Chapter 347: Gained and lost again, this is a great blessing

"Sitting and forgetting the way, leaving me without worries?"

There was a hint of doubt in Gu Dan's eyes.

Could there be some mystery behind these eight words? "That's right."

Zhuang Sheng nodded with particular certainty and said, "Sitting and forgetting the Way, letting go of worries."

"Please explain in detail."

Just based on these few words, it was difficult for Gu Dan to understand the mystery.

However, looking at the excitement on Zhuang Sheng's face, it couldn't be fake at all. He must have made some discovery that made him so excited.

"The way of sitting and forgetting is to forget about both the world and yourself, and be free from worries. The physical body seems to no longer exist, and even thoughts almost disappear. It feels like you have merged with the world and all things, without distinction.

To abandon the body, to discard intelligence, to leave form and knowledge, to be one with the Great Way, this is called sitting and forgetting.

Zhuang Sheng clapped his hands and said excitedly.

"It sounds like some kind of practice."

Gu Dan's knowledge was also unusually broad, and he was able to understand some of the connections as soon as he heard it.

“Not bad, not bad!”

Zhuang Sheng nodded repeatedly and said, "If you forget about both the self and the world, and achieve the unity of heaven and man, you will be impartial and follow nature without biasing towards common sense. Heaven and earth are born with me, and all things are one with me. Only those who are truly pure, emotional and natural can see it. It is the supreme way that points directly to the ultimate."

"I see."

Gu Dan nodded slightly at first, then said in confusion: "What does this method have to do with what happened to me?"

"Such a profound method originally existed between heaven and earth. All living things live in it without noticing it, but there will always be people who are predestined to touch upon its true meaning when the opportunity arises.

The sudden change that happened to Brother Kong before was probably when his soul broke through. He was fortunate to experience the wonder of "sitting and forgetting". His body became one with the heaven and the earth, without any object or self, without any restraint, all things became one, and he could see all the mysteries.

That is why, after Brother Kong came out of that transcendent state, he roared in reluctance, as if he had lost his way. "

Zhuang Sheng explained seriously.

To be honest, according to Zhuang Sheng, his previous special sense of immersion did have some similarities with the state of "sitting and forgetting", and it could even be said to be extremely consistent.

"Then, what is She Wuyou?"

Gu Dan didn't dwell on this for too long and immediately asked the second half of the question.

The excitement on Zhuang Sheng's face gradually faded, and he said with a slightly heavy tone: "Giving up worry-free is the sequelae of the Way of Sitting and Forgetting."

"Oh? How come?"

Gu Dan was puzzled.

"Once a person has realized the state of 'sitting and forgetting', he will no longer be able to endure the constraints of the mortal body and the shackles of nature. He will often pursue the state of sitting and forgetting at all costs. However, the more he does so, the deeper he will fall into it and it will be difficult for him to extricate himself.

Even if one is lucky enough to enter the state of meditation and oblivion again, one will often forget everything else and be unwilling to get out of it, eventually giving up oneself and returning to heaven and earth."

Zhuang Sheng explained seriously.

There is no room for carelessness in the pursuit of truth.

There is nothing better in this world than facing the road head-on.

Once you have seen the Tao with your own eyes, everything in the world will be like a passing cloud and not worth mentioning.

The state of sitting and forgetting is a supreme and wonderful method, through which one can glimpse the operation of heaven and earth.

But human desires exist.

Since I have attained the Tao by sitting and forgetting in one day, I would like to sit and forget every day and transform myself into the Tao.

Therefore, those seekers who are obsessed with meditation and forgetfulness will give up their own selves just to immerse themselves in the state of meditation and forgetfulness.

Give up your worries, and the person you give up is exactly yourself.

The highest state of sitting and forgetting is to forget both oneself and the world and to become one with heaven and earth.

But once one truly becomes one with heaven and earth, and there is no object and no self, for a cultivator, that means death.

Being one with the Great Dao is certainly wonderful, but losing oneself completely and merging into heaven and earth is no different from being dead.

The most difficult thing is how to grasp the middle degree and not get lost in it.

No one can guarantee whether one attains the Tao through sitting and forgetting, or whether one becomes the Tao through sitting and forgetting.

This is truly an extremely dangerous method of cultivation, no matter how wonderful it is.

“It sounds like it’s really the same thing!”

Gu Dan thought back on everything he had experienced, and it was exactly as Zhuangzi had said, without the slightest deviation.

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No matter what happens when the sixth lotus leaf unfolds.

Or when he watched Master Ji’s breakthrough to the innate realm, he also passively entered the state of 'sitting and forgetting'. He really felt that he had understood everything and knew everything about the world. Countless insights about the Tao filled his heart, which were true and beautiful.

The whole person's mind was completely immersed in it, unable to extricate himself, unable to muster the slightest resistance, and unable to sense the slightest danger.

If it weren't for Master Ji's call for support, he would have really passed away.

It can’t be said that it is exactly the same as She Wuyou’s state of sitting and forgetting, but it can be said that it is exactly the same! It turns out that the state is called sitting and forgetting.

But it is obvious that Gu Dan's meditation and forgetfulness is She Wuyou's meditation and forgetfulness. Forgetting oneself and merging into the Tao, in human terms it means that the self disappears and returns to the heaven and earth.

Putting aside the facts, from a certain point of view, this is indeed close to the truth, but Gu Dan will definitely not accept this method.

"However, I have never come into contact with this knowledge, and I don't even know about this special state before. Why can I forget?"

Gu's worry moved, and he finally grasped a major thread that was closely related to the innate realm.

"This is wrong. The state of sitting and forgetting exists in one's mind.

Theoretically, everyone has the potential to enter the state of meditation and forgetfulness. However, most people are entangled in worldly affairs, their minds are covered with dust, their perceptions are greatly limited, their minds are not pure, and their desire to seek the truth is not strong, so how can they talk about meditation and forgetfulness? "

Zhuang Sheng shook his head slightly and said, "Even so, it is not impossible to forget. Many people are blinded by external things during their lifetime, but when they are old, they are pure and free of distracting thoughts.

At the moment of death, before the soul dissipates and returns to heaven and earth, it is possible to enter a state of sitting and forgetting.

It's just that at that time, the souls of ordinary people were too weak, and most of them could not perceive such a distant range like Brother Kong. They could even barely "perceive" themselves. All the memories passed by their eyes in a hurry, but they were vivid and clear.

In this way, isn’t it also a way of sitting and forgetting the truth, letting go of the self and having no worries? "

“So that’s how it is!”

Gu recalled many sayings that many elderly people will go through their lives at a very fast speed before they die.

It turns out that it was not a legend, but a state of meditation and forgetfulness.

It’s just that ordinary people’s perception is limited, and the only person they can observe is themselves, and there is only one chance in their lifetime.

"The state of sitting and forgetting is extremely beneficial to oneself, and it is also extremely beneficial to understanding the world. The prerequisite is that one can successfully wake up."

Zhuang Sheng said: "Brother Kong, you have found and lost again, this is a great fortune!"

(End of this chapter)