No abstraction, no cultivation

Chapter 116 Right and Wrong

Taoist Lan had been lying on his side just now.

Now, he sat up, stared at Xu Shun and said, "Master thinks so too."

"Not only does this master think so, but Master Qinggua also thinks so."

"Master Cucumber's master thought the same."

"We all think this way!"

Xu Shun was stunned. He seemed to remember the conversation he had with Lan Dao Ren back then.

[Live in seclusion, away from the mundane world, with boundless magical powers, ascend to heaven in broad daylight! ]

[Incompetent, a coward.]

[No taboos, do what you want to do! Blow up the whole world with one person's strength! ]

You're a little too extreme, but you're on to the point.

"People should control their own destiny and follow the path they choose!" Lan Daoren said seriously, "If you just go with the flow and become a coward, then what kind of cultivation is this? It would be better to be called a tortoise."

When Xu Shun heard the word "Xiu Gui", he laughed: "Ha~ then just now..."

"That was the mainstream Dragon-Tiger stage cultivation method. It is to subdue the mind and the will, to find the balance between heaven and man, and also to find a compromise between 'I' and the world." Lan Dao said, "Or to admit defeat to the world."

"This is relatively safe. We can safely pass through the Dragon and Tiger Stage and reach the Golden Core Stage."

"We are all about finding our own path and doing what we want to do. If we are forced to do something, we will never be happy or free."

"The path of a teacher is the result of my understanding over the years, which makes my heart like the moon in the water."

The moon in the water waxes and wanes, but it cannot change the appearance of the water.

Love, hate, and the hustle and bustle of life can affect Lan Dao Ren temporarily, but they cannot change him.

"Master, this is also a form of escape!" Xu Shun said with a sigh.

Lan Daoist shook his head and said, "When I was young, there was a period of time when I wandered around outside and saw a lot of things. It was sometimes difficult to distinguish between good and bad, right and wrong."

"You killed a bully who bullied people outside. But at home, he might be a good father and a good husband. He was a warm-hearted and good neighbor in the eyes of the neighbors. Killing him might cause a family to be torn apart."

"The person you saved might go astray and kill more people in the future."

"It's the same in the world of immortal cultivation."

"No one will dictate what rules monks must follow. It all depends on the monks' own moral standards."

"And moral standards... are different for everyone."

"Something that you think is fine may be considered problematic by others."

“Everyone has their own position.”

"Right and wrong are different in different positions."

"You think the world is not to your liking, why can't others obey your wishes. Others also ask the same question, why can't you obey his wishes?!"

"I have seen a lot and feel that there is no absolute right or wrong. I think I did the right thing, but in the eyes of others I may be a bad guy."

"I think others are bad people, but in the eyes of others, I think I am a good person."

“Standpoint is the premise of good and evil, right and wrong.”

"To the exiled immortal, my master is the greatest villain!"

Lan Daoren added: "Master did not escape. He just chose to do what he believed was right and stick to his position!"

"I am just a cultivator, not even an immortal, and I cannot change this world!"

In the process of cultivation, it is naturally not all smooth sailing!
Can he be free of grievances? Can he be free of pain? Can he be free of regrets?

He is also a human being, of course he has it.

How great is it to change the world with one person's power?
He couldn't do it, so he could only be an immortal! He could only stick to his original intention, not rely on the majority to bully the minority, not rely on his success to dominate others, and not seek trivial matters. He didn't regret missing the opportunity, nor was he proud of catching up with the opportunity.

Being free and at ease, and not being tainted by the worldly affairs, is the path he chose for himself after hundreds of years of enlightenment, not the path he chose by listening to and following what others said.

So he shook his head and said he didn't hide.

He has never been one to follow the mainstream.

"As for what you said about hiding..."

"When the monks first appeared, they were people hiding in the mountains." Lan Daoren said, "That was a long, long time ago, and the world was full of disputes."

"They had no choice but to try to hide in the mountains, avoid disputes, and practice slowly."

Immortal is also a kind of hermit, for himself.

"Some are hiding in the mountains, and some are not. A long time ago, two sects of monks fought each other. That battle was very brutal."

"It was so tragic that all the major sects could not help but restrain their disciples and no longer participate in the world's disputes."

Xu Shun nodded and said, "I know. I saw the record in Qinghua Bookstore."

Before, he had only seen that there was a war in the cultivation world more than 10,000 years ago that affected the entire cultivation world. The cause of the battle was unclear, but the result of the battle was very tragic.

"The moral values ​​of cultivators come from the moral values ​​of humans, so in some worlds, the fairy world is also called the devil world?" Xu Shun thought of another question.

Who would have thought that the behavioral ethics of monks and immortals all originated from their time as human beings.

Do you expect monks to abide by Confucian ethics and Buddhist precepts?
Isn't that a joke?
They only have the most simple moral concepts, and these moral concepts can easily become negative and confused after experiencing the joys and sorrows of life.

Therefore, monks are also human beings, and immortals are also human beings.

But the longer they practice, the less human they become.

"What is a demon?" asked Lan Dao Ren.

"He does whatever he wants. He is extremely evil and does all kinds of evil." Xu Shun said.

"The one you are talking about is a madman, not a demon." Lan Daoren said: "In Taoism, there is no concept of 'demon'. As long as they practice to become immortals, they are all people on different paths."

"Even if you are a hater of the world, even if you kill to achieve enlightenment, as long as you follow the path you choose, you are not a demon."

"At most, he is a Qiluren."

"The concept of 'demon' comes from Buddhism. Buddhism calls the hardships of spiritual practice 'demon'. Later, over time, the meaning gradually changed."

"Demon cultivators refer to those who are enemies of Buddhism."

Xu Shun was stunned and couldn't help but say, "Isn't that our Dao Sect?"

Taoist Lan glanced at him and said, "Not entirely. Not all Taoist sects are against Buddhist sects."

"Later, the term 'demon cultivator' was extended to mean someone who is at odds with oneself."

“Do you have a position of your own?”

"Anyone who opposes me can be called a demon."

"Anyone who opposes 'me' can also be called 'devil'." Lan Daoren finished explaining the word "devil".

Anyone who opposes me and my stance can be called a "devil", so it is surprising that the fairyland is called the demonland by some other worlds.

Who says the demon world is full of evil spirits and monsters?

One rice, a hundred kinds of people.

There is one fairyland and hundreds of different fairies.

The immortals were ruthless in killing people, and they would kneel down and beg for mercy, and they would change their attitude according to the situation, and they were also very quick.

(End of this chapter)