Cultivation: From the Inauguration of Druid

When Mu Jingrou was the only one left, seeing her hesitate, Ling Qing said directly to the others.

Everyone, let's go, this talisman can be made in a few days.

Thank you, Lord!

Upon hearing this, Xiaoqian and the others obediently thanked her and left.

At this moment, only Lingqing, Yan Chixia and Mu Jingrou were left in the main hall.

How do you feel, friend Daoist, during this time?

Life is better than death...

A trace of fear flashed in Mu Jingrou's eyes, then he hesitated and said.

But it's better than dead.

Fearing death to survive is an instinct, after so many days of torture, she has changed a lot.

It's not like when he was trapped in the Nether Passage before, even if the evil thoughts in his heart were churning.

He kept cursing Ling Qing, thinking about how to skin him and cramp him, burning his soul with fire.

As long as you don't want to get out of trouble and attack the big formation, basically you won't be tortured by Mo Sha.

But now that he is restricted, as long as there are evil thoughts in his heart, he will be devoured by evil spirits.

For her, this was a hundred times more painful than being in the tunnel.

At first, when she heard Lingqing doing her homework, she would have bad thoughts, and sometimes seeing Xiaoqian and others not respecting her as much as before, she would feel angry in her heart.

Then it will trigger the chains to ban the cultivation base, and suffer from the evil spirit's soul erosion.

After doing this three times, he tempered his mind and calmed down a little.

Gradually, he was able to bear the gap and learned how to calm down the thoughts in his mind.

Even if it is impossible to turn evil thoughts into good ones, at least one must ensure that evil thoughts do not arise in order to avoid torture.

Hou Lingqing saw that her xinxing had indeed changed, instead of becoming more obsessed with demons.

Then she was allowed to choose a lotus platform from among the lotus ponds, and passed on the method of purifying karma with nectar.

Start to cleanse your sins and transfer them to the lotus platform.

It's just that she has a lot of sin karma, and when she cleans her karma, her sin karma is often steaming, and the evil thoughts in her heart are churning.

However, once this happens, the cultivation base will be banned by the chain.

However, with the change of xinxing and the transfer of bad karma, the situation has greatly improved.

Up to now, I can recite scriptures and do exercises with everyone.

It is even more different from the fierce and arrogant tree demon grandma before.

It must be known that getting rid of evil is doing good, but now the good seeds in the hearts of fellow Taoists are good at it.

Ling Qing naturally also knew the changes in her during this time, nodded and continued.

Although it's been a lot of hard work, fellow daoists are really doing extraordinary things now, which makes the poor admiration.

After some tempering, Taoist friends can understand the preciousness of life, and they will not wantonly belittle sentient beings in the future.

This is also your xinxing merit.

I understand. Mu Jingrou nodded in agreement.

Stubborn iron still needs to be tempered by real fire. This sincerity does not deceive me.

Yan Chixia looked at Mu Jingrou and nodded in approval.

Previously, a certain family thought that Dao brothers were so generalized, it was really hard work.

If you rely on a certain family, you will be cut off with one sword, and it will be over once.

But it can indeed be said that the old tree demon has been beheaded by Dao brother.

However, unlike a certain family, Brother Dao can still create a thousand-year-old demon spirit with a heart of kindness.

Then he praised Lingqing again: Fellow Daoist is really merciful and universal.

Haha, Brother Dao's words are wrong.

Listening to his praise, Ling Qing shook her head and laughed.

Pimpedao is just a self-taught Taoist. There may be some small kindness in his heart, but there is really no great mercy.

Brother Dao is too modest.

Yan Chixia couldn't help shaking her head and laughing when she heard the words.

This poor Taoist is really not humble, because this is the way that the poor Taoist practiced, and it cannot achieve the great mercy that can save the world.

Ling Qing looked at him seriously and said.

Even if the common people are saved, it is probably because it is beneficial to Pindao's own practice, not because he is really benevolent and compassionate, and he has the common people in his heart.

