Of course, this was just a thought.
Wang Yu was very clear-headed.
He was here. There were immortals in this world.
But not now!
Wang Yu didn't answer directly,"The path of immortals is like the clouds in the sky.”
Liu Fei blinked her bright eyes, her face full of doubt.
What did he mean by that?
Yes or no?
Academician Chen didn't care about the question.
If there were immortals in the world, would Taoism perish?
If there were immortals in the world, why had no one ever seen one?
Therefore, to Professor Chen, the immortals of Taoism were like Buddha and God. They were all illusory things.
Academician Chen wanted to know more about Taoism.
What kind of past and glorious history did this religion, which had left behind countless glories in the eastern civilization and ended tragically in the end, have?
What secret was this sect hiding that the Qing court did not dare to relax for hundreds of years and wanted to completely eradicate it at all costs!
What kind of spirit did this ancient sect, which symbolized the core of the Eastern civilization, enunciate?
"The concept of immortals and gods has always been elusive." Be it Taoism, Buddhism, or other religions, who could say for sure if there were immortals in the world?”
"Is that so?" Liu Fei said in understanding.
Academician Chen briefly explained his opinion. Then, he looked at Wang Yu expectantly and asked,""Since Mr. Wang is a Taoist priest, can you tell us about Taoism?”
After the short conversation, Academician Chen had already recognized Wang Yu's identity.
If he wasn't a Taoist priest, how could he know so much about Taoism?
If he wasn't a Daoist priest, how could he possibly know about Laozi, Zhuangzi, and the other people of the Ancient Sages who had been erased?
If he wasn't a Daoist priest, how could he possibly recite the magnificent chapter of Carefree Travel?？
"Taoism is a very general concept. It can't be explained in one or two sentences.”
"What does that mean?" Academician Chen asked in surprise.”
"The so-called Daoism doesn't just refer to a certain sect, but a collective name for many sects. For example, the Celestial Master Sect, the Peace Sect, the Qing Sect, the Lingbao Sect, the Maoshan Sect, the Louguan Sect, the Quan Zhen Sect, and so on.
These sects, big and small, formed Taoism.
In different periods, these schools had different names. For example, the Celestial Master Sect was also known as the Five Buckets of Rice Sect because they needed to donate five buckets of rice to join the sect in their early years. Later, it was changed to the Righteous Sect.
Furthermore, the rules and legacies of different sects were vastly different.”
"Taoism not only integrated the Taoist ideas of Huang Lao, but also the Confucian ideas of Confucius and Mencius, which constituted the main body of religious ethics. There were also thoughts and contents such as Mohism respecting ghosts, universal love and mutual assistance, and science and technology, which were also covered by Taoism.
Apart from that, Zou Yan's theory of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements was also an important part of Taoist theory. Especially in the middle and later stages of Taoism, with the gradual improvement of Taoist theories, the theory of Yin and Yang and the five elements occupied an extremely high position in Taoism.”
Wang Yu searched for the history of Taoism that he knew and explained it selectively.
He didn't know how much the world had changed, whether Taoism had changed more, and whether history was still the same as Earth.
After experiencing the fact that Taoism had been extinct for 400 years, Wang Yu did not dare to be careless.
That 2% change was no small matter!
"I know about Confucianism, but what about the Mo Family?" Academician Chen asked in surprise.”
Wang Yu was instantly speechless.
In this world, even the Mo Family didn't know about it!
"Mohism was one of the Hundred Schools of Thought during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was once known as one of the two great schools of thought along with Confucianism.”
"The Confucian Mencius once said that the words of the world belong to Mohism if they do not belong to Yang. This Yang was referring to Yang Zhu, the representative figure of Taoism.”
"Han Feizi, the representative of Legalism, once said," The world's most prominent school is Confucianism and Mohism."
" The Mo Family was actually as powerful as the scholarly faction in the past," Liu Fei said in surprise." But why can't we find any records of the Mo Family in history?" Could it be that the Mohist school was the same as the Daoists, and was also oppressed by the rulers?”
Academician Chen pondered." The only school of thought that has survived until now is Confucianism. The rest have been lost in the long river of history. It's not impossible for the Mohist school to disappear.”
"The disappearance of the Mohist school was not because of the oppression of the rulers, but because the Mohist school's thinking was too advanced.”
Everyone's interest was piqued.
Advance?
" Mohism's ideas include 'universal love,''non-aggression,''respect for the virtuous,''respect for the common',' heavenly intents','clear ghosts',' non-fate,'non-joy',' frugal burial','frugality' and so on. They take universal love as the core, frugality and respect for the virtuous as the pivot.
Universal love is complete, undivided, and undifferentiated universal love.
If they didn't attack, they would oppose the invasion of war. War would hurt the losers, hurt their lives, and damage their talents. It was a meaningless act of destruction.”
Wang Yu explained the ideas of the Mo Family. Academician Chen was mesmerized by Wang Yu's explanation. He even clapped his hands from time to time.
The gazes of the others also gradually changed. From the initial calmness and nonchalance, to shock and doubt, and finally to respect.
Liu Fei looked at Wang Yu with admiration, exclaiming in her heart.
It was too amazing.
This person didn't look very old, so how did he know so much about ancient philosophy?
Daoism, Daoism, and Mohism!
How did he know about this ancient history that had long disappeared in the long river of history?
Liu Fei's gaze was blurry. She felt that Wang Yu's body seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog, making it impossible to see clearly or fathom.
The debate lasted for three hours.
Originally, Academician Chen was only testing Taoism, but gradually, he started discussing the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.
Although the topic was slightly off, both Academician Chen and Liu Fei were very satisfied with the program.
They could foresee that once this program was broadcast, it would definitely become popular!
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