Chapter 17---Sermon 2

Qi Jin soon saw the young man who said he would wait for a month, and said in his heart: Boy, it's okay, okay. Then I gave him a thumbs up with my eyes!

The man saw Qi Jin looking at him and others looking at him like a fool, so he immediately hid his head.

"Okay, I will start preaching now, everyone is silent." Qi Jin spoke to draw everyone's attention.

After speaking, Qi Jin called out an unnamed book, which made everyone immediately think that it was a book from heaven. Different from last time, this time everyone worshiped Qi Jin, so they became extremely religious this time. In just one day, Qi Jin told a lot of fans...

"Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and regard all things as rotten dogs; saints are unkind, and regard the common people as rotten dogs. Between heaven and earth, they are like pigs! They are empty and unyielding, and the more they move, the more they come out. It is better to stay in the middle than to say too much to make a lot of money."

""Heaven and earth are unkind, and treat all things as sluts." It means that the world has no selfish love and treats all things like sluts, allowing all things to grow, develop, and die naturally. This sentence reflects the thoughts of the Tao of Heaven. . We can understand this sentence in conjunction with the view of Heaven and Dao. The heaven and the earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs. This is also explained later by "The saints are unkind and regard the common people as stupid dogs". Zhang Ben provides a theoretical basis and practice for this natural human order. direction."

"The immortality of the Grain God is called the mysterious female (pìn), and the gate of the mysterious female is called the root of heaven and earth. If it persists, it will not be used diligently."

"What this sentence means is that the Tao (God of Grains) that gives birth to and nourishes all things in the heaven and earth exists forever. This is called mysterious motherhood. The birth gate of the mysterious mother body is the foundation of heaven and earth. It is continuous! It is It just continues forever and its effects are endless."

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"Higher virtues are not virtuous, because they are virtuous; inferior virtues are not virtuous, so they are not virtuous. Superior virtues are done without doing anything, but there are no thoughts; inferior virtues are done by them, but there are thoughts. Superior benevolence is done by them without thinking, and superior righteousness is done by them. Some people think that if someone fails to respond to a courtesy, he will throw it away. Therefore, if you lose the way, you will be virtuous; if you lose virtue, you will be benevolent; if you lose benevolence, you will be righteous; if you lose righteousness, you will be polite. (bó) And the beginning of chaos. Those who knew before, the splendor of the Tao is the beginning of foolishness. Therefore, a true man is in the thick of it, not in the thin (bó);

"This sentence means that people with "superior virtue" do not appear to be virtuous externally, so they actually have "virtue"; people with "lower virtue" appear to be externally not separated from the "Tao", Therefore, there is no "virtue" in reality. People with "higher virtue" follow nature without intending to do anything, while people with "lower virtue" follow nature with intention. People with superior benevolence want to do something but don't respond to him, so they raise their arms and force themselves. To lead others. Therefore, only after losing "Tao" can there be "virtue"; after losing "virtue" can there be "benevolence"; only after losing "benevolence" can there be "righteousness"; only after losing "righteousness" can there be courtesy. "Etiquette" "This thing is the product of insufficient loyalty, and it is the beginning of disaster. The so-called "prophet" is just the vanity of "Tao", from which ignorance begins to arise. Therefore, a true man is honest and sincere, and does not try to overdo it; his intentions are simple, and he does not Living in vanity. Therefore, we must give up watering down vanity and adopt simplicity and honesty."

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"In a small country with few people, it is necessary to have a few weapons but not use them; to make the people heavy and die without moving far away. Although there are boats and carriages, there is nothing to take them; even though there are armor and soldiers, there is nothing to show them. ; Make people re-knot the rope and use it. Their food is pleasant, their clothes are beautiful, their homes are safe, and their customs are happy. Neighboring countries look at each other, hear the sounds of chickens and dogs, and the people do not interact with each other until they grow old and die."

"This sentence means to make the country small and the people sparse. Even if there are various utensils, they are not used; to make the people pay attention to death and not migrate to distant places; although there are ships and vehicles, they do not need to be used every time. Sit on it; although there are weapons and equipment, there is no place to set up battle formations; so that the people can return to the natural state of ancient times tying ropes to record events. The country is governed very well, so that the people eat well, dress beautifully, and live well. Live comfortably and happily. Countries can see each other, and the crows of chickens and dogs can be heard, but the people do not interact with each other from birth to death."

"The last one."

"Belief is not beautiful, good words are not believed; good people do not argue, and debaters are not good; those who know (zhì) are not knowledgeable, and those who are knowledgeable do not know (zhì). A sage does not accumulate. If he thinks of others, he will have more for himself; if he treats others with others , the more one has. The way of Heaven is to benefit without harm. The way of the sage is to work without fighting."

"This sentence is that true and trustworthy words are not beautiful, and beautiful words are not true. Kind people do not speak skillfully, and people who speak skillfully are not kind. People who are truly knowledgeable do not show off, and people who show off how much they know are not truly knowledgeable. . The saint does not have a possessive heart, but tries his best to take care of others, and he himself will be more abundant; he tries his best to give to others, and he will be richer. The law of nature is to benefit everything and not harm them. The saint My code of conduct is to never compete with others in anything I do."

"Okay, I'm tired, the sermon is over. If everyone doesn't understand, you can study and understand together with a few people."

After Qi Jin finished speaking, he closed his eyes and meditated to rest...

Qi Jin suddenly became speechless: What are you talking about? What are you talking about? Dry mouth. Why did I originally want to preach on such boring things? I can't talk about it anymore, I'm too tired. Anyway, I also translated it. I understand it if I love it, but I don't understand it if I don't understand it.

I did talk a lot today, because I got up late, so Qi Jin quickly talked more than he did yesterday. Wang Xianying and the others didn't ask themselves to get up, but they didn't dare to call either! ! We can no longer pretend to be sophisticated. Qi Jin himself doesn't know much. If you continue talking, you will be overturned. From now on, it will be more interesting to play cool and cool. Qi Jin thought... At this time, the crowd around them should have dispersed, but in the end there were twelve people left, three more than yesterday. Qi Jin was speechless for a while.

Qi Jin opened his eyes and saw that the nine people from yesterday were still there, but there were three more people. He felt okay and could accept it. He looked at the twelve people calmly and did not speak this time. Just watching quietly... At this time, Wang Xianying felt that the atmosphere was not right.

"Chief Immortal, I'm here to stay with you. There's nothing wrong."

Anyway, I will follow you from now on!

At this time, the old couple came up to express their gratitude for the treatment of their only son yesterday. Seeing that they had no connection with the Tao, Qi Jin didn't say much. He just saved people and didn't pay attention to them. He warned them to take care of themselves and left. The three new faces who had stayed behind came out together and followed Wang Xianying's example in saluting. One of the young men, dressed in brand-name clothes, average-looking, about twenty-four or five years old, came forward.

"I heard that you are an immortal master. I brought two friends here to support me. I listened to your sermon today and found it very interesting, so I decided to recruit you to be my teacher and teach me all the kung fu you know. Oh, by the way. , let me introduce myself. My name is Wang Cheng, the third son of the Wang family on East Street. My Wang family owns five listed companies in Urumqi and has strong financial resources. As long as you agree to be my teacher and teach me my magical powers, you can now make an offer. ."