Yan Chixia was taken aback when she heard the words, in fact Lingqing had said it more than once before.

I am just a Taoist who is self-cultivating and self-sacrificing himself. He really has no heart to care about the world and save all living beings.

Originally he thought that Lingqing was only self-effacing because of lack of strength, but he never thought that he would be so solemn today, which shows that he is really not self-effacing.

Dare to ask the temple master, what is good and evil?

After many days of tempering with the devil, she naturally knew what to do so as not to touch the restraint of the chains.

But I don't understand why it is so divided, why is this good and that is evil?

That's a good question.

Ling Qing flicked his fly whisk, praised Yan Chixia, and said.

Brother Dao thinks, what is good and evil?

A certain family has studied poetry and books since childhood, and has little admiration for chivalry, but they think they have a heroic spirit.

During the reign of Wu Zong Zhengde, there was a Confucian sage named Wang Yangming, who was quite respected by a certain family.

He once said:

There is no kindness and no disgusting body, there is goodness and maliciousness, knowing goodness and evil is liangzhi, doing good and eliminating evil is investigating things.

Yan Chixia thought about it for a while, and said.

He has only been a Taoist priest for a few months now, but he has studied Confucian classics for decades before, so he has already determined good and evil in his heart.

Seeing that Mu Jingrou didn't understand, she patiently explained.

What this says is that there is no good or evil in the heart, and distinctions are made due to the movement of the mind.

It is self-attachment and long-standing habits that cause the difference between good and evil.

Since the mind is born from the heart, if you want to know good and evil, you should not be attached to the self, return to the original mind, and learn from it.

When you understand that following the principles of heaven is good, and being moved by Qi is evil, so good and evil are in your own heart.

Then one should do good and eliminate evil, purify one's mind, develop conscience, and clarify morality.

It is clear that the way is manifested through virtue, and virtue can transform into the principle of growing and nourishing all things.

Speaking of this, his voice was firm, and he concluded after looking at Mu Jingrou.

That's why the theory of Yangming's mind: follow the principles of heaven is good, and being moved by qi is evil.

Good and evil are in one's own heart, and everyone's perception of heaven's principles is different.

When everyone has reached a consensus on good and evil, it can be called a moral standard.

It is evil to violate morality in this way, and it is good to conform to morality.

Then what I did in the past, was it good or evil?

Xiaoqian and those girls were not killed by me, except for a few people who were forcibly killed by me.

The rest were all because they couldn't stand the temptation, and their hearts became greedy and lustful.

Those who are greedy for money and lustful are supposed to violate morality and do evil.

The essence and blood of such a person can also help me refine the essence and blood of Yasha.

It can be seen that even Yasha, who is a ghost and god of the underworld, does not reject me killing them.

Then if I kill them, will I get rid of the evil?

After hearing his words, Mu Jingrou felt that she had just understood the difference between good and evil, but she was a little confused.

So what I did was good or evil? If it was evil, how much evil would it be?

This... a certain family used to be known as killing countless people, even the pouches used to hold heads.

It's all because there are too many people pretending, and they are raised out of the climate.

Ordinarily, those people you killed did die in a proper way, but you do have evil obstacles in your body.

If you rely on a certain family to kill, the certain family is confident that it will not have the crime karma like you.

Yan Chixia hesitated for a moment, As for why this is so, it's not something a certain family can explain.

I don't know if the temple master can solve my confusion?

Seeing that although Lingqing was silent, Mu Jingrou didn't have Yan Chixia's doubts, so he asked.

Seeing her doubts, Ling Qing didn't answer directly, but changed the subject.

Both of Pindao's parents died when he was young, and only Yu's family ancestor took care of it.

For this reason, the family ancestor was obsessed with health preservation and prolonging his life, in order to see the poor and get married, but when he was old, he also died.

Later, with the support of the elders in the clan, Fang learned some principles, and has been living in a daze.

Only if you don't abandon your ancestors and relatives, can you not fall into evil ways.

Because of this kind of experience, Pindao only wants to live, but really has no heart to love others.

