After Chu Chen finally understood that he had won the No. 1 lottery, everyone in the room smiled strangely, as if they were watching a good show.
This question is too big and too general to answer.
Tao is the realm that countless monks pursue throughout their lives.
Xiu Zhen asked, no one dared to say that he could clearly explain what "Tao" is in one sentence.
Even if you are a true immortal who has attained the Tao, I am afraid that you would not dare to brag to Haikou and say that you have thoroughly understood the word "Tao".
Thinking of this, Chu Chen gradually calmed down.
Since there is no standard answer, he can just use whatever he wants.
Combining these days with studying "Tai Shang Lao Jun Speaks of Chang Qing Jing Sutra", "Laozi Tao Zhen Jing" and other Taoist scriptures, as well as the knowledge of the previous life, there is no need to speak out the truth, as long as the words are meaningful and have a certain understanding.
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Chu Chen calmed down and said slowly:
"A Taoist opens his mouth and uses his tongue to speak."
When he first came up, Chu Chen didn't talk about any mysterious Taoist scriptures, but started with "people".
What is Tao?
When a person opens his mouth to speak, it is the embodiment of "Tao" and the beginning of all "Tao". It is the one in which Tao creates one.
This interpretation took a different approach, and everyone watching the excitement in the room was really surprised. The smiles on their faces faded, and they nodded one after another, savoring this sentence carefully.
The more I think about it, the more I feel it is full of "Taoist charm".
"Wonderful!"
Some lecturers couldn't help but admire it.
When Chu Chen heard this, he was greatly encouraged.
"A Taoist speaks with his tongue" was not something he understood by himself, but was said by Du Guangting, a Taoist from the Tang Dynasty in the previous generation, in "Commentaries on the Sutra of Chang Qing Jing Said by Taishang Laojun".
He was considered a copycat.
Looking at the expressions of everyone in the room, it was obvious that Senior Du Guangting had profound Taoist teachings, and he calmed down the situation with just a few words.
Thinking of this, Chu Chen became more and more calm and talked:
"Tao is the energy of nothingness, the sect of chaos, the ancestor of the universe, capable of existence and non-existence, encompassing heaven and earth. Tao is formless and cannot be named. The formless form is called the true form; the imageless form is called the true form.
The true image. It is born from heaven and earth but not grown, acquired by heaven and earth but not aged; formless but self-evident, imageless but self-reliant, inaction but self-transformation. Therefore, it is called the Great Way."
If we say, "A Taoist speaks with words when he opens his mouth," it is just a different approach. The Taoist rhyme is long and refreshing.
So, the following paragraph’s understanding of “Tao” is quite thorough and profound.
This was also noted by Du Guangting, a Taoist senior in his previous life.
In the room, there were many doctors and professors who kept communicating privately through voice transmission, commenting one by one. From time to time, some people nodded slightly.
Even Cang Qingzi, Taoist Yunlei, and Han Chen were slightly surprised.
"Brother Yunlei, is this disciple a junior in your sect?"
The county deputy director Han Chen sent a message from his spiritual consciousness to Taoist Yunlei, and his eyes fell on Chu Chen.
Taoist Yun Lei couldn't help but straighten his chest and said with a smile:
"Yes, he is the eldest disciple of my junior brother."
"Congratulations to Brother Yunlei for cultivating a good seedling!"
Han Chen's words are not flattery, he does not need to flatter others.
Taoist Yunlei was humble all the time, but the smile on his face was quite bright.
He also didn't expect that Chu Chen would make such rapid progress in Taoism, even though he was still not very good a few months ago.
On the other side, Dean Cang Qingzi has no intention of stopping the school examination.
"What is always pure?"
Cang Qingzi continued to take exams.
This question is not difficult, much simpler than "Tao".
Chu Chen answered fluently.
"What is constant is law."
"The Qing Dynasty is the Yuan Dynasty."
"Quietness means Qi"
"One is the path for saints, and the other is the ladder for immortals. All those who study Taoism become true saints because of scriptures and precepts. There are no saints who do not stand up without false scriptures and precepts, and do not achieve Taoism due to vitality."
