After a while of rest, the two sat back in the house and started a new round of talk about life. ⊙

"Through the battle just now, you should understand the biggest problem in your realm understanding."

Ji Aojian asked a little ashamed, "Sister, do you think my level of enlightenment is too low?"

“Is that more than that?”

Ji Shengdian sighed, "Those regional masters and religious masters, in my opinion, should be called half-step innate, and they cannot be considered true enlightenment."

"Hey, you even pulled out the concept of 'half step'." Ji Aojian asked, "Then I shouldn't be staring at the big river in the future, right?"

"Not that," said Ji Shengdian, "The kind will enjoy mountains, and the wise will enjoy water. You can understand the infinite meaning of Tao when you look at mountains and rivers. But if you are limited to specific mountains and rivers, that state will naturally be very shallow."

"Then let me ask again, why are there any restrictions on the great masters from the religious world who have a profound cultural heritage?"

"A world-class religion has profound cultural connotations, but it has many tribes and has prejudices." Ji Shengdian said slowly, "For example, Buddhism is divided into Mahayana Hinayana, Mahayana is divided into two sects. There are several schools in China. Each sect is divided into several sects, and it may even be further subdivided. Think about it, even if a disciple from a certain sect has some understanding, his achievements can be compared with the ancestors of the sect, the ancestors of the Mahayana, and the founder of Buddhism?"

"So, if a world-class religion is an infinite mountain and river, a subtle sect branch is a specific mountain and river." Ji Aojian thought about it. "You must break out of the perspective of sects and the perspective of the portals to see a broader world."

"Yes, if you want to achieve greater enlightenment, you must be tolerant."

"However, this is just the simplest and easy-to-understand truth. Will those who really seek the truth not understand?"

Ji Shengdian smiled, "Theoretically, the higher the mountain a person stands, the more he will find his own insignificance, and the more he learns, the more he will feel his ignorance."

"Yes, yes, that's what it should be."

"I just said that was just theoretical." Ji Shengdian continued. "In fact, the high mountain may be covered with clouds and mist. People standing on the top of the peak cannot see the grand world. They only know that they are standing at a very high height. People under the peak are not as good as themselves. What breeds this is complacency and arrogance."

Ji Aojian understood, "This is really bad, and he will have no room for further improvement."

"From ancient times, many people have fallen in front of the innate threshold because of their self-confidence." Ji Shengdian suddenly thought of something and smiled, "And not only individuals, but also a country will be arrogant and don't know how much he weighs."

Ji Aojian asked curiously, "Is there such a thing?"

"For example, a country has a huge working population, a splendid ancient civilization, a vast river with abundant water, and a vast land that is conducive to cultivation. Its national strength has an overwhelming advantage in the region. It is far better than the surrounding small countries, and there is also a vast ocean nearby that can be used as a backyard." Ji Shengdian smiled, "Then this country considers itself to be a world-class power and has a leading position. Is it right?"

"This--" Ji Aojian grabbed his hair, "You are talking about the third brother, right?"

"Oh, you guessed it."

"It can only be regarded as a regional power, not a world power." Ji Aojian said, "There is a blockade of the Indochina Peninsula in the east, the blockade of the Islamic world in the west, the suppression of the roof of the world in the north, and the Indian Ocean with the same name as the country in the south, the maritime hegemony of the entire earth has long been in the hands of Western countries. How can such a country with completely surrounded geopolitical strength have an influence beyond the region?"

"But they have a standard world power mentality, and they even feel that they have a higher world status than the neighbor in the north and have a better development prospect."

Ji Aojian snorted, "I am not even a permanent member of the United Nations. If I leave the South Asian subcontinent, I cannot participate in any international political and economic affairs. Do I have the nerve to think that I am a world power?"

Ji Shengdian smiled and said, "Then tell me, why does it have a righteous and powerful mentality in a great country?"

"It has quite good basic conditions, and it cannot be said that it has no influence in the world. If the standards are relaxed, it can be considered a quasi-world power, or a "half step". " Ji Aojian said, "It is precisely because of the certain strength and the ambition of a great power, but the lack of correct understanding of himself, that all kinds of illusions have arisen."

Ji Shengdian smiled and said, "What are the wrong perceptions?"

