Omniscient and Almighty

   Chapter 247 The unity of heaven and man

  Xu Guangling is a newcomer in the park. He has set foot in this park, and it only takes about two months for him to fully count.

   And these old people chatting on the side of the trail must be considered regular guests.

   They said that the trees in the park were abnormally deciduous this year, which is probably really abnormal, and it should be fine. - Why is it abnormal?

   may be due to the climate.

   But that's very unlikely, since there doesn't seem to be any climate anomaly or anything like that.

So…

   Xu Guangling can think of only one reason.

  The three of them walked normally, Xu Guangling groaned in his heart, but the two old men did not show anything. Because they were not deeply involved, or had limited understanding, it was probably impossible for them to connect this matter with Xu Guangling in the first place.

   But when he came to the outside of the park and there was no one nearby, Xu Guangling said it.

   He told the two old men his guess.

   It can be seen that the two old people are a little shocked. I don’t know if they are shocked that the fog actually affects the withering and prosperity of the trees, or they are shocked that the three of them (actually Xu Guangling alone) can affect the trees in the entire park.

   After pondering for a while, Zhang Lao slowly said:

   "In ancient China, there was a thought called 'harmony between man and nature'. I believe you are no stranger to my humble saying."

   Xu Guangling nodded.

"In China, whether it is Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, religion or culture, this kind of thinking is deeply permeated, and it can be said that this kind of thinking is the fundamental thread and main source of all Chinese culture for thousands of years. "

   "Influenced by Chinese culture, the RB Tea Ceremony's Hejing Jingjing also expresses this idea."

  After a pause, Zhang Lao said lightly:

   "In Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, there is a description of a small country with few people, 'Neighboring countries face each other, hear the voices of chickens and dogs, and the people do not communicate with each other until they grow old and die.'"

"This kind of simple ecology may have existed in ancient times. But with the progress of the times, the scope of human activities is expanding, and correspondingly, the map and the earth are shrinking. The proposal of the global village is not news. "

   "It can be said that this process is the process of unity."

"Therefore, there is nothing wrong with unity. In the future, if our human civilization enters the space age, when people walk in the galaxy, they will further feel what is the 'unity of man and nature', and at that time, this kind of Thought will also rise again, become prominent, and become the mainstream of society.”

   "There is nothing wrong with oneness."

   Speaking of this, Zhang Lao slightly increased his tone:

   "However, there is a fundamental problem here, and that is how to be one."

   "The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Yan, Chu, Qin, Qi, Han, Zhao and Wei, the last seven countries were unified, but the unified country is called Qin."

   "The Central Plains and the grasslands, the Central Plains and the frontiers, are finally unified, but the unified country is called China."

   "It's like this in China, and it's like that in foreign countries."

   "Traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine may also be unified in the future, but after the integration, which will be the master and which will be the subordinate?"

   "Eastern thought and Western thought may be unified in the future, but after the union, who will continue to exist and who will die?"

"so."

   "Oneness is to move towards harmony, but before harmony, there is disharmony, the entanglement of the east and the west, and even the blood and rain."

"That's why, in ancient Chinese civilization, there is actually another way of saying that man and nature are one , you should have read the Yin Fu Jing?"

   Xu Guangling nodded.

   "Huang Di Nei Jing", "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", "Huang Di Yin Fu Jing"...

   This is another scripture of "Climbing the Dragon and Attaching the Phoenix".

  If it was before, Xu Guangling would meditate on this text in his mind, but at this time, the whole text of the Yin Fu Sutra appeared in his mind.

   "Heaven and earth are the thieves of all things; all things are the thieves of people; people are the thieves of all things."

   Lao Zhang recited slowly.

   "All things are born, but they are born and die. All things support people, but they are nourished and harmed. Humans and animals are all things, but animals are injured."

   Xu Guangling nodded.

  All things are born, but they are born and die. This does not need to be explained, everyone understands.

Humans and animals are all things, but animals are injured. In fact, this does not need to be explained. For example, people raise cattle and sheep, and sometimes they are very good to them. Ordinary meticulous care is not mentioned, but high-end attention is paid, such as playing music for cattle. Massage or something is also frequently seen in the news. Even if Xu Guangling doesn't pay attention to these, he still sees it from time to time on the Internet.

   But what is the purpose of man raising cattle and sheep? for "hurt".

   Of the three, two are very simple and straightforward, and as for all things nourishing people, but nourishing and harming, this statement is slightly more complicated.

   At least if it was before, Xu Guangling didn't quite understand it.

   But since he studied with Zhang Lao, especially in recent days, he has analyzed all kinds of daily ingredients through Shennong tactics and physical feelings, but he has a deep feeling for this point.

  Many ingredients have both advantages and disadvantages for the human body.

