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Chapter 140: Chapter 128: Spiritual Mentor
The afternoon sun filtered through the trailing curtains on the floor, spilling into the room.
White marble columns stood silently, supporting the oddly expansive semi-circular dome.
The dome twinkled with countless spots of light, like brilliant stars, which were the main source of light inside.
It seemed as though the entire universe was copied here, condensing the vast heaven into it, making it extremely eye-catching.
This was a massive circular hall, tall and majestic, beautifully sacred.
Over fifty people gathered here, all feeling exceptionally insignificant. 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓅𝓊𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
This scene made many group members involuntarily feel awe and utter words of admiration.
No one would have thought that the seemingly decrepit training camp base was hiding such a sacred and magnificent building.
Seemingly influenced by this special environment, Fang Cheng also began to feel a nameless reverence in his heart.
With a cautious heart, he silently observed his surroundings when suddenly he heard an unfamiliar sound of footsteps.
Then the door creaked, slowly opening.
A middle-aged man with glasses and a lean face entered the Meditation Hall.
He was also dressed in plain white Meditation Clothes, coughing lightly as he looked at everyone.
The members who were whispering quietly immediately silenced themselves; the whole place became as quiet as could be.
The middle-aged man walked to the circle of cushions set out in the center of the hall, picked a spot, and sat down cross-legged.
A slight smile then appeared on his face as he nodded slightly to everyone:
"Don’t be restrained; you can call me Professor Chen. For the next few days, I will lead you into the wonderful world of meditation, teaching you how to control yourself, and eliminate the anxieties and sorrows troubling you..."
His smile was as warm as the spring breeze, and his tone was calm and steady.
After a brief introduction, he instructed everyone:
"Now you can find a place to sit anywhere. There isn’t a seating order here, nor is there a distinction between seniors and juniors; everyone is family, brothers and sisters."
Upon hearing this, the fifty-odd members immediately shifted their cushions, all sitting around the mentor.
Each person seemed to hope they could sit as close as possible to the affable mentor.
Fang Cheng’s expression remained calm as he chose to sit on the periphery, a relative distance from the crowd.
Pan Wendi, not sure if he was clinging or not, also sat down cross-legged next to him.
Fang Cheng glanced at this guy who didn’t understand personal space, slightly shifted his seat to maintain an appropriate distance.
"Alright."
Seeing that everyone had seated themselves, Professor Chen clapped his hands softly.
"Before we formally start learning meditation, may I first understand each of your backgrounds? Please share why you want to learn meditation?"
Saying this, he pointed to a female member closest to him.
"This young lady, could you start, please?"
The female member suddenly froze, hesitated for a moment, and then stammered:
"My name is Deng Wenwen, I am 26 years old, I work at a trading company in East Capital, and I am learning meditation to forget a relationship."
"Because... my boyfriend unfortunately perished in the West Mountain wildfire more than a month ago, even though he always used to make me angry... but... but, I really can’t forget him..."
As she spoke, her emotions began to unravel; she choked up several times, unable to compose herself.
Seeing this, Professor Chen’s face showed sympathy, and he sighed deeply:
"What joy is there in life, what sorrow in death, each of us comes to this world alone, yet also happily."
"Because even if we leave this world today, tomorrow we will still leave behind many relatives and friends who will miss us, and this miss signifies that you have truly lived in this world."
After expressing these sentiments, he then looked at Deng Wenwen, his eyes shimmering behind his glasses.
"Miss Deng, the purpose of practicing meditation is not to forget and to look away, but to relieve, to compose, and to enlighten."
"Even if you achieve the highest level of Nirvana in meditation in the future, the longing for your boyfriend will still be preserved in the cosmic consciousness, eternal and indelible, only it has already transformed from negative to positive, guiding you to face emotional issues actively and optimistically."
"Because life is a cycle of reincarnation, perhaps in the next cycle, you might meet again, who knows..."
"Is this... true?"
Upon hearing this, Deng Wenwen couldn’t help but stare at him with a dazed look.
Professor Chen smiled and nodded.
Perhaps it was this statement that soothed her emotions, and she instantly became much calmer.
With one person starting, the other members of the group began to talk about their own worries and troubles.
Some were about the high stress of work, feeling irritable and wanting to escape reality.
Others also faced emotional issues, feeling life was full of confusion.
There were also those deeply in debt, wanting to commit suicide but afraid of death, hoping to find a real way out.
There were various reasons, effectively turning this into a session of sharing grievances.
When it was Fang Cheng’s turn, he was sitting with his eyes slightly closed, nurturing his spirit.
Seeing everyone’s gaze turn to him, he slightly furrowed his brow, showing a similar troubled expression.
"My name is Ma Donghao, my elder brother fell into the wrong path in his youth, mixed with gangs, and was hacked to death in front of me."
"Since then, the brutal scenes of slaughter often appear in my dreams, constantly troubling me, making me feel mentally exhausted..."
As he spoke, he lowered his head and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, seemingly wiping the moist corners of his eyes.
Professor Chen looked at him with a compassionate gaze and softly consoled him.
Wendi looked at Fang Cheng with a slightly surprised expression, as if realizing he had such a sad past.
When it was his turn to speak, he replied indifferently:
"I simply want to learn meditation, so I can guide my fitness students after returning, and also become their spiritual mentor, enhancing our service level, earning double from one job."
Hearing this, the other members couldn’t help but let out a slight snicker.
After everyone expressed the issues that had long suppressed their hearts, the atmosphere of the class seemed much more relaxed.
Professor Chen then clapped his hands and said warmly:
"I empathize deeply with everyone’s experiences, but I can responsibly tell you that any mental issues or illnesses can indeed be resolved through the practice of meditation."
"Because we ourselves are the best doctors; no medicine in the world compares to our own awakening. Letting go of external possessions, you can become a brand new you..."
After a comforting speech, Professor Chen seriously stated:
"Today, I will teach you the basic knowledge of meditation, and how to smoothly reach the first level of Meditation."
"First, you need a clear concept; meditation is a comprehensive training that involves deepening self-awareness from the superficial to the profound, regulating mind and body states; it includes multiple practice steps and techniques..."
The lecture formally began, and everyone gathered attentively to listen.
Fang Cheng also sat upright, looking intently at the professor.
However, these points were still largely similar to the content played on the meditation teaching discs.
Just as Fang Cheng felt somewhat disappointed.
Professor Chen suddenly threw out a statement that immediately reinvigorated him:
"Before you first attempt Meditation, I must explain a very important issue in advance."
"The goal of this stage is to make our sensory perceptions sharper and more refined, able to receive information that is normally ignored by the brain."
"But this also brings a problem; as perception is magnified, contradictory situations may occur, where the information received becomes complex, and it will make people more irritable and harder to enter Meditation."
"Even, there have been talented students who became mentally unstable because of this."
"So, how do we solve this problem?"
"At True Thought Society, we summarize the detailed practice into three points: practice the senses, transcend the senses, and return to awareness!"
