Read the book a hundred times, its meaning will be self-evident. It's just that some people only need ten days, while others need half a year. There is really nothing to say about this kind of comparison. Just like Tang Thirty-Six said, that girl often makes people have nothing to say, so Chen Changsheng naturally had no choice but to keep silent. .
But for some reason, Shuang'er was not happy seeing Chen Changsheng's silent and dull look, or maybe she always thought that since you have a marriage contract with Miss, even if the strength is far apart, at least you should show some will or ambition
And from her point of view, if it wasn't for the missive's letter from Nanxizhai, Chen Changsheng might be dead now, how could he have the opportunity to enter the Orthodox Academy, sit on the clean floor to study and practice? You don't want to be thankful, but you shouldn't be so silent, just pretend that nothing happened, right
Shuang'er looked at him and shook her head, took out a thin piece of letter paper from her bosom and handed it over.
"Since you have a rare opportunity to practice now, you should cherish it more. Start from the basics and keep your feet on the ground. Don't always think of crooked ways, and don't always pin your hopes on others, especially women." She didn't know what to think , said sternly: "Cultivation is not that simple, even if there is no hope, I hope you will not break the jar, understand what I mean?"
Chen Changsheng took the paper and was startled, not understanding what she meant by this sentence, thinking that if he hid in this cemetery-like academy to study and practice in silence, could it be that the Divine General's Mansion and that Miss Xu still felt Are you an eyesore
The sun outside the library was high in the sky, and the leaves were rustling, scattering the straight-falling light into many spots. Fortunately, it was still early spring, and the weather wasn't too hot. The piece of paper carried the fragrance of my daughter's home, but there was no sweat.
Chen Changsheng looked at the four words on the paper and was silent for a long time.
"It's good to do it for yourself."
The handwriting on the paper is relatively delicate, but it's not amazing, and the strokes are very straight, looking a little naive and cute. He guessed that these four words should be written to him by the lady of the Xu family from the far south, but how could he? It is also impossible to connect the girl who wrote such a clumsy handwriting with the talented girl in the rumors.
He understood the meaning of these four words, and he seemed to vaguely see the expression of that Miss Xu when she wrote these four words. She must have looked indifferent and frowned at that time, a little impatient and displeased. More than that it doesn't matter.
She wrote him four words, but the key is actually that one word, the word "自".
Self is oneself.
you live by yourself.
You read by yourself.
You practice by yourself.
You eat and drink well by yourself.
Chen Changsheng thought about it quietly for a while, put the note in his sleeve, stood up, walked to the bookshelf, and began to search for the forty-nine books listed on the back cover of "The Essence of Essence". While searching, thinking about what Miss Shuang'er said earlier, I couldn't help but frown, and the speed of moving my fingers between the books became slower—it really only takes ten days to read so many books. Complete a hundred times? How does that look
"Washing the Essence" is the general theory of practice. The forty-nine books on the back cover are the real learning objects. Students should use the knowledge and wisdom in these books to open their minds, solidify their understanding of the world, and strengthen their own minds. Soul.
This is a purely spiritual practice—since the heavenly book came down to the world, human beings began to practice, and this method was used in the first step of concentrating. Either because countless sages have concluded that this method is the most efficient and has the highest success rate, or because words are the only carrier of thoughts, so if you want to use the thoughts of the predecessors to help your thoughts become power, you must pass Words are such a bridge.
Since this method is used, the forty-nine books in the remarks of "Washing the Essence" are naturally the forty-nine books recognized by human society as the most able to help condense the spiritual consciousness. After the bibliography, it has not been changed.
Chen Changsheng was walking around the bookshelves looking for them. Even though he was very familiar with the sequence of books, it took him half an hour to find all the forty-nine books, and then moved them all to the floor by the window, and arranged them in order.
He didn't start reading right away, but went to Baihua Lane to eat a meal with vegetable soup and rice, and rested for half an hour on the lawn by the lake surrounded by dense trees. He didn't go back to the library until he was satisfied. Start reading the first book.
When looking for books before, he had already confirmed through the titles of these books that he had not read them. A little regretful, he was also very curious about what these books were about, which could actually help humans condense their spiritual consciousness.
The first book he picked up was called "The First Explanation of Pumen". He confirmed that he had not read this book, so when he opened the book and saw some familiar sentences, he thought he might be dazzled , just like in the Tiandaoyuan exam.
The book was very thin, but he felt a little heavy. He stared blankly at the content in the book, and found with some perplexity that he had already read these contents when he was four years old. More precisely, he had already memorized these contents backwards.
