1. Original text:
When the autumn water comes, hundreds of rivers flow into it. The Jingliu River is so big that there are no cattle or horses between the two Zhuzhu cliffs. Then, He Bo was happy and thought that all the beauty in the world was his own. Going eastward along the current, as for the North Sea, looking eastward, you can't see the water end. Then, He Bo began to turn his face, looked at the ocean, and sighed: "There is a wild saying: 'When you hear the Tao, you think there is no one like you.' That's what I mean. And I have heard about Shao Zhongni. I heard that those who underestimate Boyi's righteousness are the first to believe me. Now that I see that my son is in trouble, I will be in trouble if I don't come to his family. I have always seen and laughed at the generous family."
Bei Hairuo said: "Well frogs who cannot talk to the sea are bound to the void; summer insects who cannot talk to the ice are bound to the times; people who are bent on the road cannot talk to the Tao are bound to the teachings. You came out of the cliff. Feng, when you look at the sea, you will know that you are ugly, and you will be able to explain it. There is no water in the world greater than the sea: all the rivers return to it, and it does not know when it will stop. Void; Spring and Autumn remain unchanged, floods and droughts are unknown, and the flow of rivers cannot be measured. However, I have never thought of myself as being numerous. I compare myself to heaven and earth, and receive energy from yin and yang. I am between heaven and earth. The small stones and trees are in the mountains. How can they be seen in small numbers?
How to plan the four seas between the sky and the earth? Isn't it like Fan Mi in Taicang? The number of things is called ten thousand, and people live in the same place; people live in nine states, where grains are grown, and boats and carts travel, but people live in the same place. What is the end of the heroism? The connection of the five emperors, the struggle of the three kings, the worries of the benevolent people, and the hard work of the scholars, this is all! Also, doesn’t it seem that you want to make yourself more abundant than the water?
He Bo said: “But I am a big world but a small hero, how can I do that?” "Bei Hairuo said, "No. Things are infinite in quantity, endless in time, impermanent in division, and have no beginning or end. This is why great knowledge sees far and near, so it is small but not few, large but not many: the amount of knowledge is infinite. The proof is towards the present, so it is far away but not dull, and it is not staggering: knowing that time has no end. Observe the abundance and deficiency, so you are not happy when you get something, and you are not worried about what you lose: you know the impermanence of things. It is clear and frank, so it is not explained in life, and there is no disaster in death: it is impossible to know the end and the beginning. Counting what a person knows is not as good as what he does not know; when he is born, he is not as good as when he is not born; when he is small, he tries to limit the scope of the big, so he is confused and cannot be satisfied. From this point of view, how can we know that the smallest thing is enough to determine the smallest detail, and how can we know that the heaven and earth are enough to cover the vast and vast areas! ”
He Bo said: “Everyone in the world says: ‘The most exquisite thing is invisible, the most powerful thing is unsurrounded. ’ Is this a letter of love? "Bei Hairuo said: "If you look at the big things carefully, you will not be able to understand them; if you look at the big things when you look at the small things, you will not understand. Fujing is the small one; Yin is the big one: so it is abnormal. This trend exists. Those who are refined and rough are expected to be tangible; those who are intangible cannot be separated by counting; those that are insurmountable cannot be exhausted by counting. What can be said is the roughness of things; what can be expressed by thoughts is the essence of things; what cannot be discussed by words, and what cannot be understood by meaning, is not expected to be refined or rough.
2. Translation:
The autumn floods rise with the seasons. Thousands of rivers flow into the Yellow River. The water flow is huge. It is impossible to distinguish between the waterfronts on both sides and the islands. oxen and horses. So the Yellow River God Hebo was very happy, thinking that all the beautiful scenery in the world was concentrated here. Walking eastward along the flowing water, we arrived at the Bohai Sea. Looking eastward, we couldn't see the water's edge. Then He Bo put away his joyful expression, looked up at Bohai Shenruo and sighed: "There is a saying, 'When you hear many truths, you think no one can compare with you', that is to say It's me. And I once heard that some people underestimated Kong Zhongni's knowledge and despised Boyi's righteous deeds. At first, I didn't believe it. But now I see that your ocean is inexhaustible. If I don't come to you, then It's dangerous, I will always be ridiculed by people who understand the truth."