"There are too many, such as feeling that they have an advanced political system. Although the caste class has been solidified after decades, the gap between the rich and the poor continues to widen, and religious conflicts continue to break out, this does not prevent them from firmly believing that they are advanced."

“Is there any more?”

"Under the special era background, when they founded the country, they did not engage in armed struggle, which influenced the masters of the sect leader to let them be independent. This is simply the highest level of defeating soldiers without fighting. All the people of this country can become saints. It is a shocking greatness in human history. It completely despises those uncivilized countries that are simple, rough and only know how to bleed and fight."

Ji Shengdian praised, "It's so great that all people canonize the saints."

Ji Ao Jian said, "It is precisely because of his various high-end auras that this country feels that it has a unique temperament and spirit that leads the world. If it is not regarded as a world power, it will be unreasonable."

“It’s right.”

"Actually, the situation of the Third Brother is not too much." Ji Aojian said, "It is even more amazing to have someone who is not as strong as the Third Brother, but his mentality is stronger than the Third Brother. He has reached the realm of a great power in the universe."

Ji Shengdian smiled and said, "Will it really become a great power in the universe?"

"How is that possible!" Ji Aojian said, "The life of a great power in the universe has been a buffer zone for thousands of years, and is still being divided."

"So if we want to keep improving, we must realize our shortcomings and always have a sense of awe for the world." Ji Shengdian said seriously, "Because we are insignificant, we have unlimited potential to grow."

"Sister, what you said is so right." Ji Aojian said yes repeatedly.

"So Xiaojian, do you have a sense of awe?"

"Me?" Ji Aojian was not careful that she suddenly asked this question to herself, and said for a moment, "I should be quite in awe of this world."

Ji Shengdian smiled and shook his head, "No, you don't have real awe."

"Sister Three, why do you say that?" Ji Aojian was dissatisfied. "I have never bullied others with power, nor have I lived. I practice seriously every day, thinking about the principles of the universe and life..."

"Hey, then, you are a typical literary youth." Ji Shengdian clapped his hands, "The most typical characteristic of a person like you is that he thinks that his life is far superior to ordinary people, so he always looks down on the world with a high attitude and perspective."

Ji Aojian was stunned, "I am looking down at all living beings?"

"Isn't it?" Ji Shengdian asked, "When you were fighting in New York, when you encountered a shipwreck at sea, and when you instigated Xiaodie to embezzle and abuse the law, think about your performance at that time, are you a mentality of playing the world?"

Ji Aojian murmured, "Sister, do you mean, are there any mistakes in what I did?"

"I'm not talking about what you did right, but about your mentality."

"Then is my mentality wrong?"

"Your mentality is called the perspective of a god." Ji Shengdian smiled, "Because he believes in his strong strength, he regards the people of the world as ants and the moral laws and regulations of the world as nothing."

"But after the strength is strong enough, the rules can be changed." Ji Aojian said muffled, "A powerful country dominates the international order, and a powerful class seizes the main interests of the country. I am already strong enough. Shouldn't my mentality change accordingly?"

“The question is, how do you be sure that you are truly powerful?”

Ji Shengdian said slowly, "If you don't recognize your strength and just be arrogant, then your mentality will become the mentality of a world power just now, or even the mentality of a cosmic power?"

Ji Aojian was stunned for a moment.

"After the strong and the weak widen the gap, the strong will naturally have the urge to do whatever they want. If you have money, you can be willful and if you have power, you can be arrogant. This can be learned without teaching." Ji Shengdian continued, "So the mentality of the strong does not need to be pursued at all, nor is it worth pursuing."

Ji Aojian nodded silently.

"But the road to cultivation is endless, and there are always things ahead of us that make us feel small. Any past achievements that make us feel strong are just a temporary illusion. Therefore, only by having and maintaining a true sense of awe can we keep moving forward. This is the most important thing for those who practice."

"Sister Three, you're right."

"Xiao Jian, you are successful in your youth, have excellent martial arts skills, and have accomplished a great career in the world. You can be called the storied figure of this era." Ji Shengdian sighed, "So for you now, you really don't know what you should be respectful of."

"No." Ji Aojian looked sincere, "Every time I see you, I am very awe-inspiring."

"Oh?" Ji Shengdian's expression showed a hint of surprise, and he continued, "It is not enough to respect me just because you have to respect this world."

"Then what should I do?"
Chapter completed!