Chapter 2984: No consciousness realm

Thinking that she might become the same kind of person as Ye Chen, Ito Nanako was naturally excited. She looked at Master Jingqing and asked respectfully: "Master, I wonder if you can give me some guidance on how to truly realize the Dao?"

When she said this, Ito Nanako had no confidence in her heart.

She felt that in today's society, keeping a hand is the norm. Even for ordinary martial arts, any sect or family could not possibly tell others their mental methods, let alone this higher level of cultivation.

However, she still wanted to try, because she felt that since Master Jingqing had said so much to her, perhaps he would be willing to say a little more, letting her suddenly open up.

Master Jingqing took a deep breath at this time and couldn't help sighing: "Benefactor has sky-reaching talent, the poor monk naturally cannot sit by and watch the benefactor's talent be wasted. In fact, the benefactor has basically found the key to realizing the Dao, but the only step the benefactor did wrong is that you shouldn't try to let the divine consciousness enter the sea of consciousness by jumping down after going to a high place. By this method, it is impossible to enter the sea of consciousness."

Nanako hurriedly asked: "Then how can I enter the sea of consciousness?"

Master Jingqing said word by word: "Let the divine consciousness merge!"

"Merge?!" Nanako exclaimed: "Could it be that I want my divine consciousness to merge with that sea of consciousness?!"

"Right!" Master Jingqing nodded and said seriously: "Benefactor, the so-called sea of consciousness is like the universe the poor monk said. If the benefactor regards her divine consciousness as herself, it is equivalent to a person jumping into a sea. The ocean is boundless, but what a person can perceive is no more than ten feet or dozens of feet around. Only by merging the divine consciousness into the sea of consciousness can the divine consciousness control the entire sea of consciousness, letting the entire sea of consciousness be presented intuitively in front of one's eyes like a globe;"

"Therefore, benefactor, don't bring the subjective consciousness of the so-called 'I' into that sea of consciousness. You must abandon the definition of self in the divine consciousness. At the moment of jumping down, let go of all self, let the divine consciousness enter the state of 'no self'. When the 'no self' divine consciousness completely merges with the sea of consciousness, it is successful realization of the Dao!"

Although Ito Nanako understood Master Jingqing's meaning, she didn't know what the state of "no self" truly meant.

She felt that human thinking is generated subjectively. At any time, in any situation, when thinking about problems, one uses one's own thinking. How can one abandon the consciousness of self from one's own divine consciousness?

Thus, she asked Master Jingqing: "May I ask Master, how can I achieve 'no self'?"

Master Jingqing said: "'No self' is also the 'no consciousness realm' mentioned by the Buddha. This is a realm that can only be understood but not spoken. The poor monk didn't understand how to truly achieve 'no self' back then either, and it took eight full years to finally find that realm. Therefore, the benefactor can only try slowly and find it slowly by herself. The poor monk can't give any good suggestions and help."

Ito Nanako was not disappointed, and said very respectfully: "I will try my best to try."

Master Jingqing said: "Benefactor can also try it now. Although the poor monk can't help you, as a bystander, perhaps I can give the benefactor some personal suggestions based on the benefactor's progress."

Ito Nanako hesitated for a moment, nodded gently, and said: "Thank you so much, Master!"

After saying that, she asked: "Then can I try it now?"

Master Jingqing stood one hand on his chest, pointed to the futon specifically for disciples to sit cross-legged under the preaching platform, and said: "Amitabha, benefactor, please!"

In the courtyard, An Chengxi looked at Nanako in the monitor and asked Sister Sun beside her: "Sister Sun, it took Jingqing eight years to realize the Dao. How long do you think Nanako needs?"

Sister Sun smiled and said: "Madam, you only took half a year to realize the Dao back then. I think Miss Ito will need at most two or three years to realize the Dao."

An Chengxi shook her head gently and said: "Nanako has more talent than me. The time she needs to realize the Dao will definitely be shorter than mine. Maybe, she can successfully realize the Dao within a month."

Sister Sun asked in surprise: "Madam is so optimistic about Miss Ito?"

An Chengxi nodded and said: "She is purer than most adults in this world. The purer a person is, the easier it is to realize the Dao."

At this time, Ito Nanako in the Buddhist hall had already come to the futon and sat cross-legged, then closed her eyes, skillfully mobilized true energy and divine consciousness, and entered the state of internal observation.

Because she had already mastered the entire process of internal observation, Ito Nanako arrived at that sea of consciousness again with ease.

At this moment, the sea of consciousness was still as calm as before, without any waves.

Ito Nanako constantly pushed her divine consciousness upward. With the increase in height, the distance between the divine consciousness and the sea of consciousness below became farther and farther. The higher she went, the greater the nameless resistance became. After she reached the extreme with all her strength, she couldn't hold on anymore and let her divine consciousness fall freely from the high altitude.

At this moment, Ito Nanako was thinking about how to achieve "no self" and "no consciousness". She tried hard to control herself, not letting herself think about anything, but the more she did so, the more things rushed into her divine consciousness like a tide.

She thought of her childhood, her parents, her first meeting with Ye Chen, and that snowy night in Kyoto...

Immediately after, her divine consciousness paused suddenly, and rushed into the sea of consciousness at once. But the sea of consciousness seemed to have been cast with a spell, and the surface was still without any waves.

Surrounded by the sea of consciousness, Nanako hadn't had time to adjust her divine consciousness when she felt a great force attacking her from all directions. Immediately after, a huge force began to push her upward.

She felt her divine consciousness, like a bubble in the deep sea, being squeezed by the ubiquitous seawater, rushing to the water surface at the fastest speed.

Immediately after, Ito Nanako's divine consciousness jumped out from the surface of the sea of consciousness.

At the moment the divine consciousness was pushed out of the sea of consciousness, Ito Nanako suddenly opened her eyes, gasping for air, and didn't know when she was already drenched in sweat.

Master Jingqing on the side said: "The benefactor should have been pushed out by the sea of consciousness, right?"

Ito Nanako nodded slightly, and said somewhat tiredly: "Controlling the divine consciousness to go to a high place as much as possible is really very tiring. But I didn't expect that the process of being pushed out by the sea of consciousness was even more tormenting. That ubiquitous pressure is suffocating. The most critical thing is, the more I want to be 'no self', the more I will think of many things related to myself..."

Master Jingqing said seriously: "Realizing the Dao is indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven. It is not only difficult to succeed, but the process of experiencing and trying is also very difficult. Back then, the poor monk tried for eight full years in this state. During those eight years, I don't know how many times I failed. However, the benefactor's talent is above the poor monk's, so I think it won't take too long."

As he spoke, Master Jingqing added: "Also, when the benefactor was observing internally just now, her expression changed several times in a few seconds. I think it is because there are too many interference in her heart. If you want to reach the 'no consciousness realm', you must first make yourself have no desires and no demands. Otherwise, I am afraid it will be very difficult to succeed."

Ito Nanako pursed her lips and said: "I want to try again..." ===== CHAPTER 2985 =====