On the mountain behind Suxin Peak, the couple were walking and talking.
"Husband, do you know what cultivation is?"
"Cultivation?"
Qingxuan wanted to blurt out:
Isn't this cultivation just cultivation? You still need to ask me about such a simple thing? But this was what his wife asked, and he also noticed that his wife was watching him on demand, so he continued to ask: "What kind of cultivation are you talking about?"
"Right? Cultivation asks what is cultivation, and why should we be called cultivators?" You Ning blinked, indicating that this was the question.
However, Qing Xuan shook his head.
"This...I really don't know this!"
Where had he studied this before? Isn’t this all passed down from ancient times!
Thinking of this, he tentatively replied: "Cultivation as an immortal is easy to understand. It is for the purpose of cultivating to become an immortal and achieve immortality.
As for this cultivation? "
Thinking of what his wife said about the soul before, Qingxuan frowned subconsciously, "Is it related to the soul?"
Youning heard the words, and smiled.
"The so-called cultivation means seeking the truth! It also means eliminating the false and preserving the true, and using the false to cultivate the true!
But what is false and what is true?
Again, it's all about the individual, it's all about the heart.
If the heart thinks it is true, then it is true; if the heart thinks it is false, then it must also be false! "
"It all depends on the individual? What you think is true is true, and what you think is false is false? Aren't you just practicing idealism? Don't truth and falsehood exist objectively?"
Qingxuan shook his head and said he couldn't understand.
True is true and false is false. How can it all depend on one person? Isn't this a joke! What's more, even according to the scene changed by my wife before, the petals are real, the butterfly is real, and the eagle is actually real.
At least, at the moment these things exist, they are real. How can they be confused with fake?
He felt that this could not be explained at all.
Could it be that his wife wanted to fool him with these mysterious and mysterious things? As if aware of what he was thinking, You Ning smelled the fragrance of the flowers in his hand, smiled lightly, and continued to explain in a gentle voice:
"What your husband said is indeed true! False is false, true is true!
But have you ever thought about a question, that is, why we can master the power of cultivation, or in other words, why can we become stronger through cultivation? "
"Appreciate further details!"
Qingxuan continued to shake his head, expressing that he really didn't know.
In his opinion, these are the most essential truths in the cultivation world, which he, a little foundation cultivator, can understand.
Seeing that he was listening attentively like a primary school student, You Ning smiled and said: "Actually, these all rely on the power of the heart!"
"Heart power?"
"Yes! The power of the heart is what we often call the power of the soul! Relying on it, the ancestors have clearly studied the various characteristics of spiritual energy, and this is how we now cultivate immortality. Simply put, the current path of cultivating immortality The road is actually a faster version, a version more suitable for the public."
"Isn't that right? Don't they say it was passed down by Taoist ancestors?"
"It is indeed passed down by Tao Ancestor! Then have you ever thought about a question, that is, where did Daozu's cultivation method come from?Could it be that it was conjured out of thin air?Or is it true that just like in myths and legends, Dao Zu is the son of Dao and is responsible for preaching? "
Youning said that these are not credible at all.
The reason why people choose to believe in an omniscient and omnipotent God is because of their own incompetence. This should not be the style of cultivators like shouldn’t be the thought of those who seek truth.
"Well, there does have to be a source!"
Qing Xuan nodded.
Everything has its cause and effect, so where is the wisdom of heaven and earth that suddenly pops out?
If so, then there must be something wrong with it!
Let’s talk about cultivation.
Perhaps, the initial path of cultivation does not rely on the power of the mind.
But he is almost certain that as the cultivation path matures, countless predecessors must be perfecting it bit by bit.
And in this process, it is very possible to accidentally embark on the spiritual path, and rely on the characteristics of the spiritual path to build the path to immortality into what it is now!
In other words, this is almost inevitable.
Because anyone with a brain knows that the current complicated and stable path of cultivation definitely cannot fall from the sky, nor can it come out of nowhere by relying on my power of thinking.
This must be the result of long-term improvements, development summarization, and experimental verification.
If nothing else, take alchemy as an example. There are more than hundreds of millions of medicinal herbs in the world of cultivation. The most critical medicinal materials are found among them, and then fixed into formulas to form stable elixirs, and the side effects must be reduced to an acceptable level. , if this does not have a certain theory and foundation and relies purely on luck, then unless this person is the child of destiny, it is really impossible to do it.
And even if there really is a son of destiny, it is enough for him to find one kind of elixir recipe. How can he still find five tens, hundreds, thousands, or tens of millions? This is simply not possible.
This must have taken shape little by little through the hard work of hundreds of millions of researchers.
