Chapter 826 - 103: White lotus blooms in the Western Regions, scholars travel to Jiangnan, unmasking faces and tossing embroidered balls
Li Guanyi and the person in charge of Changfeng Building in Central State descended together, walking side by side to the academy. Recently, all the scholars of the academy are preparing to set off on their own paths, making the academy more bustling than before.
Some say that such a state now lacks the peace and freedom of the past.
Yet others say, the world is so chaotic, with people in great suffering, if the academy still remained as free as before, that would be the true lack of tranquility.
In these chaotic times, whether one chooses to engage with the world or live in seclusion, it’s each person’s choice, not about right or wrong. Those who engage aren’t necessarily superior, and those who avoid needn’t be called cowardly.
But if one hides here enjoying peace and freedom, and yet condescendingly speaks of the common people’s misery, claiming that scholars should stay here, they deserve a good smack to the ground.
This is what the fat monk who previously debated with the living Buddha said.
This happened when the Farmer School entered Jiangnan.
The monk asked the living Buddha if the Farmer School’s actions were too costly.
At that time, the living Buddha told him to let go, and this brat, relying on his water and fire immune Bullskin Crossed Divine Skill, obstinately held onto a cup despite boiling water, until the old living Buddha scolded him. Now, many Buddhist disciples were unwilling to engage with the world, believing monks shouldn’t be tainted by worldly affairs.
So, this brawny monk grabbed a stick and cursed "bald donkey" for a whole incense stick’s worth of time.
The old living Buddha looked at this secular disciple and asked, "Have you let go?"