Chapter 676 - 543: It’s Not About the Spirit, But the Heart

——"But precisely because morality often goes against human nature, it requires a great deal of guidance and restraint."

The girl thought carefully for a moment, then suddenly felt a bit disheartened.

"Teacher, if analyzed in the way you do, most of us strive hard all our lives just for survival and reproduction. In that case, suddenly our hard work seems quite meaningless."

Humans strive so hard, but if the ultimate goal we pursue is just like animals, simply for survival and reproduction...

This truth really gave her chills.

Moreover, she felt that nowadays many people do not even want to reproduce.

"But humans do not only live within their human nature. There are many high-level thinkers in our world who, despite appearing human on the outside like us, live with an internal quality that goes beyond human nature, such as divinity or Buddhahood," said Ning Youguang. "Don’t think that just because you’re human, you can only live according to human nature. It’s just that most people can’t break free from the shackles of their mindset, confining themselves to this physical body, unable to ascend."

"Are you talking about a person’s soul level, Teacher?" the girl asked.

"No," Ning Youguang shook his head. "If we’re only talking about soul levels, it’s still within human nature."

"Then what is it?" The girl couldn’t figure it out.

"Body-Mind-Spirit." Ning Youguang directly explained, "It’s not in the spirit, but in the mind."

She said, "The realm of a person’s mind determines the world they live in. I remember a story about Su Dongpo and a Zen master. A person with Buddha in their heart sees everyone as Buddhas; a person with manure in their heart naturally wouldn’t see a world full of fragrance. So, the way you want to live is determined by where you place your heart. Everything in this world is sacred; the only thing that can make something seem not sacred is how people perceive it. Therefore, what’s outside is not important; how your heart interprets it is what matters. Whatever your heart interprets it to be, that’s what you’ll live out. So, don’t envy immortals or Buddhas; as long as you wish, you can be an immortal or a Buddha too."

"I understand the literal meaning," the girl looked at Ning Youguang and smiled, "but it seems there’s still a distance to truly understanding."

"You’re doing well already," Ning Youguang smiled and said, "This is not something that can be fully grasped in just a few moments. It requires us to spend a lot of time and effort to truly realize, so take it slow. First know, and then you might be able to do."

"Okay." Encouraged, the girl suddenly felt, somehow, as if she had been recharged, gaining a lot of strength.

She nodded happily, looked at Ning Youguang, and smiled, "Although I still don’t understand, I will take it seriously and maybe someday I’ll be enlightened and understand it."

"Of course," Ning Youguang smiled softly, "Every moment in your life belongs to infinity."

As the school year began, there were many people on the campus of the University of Science and Technology, and many who knew Ning Youguang.

The two of them carried their luggage from the school’s parking lot to the girls’ dormitory building, and many returning students greeted Ning Youguang along the way.

Of course, there were also many new students, and when they saw her, they either gaped in awe or, after staring, excitedly asked those around them, "Who’s this stunning beauty?"

"Is she here to drop off a family member for school?"

"She’s really so beautiful!!!"

"..."

The returning students looked at these new students with a bit of disdain yet pride and said, "She’s not here just to drop off family members for school; she’s our school’s recognized goddess—Professor Ning."

They completely forgot that when they were new students and saw Ning Youguang for the first time, they too were speechless, stunned by the divine beauty.

"Professor Ning?" Some new students, who were accustomed to doing a lot of homework before school started, immediately reacted, "Isn’t she the famous psychology professor at our school?"

"Who is Professor Ning?" Some new students were still clueless, completely unaware of much school news.

"It’s that Professor Ning," those who understood Ning Youguang’s identity were quite willing to explain to their peers.

The returning students, having explained many times before, really didn’t want to waste any more words and simply said, "Just search for information about our psychology department’s Professor Ning Youguang on our school’s forum, and you’ll know everything."

Following that, whether among new students or returning ones, numerous fans of her looks secretly took various candid photos of Ning Youguang from behind or her sides on their phones.

As for taking frontal photos, they didn’t dare, no matter how flushed their faces became.

The girl was escorted by Ning Youguang to the girls’ dormitory building.

In front of the main entrance of the University of Science and Technology’s girls’ dormitory.

Ning Youguang asked, "Which floor is your dormitory?"

"Sixth floor," the girl replied, "Teacher, you can give me the things; I can carry them up myself."

"I’ll help you take them up together," Ning Youguang said, "The stairs are steep, so I’ll just help you carry up the suitcase."

"Teacher, I can do it myself." The girl looked at the students passing by and the eyes glancing at her, feeling both happy and a bit shy, "You can give me the bag."

"I happened to eat too much for lunch, so I need to climb the stairs to digest," Ning Youguang went ahead and carried the bag inside the girls’ dormitory building.

The girl stood where she was, watching Ning Youguang’s tall and graceful figure, and quickly followed with her suitcase.

At the staircase entrance to the sixth floor of the girls’ dormitory.

"Teacher, I’m almost there. I can take it to the dorm myself now," the girl said, breathing heavily after climbing the last flight of stairs.

"Alright, then I’ll take my leave here." Ning Youguang, who helped carry the luggage, breathed evenly. She placed the bag she was holding on the girl’s suitcase, "Go to your dorm, organize and settle in, and if there’s nothing pressing, take a shower and rest. It’s been a long, tiring journey."

"Okay." The girl lowered her head and softly replied.

But soon, she looked up at Ning Youguang and asked, "Teacher, if someone doesn’t grow after getting married, isn’t that both scary and sad?"

Urgency was hidden in the girl’s eyes.

She knew that if she didn’t seize this lucky opportunity to ask her psychological questions now, she might never again have such a precious, private opportunity to ask Professor Ning such personal questions.

"Why do you ask?" Ning Youguang, who was initially ready to turn and leave, stopped again and asked patiently.

"Teacher, can we go over there to ask you a few questions?" The girl glanced around and pointed to a relatively secluded corner by the stairway, asking. 1314