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Taking the dog owner into the Hall of Sanqing, Cao Qiulan lit the offering lamp first, then took out three sticks of incense sticks and handed them to the dog owner, and asked, "Do good believers know how to burn incense?" The dog owner quickly said that he had learned it before. Yan didn't say much, just watched the dog owner do it step by step, it seemed that he had learned it.But for some reason, Cao Qiulan already had a premonition that trouble was coming!

After burning the incense, the dog owner also saw that Cao Qiulan and the others had just returned, and they might still be in a hurry, so they didn't stay to add to their confusion.Before leaving, he said: "Master Taoist, my name is Hu Nan, and my family lives nearby. Can I still come to offer incense in the future?"

Cao Qiulan: "..." Can he say no?Glancing at the statue of the patriarch, he said: "Except Wuri, you are welcome anytime."

Cao Qiulan sent Hu Nan out, and then saw that the dog's leash had been untied from the tree in the yard, and the black cat was sitting on the back of his new horse, walking in the yard.The dog seemed a little depressed, but it dared not resist because of the power of the black cat.Seeing Cao Qiulan and the others come out, the dog whimpered, while the black cat looked at them innocently.

Maybe bullying a dog is a cat's nature. The black cat can't control its desire to bully this big dog, it's all the fault of its body.Both Cao Qiulan and Hu Nan were a little embarrassed. One was because their black cat bullied other people's pets, and a thousand-year-old ghost actually bullied an ordinary dog. Is it plausible?One is because my dog ​​is too cowardly, and being bullied by a kitten is really shameless.

After Hu Nan led the dog away, Cao Qiulan returned to the hall, first put incense on the statue, and then began to clean the hall and the statue.The god statue is the residence of the patriarch's spirit. It can be understood as a special clone or a piece of clothing, but of course both the clone and the clothes must be kept clean and tidy, and regular cleaning is a must.Usually, the hall is cleaned every day.

As for the god statues, generally speaking, the Xuanshu temple is cleaned once on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year.This is a special situation. Cao Qiulan and Zhang Mingli were not in the temple before, and they haven't been cleaned for a long time. Naturally, they have to be cleaned up.There are many statues enshrined in Xuanshu Temple, even if the two of them divide the work, it will take a lot of time to clean them all.After everything was done, it was already night, which was probably why Cao Qiulan was reluctant to go out.

Early the next morning, after finishing his morning class, Zhang Mingli went out to buy fresh flowers and fruit for offering.Cao Qiulan was not idle either, he went to get water.There is an ancient well in the courtyard of Xuanshuguan, which is in the middle of Sanqing Hall and Patriarch Hall. It was dug when Xuanshuguan was first built.

In fact, most temples with some history have wells, which is also for the convenience of asking for water to worship the ancestors.After Cao Qiulan finished asking for water, wishing water, and supplying water, Zhang Mingli also came back. They have a fixed place to buy fragrant flowers and tribute fruits, and they are regular customers.

After finishing all this work, Zhang Mingli went to prepare breakfast for the two of them, and his life was considered to be on the right track.

I saw Hu Nan again that night. The weather was fine tonight, the sky was cloudless and the stars were twinkling.Cao Qiulan is also in a good mood, he thinks he can start teaching Zhang Mingli how to play the piano!In Tianshi Mansion, Zhang Mingli has already learned the staff and the flute.

These are all Zhang Mingli learned from the uncle of the Taoist Orchestra of Tianshifu. He has a serious attitude and comfortable speaking. He is also Cao Qiulan's disciple. Everyone is willing to teach him.Although his flute is currently at the level of being able to play Xiaokaimen and Yaotaizan proficiently.

Xiao Kaimen is because this song is played the most, even if he is not proficient, Yaotai praises it because he likes this song the most.The starlight was perfect tonight, the two of them were sitting in the courtyard under the dim streetlight, Zhang Mingli looked at the score in his hands, but didn't recognize a single word!Oh, no, it can't be said that he doesn't know a word, at least he knows the name of the song.

Feeling complicated, Zhang Mingli thought that after learning the staff, he would dare to face all challenges.However, the reality told him that he was still a war scum!He understands a little now, why when he heard that he was going to learn the piano when he was in Tianshi Mansion, the eyes of his brothers were so sympathetic.

Hu Nan came when Zhang Mingli was learning basic fingering with Cao Qiulan. The door was not locked, so he came in directly.

He didn't bring his dog with him this time, probably because he was afraid of being bullied by the black cat again.This time Hu Nan did not offer incense, but went to the Sanqing Hall to worship the statue.After coming out of the Sanqing Hall, Hu Nan said embarrassedly: "Some things didn't come over during the day, and I walked here at night and heard the sound of the piano in the Taoist temple, so I opened the door and came in to have a look, did I disturb you practicing the piano?" ?”

