"Transcendence …"
Gu Qingfeng murmured these four words. After a moment of silence, he asked again, "How?"
The old monk asked instead of answering, "Do you really want to transcend yourself?"
"Of course."
"Let me ask you again. Do you really want to transcend yourself?"
"Of course."
"Do you really want to transcend yourself?"
"Of course."
The old monk asked Gu Qingfeng three times in a row if he really wanted to transcend himself, but Gu Qingfeng answered without hesitation every time.
"No! I feel that you don't want to transcend yourself at all. "
"That's just your feeling. I feel that I want to transcend myself."
This time, the old monk didn't speak again. After a moment of silence, Gu Qingfeng said again, "You don't have to care whether I want to or not. I want to ask you how to transcend yourself."
"If you want to transcend yourself, you must first recognize yourself."
"How to recognize yourself?"
The old monk asked again, "Do you really want to recognize yourself?"
"Of course."
"Do you really want to recognize yourself?"
"Of course."
The old monk asked Gu Qingfeng three times in a row if he wanted to recognize himself, but Gu Qingfeng still answered "of course" three times.
"No! Not only do you not want to transcend yourself, but you also don't want to recognize yourself. "
"You're not me. How can you know what I'm thinking?"
"I can feel it."
"Is that so …" Gu Qingfeng smiled and said, "That's just your feeling. Unfortunately, you're not me."
"Ancient Layman." The voice of the old monk drifted over. It was still like the sound of a bell from the Primordial Era, the Primordial Era, and the Ancient Era. "Who am I?"
"What? Who are you?" Gu Qingfeng was confused. "Aren't you an old monk?"
The old monk asked again, "Me! Yes! Who! "
"Nonsense! You are you! "
The old monk asked for the third time, "Me! Yes! Who! "
"You didn't tell me who you are." Gu Qingfeng said, "How would I know who you are?"
The old monk asked again, "Then, Ancient Hermit, do you know who you are?"
"Of course I know."
"Who are you?"
"I am me! I'm Gu Qingfeng. "
"No! This old monk is not asking for a name. A name is just a code. You can be Gu Qingfeng, this old monk can also be Gu Qingfeng. Anyone can be Gu Qingfeng. "
"Then why are you asking me who I am? If you're not asking for my name, what are you asking for?"
"What I'm asking is, apart from your codename, who are you?"
Apart from his name, who was he?
This question was really hard to answer.
At the very least, Gu Qingfeng didn't know how to answer this question.
"Let this old monk ask another question. Who am I?"
"You've already asked that question."
"No! Ancient Hermit, this old monk was asking about the self. Now I'm asking about the self. "
Gu Qingfeng had a headache. He asked, "What's the difference between the self and the self?"
"When this old monk uses my codename to communicate with Ancient Hermit, Ancient Hermit's codename is also me. What does this mean? Does this mean that you are me, and I am you … "
Gu Qingfeng was confused.
The old monk continued, "Where did I come from? Where will I die? Why did I appear in this world? What does my appearance mean to this world? Did the world choose me, or did I choose the world? "
The more Gu Qingfeng listened, the more confused he became.
However.
The old monk was still talking, and his words were getting more and more profound. He said, "Is there a certain connection between me, the universe, and this world? Is there an end to this world? Is there a length of time? Where does the past disappear? Where does the future time stop? Am I still asking Layman Gu the same question as before? "
"Who am I? Are you me, or am I me? Who am I?"
"Where did I come from?"
"Where am I going?"
Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng felt a splitting headache. He immediately shouted, "Stop! Stop! Stop talking! I can't take it anymore. "
"Alas …"
The old monk sighed and said, "It's not that Ancient Hermit can't take it anymore. It's not that Ancient Hermit can't transcend himself, and it's not that he can't recognize himself. It's just that Ancient Hermit doesn't want to transcend himself or recognize himself."
This time, Gu Qingfeng didn't refute.
"Ancient Hermit slept for ten thousand years. After waking up, he realized that he was confused. Ancient Hermit's confusion has nothing to do with original sin or karma. It's related to Ancient Hermit himself. Ancient Hermit knows very well that as long as he transcends himself, he can completely understand."
"Unfortunately, Ancient Hermit doesn't want to transcend himself. Ancient Hermit can't let go of the 'self' in his heart. To be precise, Ancient Hermit can't let go of the memories related to 'self'."
Gu Qingfeng closed his eyes, looking very worried.
After a long time, he asked, "If I abandon myself and transcend, will I still be me?"
The old monk didn't answer this question.
"After transcending, I might still be me, but I won't be who I used to be."
The old monk sighed again and said, "In the end, Ancient Hermit still doesn't want to let go of the 'self' in his heart."
"Although I don't want to, I have to admit that you're right. I really don't want to let go of the 'self' in my heart."
"Ancient Hermit, may I ask why you can't let go?"
"That's because I only want to be myself. Although this journey has been very bumpy, with painful memories and beautiful memories, regardless of whether they are painful or beautiful, they all belong to me. They are my memories."
The old monk said, "Even if you transcend yourself, these memories are still Ancient Hermit's memories. No one can take them away."
"You're right. No one can take them away. However, the memories of the past will become memories."
"Is there a difference between memories and memories?"
"Yes. Memories are what I've experienced now. Memories are what I've experienced in the past. Memories that I've experienced still make my heart throb when I think about them. Memories that I've experienced, when I look back, will only gradually fade away like smoke until I forget them."
"I don't understand."
"It's right that you don't understand. I'm a human, you're a Buddha. How can you understand?"
The old monk said, "Buddha is also a human."
Gu Qingfeng retorted, "But humans aren't Buddhas."
"Is there a difference between Buddhas and humans?"
"Of course there is. You're a Buddha whose four elements are empty. I'm a human with seven emotions and six desires!"
"A Buddha whose four elements are empty. A human with seven emotions and six desires!"
The old monk murmured, "I see … I see …"
"My master once taught me to abide by one's nature and never forget one's original intentions. This is human nature, and also my nature."
"So, Ancient Hermit will neither become a Buddha nor a Saint in this life, right?"
"Of course."
"Even if I transcend myself, Ancient Hermit will still be a human."
"I don't know if I'll still be a human after transcending myself, but I'm sure of one thing. After transcending myself, I'll definitely not be a layman." Gu Qingfeng laughed and said, "Old monk, have you forgotten? I said … I'm a layman. I was, am, and will be. I like to be a layman with seven emotions and six desires."
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