Chapter 332 Light of Merit
“What kind of civilization is that that makes the Patriarch feel that it can perfect the Taoist Fruit and benefit all souls?”
Chu Tai has some doubts in his heart. In his understanding, Shinto Civilization is the easiest system to become solidified. Why would Taiyi Zhenjun be attracted to it? Regarding this, the Taoist just chuckled.
"Heaven and man are in harmony, and gods and men work together. In the past when immortals appeared and Taoism transformed the heaven, man was the original god and god was the ultimate man. By the way, the people here are not human beings. Rather, they are humane sentient beings.”
“The ultimate person?”
Chu Tai repeated in a low voice, vaguely touching a little trace, and whispered: "Can a scholarly heavenly person be a god?"
The Taoist nodded, and Chu Tai continued to ask: "Can a person with outstanding virtue be a god?"
The Taoist continued to nod, and Chu Tai asked again: "How can he become a god if he has sinned so much?"
The Taoist still nodded. He looked at Chu Tai who was a little surprised and pointed out the key point.
“Don’t be surprised. The way by which immortals manifest the Tao and transform the heavens is, to put it bluntly, the way of the Five Virtues, the way of sentient beings, and the way of sentient beings.”
The more Chu Tai listened, the more confused he became. He couldn't help but ask: "Are these three related?"
"Of course there is. Let's take the easiest to understand way of merit. What do you think of merit? Why? "
The Taoist seemed to be guiding someone intentionally. Chu Tai, who noticed this, thought for a while but did not answer.
The Taoist who had not received a response for a long time seemed a little disappointed and explained: "According to the record of Xian Xian Dao Hua Da Tian, merit is divided into three levels. The following is the merit of kindness and good deeds, that is, kindness is merit. Good deeds are virtues. Any sentient beings only need to have good thoughts and perform good deeds, and this merit will be counted. However, due to merit, the requirements for kindness are very low. Even if a trace of compassion is moved in the process of doing good deeds with a utilitarian mind, it can be counted. It is the last of the three merits. "
"For this reason, the effect of such merits is extremely weak. A little accumulation of them will have no effect on monks, but if someone upholds compassion and practices good deeds. , after persisting for decades, the merits gained are no worse than the merits of the middle vehicle. In the heavens like us, it can protect lives and bodies, and in the heavens of immortals and enlightenments, it can be used as the foundation for becoming gods. ”
Having said this, the Taoist paused, stretched out his hand a little, and a little light of merit appeared on his fingertips.
“The so-called middle vehicle merits are also called self-study and preaching merits, that is, self-study is merit and preaching is virtue. Such merits are what we immortal monks call good virtues and good deeds every day. Some people also refer to them as It is called the merit of humanity, the merit of preaching, and the merit of saving people. Tracing back to its essence, it is the feedback given to us by the immortal way, the way of humanity, and even some great teachings. There may be some mixing of human essence, but the essence is not the same. "Big."
"The brilliance of merit in my hand is a typical medium merit."
After saying this, the Taoist did not speak for a long time, and Chu Tai saw it. The Taoist asked, "What about the superior merits?" "The so-called superior merits are naturally the merits of knowing one's mind and seeing one's nature, that is, knowing one's mind is merit and seeing one's nature is virtue. The simplest understanding is that on the basis of the middle merits On the other hand, increase one's own perception, let one's own Tao, fruit and Dharma intention be combined with merit to form one's own merit. Only this kind of merit can be called superior merit."
"On this point, the study of Buddhism is more in-depth. Their so-called Buddha's Light of Great and Small Merits, Sandalwood Buddha's Light, Prajna Buddha's Light, and, by the way, there is also the Great Self-Contained Buddha's Light of Buddhist enlightenment for heretics. These studies are very in-depth."
Speaking of this, the Taoist seemed to have thought of something interesting, and whispered: "The light of the Great Self Buddha, manifested by the heretics, is recorded in the "Future Stars Tribulations of All Heavens by the Heretic Sutra". It was originally used by Buddhism to attract side sects and demons. , or even a secret method prepared by immortal monks. If you want to achieve great success, you must understand the Buddha nature and eventually gradually become a member of Buddhism."
"But more than two thousand years ago, Haha Patriarch obtained a secret method. In the book "Annotations on the Sutra of the Outer Disciples of the Future Star Tribulations of All Heavens", he used the method of Nuo Noodles to cultivate the Outer Disciple's Great Self-Contained Buddha's Light, and alienated it to create his own twenty Nuo Noodles in the Heavens, stealing the energy of this channel, Most of this lineage was destroyed. It is said that Patriarch Haha later used this Nuo noodle to mix into Buddhism and secretly learned the Sutra of "Buddha Said Thousand Buddhas Saved Countless Living Beings for Glorious Tribulations in the Past". I don't know if it is true. "
Chu Tai, who suddenly heard about Patriarch Haha's past experience, silently wrote down the information, and then asked: "How to calculate the merits of heaven and earth, and how to calculate the merits, and treat the sinful people as gods. , what’s the connection? It’s impossible for a sinful person to realize that his original intention is evil, and to realize the evil deeds as a merit, and to practice evil deeds as a virtue.” In the sky, there are no clear merits of heaven and earth, only heavenly power, which is the power that conforms to the laws and principles of the operation between heaven and earth and receives positive feedback from heaven and earth. It is also true that evil people become gods after death."
The Taoist gave a quite impactful explanation in Chu Tai's surprised eyes.
“Just as there are demons in our heaven, evil gods and evil gods naturally exist in the heaven where immortals manifest Taoism. Except for a very small number of these gods that have existed since ancient times, most of them are obtained by evil people. It’s just that compared to It is more difficult for ordinary people to become gods, and it is more difficult for evil people to achieve enlightenment. One of the reasons is that the evil deeds they have committed will naturally backfire when they become gods. How many evil deeds he has committed to build his own god's throne must be empathized with. All the experiences and emotions of the victim clearly understand the origin of his authority and know its power."
"During this period, the evil person needs to stick to himself and stick to his nature, otherwise he will be torn apart by the person who hurt him. Secondly, we must prevent external disasters and resist foreign enemies. Thirdly..."
Chu Tai looked at the Taoist who was talking more and more energetically in front of him, with a trace of doubt in his eyes. The other person seemed to be interested in the immortal Taoist transformation of the sky The information is too clear, and the method of merit he describes contains too many specific ways of practice.
Now, the Taoist gave Chu Tai a feeling.
Rather than solving doubts, it is better to say that he is preaching.
With this thought, Chu Tai was startled and immediately reflected on himself. His mind fell under the East Emperor Bell and he observed himself silently. He was very surprised to find that a round of energy appeared behind his head under the East Emperor Bell. A shallow golden wheel of merit.
What’s even more amazing is that [Xinhui], which had only transformed once before, has now completed a new transformation, from the original [Seventh Rank·Xinhui] to [Sixth Rank·Ganlin].
What’s even more amazing is that in the [Gan Lin] fruit fragment, Chu Tai saw a large number of rituals to dispel pain, relieve misfortune, nourish a land and water, redeem and refining the souls of the dead. It can be said that it is a A very comprehensive collection of faith harvesting and a wonderful way to accumulate merit.
These changes also confirmed from the side that the Taoist in front of him was preaching and implanting foreign influences into Chu Tai's body by solving doubts.
(End of this chapter)