A true scholar would spend his entire life cultivating.
It was not enough for the spirit to enter the realm. It also needed to be maintained because the state of mind would regress.
For example, many scholars wanted to be a good official before they became officials. However, when they really stepped into officialdom and were in a complicated and turbid environment, their mental state was easily affected, leading to their decline. In the end, they fell into the same boat and became the person they hated the most.
The dragon slayer would eventually become an evil dragon.
However, Confucianism was ultimately a study of the human world. Unless one hid at home for the rest of their life and focused on studying, they would sooner or later have to face all kinds of tests.
In history, there were many great Confucians. When the emperor invited them to be officials, they could not be moved even after three or four invitations. The world praised them for their noble character.
It was true that when one's mind entered the realm, one's heart could be said to be as solid as a rock. If one was not willing, no high position, no high salary, no wealth could move a scholar's heart.
But on the other hand, these great Confucians were also worried that once they left the mountains and entered officialdom, their mental state would regress.
In the past dynasties, there had been scholars who suffered from studying for the imperial examinations. That was because they did not know how to "cultivate their bodies" and only knew how to squeeze their brain cells.
Scholars who knew how to cultivate their bodies would not only not be tired from reading, but they would also enjoy it. The more they read, the more energetic they became, and the better their bodies became.
When one's mind entered a state of enlightenment, one would be able to forget about eating and sleeping when studying. Only then would one be able to focus on academic research without forgetting about anything. However, it was rare for one's body to collapse.
The masters of the Republic of China had entered a state of mind, and they were like gods when it came to academics. Under the circumstances of the western technology blockade, they allowed China to soar in just 30 years...
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Gao Jing had a deep understanding.
After entering the state of " concentration " once, his memory, comprehension, and thinking ability had all improved significantly. Not only did reading not consume his mind, but it also nourished his mind.
Learning and researching in this state, what else could he not learn and understand?
When he was studying, he still maintained the self-restraint of " sincerity ", so a month later, Gao Jing entered " concentration " for the second time.
Then, the third time in half a month…
The fourth time six days later…
The fifth time yesterday…
The sixth time today…
Compared with Han Fei's meditation when he slept every day, Gao Jing's meditation seemed to be shallow.
However, Han Fei was very talented and relied on the heavens to survive…Anyway, there were many monsters in this world. In the future, an eight-year-old girl could enter the Taoist Heavenly Sect with a wooden sword and even lose to the elders and leaders of the Taoist Heavenly Sect.
As for Gao Jing, this was considered his acquired accumulation. It was an orderly growth and a controllable deepening of his realm.
After reading and entering the state of "concentration", wisdom was opened. Then, when learning other things, it was very easy to achieve "sincerity".
No matter what one learned, as long as one was obsessed, it would be easy to learn.
It was the same for sword techniques.
Gao Jing was still practicing the basic sword moves. His movements were still slow, but his every move was very smooth. His control of strength and force was exquisite to the limit.
Furthermore, under the influence of his state of mind, every move was very stable and proper. There was a sense of peace and tranquility in them.
His heart was upright, and his sword was upright!
Therefore, when Gao Jing practiced the sword, it was very beautiful. It was as if the sword technique was no longer a killing technique, but a dance, a sword dance!
Master Xun had never watched anyone practice swordsmanship before, but now he was sitting at the side, admiring Gao Jing's swordsmanship. He praised,""The sword moves are upright and upright, but they move according to one's heart. They are as smooth as flowing water, showing the scholarly style! Not bad! Not bad!"
There were very few fixed sword techniques in Great Qin. The truly profound martial arts were all based on one's own knowledge and beliefs.
Therefore, with deep knowledge, one could create the most suitable sword technique according to one's own ideas.
For example, the leader of the scholarly faction, Fu Nian, had created his own Saint King sword technique because he admired the inner saint and outer king.
Of course, martial arts could also be summed up from fighting, which was specifically used for killing.
Withdraw!
Stop the sword!
Gao Jing let out a breath and walked to sit opposite Master Xun. He smiled and said,""Senior Brother, you flatter me."
"Your 'concentration' skills are getting deeper and deeper. I think you should be able to flip through this book, right?"”
Master Xun was talking about the thread-bound book that Gao Jing had placed on the table. He flipped through it casually as he spoke, but he still couldn't see anything.
Gao Jing hesitated for a moment, then said,"Let's wait for me to enter a deeper meditative state."”
After all, what he had seen and heard in his previous life was too complicated, especially the scholarly knowledge. It contained too much dross and could easily affect his state of mind.
Confucianism was not like Daoism, which was so mysterious that people could not see through it. Instead, it was widely spread and did not have any mystery. It gave people the illusion that Confucian knowledge was common.
Wasn't Gao Jing the same? If it wasn't for the fact that the book had labeled the method of 'self-cultivation and mind', he wouldn't have believed that the Confucian method of self-cultivation was in' The University'.
However, in the past 2,000 years, many scholars liked to write books in order to improve their reputation. They were unconventional and added many dross.
Gao Jing was worried that he would not be able to distinguish what was the dregs and what was the essence. If he accidentally absorbed the dregs, his state of mind would be chaotic.
For example, Zhu Xi's " maintain justice and eliminate human desires " was actually the same as Wang Ming Yang's " eliminate evil thoughts in one's heart and maintain justice in one's heart ". However, because he liked to randomly interpret Confucian classics, his theory was also randomly interpreted by those rotten scholars of the Manchu Dynasty.
By the way, those rotten scholars of the Manchu Dynasty were not scholars. Scholars would not be slaves to others!
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Master Xun put down his book, looked at Gao Jing and said,"" The state of " steadiness " that was achieved through painstaking effort was like a house made of sand that would collapse with a wave. Only the " steadiness " that had been tested was the true " steadiness "!”
Gao Jing thought for a moment and asked,""Does Senior Martial Brother mean that you want me to go out and travel? I'm only eleven years old. Isn't it too early?”
Master Xun said unhappily," There is a man named Gan Luo in the State of Qin. He was sent to the State of Zhao at the age of twelve. He helped the State of Qin obtain more than ten cities and was conferred the title of High Official. How can you be worse than him?"”
The corner of Gao Jing's mouth twitched.”
"This is for your own good!"
Master Xun said earnestly," Among the seven countries, Korea is the best when it comes to luxury. If you can 'settle' your heart in Korea's luxury, then you'll be truly 'settled'!”
Gao Jing looked at him suspiciously.”
Master Xun avoided the question and continued,"" Calm down after settling down. Korea is going to be very noisy next. Go and see if you can find some 'peace' in the midst of the chaos.”
As he spoke, he took out a bamboo scroll from his sleeve."Take this to practice. It's considered self-defense.”.。
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