On Return (1)
The sun in the Red Sea is still so hot. The air in the Red Sea is still so dry. The waters of the Red Sea are still so blue. The coral reefs in the Red Sea are still so red.
Nothing looks like anything has changed from what it was just now.
But Ji Aojian's heart swelled with incomparable excitement: I'm back, I'm finally back!
Ever since he was sixteen years old, he has always had the feeling that he is a time-traveler in the future. However, when he had just gone to the 21st century again, he did not feel like he was returning home, but instead felt all kinds of discomfort with the dense photoelectric signals.
After that, he went to the 10th century. Although the sky is clear and tranquil, the spirit is abundant, and it is very easy to communicate naturally, it always makes him feel that there is a layer of diaphragm that is difficult to harmonize with the qi machine.
Only now, finally back to the middle of the nineteenth century, there is immediately a sense of blending, as if returning to the familiarity and intimacy of the mother's arms.
-- Although I have seen some of the history of the afterlife, I am by no means a person of the future in 200 years.
-- I was born in this era, grew up in this era, rooted in this era, and belonged to this era.
-- This plane, this world, is my hometown, the true home of my soul.
Ji Aojian stood quietly on the sea, the last bit of doubt was also quietly extinguished in the depths of his heart, extremely intoxicated to feel the comfortable breath of time and space, the spirit and the induction of heaven and earth no longer have any bonds, the soul flew freely, filled in the wilderness and eight wildernesses, and became one with the whole world.
At this moment, he firmly stood on the innate peak of the unity of heaven and man, and there would never be a regression and collapse in the realm again.
For him. Now only one last issue needs to be solved.
There are the so-called ultimate three philosophical questions: Who am I, where do I come from, and where am I going?
All the sages of the past and present have been in self-knowledge. They must have complete confidence in the answers to these three questions, and then they can build a "true self" that breaks through confusion and preaching. Gain the right knowledge and correct view of your own ideological system.
For example: "The poor monk Tang Sanzang, who came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty, went to the West Heaven to seek the true scriptures." This simple sentence is a very clear answer to the three questions.
When Ji Aojian went to sea by boat, he was actually seeking these three questions.
Now, he has a thorough sense of belonging and identity to this world, and of course he has solved the question of "where do I come from".
And he fearlessly returned to this era, determined to accomplish his goal, that is, to know "where I am going".
Only the question of "who am I" remains. The last piece of the puzzle was missing from his old memory.
This is one of the important reasons why he must come back.
Since Ji Aojian's current mind has access to heaven and earth, he can naturally access all his past, and a clear and eye-catching door of memory has appeared in his mind, across the sixteen-year-old coordinates of human growth.
But although this gate can be seen and felt, it is unusually thick and firm, Ji Aojian tried to push it a few times, and found that it could only be shaken slightly.
If you want to open the door of memory, it will not be a day or two. It may take months.
Ji Aojian felt that what he should do now was to rush back to his homeland in the East first, and simply stop looking at his life path, not only about all the experiences he had before he was sixteen years old, but even before he returned. Ignore them all.
So in an instant, he seemed to have forgotten all his superhuman skills, and suddenly sank above the water. After choking on a few mouthfuls of water. Splashing in the water, he paddled towards the landing in the most ordinary way of swimming.
Fortunately, the place where he returned was still on the east side of the Gulf of Suez. Not much from the Sinai Peninsula, before exhaustion. Finally climbed to the shore.
The hot and dry weather made the moisture in his wet clothes evaporate quickly, and then, Ji Aojian got up and headed east.
This journey is across the Arabian Peninsula, walking through the desert Gobi region, and his speed is not even as fast as that of a pedestrian who is accustomed to walking in the desert.
Sometimes he would meet some passing caravans on the way, and if he was kind, he would take him on a ride, and he would pass by some oasis inhabited by tribes, where he would ask for some water.
