Mysterious city

Now think about it carefully, what is "Nirvana"?

Does it mean there is only endless happiness, without any sadness, pain, comfort, or death?

What makes people think deeply is how come this "heaven" with no sorrow and pain, only endless joy, sounds so consistent with the demonized world?

After all, the reason why human beings become demons is that they indulge their own desires without any restraint or management.

The spiritual world after human beings have been demonized in this way will naturally only have endless happiness, without sadness, pain and constraints!

After all, he has allowed his desires to run wild, no, there is even a tendency to strengthen the desires in his heart.

If this still has constraints, pain, and troubles, and it is not considered endless joy, then what can be called the "Ultimate World"?

Of course, the two may be similar only in the final results, but there are still many differences.

For example, the reason why monsters become demons is because they do not restrain their desires, while "Buddhism" emphasizes restraining their desires to the extreme.

In short, the poem "Bodhi Gauge", if it weren't for the fact that it makes people feel very catchy, leading to it being used irrespective of the occasion on the Internet and in the circle of friends, in fact, the "realm" described in it is Very enigmatic.

The reason why many people think this poem is not mainstream is because it has been used too many times. There are some young, frivolous and ignorant kids who use this poem to forcibly improve their own status, leading to implication. This poem gives people a somewhat low-end feeling.

Secondly, if you do not study it carefully or do not understand "Buddhist theory", you will not be able to understand the profound meaning contained in it, and naturally it will not arouse any resonance among readers.

Let’s look at Taoism again. Taoism regards “Tao” as its highest belief.

To sum up its purpose in one sentence, it is "Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things."

In short, it means that this "Tao" is the origin of all changes in the universe, and everything in the universe is transformed by Tao.

To put it in simpler terms, in this world, no matter it is a cat or a dog or any other animal, no matter it is a flower, a tree or any other plant, no matter it is "you" or "I", it is not just itself.

They, they, they all have a common source, that is "Tao"!

In today’s popular terms, the so-called “Tao” can be said to be the “will of the universe”. Everything must follow its will and follow its development laws!

Compared with "Buddhism", "Taoism" seems to be more appropriate to what the mysterious man just said in some respects.

For example, in "Tao", the most important thing is to follow the original heart, and to follow the original heart to the extreme is to "forget oneself" and become one with nature, all things in the world, and the origin of the universe!

Putting aside the origin of the universe, after all, this thing is too huge, far beyond the level that ordinary people can imagine.

Human beings are as insignificant as a grain of dust or sand compared to "everything" on this earth.

So is "I" really "me"? In such a big environment, isn't this question really boring and not worth mentioning?

And if it could be transformed into the "all things in the world" and integrated with the "origin of the universe", what a great glory and happiness it would be.

So whether "I" is "I" or not, is there anything to worry about?

What is equally creepy is that the "self" that "Tao" pays the most attention to is letting one's own heart and letting the natural nature of things go. Is it very similar to a monster indulging its desires without any restraint?

And after being demonized, has the monster reached the next level where "Tao" emphasizes "self", and has reached the point of "selflessness"?

After all, when a person transforms into a monster, his original human reason, conscience, and even emotional memory will be confused or completely forgotten. Isn't this the so-called "forgetfulness"?

Looking further down, the highest state of "Tao" is integrated with all things in the world and becomes a part of the world and the will of the universe.

If Jiang Zhe's previous inference is correct, all demonic events in the world actually have an extremely powerful "will" controlling them all.

So can it be said that after human beings transform into monsters, or after monsters die and turn into demonic will, they have reached the final step and the highest state, transforming into the "cosmic will", which is the so-called "devil will" ?

Of course, no matter how similar the principles of "demonization" and "Buddha" and "Tao" in Jiang Zhe's deduction are, and no matter how similar the pursuits and realms of the three are, there is no derogation. It means "Buddha" and "Tao", and there is no idea of ​​confusing these three things.

But just stating or thinking deeply about the similarities between the two is still enough to make people feel horrified.

Just like Zhang Xiaofan in "Zhu Xian", he worshiped "Buddha" and "Tao" respectively.

At first, due to the conflict and restraint between the two sects or "skills" of the two schools, Zhang Xiaofan's martial arts has been stagnant, making him the laughing stock of everyone in Qingyun Mountain.

But after Zhang Xiaofan integrated the two, the two religions of "Buddhism" and "Taoism" were unexpectedly very similar and very harmonious.

In the end, the two teachings of "Buddha" and "Tao" gave Zhang Xiaofan strength far beyond that of most martial arts masters in the world, allowing him to rise rapidly in the world of immortality where geniuses are everywhere. He also became his playmate from childhood to adulthood and became a man who would never be forgotten in a century. The martial arts prodigy "Lin Jingyu" he met was left far behind.

But all this was achieved after Zhang Xiaofan entered the so-called "magic path".

Perhaps it was the "magic way" that was looked down upon by the famous sects that helped Zhang Xiaofan integrate the two religions of "Buddha" and "Tao". After all, Buddha and Tao are compatible. Everyone in the same worldview, except Zhang Xiaofan's Buddhist master, sees It's almost impossible to achieve.

Or could it be that it was Zhang Xiaofan who cultivated both "Buddhism" and "Taoism" to the extreme, and only after mastering the two teachings did he enter the "Demon Tao"?

This is certainly not a digression, because this is exactly what Jiang Zhe needs to consider right now.

Regardless of whether "demonization" is right or wrong, in short, if it can make "I" forget my troubles, then what does it matter whether "I" is "I" or not?

If it can transform into a higher-order existence, even if "I" is no longer "I", so what?

Who dares to say that this is not an evolution, and for "me", it is not a blessing!