Chapter 167: Words Become Law
Since the boy had cultivated the mind control technique to the ultimate degree, and he had verified it before, the result was that as long as he wanted to, he could immediately change certain things, such as his original posture of walking, changing his appearance overnight from standing tall and straight to a different style of walking with a breeze, which would make ordinary people look at him more.
Or he could quit smoking after smoking for fifteen or sixteen years instantly. He started smoking again later because he didn’t go home for the New Year last year. After making a phone call home, he suddenly wanted to smoke for fun, so he picked it up again.
This time, he is preparing to quit drinking. From now on, unless under special circumstances, he will not touch a drop of alcohol.
Why is it not absolute? Because he has some relatives and friends who know he drinks. Whenever they see him, they always pull him to drink. He cannot change himself and make those relatives and friends feel a certain way about him. This is not hypocrisy, but rather that some people have taken great care of him before, so he will not pretend to be a big shot in front of these people after cultivating immortality, acting all cool and stupid. That is not him, and he does not like to be so ostentatious.
He has seen the evil of human nature: they dislike you for being poor, fear you for being rich, flatter you when you are doing well, and step on you when you are in trouble. Almost everyone does this unconsciously. The boy does not want to see this. Being low-key can make him see fewer such faces.
Now, after the boy finishes speaking a sentence, his mind and body immediately execute according to this principle. In life, this is called “words become law” and “unity of knowledge and action.”
If an ordinary person cannot break a certain bad habit instantly, they can do it slowly and should not get stuck on the idea that they can’t quit even though they want to. If you truly want to quit, there is nothing you cannot do. You can take it slowly.
The boy’s initial method for quitting smoking was to directly observe and see the thought when the instinct arose. That is to say, he would use methods such as “stop,” “turn,” and “transform” to change it. As soon as a thought arose, he would see it. If he persisted for half a month, this thought would mostly disappear. After persevering for a little longer, the thought would be completely gone, and without the thought, the bad habit would naturally disappear.
This method was inspired when the boy saw Master Meng Can and his friend Mr. Nan Huaijin meet. Mr. Nan Huaijin wanted to smoke, and the Master picked up a lighter and asked, “If I don’t give you fire, can the cigarette light?”
With this sentence, the boy realized the method of controlling thoughts to break bad habits.
At the same time, he also added psychological suggestion and other methods. Do not underestimate psychological suggestion; you think it’s useless because you don’t know how to use it. Let me tell you, if you feel that smoking is not a big deal today, then tomorrow, or after a few days, you will find it extremely bitter to smoke, and you will be extremely disgusted by the smell of smoke. Cough cough cough, isn’t that intense?
Those who don’t know how to use it will naturally feel nothing, because insiders see the trick, while outsiders watch the fun. What can those who watch the fun understand?
If one can achieve “words become law,” then the suggestions given to oneself are not really suggestions; they are iron laws. The mind and body will change according to this iron law. The mind will instinctively not want to do this thing, and the body will also accept the command given and begin to reject it. It will be bitter when it enters the mouth, choke when it enters the throat, and be unpleasant when it enters the nose. It is terrifying.
Those who have not done this kind of thing cannot truly understand this feeling. Although the boy usually says things like deceiving himself with psychological suggestions and then believing them, which seems very simple. Hehehe. What is meant is that no matter what command he gives himself, his mind and body can completely and absolutely believe and obey.
Think about how terrifying this is, right? We won’t even talk about the psychological aspect; the physiological aspect also changes. Now you know what “words become law” means, don’t you?
Do you also know why the boy can control the internal Qi to influence external Qi after adjusting his state of mind? He can control the internal Qi, and the internal Qi is one with the external Qi. By making his own Qi completely obey and influence the external Qi, he makes the external Qi move accordingly. This is the principle.
In metaphysics stories, things like praying for rain, blessings, and rituals are all about adjusting the mind to a certain state, cultivating for a long time, absolute belief, and then influencing through symbolic representation, which includes rituals, mantras, and hand seals. It’s all the same principle.
As for the boy, an abnormal human, he managed to figure out this method through bits and pieces of his life. Of course, this does not rule out the possibility that he already knew it in his past life. After all, when he achieved enlightenment, he instinctively liked to form a few hand seals, and he didn’t know why, thinking he was just making random gestures. When he researched information, he found that these hand seals were called: Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie. They are five of the Nine-Character Mantra.
