continue your practice. Or, thanks to the Taoists, do you think those old Taoists and monks are good people? It's all robbing people. ", pouted.
I listened to Kui a little speechless, and at first I could talk well, but then I felt that he didn't deal with the monk, and he wasn't with the Taoist. Then why are you still asking Taiyi to save the suffering Tianzun for help?
"Then do you think the Buddha is better or the Tao is better?" , I asked, confused.
"It's not good, it's not bad."
"What do you mean?"
"These two groups of people, one group talks about inaction, and the other group talks about selflessness. In fact, it is not selflessness, nor is it inaction. Standing on one's own standpoint, those who do nothing also have an order, and they have to find believers. I have no self, and I began to preach. Are they right? Yes, the more people know, the more knowledge and wisdom can be transmitted, but now it is more and more contrary to nature. Taoism became Taoism, and Buddhism became Buddhist scriptures. If something is fixed and constrained, it will be over-interpreted, and eventually it will be further and further away from the original intention. Do you think Lao Tzu is so happy in Xuandu Palace? Do you think Shakyamuni is so free in Lingshan? In fact, they all broke their hearts. They themselves sometimes look at the new explanations of what they say being passed back, and they have a lawsuit, hahahaha. ”
It's also fun to think about the state of Daozu and Buddha scolding their mothers angrily.
"Isn't it a terrible misinterpretation now?" In fact, I have heard the level of names of various scriptures, and I really don't know how they explain them.
"Very powerful! If taking things out of context is to say them separately, then abandoning the basics is the most terrible way to explain them. The simplest is what Zhuangzi said in the Chinese textbook when you were in school: My life has an end, and knowledge has no end. A group of teachers and principals instill in students every day that they should study hard and pursue unlimited knowledge with a limited life. ”
"That sounds right." , I chimed in.
But Zhuang Zhou also said the second half of the sentence, the full text is: My life has an end, and there is no end to knowledge. With an end, there is no end, and it is gone! Those who have already known are gone! There is no near name for good, there is no near punishment for evil, and the governor thinks that he can protect himself, he can live his whole life, he can raise his relatives, and he can live all his life. Kui turned a corner.
Let's not talk about the latter for a moment, the original intention of the first half of Zhuangzi is to pursue infinite knowledge with a limited life, which is bound to fail. And then it's the second half of the sentence, knowing that you have failed and still learning, that is even more failure. The correct way is to do good things without seeking fame and fortune, and do not violate the law when doing bad things, and follow the laws of nature, which is the best way to protect life and nature. Besides, do you think that old man Zhuang Zhou is a person who pursues knowledge every day? Nonsense. Forget about taking it out of context, and change the meaning, no wonder there is no follow-up to learn now. Open a big straight line, Kui basically doesn't need to look at the road, and start talking.
"What about the Buddha's family?" , I answered at the right time, and I should be a little conscious as an audience.
"Buddhism is even more miserable, Buddhism is not taken out of context, and it is as simple as abandoning the basics. Buddhism has now entered the realm of demons dancing wildly. I once walked in the world and found that although there are significantly fewer believers in the Tao than in Buddhism, the basic thoughts of Taoism are still there, and I can barely see the origin of the Tao. But Buddhism has developed too many schools with wrong ideas, harming others and themselves. Now in your human world, there are countless evil gods and evil ghosts who go around preaching their distorted scriptures in the name of a certain Bodhisattva of Buddhism, and there are very few true cultivators. When it comes to Buddhism, Kui is simply serious.
"That's an exaggeration, isn't it?"
