The Great Dao was simplicity itself.
The knowledge and true principles of this world were often the same.
Who were you, where did you come from, and where were you going?
It was a simple bit of small talk, yet if one pondered it carefully, one would find that the first question was about knowing oneself.
The second was about the original intent behind embarking on the Dao Path.
The third was about the meaning of life.
For cultivators, it was the process of seeing heaven and earth, seeing all living beings, and seeing oneself.
Most people in this world could understand such plain truths.
Yet those who truly attained enlightenment or sudden realization were few and far between.
Fine rain suddenly drifted down from the sky, wetting clothes without soaking them, brushing faces without chilling them.
Above the deep mountains in the distance were clouds, mist, and rainclouds, yet a ray of light pierced through the rain and haze, illuminating a stretch of verdant mountains.
Su Yi gazed at that ray of heavenly light and stood still for a long while. Suddenly, he lowered his head and lightly stamped the muddy ground beneath his feet, whispering inwardly, "The road lies beneath my feet."
Within his state of mind, an invisible barrier seemed to have shattered.
Like the transformation of a silkworm chrysalis breaking free of its cocoon, Su Yi felt that his state of mind had become like a newly transformed butterfly dancing freely and nimbly through the air.
The Heart Soul seated cross-legged within his state of mind was bathed in brilliant radiance, carrying an added air of ethereal clarity.
When the state of mind gave rise to radiant light, it was called Heart Light!
With a spark of spiritual light in one's heart, one could peer through