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Chapter 129 Spiritual Guide
The afternoon sun shines into the room through the curtains that trail across the floor.

The white marble columns stand quietly, supporting the semicircular roof with an extremely large span.

Countless points of light twinkle on the dome, like bright stars, which are the main source of light in the room.

It seems as if the entire universe is copied here, and the vast dimensions of the sky are printed on it, which is extremely eye-catching.

This is a huge round palace, tall, magnificent, gorgeous and holy.

More than fifty people gathered here, and they all felt particularly small.

This scene shocked many members and made them exclaim in admiration.

I didn’t expect that the seemingly shabby training camp base actually hides such a sacred and magnificent building.

Seemingly influenced by this special environment, Fang Cheng actually developed an inexplicable feeling of reverence in his heart.

He was observing his surroundings with alertness and silence when he suddenly heard a sound of unfamiliar footsteps.

Then the door creaked and was slowly pushed open.

A thin middle-aged man wearing glasses then walked into the meditation hall.

He was also wearing a plain white meditation suit, and he looked at everyone and coughed softly.

The members who were originally whispering immediately shut their mouths, and the whole place fell silent in an instant.

The middle-aged man walked to a circle of cushions placed in the center of the hall, chose a spot, and sat down cross-legged.

Then a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded slightly to everyone:
"Everyone, please don't be shy. You can call me Teacher Chen. In the next few days, I will lead you into the wonderful world of meditation and teach you how to control yourself and eliminate the anxiety and sorrow that plague you..."

His smile was as warm as the spring breeze and his tone was neither hurried nor slow.

After a few brief opening remarks, he told everyone:
"Now you can find a seat and sit down wherever you like. There is no order of seating here, and no distinction between the old and the young. Everyone is a family like brothers and sisters."

Upon hearing this, more than fifty members immediately moved their cushions and sat around the instructor.

Everyone seemed to want to be as close to this amiable mentor as possible.

Fang Cheng had a calm expression and chose to sit relatively far away from the crowd.

Pan Wendi didn't know if she was relying on him, so she also sat cross-legged next to him.

Fang Cheng glanced at this guy who didn't know how to maintain social distance, moved his butt slightly, and continued to maintain a proper distance.

"All right."

Seeing that everyone was seated, Teacher Chen clapped his hands gently.

“Before we start to learn about meditation, can I first understand your life background and why you want to learn meditation?”

As he spoke, he pointed to the female member closest to him.

"Young lady, could you please tell me a little bit?"

The female member was stunned when she heard this. After hesitating for a moment, she stammered:

"My name is Deng Wenwen, I'm 26 years old and work in a trading company in Dongdu. I learned meditation to forget a relationship."

"Because... my boyfriend unfortunately died in the Xishan fire more than a month ago. Although he always made me angry in the past... but... but, I really can't forget him..."

As she spoke, her emotions became somewhat out of control and she choked up several times, unable to control herself.

Teacher Chen saw this and showed pity on his face, and sighed:
“What joy is there in life, and what sorrow is there in death? Each of us comes to this world alone, but also happy.”

"Because even if we leave this world today, we will still be missed by many relatives and friends tomorrow, and this yearning actually means that you have been to this world and lived here truly and vividly."

After saying this, he then looked at Deng Wenwen, his eyes shining slightly behind the lenses.

"Ms. Deng, the purpose of practicing meditation is not to forget or look down upon things, but to let go, be at peace, and become enlightened."

"Even if you can achieve the highest level of meditation, Nirvana, in the future, your longing for your boyfriend will still remain in the cosmic consciousness, eternal and unchanging, and indelible. It's just that it has already been transformed from negative to positive, guiding you to face emotional problems in a positive and optimistic way."

"Because life is a cycle of reincarnation, maybe in the next reincarnation, you will meet again, who knows..." "Is this... true?"

Deng Wenwen couldn't help but stare at him in a daze when she heard that.

Teacher Chen smiled and nodded.

Perhaps it was this statement that soothed her emotions, and she instantly became much calmer.

After the first person started talking, other members of the group also started talking about their own worries and troubles.

Some people want to escape from reality because of work pressure and bad mood.

Some also encounter emotional problems and feel that life is full of confusion.

Others are heavily in debt and want to commit suicide but are afraid of death. They hope to find a way to truly get rid of it.

There were so many reasons, it became a grievance meeting.

When it was Fang Cheng's turn, he had his eyes slightly closed, trying to recuperate.

Seeing everyone's eyes on him, he frowned slightly, showing the same distress.

"My name is Ma Donghao. I have a brother who went astray when he was young and got involved in gangs. He was hacked to death in front of me."

"After that, the tragic scenes of bloodbath often appeared in my dreams, which kept bothering me and made me feel mentally exhausted..."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, as if wiping the wet corners of his eyes.

Teacher Chen looked at him kindly and spoke softly to comfort him.

Pan Wendi looked at Fang Cheng with a little surprise, as if to say, "So you have such a sad past."

Then when it was his turn to speak, he replied nonchalantly:

"I just want to learn meditation. When I go back, I can not only guide students to exercise, but also become their spiritual mentor, improve the level of service, and earn twice as much money with one job."

The other members of the group couldn't help but sneer when they heard this.

Once everyone had expressed the issues that had been suppressed in their hearts for a long time, the atmosphere in the classroom seemed to become much more relaxed.

Teacher Chen then clapped his hands and said gently:
"I deeply sympathize with everyone's experience, but I can tell you responsibly that as long as it involves spiritual problems or illnesses, they can be successfully solved through the practice of meditation."

"Because we ourselves are the best doctors. All the medicine in the world cannot compare to our own awareness. Only by letting go of material possessions can we become a brand new you..."

After some words of comfort, Teacher Chen said seriously:

"In today's class, I will teach you the basics of meditation and how to successfully reach the first level of 'tranquility'."

"First of all, you have to be clear about your concept. Meditation is a comprehensive training that uses self-awareness to gradually improve your physical and mental state. It includes multiple practice steps and techniques..."

The lecture officially began and everyone gathered and listened attentively.

Fang Cheng also straightened his back and looked at his instructor intently.

However, these knowledge points are still similar to the content played on meditation teaching discs.

Just when Fang Cheng felt a little disappointed.

Teacher Chen suddenly said something that instantly cheered him up:
"Next, before you try to enter into tranquility for the first time, I must explain a very important issue in advance."

"The goal of this stage of tranquility is to make our five senses more acute and refined, so that we can receive information that is usually ignored by the brain."

"But this also brings a problem, that is, after the perception is amplified, there will be contradictory situations, the information you receive becomes complicated, and people will become more anxious and difficult to calm down."

"There have even been cases where talented students developed mental disorders because of this."

“So, how do we solve this problem?”

"We really want to summarize the specific practice methods into three points: practice the five senses, transcend the five senses, and return to awareness!"

(End of this chapter)