Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 204 Hidden Dragon
Qin Zhiyong has mastered boxing for a long time. Practicing Taijiquan or Baguazhang is actually no different, they are all physical exercise.

Why not practice Taijiquan, but Baguazhang?

Qin Zhiyong had his own considerations.

Without his own influence, in another 20 years, Zhang Sanfeng can also create Taijiquan and Taijijian.He hasn't created any kung fu yet, which shows that his martial arts concept is still immature.

Forcible intervention is not necessarily a good thing.

Everything should go with the flow.

It's like a bug that is about to break its chrysalis and turn into a butterfly. Before it can turn into a butterfly, someone will help it break the chrysalis, making the butterfly "prematurely born". The butterfly will never be able to fly and can only wait for death.That is not helping it, but harming it.

Now tell Zhang Sanfeng the theory of Taijiquan, in fact, it may not be good for Zhang Sanfeng's practice.At least, it's not good for Zhang Sanfeng's state of mind.

As for the state of mind, it needs to be honed, and what I fear most is smooth sailing.

Qin Zhiyong's Baguazhang was light and light, but the air within a radius of one zhang was stirred by his palm, and it seemed to become viscous, and the light was a little distorted.

If internal force is used, a first-class warrior can cause such an effect.But Qin Zhiyong didn't use any internal strength, not even any strength.

The purity of Qin Zhiyong's boxing skills is shocking.

Mo Shenggu said in a low voice: "Master, isn't Mr. Qin a peerless master? Why is his palm so light and weak?"

Zhang Sanfeng said: "Mr. Qin is the real master. You don't need to use your intentions... Your cultivation level is not enough, so I can't understand it."

After Qin Zhiyong finished practicing his palm technique, he withdrew his punches.

Zhang Sanfeng said: "Mr. Qin's palm technique is really an eye-opener for the poor Taoist. If Pindao is not mistaken, Mr. Qin's palm technique belongs to Taoist martial arts, right?"

Qin Zhiyong said with a smile: "Renren Zhang is as intelligent as a torch. The palm technique I practice is called Baguazhang, which is indeed a Taoist boxing technique. Reverend Zhang, you are a senior in the martial arts, and you should have a lot of experience in health preservation. I don't know if it is possible. Explain to me the essence of your regimen?"

Zhang Sanfeng laughed: "Mr. Qin is too much for the award. Taoism is best at health preservation, but Confucianism also has the art of health preservation. Mr. Qin, let's sit down in the pavilion over there and talk slowly."

Qin Zhiyong nodded and said, "Okay. Please, Mr. Zhang."

Yang Xiao, Zhang Songxi, and Mo Shenggu were all a little puzzled, they are both masters of martial arts, why don't they talk about martial arts, instead they talk about health preservation techniques?How strange.

Martial arts belong to the art of fighting and killing, and Qin Zhiyong and Zhang Sanfeng have already surpassed this stage.Pursuing the lethality of martial arts is a low-level stage.The pursuit of physical fitness belongs to the intermediate stage.Learning to maintain health and pursue the true meaning of life is the advanced stage of martial arts.

No matter how powerful the martial arts are, as long as one is still pursuing lethality, it belongs to the low-level stage.Just like Yang Xiao, Miejue Shitai, Baimei Yingwang and others, although their attack power is strong, they are still in the low-level stage.

Qin Zhiyong and Zhang Sanfeng are already pursuing the art of health preservation, comprehending the true meaning of life, and they have truly stepped into an advanced stage.

Sit in the pavilion.

Qin Zhiyong talked about his own practice, focusing on his understanding of spiritual practice.

Confucian self-cultivation focuses on cultivating the mind.

Honesty and sincerity, unity of knowledge and action, sincerity of mind.

What Qin Zhiyong knew most was Confucianism and Buddhism.He didn't have much contact with Taoist philosophy.Qin Zhiyong only read "Tao Te Ching" and "Book of Changes".But these two books are too esoteric, Qin Zhiyong said that he got a little superficial, and they all put gold on his face.

Zhang Sanfeng's health-preserving technique is not as deliberate and precise as Qin Zhiyong's control of the body, but to "go with the flow".

Human life has a limit.If you want to break through the limit, you must enhance your body's potential and reduce the loss of your body's vitality.

Qin Zhiyong's physical fitness has reached the peak of human beings, and his state of mind has reached the state of "quietness". Why is his lifespan still below the human limit of 150 years?
According to Qin Zhiyong's estimate, it must be that he suffered from poor living conditions and malnutrition when he was a child, which caused the loss of his body.

Life potential is innately determined, it is easy to lose vitality, but it is quite difficult to enhance potential and vitality.

Qin Zhiyong and Zhang Sanfeng discussed how to keep in good health, and it was afternoon before they knew it.

Qin Zhiyong stood up and said, "What Zhang Zhenren said has made Qin a better student for ten years. The key to health preservation is the word 'nurture', not the pursuit of absolute control."

Qin Zhiyong's regimen is based on absolute control.

Control the bones and muscles, control Qi and blood, control endocrine, control cell metabolism.Progressively, in order to achieve the goal of life evolution and break through the limit of life span.

Because Qin Zhiyong felt that if he couldn't even control his own body and consciousness, what was the point of practicing?
However, Qin Zhiyong ignored the true meaning of health preservation, which is the word "nurture".It also ignores the Confucian concept of "all things grow together without harming each other".

