This means that when life calms down and the vigor is brought into full play, it is necessary to "calm down" and reach a consistent state.
In essence, there is no ultimate goal in life, and living out of the realm is the most open gesture.
People have two realms, which seem simple, but they are extremely difficult to achieve. One is "knowing" and the other is "content".
"Knowledge" is an experience, an understanding, an awakening and a thorough understanding. "Contentment" means looking down, letting go, being willing and letting nature take its course. "Knowledge" makes people live a full life and have a directional look. "Contentment" makes people live calmly and sober.
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Knowing is a kind of transparency
Born in the mortal world, walk in the mortal world, see clearly, and you will live to understand. The most important thing that most people do all their lives is to realize "knowledge".
Knowing is a kind of understanding. After a struggle, we have understood human feelings, witnessed setbacks, and finally revealed human nature.
"Small Window" says: "Tao is a public property, and people should follow it."
Three thousand years ago, Confucius asked Laozi what "Tao" was. Lao Tzu said in surprise, "You are already a saint, why haven't you realized the Tao?"
Confucius bowed his head and said, "I have sought the Tao from courtesy, dharma, benevolence and righteousness, but I have not been able to do it for many years." Laozi taught him: "This is inevitable. Why can't the world get the Tao? " ?
It's because the heart can't be independent, but the Tao can't stay, and it's unnatural to act and the Tao can't be implemented.
Ancient saints, not trapped by benevolence and righteousness, were at ease. "In short, life is a process of' knowing'. Only by living a full life, not being controlled by external things, experiencing experience, being pure and doing nothing, and conforming to nature can we gain something.
Confucius was silent for three days after hearing this sentence, which opened a new realm of life. Tao is natural, no longer demanding, and begins to experience.
He lost his father at the age of two, his family was poor when he was a child, his mother at the age of seventeen, and he started his own private school at the age of thirty, eager to realize his thoughts.
However, the princes scuffled, the big countries were busy annexing the small countries, and the small countries were busy protecting themselves, and the social order was destroyed, so they did not accept his trendy ideas.
His hometown of Shandong and Yanghu was in turmoil, and the three ministers were intrigued, and there was no place to stand. In loneliness and confusion, Confucius took his disciples around the world, sending resumes everywhere, eager to realize his inner thoughts.
In the state of Qi, Confucius was rejected by ministers and was hunted down.
In Zheng, Confucius parted ways with his disciples and was ridiculed as a lost dog.
In the state of Chen, Confucius was besieged by war and had no food for seven days.
The disciples who followed him were also shaken in the new displacement.
There are many evils, but "saints are nameless, great men are invisible."
Life is rich and profound because we keep moving forward in our struggle.
Confucius was as calm as water. After the pursuer left, he immediately asked the farmers on the roadside for poems, singing and remembering them.
Being laughed at, he also laughs at himself, really like a dog;
During the siege, he sorted out the collected poems, compiled the Book of Songs, played the piano and revised the music, and repeatedly stressed to his disciples that "there is nothing to say without reading poems".
Life is rough and strong-willed; The heart is clear, but the heart is still.
Confucius finally stood in the position of questioning and denying evil forces, and finally founded the Confucian school. Because, "know" that the center of gravity of life will not be controlled by comfort. Understand the essence of life, not because of complaints;
Face up to the gains and losses of life, and you won't get carried away by having it, and you won't regret losing it.
In the end, "knowledge" has achieved noble persistence, the bottom line of life and the deep consideration of endurance.
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Contentment is a kind of indifference.
Laozi said: "Disaster is greater than dissatisfaction; Blame is greater than desire. So the contented are always happy. "
It means that only those who know how to be satisfied can be satisfied. Always do things with a contented mind, and you can last long.
Contentment is not lack of progress, but not extravagant hopes and hard work. It is a state of mind and a kind of self-control.
Only when you know how to be content can you understand that what you can grasp is happiness.
But in reality, too many people are lost and shaken by their desires, such as Hirotada Ototake.
Hirotada Ototake is a deformed Japanese, born without limbs.
Fortunately, he was born in a loving family. His mother encouraged him to do his best. With strong perseverance, Hirotada Ototake not only took care of herself, but also was admitted to Waseda University.
What is even more amazing is that in addition to good grades, he is also a master of learning and has a wide range of interests. He is proficient in calligraphy and can swim, climb mountains, play ball games and even travel abroad.
The inspirational life attracted the attention of a girl named Ren Mei. With the encouragement of this girl, Hirotada Ototake wrote her story and published Five Discontents.
Because of the writer's extraordinary experience, this book sold 5.5 million copies, setting a record of printing 500 thousand copies of Japanese books at a time.
Great success, let Hirotada Ototake fame and fortune at the same time, also won his own love, and married Ren Mei.
Fate has given this man many hardships and miracles, but the lack of human heart makes the ending of this story not perfect.
Money and fame made Hirotada Ototake lose his way, completely forgetting its difficulty and creating brilliant experiences with his wife's encouragement and company.
He began to cheat, indulge in life and sink into depravity. Love is unfaithful, and the wife chooses to leave.
Overwhelming news reports and media articles began to attack Hirotada Ototake in turn, eventually making it infamous and ruined.
Because of dissatisfaction, Hirotada Ototake's short-lived success was swallowed up by desire.
If you can't control your heart, you can't control your life Success is valuable, but contentment is everyone's greatest wealth.
If the heart doesn't know how to be satisfied, leave it behind and become a slave to desire, life will be subverted. People who live fully understand that contentment is always happy.
Therefore, they are optimistic, know that the present is everything, hold contentment tightly in their hands, and live a peaceful and balanced life.
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Knowledge makes life orderly, and contentment makes life happy.
What determines everyone's life is inner experience and inner protection.
Knowing it makes the heart clear, does not fall in love, does not regret the heart, regrets life. Contentment makes the mind stable, enriches life, calms the mind and keeps a clean heart.
Goethe said: "who is the dance academy will accomplish nothing;" He who can't dominate himself is always a slave. "
If we can understand and be satisfied, we can not only enjoy glory and praise, but also bear darkness and blows.
Let's keep our eyes open, see clearly and underestimate, understand and underestimate, see through and see through, and live a life unaffected by desire.