It sounds like a very devout believer, Cao Qiulan raised his eyebrows, asked Zhang Mingli to continue practicing fingering, and said with a smile to Hu Nan: "Since Hu Shanxin is so caring, why don't you invite a statue to worship at home? It also saves the daily running time Kung fu." Generally speaking, just like Christian believers only go to church on Sundays and when there are important events or festivals, Buddhist and Taoist believers only go to worship on the [-]th day of the Lunar New Year.

Of course, if you are really devout and enthusiastic, and insist on going to the Taoist temple to offer incense every day, it is not impossible except that you do not go to the truth on the fifth day.But generally such pious believers will choose to invite a statue consecrated in the Taoist temple to worship at home instead of coming to the Taoist temple every day. After all, no matter how pious the believers are, they still live in the city, and they have work and family chores to deal with every day. .

Hu Nan smiled helplessly and said, "I'd rather do this, but my wife is an atheist, so I'm afraid I'll offend the gods."

Cao Qiulan nodded suddenly, and then heard Hu Nan continue to say: "Actually, I didn't seem to open the door before. You just went to the Taoist temple outside the city. It's too far away, and it takes two hours to go back and forth. So I saw you coming back yesterday." , I couldn’t help but ask.”

Hearing what he said, the displeasure in Cao Qiulan's heart completely dissipated. No matter what, he always respected the pious.Cao Qiulan said: "Since this is the case, Hu Shanxin can come to offer incense on weekdays, but the poor Taoist and his disciples often go out for wanderings, and I am afraid that they will not be able to receive the good faith. Of course, the poor Taoist will inform the good faith in advance before going out."

Hu Nan clasped his fists and saluted, looking very happy, and said: "I used to be a volunteer in other Taoist temples. If the Taoist priest needs help, you can come to me." In fact, Xuanshu Temple is not very small, there are only two Taoist priests If so, I'm afraid I will be busy with chores.

Cao Qiulan thanked Zhang Mingli with a smile, then looked at Zhang Mingli, twitched his eyes, and said softly, "Sit up straight, relax your fingers, it's just for you to play the piano, not for you to defuse the bomb, why are you so stiff?!" He felt a little desperate, but Simple basic fingering, and it is loose tone, just focus on the right hand, why can't this be done well? !He knew that Zhang Mingli's ability to coordinate his left and right hands was average, but now he only uses one hand!

Zhang Mingli also felt very hopeless, he could forget about the subtraction score like a heavenly book, although the fingering looks very simple, but it can't be light or heavy, it's hard to grasp!Especially his Uncle Dong sitting on the side eyeing him, not knowing whether to supervise him or prepare to laugh at him, this makes him even more nervous, okay?This is not what his master said at all, the guqin is easier than the piano for beginners!

On the contrary, Hu Nan seemed very interested, and asked tentatively: "Master Taoist, can I learn together?" Hu Nan has always been interested in the ancient culture of Xia Kingdom, which is why he first came into contact with Taoism. Because Taoism is the only native religion in Xia Kingdom.As for ancient piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, he has always wanted to learn it, but it is a pity that learning a skill is really expensive.

The price of the guqin itself is not bad, about [-] is about the same for an entry-level one. Anyway, it is only for practice, and it doesn’t need to be very good.But to learn a musical instrument, a class basically starts at [-], and you have to think about how many lessons you have to learn.Hu Nan's family conditions were average when he was a child, so it was naturally impossible for him to learn the useless guqin.

Now that he has his own business, he has the money, but he still has a family and children.Now the children's education expenses are very important. Even if he and his wife's income is not low, they have to plan carefully and consider the children's future.At least in the stage of learning and growth, they can't let the child lose at the starting line, and they have to let him go to interest classes and cram schools. Today is different from the past.

However, unlike ordinary Xia Guo parents, Hu Nan and his wife did not think about their children's affairs after they graduated from college.Not to mention that they don't save all the money to buy a wedding house for their children like ordinary parents. In this regard, their ideas are relatively avant-garde.

It is their responsibility as parents to provide the child with the best learning environment and conditions, guide him to become a person beneficial to society during the growth process, and enable him to have the ability to survive independently after entering the society as an adult.After the child grows up, they will still love him as much as they do now, but they will no longer support him to walk. He should be independent, and they will live their own lives.

In short, for various reasons, Hu Nan, who has always been very interested in guqin, has never had the opportunity to learn it. When he encountered their teaching, he couldn't help but make this presumptuous request.At the same time, Hu Nan couldn't help but look at Zhang Mingli with envy, it's great to be a Taoist priest, and how much tuition has been saved!Teaching one is teaching, teaching two is also teaching, Cao Qiulan said indifferently: "Yes."

Cao Qiulan gave Hu Nan the qin she just used. Anyway, it was just an ordinary guqin for practice. Cao Qiulan didn't feel bad at all.On the contrary, Hu Nan was a little cautious, and decided in his heart to discuss with his wife to buy a guqin after returning home, and bring it back.