Not to mention, in addition to this elixir, there are also weapon refining, spiritual kitchens, formations, spiritual plants, talismans, and breeding. Which of these does not require tens of thousands of years of research? If there really is an all-knowing and all-powerful Son of Destiny, then why doesn't he just do it in one step and directly grant everyone eternal life? Why let everyone struggle to survive?
Therefore, the idea of an omniscient and omnipotent God is very unreliable.
Seeing that he had figured it out, You Ning picked a wild flower, handed it to his hand, and continued to explain: "Now that my husband has figured out the truth, shouldn't we figure out next, how can we seek truth, or how can we cultivate our minds?"
"Cultivation of the mind? Cultivation of the mind? Are these two the same?"
"In fact, to be precise, the path of cultivation should be called the path of mind cultivation. It is the spiritual path we are taking now, or it can also be called the path of desire."
"The path of desire is quite accurate."
Thinking that the road to the soul is indeed to broaden and strengthen the soul by satisfying the seven emotions and six desires, Chen Qingxuan nodded.
At this time, Yuning said again: "However, according to the research of our ancestors, only when you are sure that something is true, the power of the mind will be improved, so..."
"That's why the road of cultivating the mind is called the road of comprehension!"
"My husband is a great talent!"
Qingxuan smiled and waved his hand, saying, stop complimenting me. You have already said it clearly about what kind of talent I am!
Seeing him like this, You Ning smiled again and said: "So the question now is, how can we make the heart confirm that something is true!"
"Isn't that obvious?"
Qingxuan felt confused again.
This has gone full circle, why are you still entangled here? He felt like he was almost confused.
You're telling the truth, can't you be more direct? As if seeing his impatience, You Ning shook his head and continued: "Husband, do you remember the peony petals just now?"
"Of course I remember!" Qingxuan had tasted it himself, so he remembered it clearly.
"Have you ever thought about how you confirmed that it is a peony petal?"
"This……"
For a moment, Qingxuan was really petals are just peony petals, how can you confirm it?
You Ning said: "Did you see me picking it from the peony flower with your own eyes, or did you smell its fragrance and taste it with your own mouth before confirming it? Or, in other words, your husband has confirmed in advance that it is a peony petal. , and never had any doubt?"
"I really didn't doubt it!"
Qingxuan answered honestly.
Seeing it with his own eyes, what else could he doubt? Hearing this, You Ning smiled slightly, then waved his sleeves and saw that the surrounding scene changed drastically, turning into a cold winter with heavy this, Qingxuan quickly said: "You are in an illusion!"
Youning didn't say a word, and directly picked a snow lotus flower from the cliff on the side, and put it in Qingxuan's hand.
"You try this again?"
"this?"
Looking at the snow lotus in his hand and feeling the coolness in his hand, Qingxuan knew that all this was an illusion. After all, he and his wife were enjoying the scenery in the back mountain just now. How could he come to an Iceland.
But looking at the snow lotus in his hand, he also slightly understood what his wife was thinking, and immediately took off a petal and put it in his mouth.
And sure enough, as soon as the petals entered his mouth, he felt that the taste was wrong, and it felt like chewing grass.
Just at this moment, the fragrance of green grass spread from his mouth to his nose, and Qingxuan subconsciously concluded: "This is a weed. Is it the weed you caught next to it?"
However, just as he made this judgment, he saw the surrounding scenery changing rapidly. Snowflakes melted, green leaves were flying, and the garden was full of flowers. The surroundings suddenly changed from the ice and snow of winter to the vibrant summer.
At this time, Qingxuan suddenly felt something was wrong with the taste in his mouth. He turned his eyes to the palm of his hand, only to find that there was actually a snow lotus lying there.
At the same time, a sweet feeling came from his mouth.
It was very similar to the taste of snowdrops he had tasted before.
But, how is this possible? It was obviously the smell of grass just now, and there is also the fragrance of grass, how come...
Thinking of this and looking at his smiling wife beside him, Qingxuan asked subconsciously: "Are you still in an illusion?"
You Ning smiled and said nothing.
Seeing this, Qingxuan broke off another petal and put it into his mouth. The sweet taste hit him again.
Putting the whole snowdrop on the tip of his nose, he could indeed smell a cool fragrance, which was very consistent with the snowdrop he knew.
But Qingxuan still couldn't believe it. He used the [Herb Identification Spell] to identify it, and the result showed that it was indeed a snow lotus flower, and it was just 20 years old, which happened to be the main medicine of the [Obstacle Breaking Pill].
However, it also reminds the above that this snow lotus has been damaged by [-]%, reminding the monks to pay attention to the combination of medicinal materials when making alchemy.