He doesn't care about good and evil, he doesn't abandon people just because he loves them.

Later, due to chance, he obtained a natural technique, and what he sought was such a way to obtain power from the nature of the heavens and the earth.

However, there is permanence in the way of heaven, it does not exist for Yao, and it does not perish for Jie. In Yangminggong's words, it can be described as a body without goodness and evil.

Naturally, there is no good or evil in the world, and power cannot do good or evil, so doing good or evil is all due to poor will.

However, although Pindao's thoughts of good and evil are uncertain, but with this power, because of the previous thoughts of his family ancestors, Pindao's thoughts of longevity have been inspired in Pindao's heart.

It's just that although this technique is wonderful, it can only prolong life, not the way of longevity.

Then I heard that there are many people who practice immortality and Taoism in the ancient temples in the deep mountains, and there are magic formulas for immortality.

Immediately went to search, fortunately, the master was merciful, and he received the door wall. After a year and a half of chopping wood, he taught the magic formula and taught the poor morality.

Since then, I have known that immortality is precious to life, and there is no measure for people.

Knowing that all sentient beings have spirituality, one should cleanse one's body and abstain from delusion, cultivate one's morality and cultivate one's character.

Knowing that you have kind thoughts in your heart and pursue longevity, you should have a kind heart and save yourself and others.

Roughly reminiscing about the past of this life, and revealing his ambitions, Lingqing suddenly felt sober.

Then he lifted his spirits, shook the whisk in his hand, and smiled again.

You were doing well here, even though you killed people, you didn't offend the poor Taoist.

However, Pindao came to the door and used himself to lure Xiaoqian and others to kill me with you. Is this the same as you seduce people with money and sex?

This... Mu Jingrou didn't know what he meant for a moment, he hesitated and didn't speak.

She lures greed in other people's hearts with her wealth and sex, and then kills them.

And you use your own life to lure her greedy heart, and then you can also say kill her.

Seeing that Mu Jingrou was not easy to answer, Yan Chixia thought for a while and said.

It seems that there is no difference, but the result is one evil and one good, and there is naturally a difference.

exactly.

Ling Qing nodded at Yan Chixia, then looked at Mu Jingrou and asked.

Then do you know what the difference is?

Because I killed them and you didn't kill us?

She thought about it, and said the differences that could be seen with a discerning eye.

Although there is, it is not the main thing.

Ling Qing nodded, then shook her head and said.

The most important thing is the heart, the thoughts of good and evil.

A gentleman once said something like this:

If you do good with your heart, you will not be rewarded for being good, and if you do evil without intention, you will not be punished for being evil.

It can be seen that whether it is good or evil depends on the good and evil of the mind.

However, if one does evil unintentionally, even if one is not punished, it is still evil and has its sins; if one does good intentionally, even though one is not rewarded, it is still good and has its virtues.

That's why Taoism has a saying: Don't do any evil, do all good, don't fall into karma, and live in a prosperous age.

Also, the unintentional good is the best good.

Because he often advises people: but do good deeds, don't ask about the future.

However, unintentional evil is a small evil, but intentional evil must be the most evil. So, do you understand?

The viewer is saying that it is only because Chixia Taoist kills people with kindness, and the purpose is to get rid of evil.

And it is not out of evil thoughts, so not only is there no fault but merit.

And I killed people with disgust, only for my own selfishness, all out of evil desires, of course I have no merit or demerit.

So although they are both murderers, there is a difference between good and evil.

Mu Jingrou thought for a while and said, she also had a little understanding of what Lingqing said.

The behavior of the temple master is actually no different from that of Daoist Yan, but he didn't really kill us, but forbade us from doing evil.

However, as for the reason why Pindao said that he has no great mercy, it is also because of his heart.

Ling Qing nodded, flicked the whisk in her hand, and continued.

This principle of saving people is immeasurable, Pindao has learned it before, and he understands it.

But although the reason is clear, it does not mean that it can be done.