Bohai Shenruo said: "Don't talk to the frog in the well about the sea, because its vision is affected. The limitations of a small living space; the reason why you cannot talk to a bug about life and death in summer about ice and snow is because its vision is restricted by the seasons; you cannot talk to a person who has little knowledge about big principles because of his Your vision is limited by your education. Now you come out from the river bank and look at the sea, and you will realize your shallowness. This can tell you a great truth.
There is no water in the world like the sea. Even bigger. Thousands of rivers return to the sea, but they don’t know when to stop, but they are not full; the tail gate drains them, but they don’t know when to stop, but they are not empty; they do not change in spring and autumn, and they do not change in floods or droughts. I know. This shows that its capacity exceeds the capacity of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, which is countless. But I have never boasted about it, because I think that I am between heaven and earth, and I draw the yin and yang from there. I am like a small stone or tree in the heaven and earth. Just like on a big mountain, if you have the idea that you have seen very little, how can you boast about yourself? Calculate the four seas in the sky and the earth, isn't it like a small hole in the huge swamp?
Calculate it Isn't the Central Plains in the world like rice in a big warehouse? The number of things is called "ten thousand", and human beings are just one category among them. Human beings are all over the world, wherever grains grow, and wherever cars and ships can reach them, there are people. Humans only account for a thousand of them; does this show that compared with all things, human beings are not like the ends of velvet hairs on the body of a horse? What the five emperors continuously rule, what the three kings fight for, what the benevolent people worry about, what they regard the world as their own responsibility The toil of a wise man is nothing more than this.
Bo Yi gained fame by resigning his position as king, and Confucius showed his profound knowledge by talking about the world. Isn't it just like you boasting about the abundance of the river just like you just boasting about the water in the river?" The river god said: "That's it, then. I regard heaven and earth as the greatest and the hair on my head as the smallest, is that okay?" Poseidon replied, "No. The quantity of all things is inexhaustible, the passage of time has no end, the endowments of gain and loss have no unchanging rules, and there is no definite cause for the end and beginning of things. Therefore, people with great wisdom never limit their observation of things to one corner. Therefore, if they are small but do not recognize them, they are less, and if they are large but they do not recognize them, they are many. This is because they know that the quantity of things is inexhaustible; This is a situation, so you can live a long life without feeling tired, and your life can only be in the near future without asking for an extension of life. This is because you know that the passage of time has no end; When you gain something, you don’t feel joyful. When you lose something, you don’t feel regretful or sad. This is because you know that there is no fixed balance between gain and loss. You understand that life and death are like a smooth road with no obstacles, so you will not feel sad when you are born in this world. We are even more joyful, and we don’t realize that disasters are coming upon us when we die. This is because we know that the end and the beginning will not remain the same. What a person knows is far less than what he doesn't know.
The time he has lived is far less than the time he has not been alive. He uses extremely limited wisdom to explore the endless realm, so he is confused and cannot gain anything! From this point of view, How can we know that the end of a vellus hair is the smallest limit? How can we know that the sky and the earth can be regarded as the largest realm?" The River God said: People who discuss in the world always say: 'The smallest thing There is no form to be found, and the largest thing cannot be defined. Is this true and credible?"
Poseidon replied: "It is impossible to look at huge things from a small perspective, and from a huge perspective. Small things cannot be seen clearly from an angle. Fineness is the smallest among small things; hugeness is the biggest among big things. However, although the sizes are different, each has its own appropriateness. This is the so-called fineness and grossness of things. , is limited to tangible things. As for things without form, they cannot be dissected by counting quantities; and things that cannot be limited in scope cannot be accurately calculated by quantity.