In the Sun Flame Grand Hall, Kong Xuan said to Lu Ping softly, “You must know that Buddhism advocates sacrificing oneself for others and measuring others with oneself. As the saying goes, the Mahayana Buddha dharma is used to measure oneself, and the great success of the Buddha dharma is used to measure all living beings. However, the essence of cultivation is to be respected by oneself, to absorb the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth, and to absorb all things in the world to strengthen one’s body. Therefore, this is to form a kind of behavioral pattern of disobedience.”
Kong Xuan sighed and said, “Most living beings, whether they are humans or innate gods, are selfish and self-interested. That’s why they constantly pursue strength and cultivation. “However, to act in such a grand and pedantic manner is something that cultivators don’t want to see. And those who can really do that kind of thing, on the contrary, don’t pursue strength that much.”
Lu Ping was silent.
It seemed to be the case.
At this moment, Sun Wukong interrupted with a sneer, “This is like cutting off a piece of meat to feed an eagle or sacrificing one’s life to feed a tiger. In fact, all of them are sacrificing their own lives to save another life. Who would be willing to do such a thing? This is especially so for strangers. They are not even from the same race. However, without such a spirit, it is very difficult to cultivate Buddhist cultivation techniques to the highest level. However, with such a broad-minded person, it is likely that he will put more effort into other aspects. As for cultivation, he does not place much importance on it. On the path of cultivation, the further one goes, the harder it will be. This kind of mentality is very difficult to improve.”
Kong Xuan smiled and said, “That is why it is not easy to cultivate Buddhist techniques. This is especially true as time goes by. One must be willing to receive a great wish to become a saint. The people in the sect are all controlled by the Heavenly Dao. Those who act hypocritically and do evil in private may be able to hide it from all living beings, but they can not hide it from the Heavenly Dao. In the dark, it will become even more difficult to cultivate.”
Lu Ping frowned and said, “But according to what I know, those two saints do not seem to be such kind people?”
At this time, Bajie sneered and said, “Of course they aren’t like that. But you have to know that they set up the doctrine to become saints. After they set up the doctrine, their cultivation will no longer increase. They are also saints, but the people in the sect are not like that!”
Lu Ping understood, “You mean that the benefits are taken by them, but the people in the sect have to follow the trade and be restricted?”
“That’s right!” Kong Xuan nodded and said, “From a certain point of view, they are indeed fulfilling their own grand wishes. It’s just that they are not personally doing it. But you have to know that they have a total of 48 grand wishes that involve all living things in the world. Even saints cannot do what they have set out to do by themselves. Therefore, they can obtain the approval of the Heavenly Axiom by establishing a Western sect, training their disciples, and carrying out preaching. However, even the Heavenly Axiom can not completely judge whether this can be completed in the end. As long as Buddhism is still around, this grand wish is still in progress and is not considered a failure.”
Lu Ping suddenly came to a realization, he slapped his thigh hard. “I understand now. isn’t this just bragging to a millionaire and getting a huge loan from him? When he finally paid the money back, he said that he was still making money and then paid the interest piece by piece?”
The other three looked at each other and suddenly burst out laughing.
“That’s right, that’s probably what it means!”
Lu Ping was speechless. How should he put it?
From a certain point of view, this kind of behavior was not good for him.
But after all, it was leading people to good.
Kong Xuan said, “For example, do you know the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?”
Lu Ping nodded. Kong Xuan continued, “That person is a famous genius in Western sects. His cultivation and dharma are all high-quality. If he had grown normally, it would not have been a problem for him to wrestle with a few powerhouses in Taoism. But that person just had to make a grand wish that hell was not empty and that he would not become a Buddha. He directly ran to hell to release the vengeful spirits. What people care about is not the same as what we care about.”
At the mention of this person, even Kong Xuan had a look of admiration on his face.
Some people had noble natures. Even if Kong Xuan did not agree with them, he still held respect for them. As for those who were stronger than him but had despicable means, Kong Xuan still did not think much of them.
“What about the Golden Cicada?” Lu Ping asked curiously.
This person was a very famous figure in Buddhism and was also the predecessor of Tang Sanzang.
Kong Xuan fell silent at the mention of this person, Sun Wukong curled his lips and said, “I can’t see through him. I Can’t see through him! If he was a pedantic monk before he went to Mount Numinous, after he became a Buddha, his memories returned and he became a lot more unconventional.”
“What about his cultivation level?”
“I don’t know!” Sun Wukong shook his head and said.
Lu Ping fell into deep thought.
The Golden Cicada master was Monk Tang.
Back then, he had been demoted because he had been distracted by Tathagata’s lecture.
But was it really that simple?
It was fine if he had been distracted by the lecture, but what about taking a nap?
Even with Lu Ping’s cultivation level, he wouldn’t go so far as to take a nap.
What exactly was going on between them?
Lu Ping thought for a moment but didn’t ask. At that moment, he suddenly sensed something. Cui Mengyao and Huang Shiliu flew out of the formation together.
“Seniors, enjoy your drinks. My disciple, Cui Mengyao, went out on her own. I’m going out for a while.”
After Lu Ping said that, he was about to leave.
At that moment, Sun Wukong said with a smile, “Let’s go. I want to watch the show too.”
“You guys go. I won’t go.” Zhu Bajie was still hungry.
Kong Xuan also said with a smile, “I’m going back to rest.”
When Lu Ping saw this, he smiled at Sun Wukong and said, “Then Uncle Sun, accompany me on a trip.”
With an expert accompanying him, Lu Ping naturally would not refuse.