The Nine-Character Mantra is also known as the Six Jia Secret Incantation. Its main functions are to ward off evil and avoid misfortune, purify the mind, enhance focus, and mobilize the Qi sea, and so on.
Individual character meanings:
Lin: Body and mind are stable, indicating remaining calm and unwavering when facing adversity, having an unshakeable will, and a strong physique.
Bing: Refers to energy, extending lifespan, rejuvenation, and rapid action.
Dou: Universal resonance, courage and determination, generating fighting spirit when encountering difficulties.
Zhe: Restoration, representing the power to freely control one’s own body and the bodies of others.
Jie: Crisis sensing, the ability to know and manipulate human hearts.
Zhen: Telepathy, representing possessing wealth and respect.
Lie: Space-time control, representing the heart of saving others.
Qian: The ability to freely use superpowers.
Xing: Represents the Buddha realm, meaning a superhuman realm.
The boy only discovered all of this after playing with it for over a year. The hand seal he instinctively formed when controlling the rain was Bing. After researching the information, he immediately understood that he was controlling the soldiers and horses to act quickly.
He thought to himself, “No wonder I always instinctively formed that one hand seal.”
Even though he knew this, he did not deliberately learn the other hand seals. For some reason, he always felt that knowing these five was enough and he didn’t need to deliberately learn more.
The boy thought it was because he was lazy and didn’t want to learn, but looking at the other hand seals, they weren’t difficult. Yet, he just didn’t want to learn them.
But he didn’t dwell on it, nor did he deliberately cultivate them. Sometimes he just played, and by playing, he learned them.
As his comprehension of many things deepened, these things would inexplicably combine in his mind, and then other things would emerge, hehehe. Just like the combination of “words become law” and psychological suggestion, this is just one of the methods he knows.
No need to be deliberate; just play. When he comprehends something, he verifies and tries it. By playing, he learns it. When he first achieved enlightenment, he was almost going crazy, which was no different from falling into a demonic state. Sometimes his speech sounded like gibberish to others.
The speed of his realm advancement was astounding. He would cultivate one and then move on to the next; he didn’t directly achieve his current state.
He was incredibly obsessed. The more he cultivated, the more confident he became, and the clearer his understanding became. Of course, there were times when he would reach a certain state and then stagnate. He would stop and think, then continue, cultivating to a point where he would pause to summarize his gained experience, stabilize himself, and then continue. He would not be eager to achieve success.
Regarding these spiritual matters, one misstep can lead to eternal damnation. How did the mountain of corpses and sea of blood at the foot of Spirit Mountain come about? It was from those who didn’t get through the journey.
Even Tang Sanzang only achieved enlightenment in his tenth life. This comparison is not an exaggeration at all~!
Therefore, cultivation is something that requires one to be down-to-earth and not aim too high. Remember this, remember this.
Especially the matter of creating bad karma with speech. The mouth governs the place where wind and water gather. When speaking, one will inevitably affect one’s own feng shui. Therefore, the boy always teaches people to speak well and say good things.
Just like that netizen before, she clearly followed the boy’s posts, commented happily along the way, and learned a lot. However, because she couldn’t control her speech karma, she lost her opportunity.
This was not the first time she had spoken to the boy like that; it was the third time.
As the old saying goes, “Things don’t happen more than three times.”
Moreover, the boy is observing the character of everyone. Whether there is fate or not depends on one’s own comprehension, and more importantly, whether one can grasp it when encountered.
You don’t spend money, you watch happily, you gain some insights, and then you argue with the person. Let’s say even your biological father wouldn’t indulge you, let alone a stranger.
Therefore, the boy let her leave. This type of person is stubborn and has too strong a self-will, heavily controlled by the ego. It’s useless for her to read further. The boy was also afraid that after she saw what happened later, it would cause her fear. Imagine if you provoke someone, and they clearly tell you that something bad will happen to you, and then it comes true. Wouldn’t you panic? This fear would then lead to phantom illnesses, unstable souls, guilt, nervousness, anxiety, and so on, escalating uncontrollably. After all, the boy didn’t really want to deal with her; how could someone who couldn’t bear to harm an insect actively bully anyone?
Letting her leave was also a form of kindness. It’s not that someone is forbidden to read; everything is here. If you want to read, you can, unless the boy closes it or the Great Dao suppresses it, in which case there’s nothing to say.
