"Teacher, I am taking care of patients in the slums, and I can't leave for the time being." Mida replied.
This question silenced Xuan Weizi, who was in the "Twilight Fairy". Of course, he knew what Mida had done before, and he was actually happy to see the development of this situation.
In the same rescue act, Xuan Weizi himself regards the suffering people more as pieces of meat that can be experimented and manipulated at will, while Mida is more out of empathy and truly has a heart to help the suffering people.
"Mida, do you know what true kindness is?" Xuan Weizi suddenly asked.
"Please ask the teacher for guidance."
The master and the apprentice used the cirrus jasper pendant to communicate telepathically, and Xuan Weizi said: "The kindness of ordinary people depends on the change of concepts formed by external stimulation under the influence of physiological inheritance. Such kindness is fragile and short-lived.
, just like the well-fed middle-class citizens who saw the pitiful cats and dogs on the roadside, they felt kindhearted and took action to rescue them.
I'm not saying that this approach is wrong, but such kind thoughts are highly dependent on external stimulation to maintain. If the behavior itself hits a wall...for example, cats and dogs are too dirty and become smelly when taken care of; or
There are too many cats and dogs, and one's own wealth is not enough to feed them; and for example, family members and friends do not agree with this behavior, which attracts criticism and blame... Such wavering kindness will not be sustained by itself."
Mida asked: "Teacher, do you want me to strengthen my mind?"
"No, firmness often means stubbornness. Once a Taoist falls into a stubborn situation, his Taoist heart will be dusted and his soul will be ignorant." Xuan Weizi said: "For example, some people take care of cats and dogs and enjoy themselves.
In addition, this feeling continues to stimulate my own kind thoughts, and this feedback loop forms an established physical and mental pattern that is difficult to change. I believe that taking care of cats and dogs is the right move, and I even think it is a great cause.
If others criticize someone, it will immediately arouse a strong inner confrontation in such people, because their stubborn thoughts have made them lack the ability to judge the external environment, and even lose the ability to self-correct. And with the external environment
Lack of coordination will naturally bring about all kinds of physical and mental discomfort.
At this time, if the kind thoughts continue to be stalemate, it will only affect the body and mind. However, if the kindness thoughts cannot be maintained, it is likely to completely subvert the old physical and mental model. This may not mean turning back to a normal person in the general sense.
', but changes from kindness to unkindness and cruelty, to the point of erratic behavior, confused judgment, and confusion of ignorance. This is what I have said in the past, 'being obsessed'."
Mida asked: "Can ordinary people also become obsessed?"
"Mida, does what I just mentioned have anything to do with taking care of cats and dogs?" Xuan Weizi asked in return.
Mida replied: "It doesn't matter. In fact, people can be kind to anything... I understand that anyone with spiritual intelligence has the possibility of becoming possessed. All living beings have demonic nature in their hearts. In order to maintain a
This kind of mind changes from perseverance to stubbornness, and even cannot tolerate the reality that conflicts with the mind.
Such people will either be completely defeated by reality and become decadent and withered; or they will go on the road of overturning reality and losing their vitality, completely falling into a desperate situation, and may even drag innocent people and social order into trouble.
The same state of madness and confusion.”
Xuan Weizi was silent for a long time, and then he could only say: "That's exactly it."
Sometimes the apprentice has a high level of understanding and can often draw inferences from one instance and draw parallels from another. There are some things that Xuan Weizi and his disciples could only understand in two lifetimes, but Mila could figure it out in one point.
"But, most people in the world are not obsessed with it, and most people's minds are not stubborn to that extent." Xuan Weizi added: "Let's take taking care of cats and dogs as an example. In fact, many people just
Seeing cute and pitiful little animals, they take care of them out of temporary love, but when they hit a wall in practice, they will retreat, especially the small citizens who claim to be middle-class. When it comes to 'self-love', no one can compare with them."
"Teacher, in fact, their kind is not really 'self-love', is it?" Mida said: "It is actually a kind of egoism that relies on material life to decorate and has a refined appearance, but it relies on taking care of cats and dogs.
, to satisfy the empty heart that is at a loss and lacks self-positioning.”
"It seems that you have indeed understood something." Xuan Weizi said: "True self-love and true kindness are connected. People rely on their own bodies to receive external stimuli and respond, thus forming the basis of 'self'
Outline. Without pain perception, there is no awareness of danger. Without sweetness and deliciousness, there is no awareness of nutrition. This is also the basic instinct that people rely on for survival and does not need to be taught.
