The ultimate of the Tao is the Great Dao.

And the ultimate goal of human cultivation is to seek to become immortals.

If becoming an immortal is the avenue, even Gongsun Jing will give up becoming an immortal for the sake of a kind of attachment.

What am I worth?

What's more, I don't have Gongsun Jing's great love and righteousness, I only have small love and small righteousness.

"If the heart does not die, the Tao will not be born."

I muttered, "I've been through so much, but I still have attachment in my heart, I don't think it's a kind of going with the flow?" My attachment is to go with the flow, and the death of the heart is also to go with the flow, and since it is all going with the flow, I have not departed from the Tao. ”

"Seven emotions and six desires are unique desires of human beings, if the Great Dao thinks that the seven emotions and six desires are bad, it should not allow human beings to have seven emotions and six desires, if the Great Dao thinks that there should be no human beings, then human beings themselves should not exist."

"Since they are all within the scope of the approval of the avenue, even if it is a small road, there is a reason for its existence."

"The trail is also a part of the avenue, I was born in the trail, if I can't get out of the trail, I will stick to this trail, why bother to seek the avenue."

Master Zu said: "It seems that you see very clearly, your thinking is still relatively agile, so what are you afraid of?" ”

I shook my head: "Xiaodao has always been persistent, I am indeed unwilling to die like this, but if I really can't change the ending, I will also accept my fate, because I have no way to change the fate that the Great Dao gave me, I gave up the Dao, I can't complain about the sky, and I can't help it." ”

Since I can't do it without dying in my heart, I can't be born, there should be such an ending, and what can I do.

Master Zu nodded: "You gave up the avenue, this is your own choice, but the trail also has its reason, but do you really comprehend the trail?" ”

Since Master Zu asked so, I definitely didn't understand.

So I shook my head: "Please teach Master Zu." ”

Master Zu said: "The Tao Te Ching is preceded by the 'Book of Virtues', and the first chapter of the opening chapter is about the path: virtue is not virtue, virtue is to be virtuous, virtue is not lost, virtue is not lost, virtue is lost, virtue is lost, virtue is lost, benevolence is followed by righteousness, righteousness is generous. ”

"Lao Tzu said that virtue is not deliberately acted, because it should be so, it happens according to the laws of the Tao, what is virtue? It is the prototype of chaos formed in the hearts of people in the world in the process of pursuing the Tao, and this form is called virtue, although people have not reached the realm of "Tao", but they have already possessed the chaotic characteristics of Tao. ”

As he spoke, Master Zu gave me an example: "For example, if you think the sky is beautiful, but you can't tell why it's beautiful, because the beauty of the sky doesn't need you to describe it, it's beautiful in itself, and that's Shangde." ”

"But if you have to describe it, although the sky is still beautiful after your description, it has already set."

"Another example is the story of Ku Ding's solution to the cow, if when Ku Ding solves the cow, he deliberately thinks about whether each step is standard, then he will fall into virtue, but when he does not deliberately recall whether each link is standard or not, whether the knife is perfect, but in one go, the cow will be decomposed, that is Shangde."

"If neither the upper virtue nor the lower virtue can be done, then we can only retreat to the second best thing and pursue 'benevolence'. ”

"Most human beings are born with compassion, and it is this compassion that makes human beings inherently possess 'benevolence'." ”

"However, among human beings, there is a group of unfaithful and unbelieving people, and we have no choice but to use 'li' to restrain them, so 'li' is the first of chaos, and when it comes to 'li', it has already begun to be chaotic, and 'li' is a sign of chaos, not that there will be chaos with rituals. ”

Therefore, 'morality, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith' is the process of compromising step by step and retreating to the second, which is the law of change of the trail. ”

After speaking, Master Zu looked at me: "You, do you understand?" ”

I was like a student who was questioned by the teacher in class, and I seemed to suddenly realize it in a trance, but I couldn't say one, two, three, and could only answer weakly: "I ...... I vaguely understood. ”

Master Zu asked, "I gave you a jade pendant before, can you wear it on your body?" ”

I hurriedly took out the jade pendant around my neck.

Because it was given by my grandfather, I instinctively thought that this jade pendant could bless me, so I always wore it on my body.

"We call each leader of the Mo family a giant, and the first giant, that is, Mozi, the founder of Mojia thought, once created a token, which was passed down from generation to generation."

"This jade pendant was created with that token."

Master Zu touched the jade pendant, and then gave it back to me: "Do you know why the Mo family perished?" ”

I nodded, I heard a Taoist Xiang say before: "The Mo family pursues the perfection of human nature too much, hoping that everyone is equal and the world is the same, but it violates the law of the Great Dao going with the flow, and they perish in the two main ideas that they have formulated, 'love' and 'non-attack'." ”

Master Zu nodded: "In fact, what the Mo family pursues is the path, everyone is equal, how can everyone be equal." I only know that in the era of my death, a lot has been improved, I wonder if in your time, everyone is equal? ”

I shook my head.

If everyone is really equal, I won't be forced to this role by Wu Huaqing.

"Although the Mo family has perished, there must still be practitioners of Mo thought in your time."

Master Zu said: "There will always be brave people in this world who know what they can't do, and there is a sentence that you are right, there must always be someone who sticks to the path." ”

"Virtue is the road, virtue is the path, I have nothing to teach you, this is the last time I will teach you, if you can understand, maybe you can get through this catastrophe, good luck."

After Master Zu finished speaking, I woke up, and it was already dawn when I woke up.

An Tranquility is still sleeping soundly on my lap.

I lifted her head slightly and took a pillow for her.

When the time comes, I have to go.

Before leaving, I looked at her for a long time.

If I'm lucky, maybe I'll be able to watch it for the rest of my life, and if I'm unlucky, this might be the last look.

I didn't wash my face for fear of waking her, so I walked out of the house silently and closed the door gently. Look at the book

After going downstairs, I flagged down a car and rushed straight to the airport.

When I arrived at the airport, I saw Guan Yue, who had been waiting for me.

"Mr. Chen, you are really a smart person, I didn't wait in vain."

He smiled at me and handed me the ticket.

"If I go on this trip, will I die?"

I've already asked this question, but I can't help but ask.

He didn't nod or shake his head: "I'm just a messenger, I really can't answer this question, since I'm already here, you just come with me." ”

I nodded, "Let's go." ”