In the evolution of life, sometimes, there is no need to interfere roughly, but to let nature take its course.

Just like a seed, if you bury it in the soil and water it, the seed will naturally take root and germinate. If you give the seed a suitable growth environment, the seed will grow into a towering tree.

The most important part of the body is the brain.Human spiritual consciousness is born from the brain.But other organs, or other tissues of the body, even cells, although they don't have thinking, they have life and vitality.Where there is vitality, there is subconsciousness.

It is obviously impossible for the brain to control everything in the body. Sometimes, the body's subconscious, or instinct, will conflict with the brain's consciousness.

The best state of health preservation is to achieve perfect coordination between the brain consciousness and the subconscious mind of various parts of the body.Only then can life be born with miracles.

After discussing the art of health preservation with Zhang Sanfeng, Qin Zhiyong finally understood this truth.

It can be said that "what is done on paper will eventually be shallow, but you will never know that you have to do it yourself."

The simultaneous cultivation of all things is the core concept of Confucianism, but Qin Zhiyong just didn't apply it to health preservation.

Qin Zhiyong took a deep breath, gave up deliberate control over his body, let all parts relax naturally, and fine-tuned his state of consciousness.

Immediately, my whole body felt more relaxed than ever before.

Qin Zhiyong walked on thin ice every day, restrained himself and cultivated himself, and wanted to control his body finely, no matter how finely.Require yourself with "to live like a dead man and move like a weapon".In fact, every organ in his body was already exhausted.Now that the brain consciousness no longer controls the body, all organs and tissues naturally feel relaxed and send out the message of "joy".

The control of the body is the same as teaching students.Too strict and too strict control will turn students into learning machines, lose their spirituality, and lack innovation.If the management is too loose, the students will become slack, not study hard, waste their studies, and become useless in the future.

The balance point is very difficult to grasp.

Taoism talks about the nature of all laws, and learns everything from nature.Of course there are advantages, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it is easy to lose oneself.

Why are the masters of Taoism almost always too forgetful?Not without reason.

Confucianism's self-cultivation and awe-inspiring spirit are too easy to distinguish between good and evil, and are too self-centered.Therefore, it is the most difficult thing to maintain your true self while learning from nature.

Cultivation is to constantly find a balance point, so that the spiritual consciousness and the body can reach a balance.

Now, Qin Zhiyong has a new understanding of health preservation and practice.

The consciousness and spirit have been fine-tuned. Although the state of mind has not been improved, Qin Zhiyong's life potential has been enhanced a little.In layman's terms, it was a small change in consciousness that increased Qin Zhiyong's cell activity.

Qin Zhiyong can predict the time will come, and he can live to around 146 years old.Although the increase in life expectancy is only a few years, it is a very remarkable improvement for Qin Zhiyong.

In Qin Zhiyong's current state, every additional year of life is a huge challenge.

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Liu Bowen returned home in a good mood. He felt that he might have found the "Master".

Liu Bowen was surprised the first time he met Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang was down and out. He had just left a ruined temple and joined a sub-altar of Mingjiao, becoming the lowest disciple.

Of course, this is not the most important.

The important thing is that Liu Bowen met Zhu Yuanzhang and found that he was a "hidden dragon".In the future, Zhu Yuanzhang may soar into the sky and aspire to the top of the world.

The world is about to be in chaos, and Zhu Yuanzhang is definitely not the only one who has the potential to "hidden dragon".People like Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng are actually "hidden dragons", and they all have the qualifications to aspire to the top of the world.

As for whether Zhu Yuanzhang is worthy of his assistance, Liu Bowen still needs to observe.If Zhu Yuanzhang could take the position of the leader of the Mingjiao altar by relying on his own ability, Liu Bowen decided to go out and assist him wholeheartedly.

As soon as he stepped into the house, Liu Bowen saw his wife coaxing his son to sleep.

The wife glanced at Liu Bowen and said, "Sir, Mr. Qin has sent a letter."

Liu Bowen said: "Brother Qin has a letter? Where is the letter?"

The wife said, "In your study."

Liu Bowen walked into the study, picked up the letter, opened it, nodded, and said, "Yes. It's Brother Qin's handwriting. Brother Qin has gone to Wudang Mountain, and you want me to give lectures at the Haisha School? Brother Qin said, I'm going to Cultivating talents, and I don’t know how the school opened? Now I just happened to go and have a look.”

Liu Bowen said to his wife: "My lady, my lady, pack up your things, let's take our son to Haisha School."

The wife asked puzzledly, "What are you doing at the Haisha School?"

Liu Bowen said with a smile: "Brother Qin sent a letter asking us to live in Haisha faction for a while. The family's money is running out and life is hard. Let's go to Haisha faction to eat delicious food. Ma'am, you don't know, Haisha faction is Wealthy as hell. The snow salt we eat at home comes from sea sand pie."

The wife said, "How long are you going to stay?"

Liu Bowen said: "It will take a few months. My lady, don't be reluctant. There is nothing at home, and there is nothing to worry about. After a few months, we will come back."

The wife nodded and said, "Alright then."

Liu Bowen installed the bullock cart, and his wife got on the bullock cart with the package on her back and her son in her arms.Liu Bowen raised his whip, and the scalper began to move forward slowly.

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