Thinking that she might become the same kind of person as Ye Chen, Ito Nanako was very excited. She looked at Master Jingqing and asked respectfully: “Master, I wonder if you can give me some advice on how to truly realize the Tao?”
When she said these words, Ito Nanako felt very unsure.
She feels that in today’s society, it is normal to keep everything secret. Even in ordinary martial arts, it is impossible for any sect or family to tell others about their inner thoughts, let alone such higher-level cultivation.
However, she still wanted to give it a try, because she felt that since Master Jingqing had told her so much, maybe he would be willing to say a little more to make her suddenly enlightened.
Master Jingqing took a deep breath at this time and couldn’t help but sigh: “The donor has great talent, and a poor monk cannot just sit back and watch the donor’s talent be buried and wasted. The person who implemented it has basically found the key to enlightenment, but the only wrong step is… It is the donor who should not have tried to let his consciousness enter the sea of consciousness by jumping up after going to a higher place. It is impossible to enter the sea of consciousness by this method.”
Nanako quickly asked: “Then how can we enter the sea of consciousness?”
Master Jingqing said word by word: “Let your spiritual consciousness be integrated!”
“Integrate?!” Nanako exclaimed: “Could it be that I want my consciousness to merge with that sea of consciousness?!”
“That’s right!” Master Jingqing nodded and said seriously: “Donor, the so-called sea of consciousness is just like the universe the poor monk said. If the benefactor regards his own consciousness as his own, it is equivalent to a person jumping into a sea of consciousness. The sea, the ocean is vast and boundless, but what people can perceive is only ten feet or dozens of feet away. Only by integrating the divine consciousness into the sea of consciousness can the divine consciousness control the entire sea of consciousness, making the entire sea of consciousness like a globe and intuitive. Present before one’s own eyes;”
“So, the donor should not enter the sea of consciousness with the so-called subjective consciousness of ‘I’, but should abandon the definition of self in the spiritual consciousness. At the moment of leaping, let go of all self and let the spiritual consciousness completely enter the selfless state. In this state, when the selfless consciousness and the sea of consciousness are completely integrated, you will have successfully enlightened!”
Although Nanako understood what Master Jingqing meant, she didn’t know what the true “selfless” state was.
She feels that human thinking is subjective. When thinking about problems at any time and under any circumstances, you must use your own thinking. How can you abandon your own consciousness from your own spiritual consciousness?
So, she asked Master Jingqing: “Master, how can I achieve selflessness?”
Master Jingqing said: “Selflessness is also what the Buddha said is the unconscious state. This is a state that can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. At that time, the poor monk did not understand how to be truly selfless. It took eight years to finally achieve it. To find that kind of state, the donor can only try and search slowly by himself, and the poor monk can’t give any good advice or help.”
Ito Nanako was not disappointed either, and said with great respect: “Thank you, Master, for your advice. I will try my best to try.”
Master Jingqing said: “The donor can also give it a try now. Although the poor monk cannot help you, as a bystander, he may be able to give the donor some personal suggestions based on the donor’s progress.”
Nanako Ito hesitated for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, “Thank you so much!”
After that, she asked: “Can I give it a try now?”
Master Jingqing stood with one hand on his chest, pointed to the futon under the lecture platform for disciples to sit cross-legged and meditated, and said: “Amitabha, please give me a favor!”
In the other courtyard, An Chengqi looked at Nanako on the monitor and asked Sister Sun beside him: “Sister Sun, it took Jingqing eight years to realize Taoism. How long do you think it will take Nanako?”