  The daily ingredients are like this, not so common medicinal materials, not to mention, it is exactly what Zhang Lao said on the first day when he taught him acupuncture, that medicine is three-point poison.

"This is also the specific meaning of 'the sky sends murderous intentions, the stars are changed; the earth sends murderous intentions, dragons and snakes rise to the land; people make murderous intentions, the heaven and the earth are repeated.'" Zhang Lao continued, "Then, people, in the face of In this case, what should be done?"

   "This truth is explained in the Yin Fu Jing, and the answer is also given."

   "That is, 'Heaven and man are combined, and the foundation of all things is fixed.' 'The three thieves are suitable, and the three talents are safe.'

   Having said that, Zhang Lao looked at Xu Guangling and smiled slightly:

   "Heaven and earth, thieves of all things."

   "Heaven and earth give birth to all things, and heaven and earth destroy all things. There is a reason for life, and there is a reason for death."

"People eat the five grains and hundreds of vegetables to nourish themselves. This is the principle of life, but at the same time as the principle of life is obtained, it is also subject to the principle of death. Physicians and health practitioners choose the best of the five grains and hundreds of vegetables, and eat them at the right time. , eat in moderation, this is to promote its life and avoid its death, or to increase its life and reduce its death.”

   "Going further, medical practitioners, health-preserving family guides, bait, fasting and other means all hope to increase their lives and reduce their deaths."

   "Because the teacher is nearly 100 years old and if you are in your 50s, you, Master Chen, are over 100 years old and still frizzy, and your physical health is far beyond ordinary people. This is a good life."

   was said to be Master Chen, and was said to be frizzy. At this time, Mr. Chen didn't respond, just smiled faintly.

   Chen is over a hundred years old?

  Xu Guangling was slightly surprised, but it wasn't really surprising.

   "Are we two old guys doing the 'good life' to the extreme?" Zhang Lao said, as if narrating is like asking, like asking Xu Guangling, it is like asking himself.

   "Clearly not."

   "Not only is it not extreme, but it is also superficial and insignificant."

"Only speaking at the moment, in my humble words, you can feel the 'qi' of plants and take advantage of it, which is beyond and far beyond the level or realm of the two teachers. However, it is also not the ultimate. "

   "There is a passage in the opening chapter of the Nei Jing, which you can refer to."

   "There were real people in ancient times, who raised the heavens and the earth, grasped the yin and yang, exhaled the essence and qi, independently guarded the spirit, and had the same muscles, so they could live a long life, and there was no end. This is the life of the Tao."

"In the Middle Ages, there was a person who had pure virtue and complete Tao, harmonized with yin and yang, and adjusted to the four seasons. The strong also belong to the real people."

"Secondly, there are saints who live in harmony between heaven and earth, follow the principles of the eight winds, fit in with the world, have no hatred, do not want to leave the world, be subordinated to the rules, do not want to be seen in the world, and do not work outside the world. Form is in things, and there is no danger of thinking in it, and it takes comfort and pleasure as the task, and self-satisfaction is the work, the body is not spoiled, the spirit is not scattered, and it can be hundreds of.”

   "Secondly, there are sages who rule the heaven and earth, resemble the sun and the moon, distinguish the stars, go against Yin and Yang, and distinguish the four seasons.

   Lao Zhang recited slowly.

   Even if it is an endorsement, the old man is very unusual, if there is a rhythm or no rhythm, but there is no doubt that it is extremely infectious.

"The ancient and middle ages in this passage do not need to be carefully studied, and the real people, the supreme people, the sages, and the sages also do not need to be carefully compared. , but you might as well keep it in your heart and consider it carefully.”

   Xu Guangling nodded seriously.

   This remark has benefited him a lot. In that sentence, it is "Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books."

   But if you are serious, you will definitely not be able to afford ten years of reading books.

   Xu Guangling himself doesn't know how much he can read and how much he can gain if he concentrates on reading for ten years with his current ability.

But another sentence is definitely worth it, that is, "living with good people is like entering the room of Zhilan, but you won't smell its fragrance for a long time." - I was taught this by Zhang Lao or two old people. , too much, and today it can be said that it is all pitching.

   "So, as far as the park is concerned, you don't have to have any psychological burden."

   "I didn't know it before, but I'll just use it later."

   "At the moment, you are only unilaterally taking it and using it. In the future, you may not be able to benefit the other plants and trees because of your ability. You still remember that little tree, right?"

   In the end, Zhang Lao concluded like this.

   Xu Guangling nodded with a smile.

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  Thanks for the support of the recommendation ticket of "Ikuki Sheng".

  Thanks to the monthly ticket of "Tao is ruthless and affectionate".

   (end of this chapter)