The literal interpretation of "there are five thieves in heaven, and those who see them prosper" means that "there is heaven" represents an inevitable trend, which means that there are five kinds of harm to people; "Those who see it prosper" means that as long as people understand the truth, they will be able to pursue good fortune and avoid evil, and everything will go well.
Let's see how experts in history explain this sentence.
Tai Gong said, "Thieves live first, then thieves live, then thieves live, then thieves live, then thieves live, then thieves live, then thieves live. The thief's life disappears, and the world uses it; The thief is in a hurry, and the world uses it to benefit; When a thief takes a letter, the world uses it to deal with it; Thieves work with grace, and the world uses it to complain; Thieves try it, and the world regards it as small. 」
Guiguzi said, "The five thieves in the world are nothing more than thieves. This one is big and the other is small, and the small one is big. Heaven and earth cannot be gods." But not good for people. 」
Yan said, "The Yellow Emperor has a chance to steal his life, starting in the daytime; In Yin and Zhou Dynasties, thieves tried, and small ones destroyed big ones; Guan Zhong gained the trust of thieves and became a vassal. Fan Li was anxious to steal things and dominate South Vietnam. Sean won the honor of stealing, but defeated the powerful Chu State. 」
Therefore, "life, things, time, work and spirit" are five descriptions of the state that may be harmful to people. If it is harmful, it will be beneficial, so there are also opportunities for adaptation and application development.
First, the life of a thief
The machine of life is qi, and the basis of all living things is breathing. Qi is smooth, and peace leads to longevity. Life here refers to the mechanism and cycle of life. Inconsistency and disharmony of qi will affect the procedure and cycle of life. People's anger, dissatisfaction, frustration, anger, etc. Will damage their health.
The key to people's health is to be calm. "Harmony of Qi" is easier said than done. The * * * caused by physiological impulse usually makes people waste their innate "Yang Qi" and "Yin Qi". Without proper restraint and reconciliation, it is difficult for people to be healthy.
Understanding the mechanism of "thief's life" can also help us to know ourselves and adapt to social life. "If you want more, you will lose your heart. If you lose your heart, you will fail. If you fail, you won't think. " The root of the living, the root of the dead. "Life and death are a process of continuation and transformation. The process of life is limited, and the threat of life is also a natural disaster, that is, "thief's life." "Destiny takes a hand, there will always be disappointment, and it is difficult to be perfect. Death can change, improve, that is, evolve.
Second, thieves.
"the heart is born in things, dies in things, and the machine is in the eye." People's inner desires are born with foreign objects and will die with them. The reason for everything, that is to say, the medium that connects people's hearts with the outside world is the eyes.
Man's desire is to acquire material, and to acquire material is to survive better. () But usually when people pursue material desires, they will lose their way and use the wrong power. Material desire leads to pursuit, but it loses its nature. "People die for money, birds die for food" is an obvious example of killing people for things. "Tao Te Ching": "Without Shang Xian, the people will not dispute; Expensive and rare goods, so that people do not steal; If you can't see what you want, you won't be chaotic. If you don't know the "thief", you will turn things into harm to society and individuals.
Third, be a thief.
There are days, months and seasons in the sky, and the operation of the sky is regular and trustworthy. The function of time is that the development of things must have its timeliness. If you pull out the seedlings, it will not only be ineffective, but also harmful. If you don't have the ability to expect things to develop, it's against the sky and you will be punished.
If you move according to time and operate according to the law, you can get twice the result with half the effort. However, if we ignore the law of the alternation of four seasons, we will get nothing. The same nature and human society have different laws, development stages and time limits. If you subjectively think that "man can conquer nature", then you will be punished by "thief".
Another meaning of "time" is to keep promises, and the days are carried out regularly and on time. Acting according to heaven is punctuality and trustworthiness. Credit, like justice, must be adhered to, and those who have credit will benefit from it, and those who break their promises will be punished by justice.
Credit and process time expectation are the key points of "stealing time". For an individual, it is a cloud that includes the whole life development process, and everything must have a certain time to develop and change. If you want to "go to heaven in one step", it violates the law of time, and you are likely to be "stolen".
"Time" sometimes includes replacement, circulation and turnover. We should understand the mechanism of "time" and act according to the law of time so as not to be hurt by "time". "Thieves" are afraid of "urgency", and once they are anxious, they will ignore the necessary development process time of things; Thieves should also pay attention to the different nature of things in different periods. Things have a fixed number and a development process.
Fourth, the work of thieves.
Stealing work is a bit difficult to understand. Merit is kindness. According to the full text of Yin Fujing, a thief's merit should be a thief's kindness. The harm of kindness lies in kindness. There is a passage at the back of Yin Yin Jing: "Grace is born of harm, and harm is born of grace", which is the truth of mutual transformation between good and evil.
It's normal for heaven and earth to help people through their sufferings, but kindness will bring many bad consequences. This is the principle of nature. Help others without asking for anything in return. God helps those who help others. There is no need to worry about helping others. From the perspective of system theory, it is gradually changing a person's luck and environment.
"Grace is born of harm", which means that only when there is harm or danger will you feel that others' help is grace. "Disaster from the sky" is something that many people don't notice. When helping others and giving others become the norm, others will regard it as their own right. Once given or reduced, most people will feel disgusted and difficult to eliminate.
There are many people who do human kindness and ask others to do things according to their own wishes. In this way, they will inevitably produce filth and resentment, which will lead to the transformation of the relationship between good and harm. Many good friends later framed each other to prevent the "enmity" relationship.
You shouldn't repay kindness. "Virtue is greater than life", and maintaining or endowing other life with vitality is the greatest virtue. There is nothing to show off about helping others tide over the difficulties, and you don't have to feel that others must be rewarded. Only in this way can we avoid the harm caused by manners.
Five, the thief god
God: Yes. From Shen Shi. Shen is the shape of lightning in the sky. The ancients thought that lightning was unpredictable and powerful, so it was called God. In other words, some hazards in the objective world are difficult to detect and can be judged, so they are called "thief gods".
Man knows the God of his God, but he doesn't know whether his God is a God or not. Storms and fine weather are the magic of nature, and people can easily recognize them. However, few people can understand the natural laws such as "ups and downs", "fullness leads to loss" and "loss leads to deficiency".
"Thief God" is difficult to guard against, because people's understanding of objective time is limited, and they don't know when "great defeat" will happen. Therefore, having a crisis mentality is the best way to prevent "thieves". There is always a sense of crisis, and you can't think that you won't have a tragedy. You never know, this is the "thief god"!
It was easy to know the thief god. It is enough to know the natural laws of "ups and downs" and "losses are more than enough to make up for deficiencies". At the peak, we should pay attention to our actions and things, and don't let ourselves be too "prosperous" or reach the peak of deterioration that is about to turn into decline.
It is difficult for people to avoid the harm of the "five thieves". But there is a shortcut, and that is to abide by moral norms and help people more. The whole world is a system, interacting with each other. Abide by morality to make yourself smooth and avoid disaster.
Helping others is to make their environment better, and everything is the interaction of action and reaction. Helping others more is to improve your living environment and make your living environment have more positive information feedback. Everyone should understand that it is self-interest to talk about morality and help others!