It's just that in the old temple in Xining Town, this book is called "Baopu Jing".
He was a little surprised, because he seemed to have returned to the assessment site of Tiandaoyuan. He thought that such a good thing could not happen all the time, but he didn't expect it to happen again, which made him a little dazed, and it took a while for him to wake up.
After waking up, he quickly opened the second book.
The name of this book is: "The Collection of Praises and Poems of the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books"
Quickly flipping the pages of the book like a breeze blowing a book, he quickly confirmed that he had read this book. Those hymns and poems written by the former sages after they visited the Mausoleum of the Book of Heaven were all in his mind. When reading these poems and fus in the temple, the name of the collection is called "Shihualu".
Chen Changsheng was silent for a moment, and opened the third book.
Still.
He has also read this book, but it has a different name from the one he read when he was a child.
The fourth book, the fifth book... He quickly scanned the forty-nine books and confirmed that he had read them all.
Is it like this again
Is this still a surprise? Chen Changsheng picked up "Marrow Washing Theory" again, and was silent for a long time, thinking silently in his heart, the corners of his lips raised at some point, his eyes narrowed like a galaxy flowing, and he was full of smiles.
He remembered what Shuang'er said when he left.
"Cultivation is not that simple."
He looked up and saw that the door of the library was dappled with light and shadows, and there was no one in the breeze. He couldn't help but feel a little lost—if the little girl was still there, he really wanted to tell her that he seemed to be more likely than your young lady. Condensed consciousness faster.
But he immediately remembered that Xu Yourong was only four years old when he read the forty-nine volumes of the book a hundred times to see the true meaning, and succeeded in condensing his spiritual consciousness. The arrogance he had just born dissipated immediately, and he laughed at himself, thinking that it was really meaningless.
The next thing to do is to use the method above on "Washing the Essence" to convert the words engraved in the forty-nine volumes in my mind and the information attached to the words into nutrients for my powerful soul, and then condense my spiritual consciousness in one fell swoop.
For anyone, at such a critical moment, they would probably continue downward. But Chen Changsheng glanced at the sky, and found that the sun had moved westward, and the twilight was getting darker, so he actually put down "The Essence of Essence", packed up the books on the floor, and walked out of the library.
It's time for dinner.
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Because of dinner, you can ignore the opportunity to change your life that is at your fingertips. If this is self-discipline, this self-discipline is too harsh and cruel, more like a kind of self-abuse, but it can also be said to be a kind of self-confidence, because he believes that the opportunity will not slip away.
From the admission examination of Tiandaoyuan to the rediscovery of these forty-nine volumes in his mind today, Chen Changsheng has been able to confirm some things—the master has already laid all the foundations for his cultivation, and the master is really not an ordinary person. Taoist.
The road to cultivating the Tao is long and long, and he and Yu Ren have studied the Taoist scriptures since childhood, with thousands of volumes in their hearts, which means that he has set out a long time earlier than others, and he has traveled thousands of miles. Reach the other side first.
Chen Changsheng has always been very confident, now that these things are confirmed, he is even more confident. At this time, the twilight is getting darker, and the setting sun is fading away, but in his more open heart, there is a round of red sun rising, so why worry about the dark road ahead
After dinner, he went back to the library again, boiled a pot of boiling water, made a cup of scented tea bought in Baihua Lane, sat cross-legged, meditated for a while, and slowly scanned the neatly arranged forty-nine volumes of books. However, it finally fell on "On Marrow Washing".
The words in the book floated up from the deepest part of his mind, came back from his childhood memories, became very real, and then gradually released a certain breath, following the method of the first chapter of "On Marrow Washing", in the The world of his thoughts is constantly blending.
Many years ago in the old temple, he had already completed enlightenment, and what he had to do now was solidify knowledge.
He closed his eyes, thinking quietly, and then gradually forgot to think.
The so-called clear mind is actually not that complicated.
It's just a combination of four characters.
Time passed gradually, and at some point in the wetland outside the library, frogs croaked.
It's still early spring.
The night is getting darker, the stars are getting brighter, and the people in Kyoto are noisy.
The Orthodox Academy is still so quiet.
The oil lamps in the library are faint, but never seem to go out.
Suddenly, there was a humming sound in the hall.
This voice came from between heaven and earth.
There is a wind blowing around the building.
Chen Changsheng opened his eyes, his eyes were a little dazed, then gradually calmed down, and finally filled with joy.
For a day and a night, he successfully condensed his spiritual consciousness.
Cultivation, it turned out to be that simple.