Chapter 25: The Evolution of Confucianism and Taoism
Chapter 25: The Evolution of Confucianism and Taoism
However, it is said that after Lao Tzu personally preached for Confucius and Xuandu, the realm of the two began to loosen again, and there were faint signs of breaking through.
Don't look at Lao Tzu's strength as a half-step saint at this time, but his realm and his Taoism are even more profound than when he was a saint. After the punishment of heaven, Lao Tzu's way of inaction has reached a peak, which is far from being comparable to before.
Therefore, in the Tao Te Ching, adding his own understanding of the 'Tao' has benefited the two of them a lot.
Lao Tzu spit out the golden lotus at this time, his mouth was full of incense, and the air was filled with a mysterious breath, such a situation, like the saint, although he was not a saint at this time, but the Tao was profound, but he was able to do the situation of the saint's preaching, and conveyed the biggest and best part of the sermon to the listeners.
"To the extreme, keep quiet. All things work together, and I look at it. There are many things and things, and each one returns to its roots. In the final analysis, it is said to be quiet, which means to return to life. ...... Knowing Changrong, tolerance is the public, the public is the whole, the whole is the way, the king is the sky, the sky is the way, the Tao is long, and the body is not destroyed. ”
"Taishang, I don't know what I have, followed by pro-reputation, followed by fear, followed by insult. There is not enough faith, there is no faith...... The road is wasted, there is benevolence and righteousness, wisdom comes out, there is a great hypocrisy......"
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Lao Tzu tirelessly preached the Tao Te Ching, and unconsciously, he himself was also integrated into a mysterious state, and his Tao seemed to be refined with the process of preaching.
Lao Tzu was overjoyed in his heart, and continued to speak, integrating his understanding of the Tao Te Ching into the Great Dao little by little, from shallow to deep.
Unconsciously, hundreds of years have passed, Lao Tzu suddenly stopped in his mouth, looked at the two of them, and found that Xuandu had broken through to the late stage of the quasi-saint at this time, and Confucius was at the peak of the middle stage of the quasi-saint.
His heart was slightly hesitant for a while, and he continued to preach, "The saint, so the perfection of his own way, in heaven and earth, the way of the saint ......."
"Immortality, reincarnation...... The Law of the Saints ......"
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What Lao Tzu is talking about at this time is the way of the sage that Hongjun said at the beginning, plus his own understanding of the way of the sage, that is, to the two of them, as for how much they can hear, it depends on their own creation, even if they were at the beginning, it was only three or four percent.
When Xuandu first heard the way of the sage, he only heard it vaguely, and his brows were tightly locked, but combined with what Lao Tzu said and his own way, he could understand about one or two percent.
But Kong Qiu is different from Xuandu, his Confucianism seems to be the same as the way of Lao Tzu, there seems to be a trace of confirmation, the Lingtai is clear, and the heart is constantly confirmed.
Unconsciously, Confucius's cultivation has broken through to the late stage of the quasi-sainthood, which is comparable to Xuandu. And his cultivation continued to grow, without stopping.
Five hundred years after Lao Tzu preached, Lao Tzu stopped, just waited quietly, and the voice in the hall continued to echo. And the aura on Xuandu's body slowly stabilized, and finally stayed at the peak of the quasi-saint. And Confucius has been soaring, and by this time, it was also the same as Xuandu.
Xuandu opened his eyes, there was a mysterious breath in his clear eyes, and a flash of joy flashed, in thousands of years, he had actually improved to a realm, how unhappy was in his heart.
He glanced at Confucius beside him, and when he looked at it, he was suddenly shocked in his heart, Confucius's cultivation was actually on par with himself, and he was still in a state of comprehension.
"What a terrifying comprehension power, this Confucianism is really a wonderful avenue. Xuandu thought secretly in his heart, his eyes revealing shock.
"Reviewing the past and learning the new can be a teacher. ......”
"If you learn without thinking, you will be reckless, and if you think without learning, you will die." ......”
"Those who know are not as good as those who are good, and those who are good are not as good as those who are happy......"
"If there is a way in the world, you will see, if there is no way, you will hide, there is a way in the state, and you will be poor and cheap. ......”
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At this time, Confucius's spiritual platform was clear, and Taoism and Confucianism appeared in his mind, like a low chanting and singing. At this time, among the clouds above Confucius's head, a ball of light suddenly rose, and the light suddenly appeared, dazzling like the scorching sun, illuminating the entire hall.
At this time, ......" Xuandu was stunned, Qingyun who looked at Confucius was speechless, he looked at Lao Tzu, only to see him bow slightly, and his eyes showed satisfaction.
"Could it be that Confucius is a disciple of him...... Will...... "Xuan was taken aback by his own conjecture, his quasi-saint peak was already fast, and he wanted to go further, but he didn't know what year and day.
However, like Confucius, after breaking through to the late stage of quasi-sainthood, it was unheard of at that time to reach this realm of enlightenment so quickly.
"Sure enough, it's a 'fate' person, and it's not in vain that I put so much effort into it. Lao Tzu said with satisfaction. When he held the corpse in the lower realm, in addition to establishing Taoism and turning Hu into a Buddha, the biggest reason was that he calculated that he had his own fate in the human world, and from Hongjun's words, Lao Tzu knew that this person was the person he was looking for.
And Confucius's performance did not disappoint Lao Tzu, from the beginning, to Confucianism, to quasi-sage, and then to the current realm of Taoism, all the way, Confucius's performance has made Lao Tzu very satisfied.
"Knock! knock!"
The sound of the avenue sounded in the ears of Confucius, the aftermath was lingering, the soul was empty, and a spacious avenue emerged in the clear spiritual platform, which was his Tao, Confucianism and Taoism.
With the sound of the Great Dao in the ears, Confucius's Confucianism and Taoism continued to evolve and improve in his mind, and the light in Qingyun became stronger and stronger.
"Reviewing the past and learning the new can be a teacher. ......”
"If you learn without thinking, you will be reckless, and if you think without learning, you will die." ......”
"Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, and knowing is knowing. ......”
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With the evolution of the avenue in his mind, Confucius kept talking about his own Confucianism and Taoism, and with each paragraph, his avenue became clearer.
And at this moment, a powerful Haoran righteousness erupted from him, filling the entire hall of the Eight Views Palace, and the milky white light was so dazzling that people couldn't open their eyes.
The Confucianism and Taoism in Confucius's mouth turned into Taoist characters at this time, hovering around him, exuding a powerful aura and flashing milky white light.
About a few days later, Confucius's body circled these 3,000 milky white Dao characters, and a powerful Haoran righteousness emanated from these 3,000 Dao characters. At this time, all 3,000 Taoist characters were integrated into Confucius's body.
"Boom!"
A roar of mana erupted from Confucius's body, and immediately, a powerful aura emanated. And Confucius also opened his eyes at this time, and two mighty righteous qi flashed through them, and he shouted.
"Confucianism and Taoism evolve, I am the supreme!"
"Boom !!"
As soon as the words fell, the thunder started, and the catastrophe came!
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