Asking About Longevity Chapter 311

Chapter 311 The Way of Heaven

 After learning the new fireball surgery, Mo Hua focused on the formation.

A few days later, after Mo Hua mastered the counter-spirit formation, he went to ask Mr. Zhuang for advice. Mr. Zhuang thought for a moment, but suddenly asked:

"Hua'er, monks seek the way of heaven. Do you know what the way of heaven is?"

Mo Hua thought for a while and replied: "Is it immortal?"

 “Eternal life is the result, not the way of heaven itself.”

 “Isn't immortality and attaining the Tao the same thing?” Mo Hua asked.

Mr. Zhuang looked at the ink painting and said seriously:

“A monk attains the Tao and lives forever. Only by understanding the Tao and practicing the Way of Heaven can he ultimately live forever.”

"If you don't understand the way of heaven and practice the laws of the great road, if you think about immortality, you are abandoning the basics and chasing the last, and you will inevitably go astray."

Mo Hua seemed to understand but still nodded and remembered Mr. Zhuang's words.

"Are the five elements considered the way of heaven?" Mo Hua thought for a while and asked again.

 “Forget it.” Mr. Zhuang said.

"In terms of the five elements..." Mo Hua continued to think, "Do the two rituals, the three talents, the four images, and the seven stars all count? Or are the ways of using spiritual consciousness, the physical body, and spiritual power all considered a kind of heavenly way?"

 The ink painting is somewhat uncertain.

Mr. Zhuang nodded.

Mo Hua was startled, "In this case, wouldn't the avenue be too complicated..."

Mr. Zhuang said: "There are thousands of avenues, all-encompassing. Everything in this world, every grass, every tree, every flower, is all in line with the way of heaven."

Seeing that the ink painting was not very clear, Mr. Zhuang explained:

“The ancient monks looked up at the astronomy, looked down at the geography, observed the various conditions of all things in the world, and understood the laws of the movement of the power of heaven and earth. Only then did they create all kinds of monastic disciplines such as Kung Fu, Dao, and Dharma, as well as all kinds of monastic disciplines such as formations, pills, talismans, and tools.”

“Everything in the world follows the way of heaven, and the strength of monks also comes from the way of heaven.”

Mo Hua thought about it carefully and said doubtfully:

“Everything in the world follows the way of heaven, but what about those who disobey the way of heaven? Are they following it or disobeying it?”

“The so-called disobeying the way of heaven is actually following the way of heaven.”

Mr. Zhuang explained, "The great road has birth and death. Those who follow the way of heaven follow the way of heaven, and those who disobey the way of heaven follow the way of death."

Mo Hua suddenly understood something.

 The way of heaven is divided into two rites, which judge each other and complement each other.

　　Existence and non-being are related to each other, birth and death are related to each other, good and evil are related to each other, and good and evil are related to each other.

Everything is Tao, and all human actions follow "Tao", but some "Taos" are endless, and some "Taos" can only lead to self-destruction.

Mo Hua thought about it again, but there was still something he didn't quite understand:

“If everything in the world follows the way of heaven, then what we see and hear is all the way. What kind of way do monks still seek the way of heaven?”

Mr. Zhuang said: "The Great Dao is all-encompassing and can encompass everything. It also means chaos and confusion, good and evil, true and false, appearance and true nature."

“Human beings have eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind, and things have colors, sounds, smells, smells, and laws. What they see, hear, and know every day is intertwined with good and bad. It is difficult to distinguish true from false. Over time, it is natural to indulge in vanity and superficiality, and it is difficult to see the true nature of the great road.”

Mo Hua's eyes brightened slightly, and then he said:

“Just like looking at a visualization picture, do you want to see through the appearance and get a glimpse of the true nature?”

Mr. Zhuang looked pleased and nodded slightly.

Mo Hua was a little confused again, "Then what is the true nature of the great road?"

Mr. Zhuang said: "You have to think about this yourself. As long as you have not become an immortal, the Tao you know is not the essential Tao. Some of it is even flawed or even wrong."

Mr. Zhuang smiled again and said: "I have never become an immortal, so what I tell you must be wrong. The true nature I know may only be a deeper appearance, not the ultimate path."

