Xiao Beiyou said: "The little nephew understands that if you have a quiet state of mind, you will not be cranky, and you can concentrate and put all your mind on practicing martial arts, so that you can avoid the interference of chaotic thoughts, when practicing martial arts, you can use any move with your heart and mind, and the natural energy of the moves is also greater, simply put, the mood should be relaxed, and the mind should be calm, so that you can be single-minded when practicing, and only by being single-minded, the improvement of martial arts will be faster, right?"

"Very good, you realize very quickly, you already know the importance of silence, so you must pay attention to cultivating the state of mind, which is very beneficial to the practice of martial arts, of course, Taoism not only has important insights in the cultivation of silence, but also, in terms of methodology, there are also quite wonderful insights, for martial arts offensive and defensive methods have important enlightenment, for example, Lao Tzu said: 'The movement of the opposite Tao, the use of the weak Tao. From the perspective of martial arts methodology, this emphasizes two very important aspects, one is to pay full attention to the law of the transformation of things, in the process of confrontation and competition with the enemy, to create some conditions, to promote the transformation of things, to change passive to active, for example, Lao Tzu said: 'If you want to die, you will solidify it, you will want to be weak, you will strengthen it, you will abolish it, you will fix it, you will take it, you must fix it. It is said: To restrain it, you must first expand it, if you want to weaken it, you must first strengthen it, if you want to abolish it, you must first exalt it, if you want to take it, you must first give it. This is a clever way to attack by retreating, which is actually the same as the method of "weak is better than strong", Lao Tzu has always advocated "noble and soft to guard the female" of the car strategy, he said: "The weak is better than the strong." Softness is better than rigidity, the world knows everything, and the world can't do it. And he said, 'The softest in the world, the strongest in galloping the world.' In his opinion, the weakest things can always control the strong things, the weak things are soft and tough, subtle and deep, in fact, on the surface it is 'soft' but actually more 'rigid', which is usually said 'needles in cotton' and 'iron in cotton', etc., first extremely weak and then extremely strong. Shi Taosheng analyzed.

Xiao Beiyou said: "The little nephew thinks that the Taoist method is very reasonable, and people with strong martial arts fight against each other. Often a late strike. Pay attention to 'show the void, open to profit', emphasize the homeopathic leverage, clever use of the principle of 'four or two dialing a thousand pounds', this is also the method of overcoming rigidity with softness, that is, you said 'will be weak. Martial arts masters. will not fight to the death with others. Instead, they win by ingenuity and surprise, and they often do not fight hard with each other, but endure first. Wait for the opponent to be short of breath and exhausted, and then launch an attack, and then strike preemptively to defeat the enemy. ”

"That's right, Xiao Xiaonephew, you must think about this method well, skillfully apply this method to martial arts and swordsmanship, in fact, the old decay wants to teach you this set of swordsmanship, it is also named after the Taoist doctrine, Taoism has an important representative called Zhuangzi, he wrote an article called "Getaway", saying that there is a fish in the North Underworld, called 'Kun', and later it is thousands of miles big, it becomes a big bird, called 'Peng', it is thousands of miles long, when it spreads its wings and flies high, its wings are like clouds in the sky, this' Kunpeng 'wanders freely, follows the laws of the universe, conforms to the changes of various qi, can swim in the endless realm, it does not need to rely on anything, does not have to rely on anything, he is free, very carefree, the old man called the newly created swordsmanship 'Beiyin Xiaoyao Sword', which is named according to the Zhuangzi described this kind of free realm. Shi Taosheng said.

"It turns out that Uncle Shi's 'Northern Soul Sword' was founded under the influence of Taoism, it's really mysterious, I don't know if the little nephew can learn it?" Xiao Bei lobbied.

In fact, although Zhuangzi is telling the story of Kunpeng, what he compares is a human being, a 'supreme man', a 'divine man' and a 'saint', and the 'supreme person' with a high level of cultivation has surpassed the state of 'confidant' and has reached the realm of 'selflessness'; the 'god man' whose inner spirit has transcended the utilitarian heart has reached the realm of 'no merit'; and the ideological cultivation has gone beyond the stage of improving one's learning and has become 'selfless' The saint' is gone, he doesn't need any fame or status anymore. Shi Taosheng explained.

"Are you saying that Kunpeng's state of freedom and freedom is used as a metaphor for 'supreme people', 'god people' and 'saints', their cultivation has reached a very high realm, they don't have to think about themselves, they don't need to care about any utilitarianism, and they don't need any reputation, if they can really be so detached, it is really godly, this is great!" Xiao Beiyou is very interested in this kind of free realm.

"Xiao Xiaonephew, your understanding is very correct, what Zhuangzi described is this kind of free state of 'leisurely travel', in fact, according to the old man's conjecture, your name must also be related to Zhuangzi's doctrine, your surname is 'Xiao', the homonym has the meaning of 'Xiaoyao', and your name is 'Beiyou', taken together, it is a leisurely swim in the North Underworld, isn't this a metaphor for 'Kunpeng'?

"This, this...... , This sounds really meaningful, the little nephew and Uncle Shi are really fateful, the little nephew to learn the 'Northern Soul Easy Sword' from you is really a bit of a thing that has been arranged in the dark, it's really wonderful!" Xiao Beiyou said excitedly and in amazement.

"In fact, Zhuangzi's story of Kunpeng's 'Getaway' is in the form of an allegory to tell the fundamental proposition of Taoism, what he pursues is the complete transcendence of reality, utilitarianism, reputation, etc., is not to be treated, does not want to be bound by things, he pursues the realm of a qiē conforms to nature, everything goes with the flow, free and free. This kind of pursuit of going with the flow and being free and free is also the goal that the old man created the 'Northern Soul Sword', and in the future, you and I will work together to further develop and improve this set of swordsmanship. Shi Taosheng said.

