Chapter 812
Year 7725 of the Xia Calendar, Qingyun
In the blink of an eye, Chengzang had been in Qingyun for four years. He spent one year in Huaxia, but his identity was not strict enough, and the regulations in Huaxia were very strict. Therefore, Chengzang ultimately chose Qingyun.
In Qingyun, he had already begun to spread the teachings, but the process was very difficult. The logic of the Buddhist teachings is about cultivating for the afterlife. The theory states that the suffering in this life is due to not having done good in the previous life, so one must cultivate good in this life to have a happy life in the next.
However, not many people accept this logic. The society of the Alliance of Three Countries has developed for thousands of years, and it is under capitalist rules, which also impose heavy internal pressures. As a result, Qingyun has had times of great competition, and after competition comes a state of giving up or even more competition.
Those who are caught in more competition do not care about the next life; this life is already difficult enough, so why think about the next?
Sorry, in the next life, some people do not even want to be human. If it weren’t for the lack of protection for animals, they would just want to be a protected animal in their next life, living a life of ease and waiting to die.
But those who are even more caught up in competition still hold hope for their real lives. They look down on the happiness of the next life, feeling that there is no reason to wait for the next life to be happy. Can’t they be happy in this life? If not, then why are they working so hard?
After facing many setbacks in spreading the teachings, Chengzang felt very painful, because he realized that if the teachings of Buddhism remained unchanged, they would not be able to spread them here, and changing the teachings of Buddhism was not something a small arhat like him could decide.
After much hesitation, Chengzang did not dare to change the Buddhist scriptures, because it would be disrespectful to Buddhism, but Chengzang was not an inflexible person. His final choice was to forcefully guide others.