Poor people love themselves more than others, and their heart is better than the heart of others.

What you think and do will not violate the teacher's teaching, but under the condition of not violating the teacher's training, what you think and do should put yourself first.

Pindao is a self-cultivator, and all good and evil deeds follow the natural principles in his heart.

What Pindao does is in line with the natural principles in his heart, and that is doing good deeds.

If it is done out of will, it will be detrimental to practice, and it is evil.

As long as it can benefit the poor Taoist practice, the poor Taoist actually doesn't mind.

Pindao accepted Xiaoqian and others, suppressed you, and now wants to save you, although it can be called doing good deeds.

But Pindao's original purpose was not for you, nor for those who were harmed by you, but for Pindao himself.

But since this is the case, it was done intentionally, and it naturally came to fruition.

So there is only small kindness, but no great compassion.

And I told you before that although the poor have good intentions, they only pay for those with good intentions.

Many fierce ghosts were trapped on the Disha tree. Since the poor Taoist seeks this kindness, why doesn't he save it?

Because of his lack of kindness, he can't live in poverty, so he didn't bother to provoke this trouble.

Only those with good thoughts in their hearts can save them from evil and promote good, but how can those who have no good thoughts in their hearts be saved?

Just like you did back then, if you insist on going your own way, you will never change.

Although you are helpful to the poor, the poor can only send you ashes, and send a little true spirit to a clean samsara.

rather than delusional.

...

Between the heaven and the earth, humans, gods, ghosts, and demons have their own laws of survival, and each has its own natural principles.

As a demon, it's okay for you to eat dead people, and you don't do anything in the way of heaven.

It's okay to eat living people, and it's not a godsend.

Just because the law of the demon is like this.

Hence some things, like forced mating.

When people come to do it, it belongs to doing business, while demons are just right and proper.

But after a demon has a heart, it needs to be calculated according to human laws.

When it was normal again, there was no criminal karma in the first place.

But just because of a change of heart, there will be sin karma.

As a monster, Mu Jingrou was born a monster.

Originally, killing people was fine, as long as she thought it was the natural law in her heart.

But she and the monks in the temple have learned a lot of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and learned a lot of principles of life, so she has cultivated a heart.

But this has also become a limitation that binds her.

When she acted with the mentality of a demon and human means, she naturally provoked criminal karma.

Just like the ghost king of the Yin Mountain, he broke through the underworld, opened the two realms of Yin and Yang, and wanted to reverse Yin and Yang.

His deeds are neither good nor evil to heaven and earth.

As far as he is concerned, it is according to his own natural law, and he is doing good, not evil.

But gods, men, ghosts and demons are different. For heaven and earth, for him, it is doing good.

But for humans, that is doing evil.

This is a dispute between races, not good or evil.

As for gods, humans, ghosts, and demons, who distinguish between good and evil, treat them equally, and universally save immeasurable realms.

It may be possible for Lingqing to realize enlightenment in the future, but now he only seeks to save himself.

It may be helpful to others if it is within their power and they are willing to believe in themselves.

But it is too early to say that he should be merciful.

Immortals and immortals, since they have personal characters, there is a difference between closeness and estrangement.

Note: I originally wanted to post it in the main text, but it was all preaching, and there were too many words, so I gave up.

The most important things I want to express are not finished yet, such as the analysis of gods, men, ghosts and demons.

Simply post it as a side story, and add it when you have time.

To sum up, Lingqing is not a saint, not even a moral model.

He's just looking for longevity.

The reason for punishing evil, promoting good, and saving others is also because doing so is beneficial to him, and the teacher teaches not to let him do evil.

Purdue sentient beings? Let's wait until he becomes a saint.

Of course, this sage is not the kind of sage who speaks up against so-and-so and feels that so-and-so is innocent.

It is a saint who can really solve things and calm down grievances.

If you want to be a saint, you have to take practical actions.

Dedicated to meritorious deeds, earnest deeds are virtues, and doing what you say is a merit.

Otherwise, no matter how much you say, it will be just nonsense.