Chapter 65 Sitting and Forgetting
Jiang You returned to the villa happily and immediately tried to practice the longevity skill.
He sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and muttered something.
"Observe the way of heaven and carry out the actions of heaven. Implement it in heaven. The universe depends on the hand, and all transformations come from the body. Nature is human; human heart is the machine. The way of heaven is established to determine people. Heaven and earth are the thieves of all things. ; All things are robbed by man; man is the thief of all things. When the three thieves are appropriate, the three talents are at peace. Therefore, it is said: Eat at the right time, and everything will be in order; use its mechanism, and everything will be in peace. People know the gods of their gods, but they don’t know whether they are gods or not. The reason why it is divine is that the sun and the moon are numbered, and their sizes are determined. Wherever the holy power comes into being, the divine power emerges."
At first, Jiang You was confused and undecided. He just chanted sutras repeatedly without any supernatural feeling. As time went by, he became even more upset.
Practitioners in ancient times have been chanting sutras and fasting for a long time since childhood. In addition, there was no Internet at that time, so everyone was exposed to less external temptations, so that they could have a clear mind and practice Taoism.
As a modern person, Jiang You had never been exposed to Taoist techniques before. Naturally, he couldn't figure out the way when he first learned the Taoism. After Jiang You meditated on the bed for more than an hour, he couldn't help but stand up.
I have too many distracting thoughts. If the ancients' distracting thoughts were like a strong wind, then his distracting thoughts are like a Category 10 hurricane, raging in the soul, especially after being led into a state of madness by whispers in the ear, the soul seems to have been covered with a thick layer. Of dust, with one thought, more than a dozen thoughts arise, and it is even more difficult to get rid of the distracting thoughts.
He paced around the room, "I have to think of a way to get rid of my distracting thoughts first!"
At this moment, he suddenly saw the Shengxie Sword placed aside and suddenly had an idea.
"By the way, the clear sound of the Victory Evil Sword can attack people's spirits and make their thinking sluggish. Can it help me get rid of distracting thoughts?"
As soon as he thought of a way, Jiang You immediately began to experiment. He sat cross-legged on the bed, placed the Victory Evil Sword horizontally on his knees, and closed his eyes again. As soon as he closed his eyes, colorful and bizarre thoughts appeared in his mind. Jiang You whispered, "Qingyin!"
The Shengxie Sword on his knees suddenly screamed, but this time the target was himself. With the sound of the Shengxie Sword, Jiang You immediately felt his brain buzzing. His brain seemed to be stuck in mud, and his thinking speed changed significantly. Slowly, I became sluggish, and the distracting thoughts in my mind were suddenly reduced by half.
Sure enough, it worked. As soon as the happy thought came out, Jiang You quickly pressed it down, but the current level was still not enough. Jiang You became fierce and used all the remaining two times of Qingyin, using the Shengxie Sword twice in succession. After the second sword cry.
Jiang You felt as if his brain had been hit hard with a stick. It instantly became as sluggish as a stone, and his mind was as empty as a wild field. As time passed, this situation gradually subsided. When he just regained consciousness, His mind was extremely clear at this time, and all distracting thoughts were gone. But when he saw that the distracting thoughts were about to rise again, Jiang You quickly gathered his mind and concentrated on reciting the Longevity Kung Fu scriptures silently.
It worked this time. He just felt that as he silently recited the scriptures, the clear state of his brain seemed to be stretched. Originally, after Jiang You entered the dark energy, his body's ability to perceive the outside world became extremely sharp. Once there was any disturbance, , did not make him alert, but at this time, all the attention of the body to the outside world seemed to be withdrawn from the body, and he only felt that his body seemed to be bathed in the soft sunshine, which was so warm and uncomfortable.
This state is like sleeping but not sleeping. He is sleeping, maybe. His mind is clear and he can feel all the states of his body. It is not sleeping. At this time, his mind is completely empty and no distracting thoughts can arise.
If Lin Qingdu sees this state, he will know that Jiang You is sitting in meditation and forgetting. This is a basic practice method in most religions. Buddhism calls it sitting in concentration, and Taoism calls it sitting and forgetting. In this state, the human body returns to the natural state of Tao and will adjust its own body independently. If it is combined with the corresponding exercises, this effect will be maximized.
"Zhuangzi: The Great Master" says: "The limbs are dropped, the intelligence is deposed, and the body is separated from the body to know. It is the same as Datong. This is called sitting and forgetfulness." Guo Xiang, a metaphysician of the Western Jin Dynasty: "If you sit down and forget, what will you forget? That is, those who forget their traces and the reason for their traces will not be aware of their body internally, and will not recognize the existence of heaven and earth externally, and then the wilderness and change will become the body. Everything makes sense.”
Modern experts and scholars have proposed the flow state, which is similar to it, but it is not the same as it.
Jiang You is in a state of forgetfulness at this moment. The Yiqi Immortality Skill does not need to be driven by the mind and runs automatically in the body, which is in line with nature.
Jiang You used the clever method of defeating the evil sword, and he was really fearless. Getting rid of distracting thoughts is definitely not the same as making his brain dull. If it were so simple, everyone in ancient times would stick a stick on their head. Wouldn't it be human? Can anyone achieve forgetfulness? The fundamental reason why he is able to make a fool of himself is because his mental power has been improved many times and has already exceeded that of ordinary people. But has he ever practiced any relevant mental methods to restrain his mental power and lead to mental illness? The power overflows for a long time, so it is difficult to calm down.
He used the clear sound of the Victory Evil Sword to attack his own spirit, and it was to suppress the overflowing spiritual power back into the mud ball. Therefore, he accidentally calmed down his mind.
Jiang You really forgot about the existence of time when he sat there. He sat there until the next morning. He didn't let him out of this state until he was burning with hunger.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he had the illusion that the whole bedroom lit up as he opened his eyes. According to legend, the ancient Taoist priests, because of their profound practice, had a strange feeling of whiteness in the empty room when they opened their eyes while meditating in caves. picture.
Of course it was impossible for Jiang You to do this at this time, but when he opened his eyes, he felt that his eyes were extremely clear. He could clearly see the fine texture on the wooden door in the distance, and in his ears he could hear the chatter of other neighbors in the distance.
He was very satisfied that Jiang You could be so sharp and sharp after practicing for the first time. Although he had been sitting for a long time, his body was not stiff or numb at all. He got up, walked to the kitchen, and made rice and tomato beef brisket for himself. After eating five bowls of rice, I felt full.
Then he went out for a walk in the villa area to eat. After returning to his villa, he practiced boxing and swords in the yard.
As the saying goes, Taoist boxing never leaves the body. Even if he has some attainments in boxing now, as long as he does not practice boxing within three days, he will definitely feel sluggish. If he does not practice boxing for a month, his boxing skills will regress. Only when he reaches the transformation state and stabilizes his energy The blood kneaded the boxing skills and divine will into the flesh. At that time, walking, sitting and lying were all exercises, so there was no need to practice every day.