See True Self, See Heaven and Earth, See All Living Beings.
At this moment, Huo Yuanhong gained an increasingly profound understanding of those three phrases.
To See True Self was to recognize one's own desires and obsessions; to See Heaven and Earth was to know the vastness of heaven and earth yet remain steadfast in one's heart; and to See All Living Beings was to have seen the boundless heaven and earth, yet still be able to hold all living beings—tiny as ants—in one's eyes.
Having known the vastness of the cosmos, one still cherished the green of grass and trees.
To walk among all living beings and practice martial arts for all living beings—that was what made a Grandmaster of an era.
Upon reaching such a realm, a Martial Person had already transcended the "lesser self" and "heaven and earth," attaining the vast state where all living beings were oneself, and oneself was all living beings!
A monk once said, "All living beings are human nature: demons and monsters, fame and profit, power and emotion. Having seen all living beings, one thus becomes tolerant and compassionate."
But for a Martial Person, having seen all living beings made one's aspirations ever more grand. Their kung fu would completely shift from edge-baring brilliance to inward restraint, concealing martial arts within the heart—still as a maiden, moving as a wild horse.
The affairs of the world were like a bitter sea. To See True Self was to make the flesh ever more steadfast; to See Heaven and Earth was to recognize the storms, understand the nature of water, and realize that the one being ferried across was always oneself.
But if one could only ferry oneself across, then no matter how large the boat was, it still had its limits. Naturally, it