"Get rid of the 'residual thoughts' in your heart?"

Aries frowned slightly after hearing this, as if he couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence.

"Yes boy." Aunt Tong nodded, "As long as you can get rid of the lingering thoughts in your heart, you will definitely be favored by the Mother Goddess." ”

Aries's eyes became more complicated, and there seemed to be many things that he couldn't understand, not only him, but even I was confused when I heard what Aunt Tong said.

After a long time, Aries asked:

"Most people say, 'Get rid of distracting thoughts,' so why do you say, 'Get rid of residual thoughts.'"

"Child, 'distracting thoughts' are 'residual thoughts'." Aunt Tong patiently explained.

"Since 'distracting thoughts' are 'residual thoughts', why do you avoid a common expression and choose this rare expression?"

"Kid...... When you come into contact with many religions, you will find that the term "distracting thoughts" is not accurate, and its meaning is not as thorough as "residual thoughts". ”

"What do you think of "distracting thoughts"?" What does "afterthought" mean? Aries asked again.

Jiang Ruoxue and I gradually interjected on the side, and the conversation between Aries and Aunt Tong was moving towards a strange angle.

No...... They don't seem to be talking.

Rather, it's like some kind of "discourse."

"Son, you are very inquisitive, and this is a very valuable quality." Aunt Tong kindly said to Aries, "Literally, 'miscellaneous thoughts' means 'impure thoughts' or 'bad thoughts'. Afterthoughts, on the other hand, do not express this meaning, but refer to "remaining thoughts" or "superfluous thoughts." ”

"I don't understand." Aries said, "If, as you say, 'get rid of the remaining thoughts,' it means 'get rid of all the thoughts in the heart,' how can such a person succeed? ”

"Isn't "no desire, no desire" the greatest success?" Aunt Tong said, "All the people in this world who are struggling, their ultimate goal is actually to "have no desire and no desire", do you believe it? ”

"What about the people who make money?" Aries asked, "Is the ultimate goal of all those who want to make money also be desireless?" ”

"Making money is about buying what you need, and when you make enough money and buy enough things, you will have no desires." Aunt Tong replied.

"What about the pleasure man?" Aries asked again.

"Pleasure people are there to enjoy more pleasure, and when they get all the pleasures in the world, they will no longer want pleasure, and then they will enter a state of desirelessness."

"What about the people who want to live?"

"It's all the same, kid." Aunt Tong smiled, "If there is really "no desire and no desire", living and dying are just a state. People who get rid of distracting thoughts will not feel the fear of death, let alone the loss of leaving the world. ”

"Ridiculous." Aries said, "If a person has abandoned all thoughts in his heart, he is indistinguishable from a corpse, he wants nothing and does nothing, how can he still be called a person?" ”

"Child......" Aunt Tong's eyes carried a hint of compassion at this moment, "Why do you think so...... It is precisely because you have no way to give up all the "residual thoughts" in your heart, and you have not tried the state of "no desire and no desire", so naturally you will not understand. ”

"I really don't understand." Aries said, "If all the people in this place have no desires, as you say, it seems to me that they are not detached, but resigned to their fate. The very existence of the "End Land" is based on mistakes and lies, and the more oppressive the other side, the more we have to resist. ”

"So...... That's why you can't let go of the "residual thoughts" in your heart? Aunt Tong asked again.

"Yes." Aries nodded, "I've all discarded the 'distracting thoughts', but the 'residual thoughts' can't do it, I need to leave a purest thought to keep me going." ”

"Hey......" Aunt Tong smiled and shook her head, her expression actually looked like she was looking at an ignorant child.

"If you're here to help me, I'll find a way to repay you at some point in the future." Aries said, "If you are trying to persuade me to give up for some purpose, I suggest you leave now." ”

"Everyone in this world has their own choice, how can I persuade you to give up?" Aunt Tong smiled and shook her head, "I'm just worried that the 'residual thoughts' in your heart will eventually turn into 'obsession' and make you completely crazy in this hellish place." Even if you did, wouldn't you give up? ”

"Yes." Aries nodded and said, "Either madness or destruction, I'm afraid there are only two paths left." ”

Aunt Tong shook her head, once again reached out and put her hand on the aries' chest, and said, "Child, if you can't let Yu Nian "disappear", then find a way to make it "settle". ”

"Settle ......?"

"A stable and powerful afterthought is enough to make you to the end." Aunt Tong said, "Mother God will protect you." ”

"So what the hell is the Mother Goddess?" Aries asked, "Is it some kind of god you believe in?" ”

"Some kind of ......?" Aunt Tong smiled kindly, and then said, "Child, the Mother Goddess is everything, she is the beginning of everything, and she is the destined future. She exists in this land and in the outside world. ”

"Sounds like she can do anything, so where is she now?" Aries said, "I despise her so much, will she come out and punish me?" ”

"How so?" Aunt Tong said, "We are all children of the Mother God, even if she is really dissatisfied with what you say, she will not really be angry with you, she loves you, and I can clearly feel the love of the Mother God. ”

Aries seemed a little interested in what Aunt Tong said, but he soon noticed the two necklaces hanging around Aunt Tong's neck, and his gaze became cold again.

"Does your Mother Know You Have betrayed her?" Aries asked again.

"Betrayal ......?" Aunt Tong was amused by Aries' words, and then stroked the Buddhist beads and the cross around her neck, "You said these two necklaces?" How can this be considered a betrayal? ”

"Loyal ministers don't care about the two masters." "If you want to proclaim your Mother Goddess here, you should not follow any other religion. ”

"But we are all children of Mother God." Aunt Tong added, "I said that the 'Mother Goddess' is everything in the world, and if she agrees with the emergence of these religions, it proves that she agrees with me to believe in these religions. Only by believing in all the powerful religions in this world can I vaguely feel the will of the Mother Goddess...... Child...... I'm not betraying her, I'm trying to get close to her in any way I can. ”

"Okay." Aries nodded helplessly, "Your logic is self-consistent, I don't have anything to say, but if your 'Mother Goddess' can't help me, she is no different from a corpse on the street for me." ”