Chapter 6: Maintaining integrity and not burdening the body with things

Li Chengzhen could feel that these brothers' concern for him was sincere.

However, he was indeed unable to accept the good intentions. He, Li Chengzhen, was first of all a stranger and a seeker of the Tao. To cultivate the Tao, he first cultivated his heart. What he most recognized was the thought of Yang Zhu, the sage of the Warring States Period.

If you lose a penny to benefit the world, don't give it back. If you know that the world is dedicated to one body, don't take it away. If everyone doesn't lose a penny, everyone will be detrimental to the world, and the world will be governed. - "Liezi Yang Zhu"

The specific meaning can be understood by looking at the literal meaning. Generally speaking, everyone should be good to themselves and neither do things that are beneficial to themselves and harmful to the world, nor do things that are beneficial to the world but harmful to themselves. Then the world will naturally

Get better.

This is also the instruction of the ancestors believed by Quan Xing's gang of monsters, but they have already gone down the wrong path, saying that Quan Xing is true to nature and does not accumulate things with things. In the end, they turned into a group of lustful lunatics.

Just remember not to pluck a hair, but keep silent and not take a hair, which is true and hypocritical.

In fact, the sage Yang Zhu advocated valuing oneself, but valuing oneself is not about self-interest, but "the most precious thing about oneself is life." What he said is that life is short, so you should value yourself, value yourself, and don't let yourself go.

It's damaged because there's no way to start over.

So what should we do to value oneself and cherish life? Then we must "preserve the whole nature". What is the whole nature? It is to comply with the nature of nature. Since you have been born, you must live well. Materials can nourish yourself.

, then just use it, don’t treat yourself badly, and don’t worry too much.

But the most important thing is that you should not be greedy, you should know how to be moderate, and everything is enough. You should not pursue material things excessively, and you should not do things that harm others for the sake of material things.

So I can only accept it with my heart.

Over time, they have become slaves of desire, so how can they achieve enlightenment?

That's why Li Chengzhen refused the good intentions of the brothers, because wealth that exceeded his needs was a burden to him, and not only did it not benefit his practice at all, but it was a drag.

Otherwise, we will be influenced by external objects and our desires will expand. Then how can we achieve the state of "not burdening the form with objects"?

So what is authenticity? As the name suggests, it means maintaining the authenticity given by nature at the beginning of life.

"It's not a big deal," Wang Yi shook his head and smacked his lips, "My third brother, Xiaoye, I also told you that after he went to Wudang once when he was a child, he was obsessed with it after he came back and liked to study it.

A bunch of scriptures, originally it wasn't a big deal, but two days ago he suddenly made a fuss about wanting to become a monk, which made my dad so angry that I tried to persuade him and almost beat me up too."

Li Chengzhen glanced at the sky outside. The spring night was short and the sun was rising... Hehe, this was the time to practice.

Several people looked at each other and spread their hands. This was the first time they had tried to persuade Li Chengzhen. They only knew that this boy was very stubborn and would not agree no matter what he said.

"Liezi Yang Zhu" says that people from ancient times knew that life was temporary and death was temporary, so they acted as they pleased and did not go against the natural inclinations. The pleasures of the body were not what they wanted to go, so they were not persuaded by names.

Wandering according to nature does not go against the interests of all things. The name after death is not taken, so it is not affected by punishment. The order of reputation and life are not measured.

"Come on, come on, it's useless to stop talking about this." Jin Jiyin saw that the atmosphere was a little stiff, so he naturally changed the topic, "Old Wang, what happened to your family? Your father texted my father two days ago.

He has been complaining for a long time, staring at people blowing his beard and staring at them, but not telling me anything, which makes me feel itchy."

Although Yang Zhu encouraged people to indulge their nature, he essentially put a lock on it. It is actually a very simple thing for people to indulge themselves, but if they want to regain control after indulgence, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Already.

"What else can I do? My brother and my father can't compete with each other. Later, my father told me that if he had the ability, my brother would be admitted to Tsinghua University. If he could pass the exam, he would not say a word in the future. He would not care what my brother did.

," Wang Yi shrugged, "Anyway, my brother has been studying in his room as soon as he got home these two days, and sometimes he doesn't even see anyone when he's eating."

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Thinking about it again, those thieves just wanted to drag him to some underground club to have some fun, and ordered him to go out with them at least once a month to have fun.

It means that people in ancient times knew that life is temporary and death is temporary, so they should follow their hearts and not violate their natural preferences. They should not deliberately avoid their own happiness, so that they will not be tempted by fame and let their nature travel.

But it does not go against the likes and dislikes of all things, so it will not be punished by criminal law.

Everyone started to exchange cups again.

From this point of view, although Yang Zhu's integrity of nature encourages people to act in accordance with their nature and control their own destiny, it also warns people that while not going against the will of nature, they cannot go against the good of all things.

The so-called reputation, the length of life, are not what they consider.

But the current Quanxing is obviously completely contrary to the words of Patriarch Yang Zhu. They are just using the guise of releasing their nature to rationalize their evil deeds, venting and indulgence.

Therefore, true sexual preservation is by no means a bottomless indulgence, nor does it teach people to be selfish. On the contrary, the Yang Zhu School needs to know restraint and understand the principle of contentment.

Suddenly I felt life was hopeless.

"Damn it, let's not talk about this anymore. Anyway, my father has the whole story, so he won't have to worry about having no way out," Wang Yi waved his hand, "Come on, come on, drink, drink, don't raise fish!"

"Hey, your brother has quite a character," Liao Yunzhang said while stuffing a cigarette into his mouth, "What happened next?"

I had no choice but to use my true energy to force some of the alcohol out of my blood, and then I felt better.

Li Chengzhen was sent back to the opera house smelling of alcohol, and he staggered onto the bed. He wanted to practice with his five hearts in the sky, but he staggered and could not sit still.

"Oh, Tsinghua University, your father is really ruthless," Su Tongxuan said in surprise, "It's not difficult to get into that place, but it's different if you want to get in."

Damn, these people really want to drink him to death. Who is a good person? He drinks vodka and whiskey!

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Li Chengzhen took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down from all kinds of external desires. Although these worldly desires are obstacles to practitioners, from another perspective, they are not just training.

Just like whether a stone is a stumbling block or a stepping stone, it is up to the person to decide. If he can overcome these circumstances, it will be of great benefit to his practice.

The ultimate pursuit of those who seek Taoism in this world is to become immortal, which represents transcendence from the world and can also be understood as transcendence.

How can you be born into the world without joining it?

It’s time to practice...
Chapter completed!