How to Do Nothing

The high stone steps extend upward, both sides of the stone steps are still dense bamboo forest, but strangely, there are no fallen leaves on the stone steps.

Su Mo slowly stepped on the stone steps up, as if in a place with a very mysterious meaning.

Occasionally there is a gentle breeze, blowing Su Mo's white hair with the wind slightly swing.

Finally, on the side of the stone steps, Su Mo saw a white-haired old man sitting cross-legged on a stone.

The white-haired old man's face was piled up with wrinkles, and under a kind smile, he looked like a fairy bone.

See Su Mo coming, the white-haired old man smiled and waved to Su Mo, indicating Su Mo to come forward.

"Su Mo, the younger generation, has seen the older generation." Su Mo very respectfully walked to the old man.

"Sit down." The white-haired old man smiled and pointed to the ground in front of him, and Su Mo nodded and sat down anywhere.

The white-haired old man smiled and nodded, and a pair of wise eyes seemed to be able to see into heaven.

"A Confucian disciple?" The old man asked with a smile.

"The younger generation is regarded as Confucian disciples, but there seems to be no Confucianism..." Su Mo nodded and answered.

The old man smiled and nodded slowly, then asked Su Mo, "What do you think is the difference between Confucianism and Taoism?"

Su Mo thought for a moment and slowly answered: "Confucianism is' ren 'and' Li ', must enter the world, and seeks to use all things to do."

"Tao is' self 'and' natural ', it must be born, and it seeks to follow all things with its own flow."

To put it simply, Confucianism is based on benevolence and rites, and pays attention to integrating into the world. When in distress, it will use all kinds of things that can be used to achieve its own purposes, so the special cultivation of Confucianism and Taoism is also here.

With the help of the spiritual power of heaven and earth, Confucian and Taoist exercises build rules to achieve their effects.

The Tao is based on nature, paying attention to being born and integrated into nature, and letting go of nature when things happen, and responding to all changes with nothing.

After listening to what Su Mo said, the white-haired old man smiled and nodded, slowly opened his mouth and said: "You are right, in fact, not all right."

"Please advise!" Su Mo consult way.

The white-haired old man smiled and said, "If there is a river in front of you, and there are three Buddhas, Taoism and Confucianism on the river, they all have to cross the river, as you think.... What will they do?"

"Buddha says: This shore is the other shore, and all Dharma is empty. There is no difference between this shore and the other shore, so Buddha... Will not cross the river." Su Mo thought of Hui Kong mage, although Hui Kong mage said he was sad people, want to cross their own out of the world, but he will not force what to do to themselves.

Instead, he just followed himself and entered the world with himself.

The white-haired old man smiled and nodded, indicating that Su Mo continued to say.

"The Confucians would borrow everything for their own use when they were in distress, so the Confucians would build ships and Bridges and try every means to cross the river."

"The way the Tao speaks is natural, and there is nothing to govern. Therefore, the road will wait, and then cross the river together when there is a boat to cross."

The white-haired old man shook his head and slowly said, "Your understanding of the Tao is narrow, 'inaction' is not 'inaction'." 'Go with the flow' is not 'wait for nature'."

Su Mo dont understand, looking at the white-haired old man waiting for his explanation.

"The way of nature speaks of my connection with all things, and all things have laws, and so do men." Therefore... When 'Tao' wants to cross the river, he sees the river as part of himself, so 'Tao' will swim down the river. The river and the road and me... There is no difference..."

"All things exist in harmony with each other, but I am above them, do you understand?"

Ba-boom!

Su Mo seems to flash a thunder in the mind, the mist rises in the eyes.

Confucianism crosses the river by all things, and the road crosses the river by itself.

What is Tao?

Tao is nature and self - mind!

The Buddha says' no self ', the Confucian says' should be me ', and the Tao says' only me '.

What is Tao?

Su Mo in meditation into confusion, a time unexpectedly out of God.

A wisp of breeze slowly passed, blowing down two withered bamboo leaves, fell in the line of sight of Su Mo.

Su Mo blankly looked at the two dead bamboo leaves fell to the ground, raised his hand to pick it up, but the hand stretched out hesitated when it was about to contact the dead leaves.

The withered leaves experience birth, growth, withered... This is the way of nature.

The first bud is new, the green leaves are growing, the fallen leaves are dying, and the thousands of accumulated leaves are like the natural destination of sentient beings.

Can not be, and need not be... It is for the way of nature.

Just like a person's life... Life, old age and death are natural destinations.

But why is this feeling so familiar?

Su Mo looked up at the bamboo branch overhead. It was full of dark green sword bamboo leaves... In this warm spring, where are the fallen leaves?

Suddenly, Su Mo thought of the rain with Hui Kong Master in the broken temple, suddenly let Su Mo into dull.

Why is the fallen leaf, which symbolizes the Tao, so similar to the rain that was debated on that day?

Buddha's words... Rain is life, rain into the sea of suffering, out of the sea of suffering is the Buddha way.

Do Gon... Fallen leaves are life, accumulated leaves become sentient beings home, return to dust is the way.

What about Confucianism?

Confucianism... To 'benevolence' into the world, the world is life, from all sentient beings also to all sentient beings...

To the end... What is Tao?

Su Mo at a loss, found that the white-haired old man has disappeared, like never appeared in general.

Only the wind blowing bamboo leaves, 'wow' sound.

Su Mo confused to lift the step, continue to walk up the stone steps, the end of the stone steps is not far from the top of the mountain, Su Mo can see the end, but how can not go up.

That seems to be in front of the top of the mountain, but it seems to be infinitely far away.

Su Mo walked for a long time, and looked up, it seems still in place.

Su Mo looked at the bamboo forest on both sides of the wind, and suddenly remembered the words of Hui Kong Master, "The wind blows the flags, is the wind moving, or the flags are moving?"

"It is the merciful who feel the heart..." Su Mo suddenly realized, "all methods are illusory."

"This stage is also a human stage, the path is the path, and the realization is life."

A dazzling divine light flashed through Su Mo's eyes, and a protoss sigil appeared on her forehead.

This symbol is clearly a supreme breath, but also with a trace of the world of the red breath, there is a strange and quiet breath.

"I'm dying... What are these things for?"

"I think my last part of life is, as far as I am concerned..."

Su Mo with a calm smile.

"I say both..."

Su Mo eyes bright, although with a trace of sadness, but no longer confused.

"I want to go back, dare not raise my head..."

Su Mo stepped out one step and reached the top of the mountain.

Look back down the hill, free and easy smile.

That smile still have lingering sadness and not give up...