Chapter 143: Melodramatic Brain
A woman at home sent private messages to a boy, saying that she also cultivates Buddhism and is a destined person, and that she is grateful to have met him.
The boy asked her, “Since you say you cultivate Buddhism, do you know what the word ‘Buddha’ means?”
That complete failure was stunned by the boy’s question.
She doesn’t even know what Buddha is, yet she talks about cultivating Buddhism. The boy was extremely speechless towards this type of person.
The woman said, “Please guide me, master.”
The boy told her, “Buddha, in Sanskrit, is translated to Chinese as ‘awakening.’ Buddha refers to a person who is awake and enlightened. Ordinary people are Buddhas who have not yet awakened.”
Upon hearing this, the woman argued with the boy, “I don’t know if you know, but I only know that Buddha is the mind, the mind is Buddha, and Buddha is Prajna Wisdom Bodhi.”
The boy then asked, “Do you know what the mind refers to?”
The woman replied, “I only know that the mind is supreme Prajna Wisdom.”
After hearing this, the boy knew she was done for; this person had fallen into a demonic state.
She doesn’t even know what the mind is, yet she keeps saying the mind is Buddha and Prajna Wisdom. What kind of nonsense is that?
It’s like someone telling you, “Buddha is awesome, the mind is Buddha,” and when you ask them what the mind is, they say they don’t know.
Out of compassion, the boy explained to her the concepts of discernment and the true self.
This person started spouting nonsense again, “I do everything with my heart, not my brain. The true self is your mind, and your mind is the true self.”
The boy was speechless. He thought, “What the hell is my mind being your true self? Why is she talking such nonsense?”
Not wanting to get entangled further,
“Hahaha, you might not understand what I’m saying. Let’s not get entangled anymore, okay? We’ll stop here for now.”
Normally, after hearing this, most people would feel embarrassed and not say much more. But this overly persistent woman didn’t stop. She even said, “If you have awakened, please watch my videos. I don’t worship Buddha or recite sutras. I light seven lamps every day to pray for blessings for all sentient beings and for infinite salvation.”
The boy added, “You are attached to form. Let’s not get entangled.”
The woman seriously replied, “I’m not. I never take photos.”
The boy hit his own head. This was speechless. She doesn’t know what ‘attachment to form’ means, so how can she cultivate? Without breaking illusions, one cannot see the true self, and now she’s bringing up taking photos.
Seeing the boy remain silent, the woman added, “Old person, I know who you are. Can you tell who I am? My Honored Master used to know you.”
The boy curiously asked, “Who is your Honored Master?”
The woman said solemnly, “My Honored Master is the controller of the universe’s galaxies. Every galaxy has a controller, don’t you know?”
Hearing this, the boy watched the woman’s video. In the video, the woman had a plastic lamp stand in front of her with several candles on it. Then the woman made random hand gestures, mumbling something, but nothing could be heard because she had turned off the original sound and was playing quotes about cultivation insights.
The boy took a closer look and exclaimed, “Damn, she’s from the Animal Realm. After reincarnating into a human body, she desperately wanted to cultivate, but her human heart wasn’t fully cultivated yet, and she was eager for quick success. She doesn’t know anything and has fallen into a demonic state.”
The boy was speechless.
She finally obtained a human body, so why doesn’t she know to first cultivate herself into a normal person before cultivating further? He calculated with his fingers and exclaimed, “Oh my god, she was actually a wild boar spirit before. She’s super stupid. After cultivating for a long time, she finally had a chance to become human. It’s a shame it’s going to be wasted.”
It’s not that the boy doesn’t help people. The boy has a few principles for helping others. First, one’s intentions must be righteous, righteous and not evil. She failed this first point and went astray, her speech is abnormal. Second, she must believe what the boy says. Third, and most importantly, she must be able to understand what the boy says. Even if she doesn’t understand, it’s okay to think more, comprehend more, and study more.
Clearly, this woman has no connection with the boy and cannot receive his teachings.
When the boy was bored, he would casually read the palmistry of his colleagues in the office, causing a line of people to wait for him to read their palms, which annoyed him, so he stopped.
He would also help people read their palms online when asked, and without exception, they were all accurate. He even told a girl to be careful, as she would lose money because of others. The girl didn’t take it seriously, and half a month later, it came true, and she came to tell the boy.
Later, the boy stopped reading palms for others. Occasionally, when bored, he would calculate for himself. There is a saying that the more you tell fortunes, the thinner your own fortune becomes, or the narrower your fate becomes. This doesn’t mean that constantly telling people’s fortunes will kill them. It means that by telling a person their life patterns and how they will be in the future, the more accurate the prediction, the harder it will be for that person to change, and they will move in that direction. If they don’t know in advance, there might be a slight possibility of avoiding it.
Forcibly changing someone’s destiny is not good for oneself. If a person’s destiny is changed, but they don’t change with it, they will eventually return to that path, and whatever was missed before will be compensated for through other events. The boy thought, “It’s better to teach people cultivation than to tell fortunes. If people cultivate well, they will change their own destiny.”
The boy also knows some common Qigong techniques, which involve circulating Qi through the Dantian to adjust blood flow. The breathing technique involves circulating Qi to the lower abdomen, two fingers below the navel. By exerting force in the limbs, the blood accelerates rapidly.
During work, whenever it was time for a blood draw for a physical examination, the boy would playfully tease the phlebotomist. Everyone before him was normal, but when it came to him.
The boy secretly circulated his Qi. As soon as the needle was inserted, he exerted force, and “Swoosh!” it was done, finished instantly. The nurse was stunned.
Other people’s blood flowed out, but his spewed out.
The only downside was that because the blood ran too fast, the puncture site was more likely to swell. Hahaha!
Another method to adjust Qi and blood circulation is to use the upper Dantian. The upper Dantian has nothing to do with breathing; it’s related to mental power. Some people control their thoughts to circulate within the body, called mental Heavenly Cycle. The upper Dantian refers to the head, controlling mental activity. Mental power is also called Spiritual Sense.
When the boy was bored, he would move his thoughts around his body for fun. （ Do not practice this recklessly if you don’t know how. ） It can amplify or reduce the sensory perception in various parts of the body.
He can also control emotions to control Qi. For example, by mobilizing the power of anger, you see him sitting there motionless, but after a while, his face starts to turn red. He can stop when he wants, and his complexion returns to normal shortly after.
He can achieve this because he absolutely believes in himself. Even if he knows that the thoughts are his own, deliberately arranged, he will believe them 100%. Naturally, his body will be affected.
The strength lies in the fact that he can stop immediately when he wants to. How to describe this? For example, if he wants to cry, he cries instantly. If he wants to stop, he stops instantly. Anger or other emotions can also be summoned and dismissed with ease.
He learned this when he was first practicing control of thoughts. At that time, he would actively think about something, then stop and switch to something else, then stop, and not allow himself to think further.
Later, he could directly summon any emotion he wanted. His body felt a bit weak, so he’d first summon an outburst of adrenaline, then summon joy and feel delighted. Afterward, he would return to a peaceful state. （ Friendly reminder: don’t learn this randomly. This boy is a pervert. Given what he’s been through, he can still act like a child, you see! ）
He has extraordinary talent for cultivation. For an ordinary person, who can enter and exit an emotion at will?
Of course, this is a method, a technique. It wasn’t easy when he first started practicing. Forcing a change, and lacking sufficient strength, easily leads to mental breakdown and insanity. This must be done gradually. After all, he has endured so much drama that it has thoroughly tempered him. He has an exceptionally resilient mind that can withstand anything.
There are many interesting things in cultivation, and these are just a few of them.
