129: Chapter 129 Spiritual Mentor

Chapter 129: Spiritual Mentor

Afternoon sunlight filtered through the trailing, floor-length curtains and spilled into the room.

White marble pillars stood quietly, supporting a semicircular arched ceiling with an extraordinary span.

Countless points of light flickered on the dome, resembling dazzling stars, which were the main source of light in the room.

It was as if the entire Universe had been copied here, shrinking the vast firmament onto it and making it extremely eye-catching.

This was a huge circular hall, tall, magnificent, gorgeous, and sacred.

More than fifty people gathered here, all feeling exceptionally insignificant.

This scene and setting inevitably shocked many group members, prompting sounds of admiration.

Who would have thought that the seemingly dilapidated training camp base actually hid such a sacred and magnificent building.

Seemingly affected by this special environment, an inexplicable sense of reverence actually grew in Fang Cheng's heart.

As he observed his surroundings silently with vigilance, he suddenly heard the sound of unfamiliar footsteps approaching.

Then the door was pushed open slowly with a creaking sound.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses and with a thin appearance then stepped into the Meditation grand hall.

He was also wearing a plain white Meditation robe, looking at the crowd and coughing softly.

The group members who were originally whispering immediately shut their mouths, and the whole place instantly fell silent.

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

Then a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded slightly to the crowd:

"Do not be restrained, everyone. You can address me as Instructor Chen. Over the next few days, I will lead you into the wonderful world of Meditation cultivation, teaching you how to control yourselves and eliminate the anxiety and sorrow that plague you..."

His smile was as warm as a spring breeze, and his tone was unhurried.

After a brief opening remark, he instructed the crowd:

"Now you can find a seat to sit down at will. There are no seating rankings here, nor is there any distinction between seniority and inferiority. Everyone is in a family relationship of brothers and sisters."

Hearing this, the fifty-some group members immediately moved their futons and sat surrounding the mentor.

Everyone seemed to hope to get as close as possible to this amiable mentor.

Fang Cheng's expression was calm, and he chose to sit in a relatively distant place on the outer periphery of the crowd.

Not knowing if he was latching onto him, Pan Wendi also sat down cross-legged beside him.

Fang Cheng glanced at this guy who didn't understand social distance, moved his butt slightly, and continued to maintain an appropriate distance.

"Alright."

Seeing that everyone had taken their seats, Instructor Chen gently clapped his palms.

"Before formally starting to learn Meditation, may I first understand your respective life backgrounds? Please tell me why you want to learn Meditation?"

As he spoke, he reached out and pointed to a female group member closest to him.

"This young lady, can you speak first?"

Hearing this, that female group member was stunned for a moment. After hesitating for a moment, she said stammeringly:

"My name is Deng Wenwen, 26 years old this year, working in a trading company in Dongdu. My purpose in learning Meditation is to forget a relationship."

"Because... my boyfriend unfortunately died in the Xishan fire more than a month ago. Although he always used to cause me Life Qi... but... but, I really can't forget him..."

As she spoke, her emotions got somewhat out of control, choking up several times and unable to restrain herself.

Seeing this, Instructor Chen showed a sympathetic expression and sighed deeply:

"Life, what is there to rejoice, death, what is there to sorrow. Everyone of us who comes to this world is lonely, yet also happy."

"Because even if we leave this world today, tomorrow we will still leave behind the thoughts of many relatives and friends for ourselves, and this yearning actually represents that you once came to this world and truly lived here."

Having finished these emotional reflections, he then stared at Deng Wenwen, the gaze behind his lenses flashing slightly.

"Young Miss Deng, the purpose of Cultivating Meditation is not to forget and take things lightly, but to let go, be calm, and attain enlightenment."

"Even if you can reach the highest level of Meditation, Nirvana, in the future, this yearning for your boyfriend will still be preserved in the Universe consciousness, eternally unchanged and unquenchable, except that it has long been transformed from negative to positive, guiding you to actively and optimistically face emotional problems."

"Because life is a Reincarnation cycle, perhaps in the next Reincarnation, you will meet again, who knows..."

"Is this... true?"

Hearing this, Deng Wenwen couldn't help but look at him dazedly.

Instructor Chen smiled and nodded.

Perhaps it was this statement that pacified her emotions, making the whole person instantly become much calmer.

With the first person starting, the other group members subsequently talked about their own worries and troubles in turn.

Some were irritated due to high work pressure and wanted to escape reality.

Some also encountered emotional problems and felt that life was full of confusion.

Still others were deeply in debt, wanted to commit suicide but were afraid of death, hoping to find a truly liberating way.

Various reasons were all-inclusive, practically turning into a grievance-airing meeting.

When it was Fang Cheng's turn, his eyes were slightly closed, resting and nurturing his spirit.

Seeing that everyone's gazes were cast over, his brows furrowed slightly, showing a similarly distressed meaning.

No error, one first, one post, one inner, one content, one at, look one by one!

"My name is Ma Donghao. I had an older brother who went astray when he was young, hung out with gangs, and was hacked to death alive in front of my eyes."

"After that, the scenes of tragic slaughter often appeared in my dreams, constantly plaguing me and making me feel mentally haggard..."

Saying this, he lowered his head, pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, and seemed to be wiping the moist corners of his eyes.

Instructor Chen looked at him with kind eyes and softly comforted him.

Pan Wendi looked at Fang Cheng with slight surprise, wearing an expression of 'So you still have such a sad past'.

When it was his turn to speak, he replied indifferently:

"I just simply want to learn Meditation. After going back, I can guide students in fitness, become their spiritual mentor, upgrade the service tier, and earn twice the money for one job."

Hearing this, the other group members could not help letting out a slight snicker.

After everyone stated the problems that had been suppressed in their hearts for a long time, the classroom atmosphere also seemed to become much more relaxed accordingly.

Instructor Chen then clapped his hands and said with a gentle expression:

"I express my deep sympathy for everyone's encounters, but I can responsibly tell you that as long as it involves spiritual problems or illnesses, it can be successfully resolved through the method of Cultivating Meditation."

"Because we ourselves are the best doctors, and all the medicine in the world cannot compare to one's own realization. Putting down external things allows you to become a brand new you..."

After a few words of comfort, Instructor Chen said solemnly:

"In today's class, I will teach you the basic knowledge about Meditation, and how to smoothly reach the first level, 'Entering Tranquility'."

"First of all, you must be clear on the concept: Meditation is a comprehensive training that regulates physical and mental states from shallow to deep through self-awareness, and it includes multiple practice steps and skills..."

The lecture officially began, and the crowd listened attentively.

Fang Cheng likewise straightened his waist and back, looking at the mentor with Focus.

However, these knowledge points were still much the same as the content played on the Meditation teaching disc.

Just as Fang Cheng felt slightly disappointed in his heart.

Instructor Chen suddenly tossed out a sentence that instantly refreshed his spirits:

"Next, before your initial attempt to enter tranquility, I must explain a very important problem in advance."

"The goal of the tranquil entry stage is to make our five-sense perception sharper and finer, enabling us to receive information usually ignored by the brain."

"But this also brings a problem: after perception is amplified, contradictory situations of going in opposite directions will appear. The information you receive becomes complicated and miscellaneous, and people will also become more irritable, making it hard to enter tranquility."

"Even, there have been students with excellent talent who experienced mental derangement because of this."

"Then, how should this problem be solved?"

"Our Zhenxiang Society summarizes the specific Cultivation method into three points: practice the five senses, transcend the five senses, and return to perception!"