There is a very poetic and ethereal term for individual practice in China, which is called "birth".

China is not a religious country, and although the form of consciousness that occupies the official mainstream is called "Confucianism" on many occasions, this very secular theory of statecraft is mainly a political ideology and does not involve the relationship between man and God, so Confucianism is the study of "accession to the WTO".

And the one who leaves the world and plunges into the bosom of true religion is naturally "born".

As a result, the religious ideas of Buddhism and Taoism and the Confucian ideas of governing the world constitute a complementary relationship. When China's intellectual elite was active in the political arena, they were Confucian scholars in the world, and when the officialdom was frustrated and retreated to seek comfort in Buddhism, they became lay people who retreated to the mountains and forests. Of course, if there is a chance to make a comeback in the future, then he can immediately be resurrected as a Confucian scholar with full blood.

In this process of advancing and retreating, the states of "birth" and "accession to the WTO" can be flexibly replaced, and the mentality of life can be fully adjusted, which greatly avoids the situation that the psychological endurance cannot be thought of due to temporary depression.

As the saying goes, if you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will be good to the world.

Now, in a purely clan country, is there a difference between "birth" and "accession to the WTO"?

The answer, of course, is yes.

Religion is not necessarily the practice of "birth", but it can also regulate the relationship between people, establish political power, and guide the state.

Even, judging from the history of mankind since the emergence of civilization, there have been far more religious countries on the earth than secular countries, so it can be seen that "joining the WTO" is actually an innate function of religion.

However, in China, religion has been suppressed by powerful secular politics for thousands of years, and can only find a place to survive at the level of "birth", so that people often mistakenly think that religious people are practitioners who do not care about the world.

The relationship between "birth" and "accession" in terms of philosophical propositions is also very similar to the structure of "three questions". It's just that it is explored from the perspective of the individual and the group.

The former is concerned with "who I am, where I come from, and where am I going", and once you have a set of theories on these issues, you can practice individually.

The latter is concerned with three questions related to "us", "What kind of community are we?" Where do we come from and where are we going?"

The concept of "community" is very broad, and when the concepts are different, political activities will also be different.

For example, in the vast areas through which Ji Aojian passed through a region of great distress, some intellectual elites were thinking about "where the Arab world is going," and then they would start a war on the pan-Arab national movement, and some intellectual elites were thinking about "where the Iraqian world is going," so they would launch a pan-Islamic religious movement.

other countries in this world. There are also intellectual elites who think about "where the broad masses of the people are going", and they will set off a socialist movement.

Of course, if someone is thinking about "where is humanity going from here", then congratulations, you must be the intellectual elite of the most powerful country in the world today, thinking about how to integrate the earth, how to implement globalization, and how to organize billions of people through their own institutions and values. This realm is really too high.

Ji Aojian was obviously not so tall, he didn't care where he went. He just had enough accumulated comprehension of the local language and culture to see where the practitioners here would go.

As long as it is self-cultivation, of course, it is personal experience. Personal feelings, which are often difficult to express to others, will naturally form a sense of mystery. Therefore, no matter what civilization the individual practice is, it will inevitably be mysticism.

In the midst of the I'slan civilization. The doctrine of "birth," which emphasizes individual practice, is mainly derived from the Sufi sect of mysticism. Sufi doctrine crosses the dividing line between Sunnis and Shiites, which also illustrates the distinction between Sunni and Shia from a secular perspective.

In addition, the Iranian plateau has a long history, among the ancient Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism. There are also many practices that focus on self-feeling.

When Ji Aojian walked from the Iranian plateau, walked through the Hindu Kush Mountains, and then entered the South Asian subcontinent, the practice in India became even more vigorous.

In Indian culture, the concept of reincarnation is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so there has always been the idea of ascetic liberation, whether it is the earliest Brahmanism, or later Hinduism and Buddhism, they all respect asceticism, and there is great asceticism in the teachings.

It can even be said that India has developed into a region where ascetic practices are practiced by the whole people. Everyone is completing self-redemption through various austerities, and then with good fortune, they can restart an upgraded version of their life in the next life.

This leads to this logic: since everyone can be saved in the next life by transforming themselves, there is no need to transform society and be saved in this life.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for the people at the bottom of India to protest, and it is almost impossible to engage in some non-violent non-cooperation movement.

Correspondingly, since everyone cares for their own hearts, the national consciousness and national consciousness as a group are also quite weak, and even after the establishment of modern states, each state still proudly retains its own different languages, cultures, religions, and customs, and it seems that there are still dozens of different countries.

On this day, Ji Aojian walked along the southern foothills of the Himalayas to the Kathmandu Valley, where he heard the legend of a great monk. It is said that he has been practicing hard in the mountains for decades, and his spiritual realm has been unhindered, and he may be liberated at any time.

The so-called great liberation is generally the so-called ascension to the fairyland, landing on the other side. Ji Aojian was interested in his heart, and went to look for it now.

In fact, for ascetic masters with profound Taoism, there are inevitably people in the same path who come to follow the practice because of admiration. However, since penance is a "private matter" for personal liberation, ascetic masters may not necessarily be interested in preaching and teaching to solve doubts. Even if he left behind the inheritance method in the early years, now at the critical moment of liberation, it is natural that most of them do not want to be disturbed.

And when they don't want to be found, they will never be bumped into by chance.

But Ji Aojian's mind has been able to communicate with heaven and earth, sensing all things, as long as the other party does not avoid it very deliberately, then there will be a chance to meet.

He also met many ascetics along the way, but these people were still rudimentary in cultivation, and they were still far from enlightenment and liberation. Although Ji Aojian had also seen a lot of penance cultivation methods from them, he had never been able to witness the true profound realm. Now that I have an opportunity, I naturally will not give up. (To be continued.) )