Chapter 766: Ego and Self
In the endless chaotic space, Zhang Zhiwen was still sitting upright. He seemed to have lost all perception. Then the chaotic space began to thunder and lightning. First, a thunderbolt struck down, and with a bang, the chaotic clouds rolled up.
This thunderbolt was like the beginning of the universe, bringing sound, light, and vitality. The chaotic clouds in the place where it was struck began to slowly change, and there were still thunder and lightning in the uncivilized sky, as if brewing the next more violent thunder.
The chaotic clouds that were struck gradually changed from gray to black, and seemed to become heavier, and then slowly sank down. Then the clouds began to condense rain and dew, and then the drizzle began to fall.
The rain was born from the chaos, and then began to fall. The floating rain fell into the endless abyss of chaos like scattered jade beads, and then continued to take away more chaotic clouds, mixed together, blended into a pile, and gradually changed into some mud and pools, bumpy, ugly, but exuding a strange and strange charm, like a newborn baby, with wrinkles all over the face, but confused and innocent.
In the world outside the chaos, Zhang Zhiwen's body had already turned into a pool of pus, and then gradually absorbed by this endless lonely world, and finally completely disappeared, and the disappearance of the body made the demon pill disappear with it, and the green light had disappeared, as if Zhang Zhiwen had never come to this world.
But in this chaotic space, there are more and more chaotic clouds. In the uncivilized clouds, the lightning and thunder are getting more and more intense. There are constantly a lot of thunders brewing in it, but Zhang Zhiwen is still unmoved, still closing his eyes, as if he has completely lost his vitality.
His lifelessness is in sharp contrast with the vitality of the chaotic space, and there is a completely opposite beauty.
And Zhang Zhiwen's body began to gradually become transparent, and the demon pill appeared faintly between his eyebrows, and then gradually disappeared. Finally, Zhang Zhiwen's body turned into nothingness and completely merged into this chaotic space.
And Zhang Zhiwen suddenly opened his eyes, as if he was awakened, but when he opened his eyes, he found that he was already in the hell, surrounded by villages, and people were still working hard under the sunshine.
Zhang Zhiwen was a little confused. It was not that Zhang Zhiwen had lost his wisdom, but there were too many strange things in the secret realm. He had no information about the secret realm, and even the world here was figured out by Zhang Zhiwen.
He didn't know that this was actually the so-called hell realm, but he just vaguely guessed it. It was already very powerful to have such a perception. This was also an instinctive reaction driven by the karma brought by the reincarnated soul.
"Brother, what are you doing..."
Zhang Zhiwen was in a daze, not knowing how he suddenly appeared outside and how he suddenly stood outside the village. At this time, a farmer came and saw Zhang Zhiwen standing here in a daze. He couldn't help but ask curiously.
Zhang Zhiwen looked at him. The man had a kind face and looked about thirty or forty years old. He immediately clasped his fists and said, "Brother, may I ask where this is?"
The farmer's face changed after hearing this. He didn't say anything and turned around and left in a hurry. No matter how Zhang Zhiwen called from behind, he didn't look back.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Zhiwen was also very surprised. What happened? He remembered that his physical body had disappeared. Therefore, he looked down at his body. This body was fine, and there was no sign of disappearance.
He summoned the Immortal Mansion again, and the Immortal Mansion could be summoned. Apart from that, everything else was fine. This made Zhang Zhiwen very surprised. What went wrong with him? Otherwise, how could an ordinary farmer run away in fear after hearing his words?
But not long after, a group of farmers rushed over with hoes and forks. Seeing this situation, Zhang Zhiwen was naturally more confused. Why did these people have such great hostility towards him? Could it be that he had some grudges with these people?
But Zhang Zhiwen didn't have time to think about it. This group of farmers came to beat Zhang Zhiwen with weapons, and Zhang Zhiwen could only turn around and leave this place of right and wrong.
"Go away, monster, don't think we are easy to bully!"
"Monster, if you dare to come again, don't blame us for being rude!"
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The farmers were very angry and roared warnings from behind. Zhang Zhiwen was even more confused. When did he offend these people again?
But it was obvious that these farmers were not bad people. The only explanation was that these farmers might have recognized the wrong people, but why was this the case? Zhang Zhiwen didn't know.
Zhang Zhiwen could only leave here temporarily. After he came out, there was a field outside, and everything looked lively. He felt much better for a while.
He came to a field. He looked around. The air here was very good and the scenery was quite pleasant. He even didn't want to move. He just wanted to stay here forever. There didn't seem to be anything annoying here. It seemed to be a good place.
Under the sunshine, everything became extremely peaceful and tranquil. Zhang Zhiwen even felt that if he stayed in this place forever, he would have no problem. He didn't want the kind of life of fighting for each other. He was just helpless. He just wanted to survive. He never provoked anyone, but things went against his wishes. All kinds of troubles would come to him, and troubles never stopped.
He looked up at the sky. The sky was clear and cloudless. The blue sky looked at him like an innocent child's face. Suddenly, he understood that the world was unkind, but the human heart had seven emotions and six desires. At this time, his heart was free and happy. It was not because he had gained something or lost something, but because he had no desires. He could truly feel the influence of the atmosphere brought to him by this sky.
And this sky is a mirror. After wiping away the dust, it can make people's hearts clearer and more transparent.
Everyone seems to be like this, especially when looking at the gray sky, the heart will naturally become a little depressed, because the sky is covered with dust, making it difficult to see the direction and find the position.
In fact, the sky has no emotions. How can the world have any seven emotions and six desires? It only reflects everyone's heart. If everyone is calm, then it is also calm. However, once the sky is clear, people can easily find their true self and the calm soul deep in their hearts.