Seeing this situation, Qingxuan still didn't believe it. He used his spiritual consciousness to explore it with all his strength, only to find that the snow lotus was indeed real.
And not only the snowdrops, but also the trees around us, the weeds under our feet, the small animals hiding in the soil, the white clouds and the sun in the sky seemed to indicate that all of this was true.
But how is this possible?
If this is all true, wouldn't it mean that he just made a wrong judgment? Qingxuan, who was somewhat unconvinced, suddenly noticed You Ning's smiling face, and immediately pulled him over and kissed him.
a long time.
Only then did he smile with satisfaction, "This is indeed true!"
The angry Youning gave him a blank look. "You're being a rogue!"
Seeing this, Qingxuan quickly admitted his mistake and said, "My wife is indeed right, husband!"
"You can say good things!"
Youning turned his head, expressing his unwillingness to pay attention to this bad guy, but he couldn't help the smile on his face at all.
After a long while, seeing her husband's expression of embarrassment, she quickly asked: "Do you understand what I'm going to say?"
Upon hearing this, Qingxuan immediately stopped smiling and said, "Are you trying to say that truth and falsehood are sometimes not so obvious and can be disturbed by various information?"
"It's a bit related!"
You Ning nodded slightly and sighed: "Sometimes we are not sure whether something is true or false at all, so what should we do? All we can do is to collect more information, do everything possible to confirm it, and see what its essence is? Generally speaking, the more information you receive, the better you can confirm the authenticity of the other party.
But there is also a possibility that even if we have collected all the information and confirmed the authenticity of the other party, the actual result may be completely opposite to this conclusion. "
Hearing this, Qingxuan nodded and said: "For example, fantasy!"
"Yes, a fantasy! Husband, have you ever thought about such a scene? If someone is placed in a carefully prepared fantasy from birth, what will his cognition be like? Will he think that we The outside is the illusion, and his side is the reality?"
"That is for sure!"
Qingxuan is almost no one is willing to accept that the world he lives in is fake, even he himself is fake.
Seeing that he understood, You Ning continued: "Then if the illusion is lifted at this time and he is exposed to the real world, what will happen to him? Will he go crazy? Will he collapse directly? Will he directly collapse? Become a demon and want to destroy everything in the real world?"
Qingxuan was silent for a long time. After a long while, he softly uttered one word, "Yes!"
At this time, You Ning said again: "So, husband, have you ever thought about a question, is our world also fake?"
Qingxuan was silent again.
He raised his head and glanced around, seeing the green mountains and forests, the distant fields, the endless sea, the high clouds, and the distant sun. Are these all real?
Not necessarily.
After all, he just said that the person in the illusion could not realize that he was living in an illusion.
If the other party is like this, what about him? Is it the same thing?
Thinking of this, he seemed to understand what his wife meant.
"so……"
“So there is the way of the soul.
We don’t know the truth or falsehood of the facts at all. All we can do is to keep looking for information to confirm the truth or falsehood of the world we know.
Once we find enough information, establish a stable self, and form our own world, does the truth and falsehood outside still matter? No, it doesn't matter at all.
If it is false, then we make it true.
If he is real, then we can also make him fake.
True and false exist in one mind, this is the way of the soul. "
"Strong self? I understand somewhat!"
Qing Xuanruo has some enlightenment.
A person's cognitive ability is limited, and he cannot tell the difference at all, and there is no need to confirm whether the entire world is true or false.
He just needs to take care of himself!
Just like the previous cheating experiment.
The fundamental reason why the victors' cultivation levels regressed to varying degrees after knowing the truth may lie in their own self-confidence.
Some people think that those achievements are all deserved by him, so he may not be affected at all.
Some people think that he just cheated, that he was let down by others, so he achieved results that he could not usually achieve, so naturally he can only return to his original position.
This question is like someone coming up with a new theory in the real world.
When a new theory becomes true, it will naturally have to go through many tests and verifications before it can be confirmed that she is indeed true.
Without demonstration and practice, it is just a hypothesis, an idea.
It’s insignificant!
Thinking of this, Qingxuan also understood why the seven emotions and six desires can improve cultivation. That's because they are all real! It's true happiness, true hatred, true love.
As for why happiness in reality is real, but happiness in fantasy is fake? Naturally, almost no one can resist the consensus formed by mankind over thousands of consensus tells us that the illusion is false, and everything in it is illusory, so from the moment it is confirmed to be an illusion, everything in it no longer has realism.
All are fake.
Including everything you've got! Finally, Youning ended this topic with a conclusion:
"People are not born to confirm that something is real. They are verified and confirmed step by step, and gradually move towards reality! towards freedom! towards eternal life!"