"good!"
Cang Qingzi nodded slightly. This question is not difficult, but if you can answer it without thinking, it will be quite good.
"There is a name, the mother of all things, how to explain it?"
Chu Chen fell into deep thought.
The sentence "Have a name, the mother of all things" comes from the "Tao Te Ching".
When studying the Taoist Scriptures, Chu Chen had listened to many interpretations by lecturers and heard many versions, so he was quite confident about it.
After thinking about it for a while, he said calmly:
"There is a name for heaven and earth. Heaven and earth have shapes and positions, yin and yang, softness and hardness. This is its name."
"The mother of all things, heaven and earth contain energy, give birth to all things, grow up and mature, just like the mother's adopted son."
"Mother has a name and traces. The Tao of Chongxuan is originally nameless, and traces are descended from the origin, and the title is derived from it. Therefore, the saint has a name because of the namelessness, and has a name to interpret the nameless person. Only then can he wish his son to educate all living beings, so that they can return to their roots and be compassionate.
"Raise" has the same meaning as mother..."
Cang Qingzi and all the teachers nodded, quite satisfied.
"What is the nameless avenue that nourishes all things..."
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Next, Cang Qingzi asked, and Chu Chen answered, asking and answering, and unknowingly asked more than a dozen questions.
These days, Chu Chen studied the Taoist scriptures very hard. The lecturers at the Taoist Academy taught him without missing a single lesson, and he had a profound attainment in Taoism.
Cang Qingzi's subsequent questions were not as difficult as the first question "What is Tao?" and most of them were quite satisfactory.
With Chu Chen's attainments in Taoism, he was able to answer every question fluently.
After Chu Chen answered all the questions, he did not exit, but sat on the futon and waited quietly.
Different from the academy examinations, the Taoist Taoist examinations in the Taoist Academy can be given on the spot under the review of everyone.
Every invigilator present can give a score, and in the end, the dean, Cang Qingzi, will make the decision in person and give the final assessment rating.
Taoist Yunlei never shuns relatives when promoting virtuous people, and he was the first to use the sign of "Superior".
Soon, the rest of the people also raised signs.
Except for the dean, Cang Qingzi.
There were fifteen evaluators present, and in the end, ten of them gave "superior" and five people gave "superior".
Among them, the Deputy Governor Han Chen also gave a "superior" evaluation.
Seeing this scene, Chu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
According to the previous experience in the Taoist disciples' assessment, if there are three or five top ones, they can basically pass the assessment.
He was able to settle down this time.
The only question is whether the director, Cang Qingzi, gave it "superior" or "superior" rating.
“Superior!”
Cang Qingzi smiled and finally gave his own evaluation.
"Thank you, dean, thank you all seniors!"
Chu Chen saluted respectfully and then respectfully stepped back.
Next, it was Wang Ping's turn to take the assessment soon.
Wang Ping, who came from a famous school, had good Taoist attainments, and it was not difficult to pass the examination.
After a while, Wang Ping came out with a smile.
"Brother Chu, how did you do on the exam? I give you a high rating."
Chu Chen saw Wang Ping's expression of embarrassment and did not tolerate him:
"It's okay, I'll give it a higher rating."
Wang Ping was stunned: "Are you serious? It's hard to get a good evaluation."
Chu Chen smiled. The reason why he was able to get "Superior" was mainly because he gave a good impression to all the examiners by answering "What is Dao" at the beginning. His subsequent answers were quite satisfactory, and he could only get "Superior" at most.
“It’s indeed a top-notch review.”
"Awesome, I didn't expect Brother Chu to have such profound attainments in Taoism!"
Wang Ping was surprised. His praise came from the bottom of his heart.
A good evaluation cannot be achieved by just answering questions. Chu Chen must have amazing insights into Taoism that impressed and even amazed all the examiners.
However, he heard from the scholar that Chu Chen had achieved such attainments in Taoism less than a year after entering the Taoist sect, which was really beyond his expectation.