But this kind of 'self' is just a false combination of physical and mental perception. The 'self-love' based on this is nothing more than being addicted to a certain physical and mental model. The good qualities of 'firm will' and 'perseverance' in ordinary people's understanding,
Basically, it is the recognition and long-term maintenance of a certain physical and mental model, which also makes the soul ignorant and is not the right path of cultivation."
Mida vaguely groped for the invisible key: "If the interference of physical and mental perception is stripped away, old and stubborn conceptual judgments can be broken or eliminated, and the connection between 'self' and physical and mental perception, and the connection and transformation between physical and mental perception and everything in the world can be re-established.
, so I understand that there is not only one way to live my life. Just like a fine needle can be inserted into the warp and weft of clues to weave a new pattern. What the ordinary world sees is only the pattern I left on the cloth, but they don’t know that I am a fine thread that can shuttle freely.
Needle."
"This is called 'being at ease'. If you don't understand this, it's hard to cherish yourself." Xuan Weizi marveled in her heart. From her own perspective, Mida understood the true meaning of the chef Ding's solution to the cow.
"I already have a rough understanding of true self-love, and I would like to ask the teacher to teach me about true kindness," Mida said.
Xuan Weizi simply said: "The body and mind of the self and the external objects in the world are always in contact and transformation. When you can truly understand this, it means that the 'self' defined by the original physical and mental perception is integrated into the world and the external objects, and you gain
At the same time of greater liberation, everything touched by physical and mental perception also belongs to the category of 'self'. When you understand that all things are in harmony, you will no longer be bound to one body by cherishing your body and loving yourself. You will regard all things as your own body and understand the nature of things.
To find a more benign and more perfect way to get along with each other through connection and transformation. This is true kindness, which is impartial and selfless and does not depend on any external stimulation."
According to Mida's current level of cultivation, it is actually a bit early to say this, because this also involves the advanced stages of alchemy cultivation, and even Xuan Weizi is still in the middle of exploring it.
But Xuan Weizi really valued Mida, and he knew that now was the opportunity for Mida to improve, and it was times like these that taught her.
"I understand somewhat, but I still need to deepen my understanding in practice." Mida said: "Teacher, I still plan to stay in the slum. Don't worry, I will definitely protect myself."
"I've said what needs to be said, you can weigh it yourself." Xuan Weizi was a little helpless. He knew best that people who practice Taoism cannot be easily persuaded. This is not stubbornness, but rather the implementation of practice. After all, cultivating Taoism cannot
Just sit still and understand.
After breaking off the contact, Xuan Weizi held a photo mirror in the guest room, meditating without saying a word. Mida's choice was within his expectation. A Taoist person values his body and loves himself, which is not the greed for life and fear of death of ordinary people. In fact,
, Greed for life and fear of death is also a stubborn thought, and it is rooted in the underlying stimulation of physical and mental perception, which is particularly difficult to detect.
Only by breaking through the thoughts of greed for life and fear of death, and breaking through the many barriers of physical and mental perception, can we forget our form and concentrate our spiritual energy. This is the path to immortality and enlightenment.
Just as Nanhua Zhuangzi said, outside the world can then be external objects, external objects can then be born externally, and then one can see clearly and see alone, without ancient and present, and then one can enter the realm of immortality and immortality.
"What's wrong?" Palina held the messenger iron box in her hand and was wearing an exquisite mage robe at the moment: "Seeing that you look depressed, is there any trouble again?"
"It's okay." Xuan Weizi avoided it and asked, "Are the people outside the hotel still making trouble?"
It has only been half a month since Palina met with Prince Auger, and the situation in the city of New Camelot has taken a turn for the worse. The soaring food prices and demonstrations are obviously promoted by someone behind the scenes, and by the way
Pointing the finger at Xuan Weizi in "Twilight Fairy".
"It's calmed down a bit." Palina said impatiently: "In the past, how could these poor and stingy guys dare to block outside the 'Twilight Fairy'? There are rich mansions nearby, and there will be patrolling guards immediately.
Get these guys away!"
Xuan Weizi smiled and said: "This is the price of neutrality. Since we are unwilling to help Prince Auger, of course he will sit back and watch us suffer disadvantages. Do you want to let go and cast spells directly on the demonstrators?"
