"Everyone, the lecture begins now..."
At this moment, Qiu Yan spoke again. Hearing this, everyone looked at the cushions beneath them, then at the people around them. They found that everyone had a seat. Thinking back to how the courtyard had previously been packed shoulder to shoulder, they could not help but feel puzzled.
"You must be wondering: the courtyard was previously so full of people that even standing was inconvenient. Now that we are seated, each person takes up even more space—so why is there suddenly room for everyone, with such considerable gaps between people...?"
With those words, Qiu Yan drew the thoughts of the puzzled crowd back again, making their hearts tighten with the feeling that their thoughts had been seen through.
Then Qiu Yan continued, "This is, in truth, your understanding being misled by the false appearances of reality. Some things cannot reveal their true results unless they are truly put into practice. This is the hidden manifestation of Knowledge and Action..."
Using the matter of standing and sitting as his starting point, Qiu Yan expounded further, unexpectedly leading into the Way of Knowledge and Action and dissecting it bit by bit.
The Way of Knowledge and Action had also spread through the Min Region, but certain key points were difficult to penetrate, and few people truly grasped its essence. Now, its very advocate had personally come forth to explain it, using something everyone had just experienced around them as his point of entry. Once he spoke of it this way, the matter immediately became clear. Many of those attending the lecture found it refreshingly new and were soon listening with rapt attention. Qiu Yan's words seemed to contain a certain rhythm, capable of expressing profound principles in simple language, allowing people to easily sort out the