Therefore, it is not the dark sky that brings unpleasant mood to people, but the bad thoughts in people's hearts that destroy the peaceful world and bring bad impact to the mentality.
Zhang Zhiwen just stood blankly under the blue sky, basking in the sun, and his body began to become warm.
Is this the Tao?
Zhang Zhiwen has some insights, but they are not very real. Along the way, he has encountered many things that will make him have some insights in the cultivation of Taoism. His insights are not so sudden. Maybe it looks very abrupt, but in fact, every time it is almost a natural result.
The long-term accumulation of cultivation and the character brought by the reincarnated Dao soul all gave Zhang Zhiwen the opportunity to realize the Dao. In fact, everyone is the same, but there are more or less differences. Some people are more dusty and can't see through some things. When they encounter a little problem, they will make a fuss or even have a bad temper. These are all things brought by the soul of the previous life.
Zhang Zhiwen didn't believe this at first. He would rather believe in the underworld and reincarnation, but he didn't quite believe that this soul could be reincarnated with him. But now he is a reincarnated Dao soul. Although this reincarnated soul is only one word different from the reincarnated Dao soul, it is much different in essence.
Everyone has a reincarnated soul, this is beyond doubt, even ordinary people are like this, but many ordinary people don't believe in this kind of thing, thinking that this is the talk of ghosts and gods, nonsense, but in fact it is not the case.
Some people think they are smart and think that the reincarnation of souls is hearsay, or that people seek peace and comfort in the desperate state of death, but in fact it is not the case. It is like a pair of twins, who are almost identical, but they have different personalities when they are born. This is something that everyone knows.
People have never thought about this. Isn’t it strange? These two children look almost the same, so how much difference will the physical body bring to them? If it is said that the physical body affects the soul, does it mean that the personalities of these two children should be almost the same?
And if it is the physical body that affects the soul, then there is no such thing as a soul, and this soul can also be called the self.
In other words, everyone does not have a self, then the situation of twins will become that the two children have almost the same personalities, because the environment they grew up in is almost the same, which should be the case.
But is this the case?
The fact is absolutely not so. The two twins have almost the same physical bodies, almost the same environment, the same parents, and almost everything else, but their personalities are most likely completely opposite. This example can be seen casually, and it can be seen everywhere. How can people ignore it and turn a blind eye to it?
In this case, this shows one thing, that is, everyone has a self, which is the soul in popular understanding, and the concrete thing manifested by this soul is self-cognition. This self-cognition is that I am me, not others, not the world, not anything else.
I am a soul that exists in the world, so this is the self.
Only with the cognition of the self can we have a more intelligent perception, instead of spending every day in chaos, and not becoming extremely dull to everything, or not opening the wisdom root, and the wisdom root cannot be opened, so how can there be the saying of spiritual root?
Zhang Zhiwen is a reincarnated Dao soul. He not only has a self, but also an ego and spiritual roots. Although his spiritual roots are a little worse, they are still spiritual roots and the foundation for entering the Dao. However, his reincarnated Dao soul has been gradually awakened from the beginning. With a little bit of experience, his reincarnated Dao soul has begun to become more and more obvious.
At this point, he has completely awakened his reincarnated Dao soul, so he knows that he has an ego and that there is reincarnation in this world. Because of this, after he cultivates immortality, even if his physical body dies, his Dao soul is immortal, and it will not dissipate like the soul of others.
Because after other people cultivate immortality, they are bound by the rules of heaven and earth. After losing the physical body, the soul has nothing to rely on. It must be found, attacked and punished by the rules of heaven and earth, because this soul is not dissolved between heaven and earth. This cultivation of immortality is against the heavens. move.
But Zhang Zhiwen is not like this. The fortune he has accumulated over many years has made him go with the flow.
But other mortals don't know this, and if you open your wisdom roots and awaken your true self, it is the first step in spiritual practice, and it is also the core and crucial step. This step must require people to believe in the existence of the true self.
With the existence of the self, there must be an inseparable entanglement with memory. Just like this secret realm, doesn't the realm of illusion in the outer world constantly cause people to have various memories and cognitions?
People in the past, things in the past, appear in front of people and challengers in various forms. If a mortal sets foot here and does not open the root of wisdom, then he will completely lose himself. But Zhang Zhiwen is not, he is not even It is the root of wisdom, he also has the root of spirituality, and he has the soul of reincarnation.
Generally, monks do not have reincarnated Taoist souls, and their karma cannot pull them into this superficial world, but Zhang Zhiwen can. Therefore, either his cultivation level reaches Yuanying, or his soul reaches the realm of reincarnation, otherwise he will be lost directly in the superficial world, which is basically impossible. It's impossible to talk about setting foot in the other world, let alone this hell.
Looking at the mortal world again, Zhang Zhiwen also came from a mortal life. He is actually not much different from other mortals. It’s just that due to the karma of the reincarnated soul, he got some opportunities, such as the Immortal Mansion, Such as Xuanyin Xuantai and so on.
But mortals also have great opportunities. At least they know that there is a soul. This is the most basic thing. With this, you can continue to practice.
Then it comes to memory. This memory is much more interesting. People can’t remember things even in this life, and they will forget many things. So what is the relationship between memory and the self?
That is, the memory may disappear, but the impact of the memory on the soul will not disappear. This sentence is very convoluted, but it is by no means true.
For example, after a person has gone through hardships, whether he will become stronger or completely lose his fighting spirit is caused by the different impact these things have on the person, and this impact is far-reaching, integrated into the soul, and is It will become part of who I am.
Therefore, Zhang Zhiwen walked step by step, he was cautious, he was smart and witty, this is not something that comes casually, but is accumulated through life and life. Any smart person, any person with a good character, any successful person will have it. These precious character qualities were brought about in previous lives and continue to be tempered and cultivated in this life.