"I understand, sir." Mo Hua nodded, "Only when you understand something yourself can it be considered your own. Otherwise, no matter how much others say, no matter how right they are, I won't be able to understand it if I don't understand it."

"So when you seek the way of heaven, you have to rely on your own understanding. Even if your understanding is superficial at first, as long as you keep thinking and understanding, bit by bit eliminating the false and retaining the true, you will finally be able to see the true nature of the great way." Mr. Zhuang nodded and said: "That's right. "

Mo Hua smiled and said with some uncertainty: "Sir, I am just practicing Qi now, and I want to understand the way of heaven. Isn't it a little early..."

Mr. Zhuang shook his head and said in a gentle voice:

“Practice begins with refining the Qi, and enlightenment also begins bit by bit, step by step, from low to high, from weak to strong, from shallow to deep, and finally you can shape your Taoist heart and truly understand the Great Way.”

"Just like when you look at the world, if you look down from a high position, you will be blinded by your own high position, and you will only see yourself. Only by looking at the bottom, looking at the common people in the world, and seeing the suffering of monks, can you see the most essential things in this world. .”

Mo Hua nodded, thoughtfully.

 But after all, he is young and has limited experience. Although he roughly knows what Mr. Zhuang means, he has never seen the wider world of cultivation outside Tongxian City, so his understanding is not deep enough.

Mr. Zhuang sighed slightly, "I didn't want to tell you these truths now. It's too early to tell you now..."

 But if you don't say it now, you may not have time to say it later…

Mo Hua was startled and understood what Mr. Zhuang meant. Then he nodded solemnly and said:

 “Sir, I have remembered it all!”

Mr. Zhuang smiled slightly and said again:

“Once you understand this, I can teach you how to use the counter-spiritual formation.”

Mo Hua was a little surprised, "Does the Rebellion Spirit Array have anything to do with these?"

Mr. Zhuang said: "Monks seek the way of heaven, both at the level of Taoist mind and at the level of cultivation. If you want to seek the Tao, Taoist mind and cultivation are indispensable."

“What I said above is related to the Dao Heart, and what I will teach you below is related to cultivation and formations. In other words, it is the essence of the Dao of Heaven at the spiritual level.”

Mr. Zhuang's tone gradually softened, and his eyes gradually deepened.

Mo Hua's eyes were sharp, he sat upright and listened attentively.

Mr. Zhuang took a breath and said slowly:

 “The origin of heaven and earth is Qi. In the first judgment of Hongmeng, one Qi was born and derived from all the heavens and all things.”

“The original Qi is called the Qi of Hongmeng. The Qi is chaotic and powerful. After countless years, the chaos is purified and becomes the vitality of all things.”

“Among them, the purest and most concentrated one, which can be refined and used by monks, is spiritual energy. Spiritual energy contains the power of heaven, and this power is called spiritual power.”

“Although all kinds of martial arts and Tao methods in the world are different from metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, ice, etc., their root is the manifestation of spiritual power.”

“Spiritual spells, and even physical energy and strength, look very different, but they are all manifestations of spiritual power.”

 Ink painting suddenly realized:

“So the power of the five elements, as well as spells, blood, and strength are all appearances, and spiritual power is the source of these powers?”

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "Yes, all Taoism, whether it is magic or martial arts, is created by spiritual power."

 “Is it the formation too?”

 “The formation is the same.”

Mo Hua thought about it for a moment and then he understood.

 The formation requires the formation eyes to provide spiritual power. The spiritual power flows through the formation patterns, and finally forms a completely different power of the five-element formation.

“What will happen to the counter-spirit formation?” Mo Hua asked.

Mr. Zhuang paused and said slowly:

“Ordinary formations are the condensation and formation of spiritual power to form the power of the five elements. The reverse spirit formation is the reverse decomposition of spiritual power, producing a power of destruction that is purer and closer to the origin of the great avenue.”

“The great road arises and perishes. When it gathers, it arises; when it dissolves, it perishes!”

“The counter-spiritual formation contains the power of destruction of the Great Dao! What it really solves is not the formation, but the more essential spiritual power within the formation!”

 (End of this chapter)

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