Cao Qiulan still taught Hu Nan the subtraction notation and basic fingering, and also just let him practice first.The basic fingerings of the guqin are actually those. After learning all the fingerings, and then learning to read the subtraction score, basically playing according to the score will be no problem.

Anyway, Cao Qiulan thought it was quite simple, but neither Zhang Mingli nor Hu Nan obviously thought so.But Hu Nan is slightly better than Zhang Mingli after all, there is no harm if there is no comparison.Without Zhang Mingli's comparison, Hu Nan would be a scumbag in Cao Qiulan's eyes. With Zhang Mingli's contrast, Hu Nan instantly became a little bit taller, making Cao Qiulan even more pleasing to the eye.

The author has something to say:

Let me tell you a story today. It is not a Taoist story, but it has something to do with a very important concept in Taoist practice!

Let me first talk about what is called Cunxiang, or in more written language it is called Cunsi.

Preservation is a very important concept in Taoist practice, or is it called a method?

Anyway, in the practice of Taoism, thinking is everywhere and cannot be avoided.Whether it is drawing symbols, practice or cultivation itself, you need to use the idea.

The little princesses who have watched "Non-professional Half Immortal" may remember that the protagonist Gong has a spell called Flowing Golden Fire Bell?

Let me talk about the Liujin fire bell first... Liujin fire bell, it is not a bell, but a Taoist seal, the full name of Liujin Fire Bell God Seal, the function of this seal is to subdue ghosts and collect ghost foxes.

It is mentioned in the novel that the protagonist Gong had thought in his mind since he was a child that there was a golden fire bell in his body, and after thinking about it for more than ten years, the golden fire bell could come out of his body and hit people.Although it is not very accurate, but with this understanding, it is almost the same.

The several Taoist cultivation methods I know, including the daily circulation of qi and the cultivation of supernatural powers, all require the use of thought.

But what I want to talk about today is actually another story, the power of psychology or thought that scientists study.

I don’t know if the little princesses have heard a story. Anyway, I heard this story a long time ago. I forgot where I heard it. Maybe I heard it when I was studying psychology?

This is a widely rumored story in psychology. It is said that a psychologist conducted an experiment, and the subject was a prisoner who was about to be executed.

The experimenters cut the prisoner's wrist, placed his bleeding arm on top of a bucket, and blindfolded him.

Then the experimenter took another bucket and started dripping water into that bucket. After a while, the prisoner died even though the wound on the prisoner’s wrist had already scabbed and solidified, and he didn’t bleed much at all. And the cause of death was mysterious, excessive blood loss.

Yes, because the prisoner felt that he was bleeding, he imagined that he had lost a lot of blood, and his body actually showed symptoms of excessive blood loss, isn't it amazing?

But I want to tell you that the veracity of this story is doubtful.

If you search for this story on the Internet, you may see a saying that the psychologist who did this experiment is called Martin Gallard, and he is an American.But in fact, this Martin Gallard has not been found in the scientific community so far.

In addition, Bernard Lang, an emeritus professor at Harvard University, mentioned this story in his book "The Lost Art of Healing: Practicing Compassion in Medicine", saying that the source of this case is an Indian Medical journals, but he didn't say what the journal is called, so we can't find much related articles for the time being.

In other words, the source of this story is unknown, and its truth and falsehood are unknown.However, what it reveals is actually true!

As early as the 40s, an American physiologist named Walter Bradford Cannon proposed a concept called voodoo death. This concept expresses the meaning of the previous story It's the same, because psychological thoughts have physiological reactions.

Although it has been so long now, his hypothesis has not been overthrown, but has been accepted by more and more scientists.

There is a psychological effect called the "nocebo effect", and his twin is called the "placebo effect".

What is the nocebo effect? ​​For example, I gave you a piece of candy, and then I told you that it was poisonous, and I told you what would happen to the poisonous hair. Of course it was just a candy, but there was a poisonous hair All physical symptoms.

The placebo effect is just the opposite. Take sugar as an example. If you have a cold, I will give you a candy and tell you that it is a quick-acting medicine. Take it and your cold will be cured. After you eat it, your cold will be cured immediately.This candy is called a placebo.

Finally, I would like to tell you a real case. There was a 26-year-old young man who lost his love.

Just at this time, he saw an advertisement for a clinical trial of depression in a university. He had a history of depression, so he signed up.

Then he was assigned to a control group and given a bottle of pills, which were not actually antidepressants, but just ordinary sugar pills, which were placebos.

Two months later, he quarreled with the National People's Congress and swallowed 29 capsules in excitement.

Then he woke up. He thought he was taking medicine, and immediately ran to the emergency room of the hospital. At this time, he had severe hypotension and could only rely on intravenous infusion to maintain his life. If he went to the hospital later, he might have died.

But in fact, we know that what he ate was actually just sugar pills. Under normal circumstances, no matter how much sugar he ate, unless he had high blood sugar, he would not die.

I talked a lot today~ good night~