Confucian self-cultivation: Scholars start from Daqin

Han Fei smiled and said: "Little uncle knows that the "fixed" state is not the "fixed" state, I don't pursue these, I just want to use what I have learned to save South Korea... Look at Junior Brother Li Si, he did not pursue "fixed" environment."

"Li Si..." Gao Jing was silent for a while, and said: "He is full of power and wealth, and he always wants to compete with you for success or failure... He has too many thoughts, and he can't correct his heart."

Han Fei smiled and didn't make any excuses. Instead, he asked, "Is my little uncle about to enter samadhi?"

Gao Jing shook his head and said, "I don't know, maybe tomorrow, maybe a month, maybe a year, maybe I won't be able to enter for the rest of my life...Why are you asking?"

Han Fei said in a low voice: "After the little uncle enters the "Ding", do you want to go to Korea? Anyway, you have this book, so you can study it anywhere."

As he spoke, he pointed to the thread-bound book in Gao Jing's hand.

Gao Jing said noncommittally: "Why are you going to Korea? I don't know how to govern a country, so I can't help you."

Han Fei chuckled, and said in a low voice, "Little Martial Uncle, this book is at least [-]% thicker than before. The tens of thousands of books in Xiaoshengxianzhuang can only make this book thicker...Little Martial Uncle, you There is a lot to learn in the book!"

Gao Jing glanced at Han Fei, but did not answer.

Han Fei continued: "And every time my little uncle reads it, he only reads the new pages in the front, and never goes back... The back of this book is more than ten times more than that accumulated by Xiao Shengxianzhuang. What is knowledge? If you say that there is no way to govern and strengthen the country, Han Fei would not believe it."

The knowledge of this era is for governing the country, and Han Fei can't think of going anywhere else.

"Li Si didn't believe it either!" Li Si didn't know when he came over, and said from the side: "I've seen my junior uncle, I've seen my senior brother."

Gao Jing threw the book to them directly: "Want to know? Read it yourself."

Han Fei's face turned bitter, he flipped through it casually, shook his head and said, "I can't see... or only the little uncle can see it.".

Chapter 9 final entry

Li Si probably rushed over when he heard that Han Fei was leaving, intending to bid farewell and leave together.

Sure enough, after Han Fei went to say goodbye to Master Xun, Li Si also said goodbye.

The two of them will return to South Korea one by one, and the other will go to Qin State. In the future, they will both compose a soul-stirring history...

Of course, instead of going straight to the destination, the two of them still need to travel a lot.

Gao Jing walked from Mincheng to Qi State for more than a year, and it was as straight as possible.

But the travel of the two of them is not just to go in a straight line, but to check the people's conditions of the Seven Kingdoms so as to prepare for the future development, so it will definitely take a while on the road.

If it was just after time travelling, Gao Jing would have hurriedly followed Han Fei to Korea to experience the plot and the like.

But now Gao Jing puts all his thoughts on studying, with sincerity and sincerity, instead of paying attention to it.

After the two of them left, Gao Jing was only sad for a few days. After all, they had been together for so long, and the relationship was still deep.

But then I regained my mood and sank into reading again.

……

Human beings live in groups. Ordinary people who live alone all the year round have long been mentally twisted and crazy, let alone learning with peace of mind.

Xun Fuzi's state of mind is very high, at least reaching "quietness", maybe even "safety".

That's why he can live here all year round without going out, but he won't be tortured by loneliness. Instead, he will be content with loneliness and enjoy the peace.

I even spend most of my time in retreat and comprehending the "learning of the mind", without any impatience, and my state of mind is always peaceful.

Gao Jing's state of mind is not that high, and he hasn't even entered "sedation", so he feels very uncomfortable.

After Han Fei and Li Si left, he didn't even have anyone to talk to most of the time, and his heart that was originally converted showed signs of disturbance again.

Gao Jing could naturally go to talk to other Confucian disciples, but he didn't, but forced himself to adapt.

This is also part of "self-denial".

If he can continue to "righteously" in this lonely environment, it will be very helpful for him to settle down.

And Master Xun seemed to know about Gao Jing's situation, and hadn't shown up for more than a month.

For more than a month, I haven't seen a living person, haven't spoken a word to anyone, and even the food delivery person put the lunch box at the door far away.

Modern people always think that as long as they have a mobile phone and a computer, they can stay out of the house for a whole year... However, when facing the computer and mobile phone, they are already communicating with "people".

Gao Jing doesn't have a computer or a mobile phone. He only has books, and he can only read and read.

He is restraining himself, forcing himself to adapt to loneliness, and "righteousness" in loneliness.

The scattered heart gradually regrouped and rectified...

The distracting thoughts that gradually gushed out were gradually erased...

On this day, when Gao Jing read the sincerity chapter in "The Doctrine of the Mean": "Only sincerity in the world can manage the great scriptures of the world, establish the great book of the world, and know the cultivation of the world. How can I rely on it?

Gizzards are benevolent!Abyss is abyss!Oh my god!Gou Bugu is clever, sage, and virtuous, who can know it? "

It seems that blessings come to the soul, and it seems that when the water is full, it will overflow. Gao Jing comprehended the meaning of it inexplicably.

Only "sincerity" can sort out the rules of the world, establish the foundation of the world, and know the truth of the creation of all things in the world, without any other support!

How benevolent is the sincere heart, how deep is the water of the abyss, and how vast is the vastness of the sky. It is impossible to understand it without being as intelligent as a sage and reaching the realm of heavenly virtue!

At this moment, his thoughts, thoughts, and soul seemed to be sublimated all of a sudden.