"Uncle Shi, the little nephew's martial arts foundation is very shallow, and it is already a great honor to have the opportunity to learn your newly created swordsmanship from you, how can you be qualified to perfect the 'Northern Soul Easy Sword' with you? Xiao Bei lobbied.

"Xiao Xiao, the old man still wants to tell you that you want to comprehend the true beauty of the 'Northern Soul Sword'. In addition to understanding the basic ideas of Taoism, it is also necessary to have a certain understanding of Buddhism, especially Zen Buddhism in Buddhism. Shi Taosheng said.

"Uncle Shi, the little nephew doesn't know anything about Buddhism and Buddhism, he has never been in contact, the master has never talked about the little one, the old man who taught the little poetry before and the old gentleman who taught the little flute music have not talked about Buddhism to the little one, and the little one really doesn't know anything about the knowledge of Buddhism. I heard that Buddhism is the most difficult to understand. The small ones may not be able to understand it. ”

"You have a good understanding, and the most important thing to understand Buddhism is to be good at understanding Buddhism, and I believe that you will be able to understand Buddhism relatively quickly. Buddhism was introduced to China from the West. In the history of Buddhism. The emergence of Zen Buddhism marked the obvious sinicization of Buddhism, and in the early Tang Dynasty, there was the emergence of a Buddhist master, 'Huineng'. He pushed Chinese Zen Buddhism to a mature stage, he was called the Six Ancestors of Zen Buddhism, and his remarks on teaching Buddhism were recorded and compiled into a book called "The Altar Sutra", which is one of the most important classics in the history of Chinese Buddhist thought; "The Altar Sutra" is respectfully called the "Sect Sutra" of Zen Buddhism, and among the Buddhist works compiled by ancient Chinese monks, only the "Altar Sutra" is the only classic called "Sutra", which is an indispensable Buddhist classic for understanding Zen Buddhism. Shi Taosheng began to talk about Zen Buddhism to Xiao Beiyou, and according to his experience in founding the "Northern Soul Sword", he believed that it was very necessary to understand the principles of Zen Buddhism to practice the "Northern Soul Sword".

"Uncle Shi, Buddhism is already very difficult to understand, this "Altar Sutra" is a classic, it must be even more difficult to understand, the little nephew, a stunned boy who knows nothing about Buddhism, can he read it?" Xiao Beiyou is not very confident in learning Buddhism.

"You first listen to the old decay to tell you some basic principles of Zen Buddhism, and then you go to read the "Altar Sutra" carefully, not in a hurry, read slowly, and gradually understand, once you have an understanding, you will definitely be very interested, Zen is very wonderful, very charming. Shi Taosheng said.

"Listening to you talk about Lao Tzu's Taoist theory, I already feel very mysterious, my little nephew heard that Zen Buddhism is more mysterious, how can it have charm?" Xiao Beiyou didn't quite understand.

"As long as people are interested in things, and they devote themselves to it, they will find that there are many mystical principles that are worth constantly figuring out, and then these things will be very attractive, such as chess, poetry, flutes, martial arts, and so on, and in the same way, once you are interested in Zen Buddhism, it will show its charm. Shi Taosheng replied.

"The little nephew understands a little, the charm actually comes from his own interests, right?" Xiao Beiyou asked.

Shi Taosheng said: "It can be roughly said, of course, what you are interested in must be rich in content, so that it will have a great attraction to you, and the charm it shows will also be great, for example, the "Altar Sutra" is a very charming Buddhist classic, it hides the secret of Huineng's Zen thought, and it is a theoretical treasure house of Southern Zen Zen. Buddhism talks about cause, which is called the 'theory of dependent origination', and in the "Altar Sutra", Huineng expounds the "theory of true as dependent origination", he has his own understanding of "cause", and his Buddhist theory is full of creativity. ”

"Uncle Shi, as soon as you talk about the little nephew, you are confused, what is 'cause', what is 'dependent origination', what is 'true as dependent origination', the little nephew doesn't understand at all, you are confused, it's too difficult to understand!" Xiao Bei lobbied.

"Buddhism holds that all things in the world are interrelated, interdependent, and transformed, and that everything is conditional on each other, which is 'cause and effect'; as for the 'theory of dependent origination', it talks about the view of the causes of things, and 'yuan' refers to the fundamental cause of the occurrence of things, and 'origin' is the starting point of things, and is the basic function of the development of 'causes'; there is a cause and effect relationship between things, cause and effect are related, there must be a cause and effect, and there must be a cause and effect, and the effect is the cause and effect, and the cause is the cause of the cause, and the cause and effect are the fate of the cause; "the theory of dependent origination" is the basic point of Buddhist theory. In the theories of various schools of Buddhism, there are "Theory of Dependent Origination", "Theory of Dependent Origination", "Theory of Dependent Origin of the Dharma Realm", "Theory of Dependent Origin of Karma", "Theory of Dependent Origin of the Middle Way", etc., different interpretations of the "dependent origination" of things determine the theoretical trend of various schools of Buddhism, and what the Sixth Patriarch Huineng advocates is "the theory of true as dependent origination". Shi Taosheng carefully told Xiao Beiyou about the "theory of origination" of Buddhism.

Xiao Beiyou still didn't understand, Shi Taosheng talked about "cause", "dependent origin", "cause and effect", "truthfulness", "self-nature", "law realm", "karma", etc., Xiao Beiyou felt very abstract and obscure, he was difficult to understand, he only needed to grasp a question that he thought was important to ask: "Uncle Shi, you said that Huineng advocated the 'theory of true origin', so what does this 'true ru' mean? Could it be that this 'true ru' is also closely related to martial arts and martial arts?" (to be continued......

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