"You think I don't know what's going on?" Palina gritted her teeth gently and said: "Those bards who are mixed in the crowd are just waiting for us to cast spells to disperse the crowd, so that they can take the opportunity to make a big fuss. When the time comes,
Some people in the Senate used this to attack our Farai family!"
Nowadays, the door of "Twilight Fairy" is closed, and other guests have already left. Apart from the hotel staff, the only guest left is Xuan Weizi. As a high-end hotel that specializes in providing services to the upper class, "Twilight Fairy"
It is also equivalent to a magic fortress. The patterns and carvings on the wall of the gate are not only beautiful. The ordinary demonstrators cannot rush in, and no one really dares to risk their lives. They just block the gate.
"This is the dilemma of sticking to the old model. The order that everyone has defaulted to has hindered change and dragged everyone down together."
not simple."
In Xuanweizi's view, the Prince of Russia and Georgia was a promising leader. He knew that he wanted to establish an independent country in the New World. If there were still a large group of nobles and rich people who were disconnected from the empire, it would be a disaster for the country in the future.
If we want to fight against the empire in the future and develop in the longer term, we must tap the country's potential to the greatest extent, and we must take away land, wealth and population from the hands of these aristocratic rich and redistribute them.
If this matter were to be dealt with in the early days of the establishment of the Great Londinium Empire, facing a bunch of large and small lords on the Garad continent, they would have to rely on military strength to attack them one by one. But in the New World, it is a little bit special, with large and small lords.
The rich and aristocratic people who live in farms, plantations and mines are mainly concentrated in urban cities, enjoying a luxurious and convenient life.
In fact, this is also related to the progress of arcane magic. If you want to obtain a large number of arcane items to maintain a comfortable and convenient life, you naturally need a metropolitan city where wealth, materials and people are concentrated. If it were still like hundreds of years ago, lords and nobles would be scattered all over the place.
Scattered everywhere, even if each noble could afford several mages as consultants, the quality of life would not be greatly improved.
Today is no longer an era when country wizards huddle in deep mountain caves and underground ruins, struggling to explore magic on their own. Only by concentrating manpower and material resources as much as possible can continuous progress in magic skills be possible. Arcane magic has obviously gone the furthest on this road.
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Changes in the material basis naturally affect changes in lifestyles. The gathering of aristocrats and wealthy people will certainly lead to a high concentration of wealth, but it will also lead to a relative concentration of risks.
Now that Governor Auger wants to take action, he doesn't need to run around and solve the problem directly in New Camelot City. The Imperial Legion has quietly arrived and has probably begun to take over the city's defense. In addition, New Camelot City has been maintaining a counter-attack
Thanks to the teleportation magic barrier, those rich and nobles cannot escape secretly.
"The Eye of Mystery must fight to the death now." Palina said: "I just don't understand where Prince Auger got his confidence. Why does he think he can fight against the Eye of Mystery?"
"Just wait quietly, I think you'll see it soon."
The incarnation of Xuan Weizi was not clear at first, but later I became aware of it, and he estimated that Prince Auger had been secretly preparing for it for the past ten years, and that it might be powerful enough to overturn the situation of the war.
After all, any struggle will eventually turn to the level of violence. In the past, mages undoubtedly had the upper hand in this regard, so social order and distribution of interests were inevitably subject to the will of mages.
On the contrary, if the mage group is divided due to internal distribution of interests, it will also destroy the old order.
Xuanweizi and Evergreen City actually relied on this background of the collapse of the old order and took the opportunity to seek benefits and expansion. The improvement of soul spells and psychic powers with Taoism gave these spellcasting systems that were facing decline a new look.
It also gave Xuan Weizi a clear target for the improvement of Taoism. It also allowed him to form his own force and gain a foothold in this world.
Relatively speaking, the situation faced by the Eye of Mystery is more embarrassing. They are obviously the main driving force behind the change of social order, but now they are also bearing the consequences of the collapse of the order.
Of course, not everyone will accept the consequences of the collapse of order obediently, and society does not always develop in a benign direction. What's more, the strength and foundation of the Mysterious Eye are extremely powerful, and it must be maintained tenaciously even at the cost of breaking the bones.
Vested interests. In this way, New Camelot City will inevitably become the forefront of fierce struggle.