Ji Aojian originally didn't know Arabic, but he had no dust in his heart, as if he had just been born in this world, and any contact with information was like a sponge absorbing water.
The caravans in the desert may not always be on the same path as him, and the oasis is not always seen, and Ji Aojian often goes days without food or drink. However, he was relieved to find that no matter how hungry or tired he was, he could always move forward, and it seemed that he could survive for a long, long time.
As he walked through the desert area, he began to enter the valley of the two rivers, where there were many inhabitants and cities, and as a result, he was exposed to a great deal of daily conversation and doctrinal preaching. By the time he crossed these two rivers that gave birth to human civilization and came to the bottom of the Zagros Mountains, he basically did not understand the discourse of the Arab region.
Crossing the Zagros Mountains, you enter the Iranian plateau, which also has an ancient civilization. In this era, the rulers of the Iranian plateau were the Qajar dynasty of Persia. Since Persia has embraced I'Slanism for thousands of years, and the language has absorbed a large number of Arabic languages, with the help of a common religious culture, Ji Aojian has not long walked in this area, and gradually understood the meaning of Iranian.
In fact, Iran has a very long history and is a necessary place on the Silk Road, not only has there been local religions such as Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism, but also Christianity, Greek philosophy, Hinduism and Buddhism spread from the East and the West, which have also had an important impact on the local area.
Although Iran is now largely covered by Islam, many religions have inevitably passed on and infiltrated their ideas over the years. Moreover, Iran believes in Shia, a minority sect of Islam, and does not have the most orthodox status in itself, so the differentiation and development of doctrines are even more diverse and colorful.
Ji Aojian walked all the way, in addition to the official missionary group, from time to time he also saw all kinds of wise people who claimed to be prophets, some advocated a complete retro to purify the teachings, some advocated the renewal of the hadith to keep pace with the times, and even advocated the broad idea that "all religions in the world are of the same origin".
On this day, he met a scholar who was talking in the crowd, preaching that the human family is the only truth of the true God. Although the so-called major religions of the world have different names for God, they may call God God, or Allah or Buddha the Lord and so on. But these are only outward differences, and the root of the true God itself is unified.
Ji Aojian listened to it and felt that it was very reasonable, but when he thought about the specific teachings of the major religions, there were indeed many conflicts. So with great devotion and curiosity, he seriously sought advice from the preaching teacher where he felt he was resisting.
This missionary was able to answer one or two at first, but when the doctrinal discussion became deeper and deeper, involving the fundamental logic of the philosophical ideas of various schools, he really couldn't be one, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and pointed his hand at Ji Aojian.
At that time, there were more than a dozen strong and sturdy men, copying all kinds of sticks and tools, as if they were the protectors of the Dharma in front of the gods, and they would be beaten in groups when they were outflanked. Seeing this scene, Ji Aojian immediately hugged his head and fled.
He ran out for a long, long time, and finally realized what he was wrong.
Since this kind of missionary has set up a big pattern and platform of "all religions have the same origin", it is natural that they can cover all religions and carry out fan marketing in the largest market. And he actually naively stepped forward to conduct academic discussions, which is very hindering the great cause of attracting fans, is there still a reason for not beating you as a troublemaker?
A basket that can fit anything into it is often the most meaningless thing. Just like the Chinese people, there are often some so-called all-encompassing new religions, not only Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, but also Christ Allah. However, these "all-inclusive" sects only spend their efforts on the superficial integration of superficial terms, and do not want or have the ability to develop profound teachings, so they can only stay at the stage equivalent to the gang's organization forever.
As a result, when Ji Aojian was on his way, he no longer came into contact with those sects where "the world's religion is one", but instead paid attention to the retro or innovative doctrines in the social ideology. (To be continued.) )
PS: Who are you? Where are you from? Where are you going? This is also very common in daily life, for example, the security guard of each community will ask these three questions to strangers, and the last one is equivalent to asking "Who are you looking for?"