"It's not an exaggeration, if you think about it carefully, is there this sect or that Fa around you, you have never heard of it before, and it quickly appears and disappears quickly. What for? In fact, they are all here to collect money. To put it simply, the original practice of Buddhism is actually very similar to Taoism, and people in the past practiced Buddhism mostly in the present life to prove cause and effect. Therefore, at that time, there were many methods of various cultivations, and there were no less than 20 kinds of bodhisattva cultivation alone, not to mention the Arhat fruit position. But what about this world? People only know that they recite Amitabha, and they don't practice in the present life and wait for future lives. It's a joke to think that by reciting the Buddha every day, you are doing good deeds, and you are waiting to enjoy happiness in the next life. Nowadays, people have no intention of reciting sutras, and some people still stipulate for themselves how many scriptures to read every day, how many Amitabha Buddhas to recite, and they also say that they are ascetic, alas. shouted to accumulate virtue and do good deeds and kill less, buy birds and beasts to release, and go home without knowing how to support their parents. I entered the mountain gate to burn high incense, and I didn't know how to help the people in need around me. There are even more, reciting Amitabha Buddha to do well, find someone to give, and turn around to drive a good car and live in a good house. The Dharma has spread, but it is getting farther and farther away from the nature of the Buddha. ”
I didn't speak, these things are really reality. Think about the years when countless masters have appeared, countless sects have emerged, and countless believers have donated money. But there doesn't seem to be much for goodness in the world, on the contrary, everyone is anxious for quick success and indifferent family affection. Things that we have become accustomed to are actually in the eyes of these demons who have lived for thousands of years, and they are really declining.
Seeing that I didn't speak, he said, "Actually, this is an inevitable stage, and the eastward transmission of Buddhism will inevitably have a thousand years of glory and prosperity, but the more things are reversed, the more prosperous they are, the more foreign ways want to rely on them to cheat money and sex, which is very normal." After King Wu destroyed Shang, the Taoist actually understood this truth, so he locked himself in the supremacy of the thirty-three heavens, why? The first is to maintain the purity of the Dao, and the second is to consume these miscellaneous cards from the past. ”
"Is the War of the Gods real?" , King Wu destroyed Zhou, I know, the Romance of the Gods.
"Yes, but it's a little different from what you think. First of all, expounding and intercepting the teachings are not the group of immortals you think of fighting. In fact, in the end, the sect did not lose, nor did the exposition win, but everyone saw their own mistakes in this war, so in the end, the most peaceful people were left to teach and preach, and everyone else left. ”
"What about Buddhism? The book says that they are the biggest winners, and when Taoism retreats, Buddhism flourishes. ”
"Buddhism has the advantages of Buddhism, and Sakyamuni's wisdom is actually very powerful, and he is actually one of the top people in your human race.
"What? Isn't he a Buddha? Is it also human? ”
"They are all human beings, gods, immortals, Buddhas, and later generations. And Shakyamuni admitted that he was a mortal, and that he had only attained enlightenment. Furthermore, the title of Buddha originally refers to people of great wisdom, and you human beings just think of Buddha as God, but in fact, Buddha doesn't think that way. Li Er came up and ran to Taishang Laojun? Siddhartha was ready to become a Buddha from the beginning? Future generations hope that they can be like them, or be protected by them. It was originally a good intention, but now it has become relying on God and Buddha. You say they can be happy in their own bliss?"
"Then they are all human beings, why can they still care about this and that in Bliss? Aren't they supposed to die just like people? I'm not convinced.
"Hehe, this is going to talk about the power of faith, these are the soups that all kinds of evil people want to share now. Human beings are actually very powerful animals, not only are their bodies suitable for cultivation, but in fact, their spiritual power is boundless. Everyone may not know what they can do, but when a group believes in something, it can become true. And there are some secrets of antiquity involved, which I can't tell you now. Just to tell you, humans are terrible, so you are also a little confident, although you are in a group of demons, but it is difficult to say that you will be the most powerful one in the future. ”
Well, in the end, I didn't have much confidence in it, and I had to drink this chicken soup. But I still thank you for helping me build up my confidence, it's just that you, a demon of thousands of years, drive a car, and talk to me about the greatness of mankind, which makes me feel very disobedient.
When we were chatting happily, Kui pointed and said we were almost there. I didn't even look at the scenery outside, and I'm about to arrive? So fast?
"Hehe, doesn't it feel fast, in fact, everyone has a way to connect to the Pure Land in their hearts, mainly depending on whether you believe it or not, you can synchronize with me so quickly, which means that you are still very Taoist."
"Why, you believe too? I asked the Buddha and the Tao, but I haven't asked the demon yet. ”
"The demon thing is easy to say, in fact, it is simpler, when you return, I will tell you, now you have to come with me to see Taiyi Tianzun."