The thinking suddenly became very clear. If there was a layer of gauze when thinking about the problem before, then this layer of gauze has been removed now.

He could predict in an instant that Master Xun would come out of the house in a moment, walk up to him, and play a game of chess with him... This is not a prediction across time and space, but based on the current time, the character that Master Xun has always shown, Concern for him, his current state... and so on are the results calculated from a series of existing conditions!

Perception has increased countless times, the breeze blows through the bamboo forest, and the sound of every bamboo leaf fluttering can be clearly distinguished, and even the heart sinks down, and you can hear the sound of blood flowing in your own blood vessels...

A pure heart can not only feel itself, but also feel some subtle existence between heaven and earth.

Some inexplicable things!

……

Gao Jing smiled suddenly, turned his head and said, "Brother, I think I understand."

Master Xun just opened the door, walked over with a smile, and said with indescribable approval in his eyes, "Little brother, you have practiced self-denial and self-cultivation for three years, honed your mind, walked on eggshells every day, and now you have finally entered "samadhi"!"

The mind is different from the body. As long as you figure it out and realize it, the spiritual realm can be improved quickly, without limits or bottlenecks.

So after this wonderful feeling faded away like a tide, Gao Jing didn't feel exhausted because his mind had grown enough.

It's just a temporary samadhi, and Gao Jing can't maintain the "samadhi" state yet.

But Gao Jing was not disappointed. Instead, he stood up calmly and saluted Master Xun, "Thank you for your teachings all the time, brother!"

"We're just learning from each other."

Xun Fuzi smiled and sat down opposite, twisted up the chess piece and gestured.

Gao Jing smiled, he clearly held the white chess, but he didn't follow the rules of the black chess first move, and unceremoniously grabbed the star position in the upper right corner, and asked: "Senior brother, I just realized some inexplicable things in the world. something unknown..."

Master Xun said while laying down his son: "Don't talk about it, don't ask for it in your heart, don't ask for it in your heart, don't ask for it in your breath."

Gao Jing was stunned for a moment, and said, "The second chapter of Gongsun Chou's chapters in Mencius."

Master Xun asked again: "What is Mencius best at?"

Gao Jing blurted out: "Be good at cultivating awe-inspiring aura...is that awe-inspiring righteousness?"

Master Xun looked at Gao Jing with the eyes of a fool, and said: "Qi is Qi. Mencius has a noble and righteous heart, so what he cultivated is called noble Qi... If he has a wicked heart, he cultivates evil spirit."

Gao Jing was a little dizzy, and said in disbelief: "So... there is really vitality in the world?"

"Vital energy? What is this term?" Master Xun asked curiously: "It may be water, or rustic, or solar, or fire, or human, or filthy... look at the environment in which it lives." Forget it, what is vitality?"

Gao Jing: "...".

Chapter 10 Going to Korea?

A real scholar spends his whole life "cultivating himself".

It is not enough for the mind to enter the state, it also needs to be maintained, because the state of mind will regress.

For example, many scholars wanted to be a good official before becoming an official, but when they really stepped into the officialdom, they were in a complicated and turbid environment, and their mood was easily affected, which led to regress, and finally became a gangster, becoming the person they hated the most. people.

The dragon slayer eventually becomes a dragon.

But Confucianism is after all a knowledge of the world. Unless you hide at home and study it all your life, you will have to face various tests sooner or later.

There have been many great Confucian scholars in history. The emperor invited them to be officials, but they couldn't accept them three times and four times. The world praised them for their high morals.

It is true that when the mind has entered the realm, it can be said that the heart is like a rock. If it is not willing to do so, no high-ranking official, rich salary, gold and silver wealth will be able to move a Confucian heart.

But on the other hand, these great Confucian scholars are also worried that going out of the mountain and entering the officialdom will make their state of mind regress.

Throughout the dynasties, there have been scholars who have suffered from studying for the imperial examination. It is because they do not know how to "self-cultivate" and only squeeze their brain cells.

A scholar who understands self-cultivation will not only not get tired from reading, but enjoy it. The more you read, the more energetic you will be, and the more you read, the better your body will be.

When the mind enters the realm and studies knowledge, it is possible to forget about food and sleep, and to focus on selfless research and academic research, but the body seldom collapses.

Those masters in the period of the Republic of China had entered the realm of their hearts, and their academics were like divine help. In the case of Western technology blockade, they allowed China to take off in just 30 years...

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Gao Jing has a deep understanding.

After entering the "fixed" state once, when reading books, whether it is memory, comprehension, or thinking, there is a significant improvement, and reading not only does not consume the mind, but nourishes the mind.

In this state to learn things, study academics, what else can't be learned and researched thoroughly?

While studying, he still maintained the self-restraint of "sincerity and righteousness", so after a month, Gao Jing entered "sedation" for the second time.

Then for the third time in half a month...

For the fourth time in six days...

Yesterday for the fifth time...

Sixth time today...

Compared with Han Fei who fell into samadhi every day while sleeping, Gao Jing's "sedation" state seemed shallower.

But Han Feina has outstanding aptitude, and he depends on the sky... Anyway, there are many monsters in this world. In the future, there will be an eight-year-old girl who will break into the Taoist Tianzong with a wooden sword. The door is lost.

As for Gao Jing, this is an acquired accumulation, an orderly growth, and a controllable deepening of his realm.

When reading has entered the state of "concentration" and opened up wisdom, it is easy to be "sincerity and righteousness" when learning other things.

No matter what to learn, as long as you are fascinated, you can easily learn it.