Chapter 143: The Timurid Vase

"The Patriarch took us to visit here today, and he also hopes that we can do our part." Dmitry took the initiative to see that his monks were all active.

"I have heard that your congregation has always been steadfast and devout, and has been relentless in its pursuit of the truth, despite difficulties and dangers. This touched me and several patriarchs. Wang Da Lama said.

"When Guo Gongzi was sorting out the writings of ancient philosophers, he discovered these records and, with the support of the church, restored them." He shook off the dust and pointed to the experimental equipment on the table: "What's even more valuable is that from the wisdom of the ancient wise men, we can see a new way of holy light cultivation. ”

"What does that mean?" Dmitry was a little surprised and hurriedly asked.

"That's what we just said, the philosophical problem." Guo Kang pointed to the "everything" at the end of the clipboard: "As we all know, we mortals are located here without education and training—at the fourth level. ”

"And what we revere and try to approach is here—" he pointed to the forefront, "In my superficial understanding, the ultimate goal of theological study and practice should be how we feel and approach the 'One,' which is the position of God—at the highest level. ”

Dmitry nodded.

"The choice before the retreat was to try to let people directly feel the second level of holy light." He drew a line from "everything" to "Nus": "But after reading so many books, I realize that this step may be too big. ”

"We can't rule out that there are some saints who are especially favored by God who can directly feel God with their own flesh and get in touch with divine wisdom, but obviously, most people, including me, do not have this condition." Guo Kang shook his head and said, "The proverbs of the classical era say, 'Mortal, know thyself'. We should heed these admonitions. ”

"In the presence of the Most High Divine, we should all remain humble and honestly start with the most basic wisdom." He pointed to the "soul".

"Aristotle believed that plants, animals, and so on have souls. This soul is not what we usually call the soul of man, but a collective term for the forms and laws of all things. He drew a reverse arrow connecting the fourth and third levels: "You see, we may not be able to directly bathe in the light and feel the 'Nus' of the second level. But through reason, we can recognize the laws between these ever-changing things, and understand the third level of the 'soul' of all things. ”

Unlike realization, Aristotle believed that knowledge could be taught and accumulated. And all knowledge comes from this 'source'. This means that we can no longer just rely on our own perceptions, but have more assistance. ”

"And then." He then used a reverse arrow to connect the third and second levels: "When this understanding is sufficient, we can get closer to God's wisdom and reach the same or even more advantageous way than the ideal state of spirituality." ”

"Yes, this is equivalent to everyone practicing from scratch, but we have a very reliable book of exercises in our hands." Grand Lama Wang said: "Those strange people who can start their own sects may not care too much, but for the vast majority of us, they will definitely be of great benefit. ”

With this information and knowledge, the church can also operate more effectively, using this set of tools to rigorously distinguish between truth and falsehood. And to educate more believers, to regulate their behavior, and to carry out the mission that Heavenly Father has given us. ”

"Philosophy, especially natural philosophy, is considered by some to be part of theology, and by others as an independent discipline, but we can see from here that as long as it is true, it is all the same." He concludes: "Until we reach distant ideals, this knowledge is, without a doubt, at least a very useful tool." ”

"Therefore, I hope that in the future, all monks who make it their duty to glorify the Father will properly practice natural philosophy as an example for the faithful." He looked at Dmitry, "That's why we found your order. ”

"We're going to do our best." Dmitry and the others happily replied.

"It's good that you have this mind, and you don't need to be too anxious. This is a long, distant work that may continue until the day of judgment—and I can only wish Heavenly Father and Source Power to take care of you. ”

The monks thanked him again and again for his blessings and entrustment. A few people were already moved to tears.

Taking advantage of their exchange, Guo Kang retreated to the side and breathed a sigh of relief.

During this time, he worked hard to make up for it for a while, and asked Xiao Jeanna a lot of key questions, and finally made this set of statements come true.

Of course, the various parts of this theory have already been proposed, and he just made a little bit of a pie and then adjusted it slightly.

The main reason for convincing these people is the shock of these demonstrations. If he relied solely on his own level of theology, it is estimated that any monk would be able to make him speechless......

Even when it comes to matters of faith, the direct presentation of "miracles" is much more effective than theoretical arguments.

Soon, the Grand Lama encouraged the monks one by one. He looked for Guo Kang's hand again: "Childe, take everyone to look elsewhere." ”

"Okay." Guo Kang nodded: "Come with me, everyone." ”

He led the people to another room. The monks rushed out, and Tuhuan and Wu Han at the door also followed. It wasn't the first time they had seen the demo, but they still sighed for a while. Seeing that Guo Kang was about to introduce those strange things again, he also followed.

"The research we do on electricity requires some basic knowledge. If you are interested, you can ask Dean John for a book or give you a lecture. Guo Kang said.

"It's all the kinds of devices we make." He pointed to the shelves in the room, all sorts of things, "Maybe not as interesting as the ones just now, but these are the basis of the kind of large equipment just now." ”

"For example...... Look at this. He picked up a clay pot with two copper pillars on the wooden lid of the jar as an interface. Open the jar, and there is a roll of stuff inside. Guo Kang carefully spread it out, and it turned out to be two sheets of copper foil, with a cloth brushed with asphalt in the middle.

"This nickname is 'Timurid bottle.'" He introduced: "There is a very popular folk tale in the world of Tianfangjiao, which says that in some containers such as bottles, oil lamps, etc., all kinds of strange things will be imprisoned in them. The story begins with the protagonist acquiring this container. Our bottle also stores power in it. ”

"Was this bottle invented by Timur?" Dmitry asked curiously.

"It's not." Guo Kang shook his head and said: "The official name of this bottle should be 'capacitor', and it has nothing to do with Uncle Timur." It's just that he also likes to turn off the electricity, so he uses this as a nickname. ”

"Ah......h

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