Gu Qingfeng murmured these four words, pondered for a moment, and then asked: "How to transcend yourself."
The old monk did not answer and asked instead: "Does the ancient layman really want to transcend himself?"
"certainly."
"I ask again, does the ancient layman really want to transcend himself?"
"certainly."
"Does the ancient layman really want to transcend himself?"
"certainly."
The old monk asked Gu Qingfeng three times in a row whether he really wanted to transcend himself, and Gu Qingfeng answered "Of course" without hesitation every time.
"No! I feel that the ancient layman doesn't want to transcend himself at all."
"That's just your feeling. I feel like I want to transcend myself."
This time the old monk didn't speak again. After silence, Gu Qingfeng said again: "You don't care whether I think it or not. I would like to ask you how to transcend yourself?"
"If you want to transcend yourself, you must first recognize yourself."
"How to know yourself?"
The old monk asked again: "Do the ancient lay people really want to know themselves clearly?"
"certainly."
"Does the ancient layman really want to know himself?"
"certainly."
The old monk asked Gu Qingfeng three times in a row if he wanted to know himself, but Gu Qingfeng still answered of course three times.
"No! Not only did the ancient lay people not want to transcend themselves, they also didn't want to recognize themselves clearly."
"You are not me, how can you know what I am thinking."
"I can feel it."
"Really..." Gu Qingfeng said with a smile: "That's just your feeling. Unfortunately, you are not me."
"Ancient layman." The voice of the old monk came, still like the sound of a bell from the ancient times, coming from ancient times, ancient times, and ancient times, and said: "Who am I?"
"Who are you?" Gu Qingfeng was confused and replied: "Aren't you an old monk?"
The old monk asked again: "I! Who! Who!"
"Nonsense! It's you!"
The old monk asked for the third time: "I! Who! Who!"
"You didn't tell me who you are." Gu Qingfeng said, "How do I know who you are!"
The old monk asked again: "Do you know who you are, ancient layman?"
"Of course I know."
"Who are you?"
"I am me! I am Gu Qingfeng."
"No! I'm not asking about the name. The name is just a code name. You can be called Gu Qingfeng, I can be called Gu Qingfeng, and anyone can be called Gu Qingfeng."
"Then you asked me who I was, and what was it about if it wasn't my name?"
"What I'm asking is, besides your name, who are you?"
Apart from your name, who are you?
This question is really hard to answer.
At least, Gu Qingfeng at this moment didn't know how to answer this question.
"I will ask the ancient layman another question: Who am I?"
"You already asked this question just now."
"No! Ancient lay scholar, I just asked about my true self, now I'm asking about my self."
Gu Qingfeng had a headache and asked, "What's the difference between the id and the self?"
"When I use my code name to communicate with the ancient layman, the ancient layman's codename is also me. What does this mean? Does this mean that you are me and I am you..."
Gu Qingfeng was a little confused.
The old monk continued: "Where did I come from in life and where will I die? Why do I appear in this world? What does my appearance mean to heaven and earth? Did heaven and earth choose me, or did I choose heaven and earth?
"
Gu Qingfeng became more and more confused the more he listened.
However.
The old monk was still talking, and his words became more and more profound, saying: "Is there an inevitable connection between me, the universe, and the universe? Is there an end to heaven and earth? Is there a length of time? Where does the past time disappear?
Where will future time stop? Is the question I ask at this moment the same question that the ancient layman just asked?"
"Who is me, are you me, or am I me, and who am I!"
"Where do I come from?"
"Where am I going again?"
Gu Qingfeng felt a splitting headache when he heard it, and immediately shouted: "Stop! Stop! Stop talking! I can't stand it anymore."
"well……"
The old monk sighed and said: "It's not that the ancient layman couldn't bear it. It's not that the ancient layman couldn't transcend himself or recognize himself clearly. It's just that the ancient layman never wanted to transcend himself or recognize himself clearly from the beginning.
"
This time Gu Qingfeng did not refute.
"The ancient layman has been sleeping for thousands of years. After waking up, he has long realized that he was confused. The ancient layman's confusion has nothing to do with original sin or cause and effect, but has to do with the ancient layman himself. The ancient layman knows very well in his heart that as long as he transcends himself, he can fully understand.
."
"Unfortunately, the ancient layman didn't want to transcend himself. He couldn't let go of the 'self' in his heart. To be precise, what the ancient layman couldn't let go was the memory related to the 'self'."
Gu Qingfeng closed his eyes and looked very sad.
After a long time, he asked: "If I give up myself, after transcendence, will I still be me?"
The old monk did not answer this question.
"After transcendence, I may still be me, but I will not be the same person before."
The old monk sighed again and said: "In the final analysis, the ancient layman still doesn't want to let go of his inner self."
"Although I don't want to, I have to admit that what you said is the truth. I really don't want to let go of myself."
"Sir, can I ask you why I can't let go?"
"Because I just want to be myself. Although this journey has been very bumpy, with painful memories and beautiful memories, no matter whether they are painful or beautiful memories, they are all memories that belong to me and myself."
The old monk said: "Even if you transcend yourself, this memory is still the memory of the ancient layman, and no one can take it away."
"You are right, no one can take it away, but the memories of the past have become memories."
"Is there a difference between memory and recollection?"
"Yes, the memories are what I have experienced now, and the memories are what I have experienced in the past. The memories I have experienced still make my heart throb when I think of them. The memories I have experienced, when I look back, they will only fade away like a passing cloud.
Pass by until forgotten.”
"I don't understand."
"It's okay that you don't understand. I am a human and you are a Buddha. How can you understand?"
The old monk said: "Buddha is also a human being."
Gu Qingfeng retorted: "But people are not Buddhas."
"Is there any difference between Buddha and human beings?"
"Of course, you are a Buddha with all four elements empty, and I am a person with seven emotions and six desires!"
"The Buddha whose four elements are empty, the man who has seven emotions and six desires!"
The old monk murmured: "That's it...that's it..."
"My master once taught me a sentence: stick to your nature and never forget your original intention. This is human nature, and it is also my nature."
"So, the ancient layman will neither become a Buddha nor a saint in this life, right?"
"certainly."
"Even if he transcends himself, the ancient layman will still be a human being."
"After transcending oneself, I still am not a human being. I don't know, but one thing is for sure. After transcending oneself, one will definitely not be a common person." Gu Qingfeng laughed and said: "Old monk, have you forgotten this?
, I said... I am a layman, I was before, I am now, and I will be in the future, and I like to be a layman with all kinds of emotions and six desires."