The quiet desert is the residence of the gods; Nihility is the dwelling place of Tao. Therefore, if you only pursue things outside your body, you will lose the maintenance of your inner spiritual world. On the other hand, if you keep worrying about something, it will affect the health of your body shape. This is like the relationship between the roots and the treetops. If you pull the trunk of the roots fundamentally, all the branches and leaves of the tree will shake.
The human spirit is obtained from heaven; And the form is obtained from the earth. Therefore, "Tao gives birth to Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang give birth to the spirit of neutralization, from which everything is born. Everything is yin and yin, and yin and yang are mixed. " Therefore, the process of human life is: one month becomes an ointment, two months into a lump, three months into a fetus, four months into a muscle, five months into a tendon, six months into a bone, seven months into an adult, eight months into a fetus, nine months into a belly and ten months into a quack. Once the human body is formed, the internal five internal organs are also formed. Therefore, the lung governs the eyes, the kidney governs the nose, the gallbladder governs the mouth, and the liver governs the ears. The external five senses and the internal five organs are interrelated by opening and closing. So people's heads are round, like the sky, and their feet are square, like the earth. The sky has four seasons, five elements, nine minutes and 366 days, and people also have limbs, five internal organs, nine orifices and 360 meridians. The weather has ups and downs, and people also have joys and sorrows. So in this way, gallbladder can match clouds, lungs can match qi, liver can match wind, kidney can match rain, spleen can match thunder, thus conforming to the nature of heaven and earth, and heart is the dominant thing. So people's eyes and ears are like the sun and moon in the sky, and qi and blood are like natural storms. There are three feet in the middle of the day and toads in the middle of the month. If the sun and the moon do not run according to the routine, there will be a weak solar eclipse; If the wind and rain are out of season, it will destroy crops and cause disasters; If the five-star operation is not normal, the corresponding country will suffer.
The way of heaven and earth is grand and profound, but we still have to control it. Cherish its glory. How can people's eyes and ears be tired without rest for a long time? How can the human spirit gallop for a long time without fatigue? Therefore, human qi, blood and five internal organs are the essence of human beings. If the blood gas can concentrate on the five internal organs without overflowing, then the five internal organs in the chest and abdomen will be enriched and the desire will be reduced. When the five internal organs are full, smoking addiction will be reduced, eyes and ears will be clear, and audio-visual will be smooth. Clear eyes and ears, smooth audio-visual, known as "Ming." The five internal organs can return to the heart instead of going against it, so that the essence can dominate the Lord, make people behave unruly and eccentric, and make people energetic and energetic. Full of vitality, full of essence, smooth and smooth, smooth and smooth, smooth can produce magical abilities. This ability can make people see everything and hear everything, and nothing is impossible. In this way, worries and disasters do not invade, and evil spirits and unhealthy trends do not invade.
Therefore, some things can't be chased outside the four seas, and some things can't be effective if they stay in the body. Therefore, if you are greedy, you will get less, but if you see the big ones, you will know less. The five senses and seven orifices are the doors and windows of the spirit, and qi and blood are the messengers of the five internal organs. If the eyes and ears indulge in lewdness, then the five internal organs will be in turmoil. When the internal organs are in chaos, the blood gas will stir endlessly. If the blood gas keeps stirring, then the spirit will gallop outside rather than inside. If you can't keep your spirits running outside, then disaster will come, even if it is as big as a hill, you won't feel it. Therefore, if your eyes and ears are bright and unobstructed, and you are not tempted by the outside world, your ambition is empty and motionless, but your lust is spared, your five internal organs are full and not leaked, and your spirit is stuck in your heart, then even the distant past and future events are not enough to let you know, let alone just notice some things between fortune and fortune in front of you! Therefore, "the farther away the spirit is, the less you know." This fully shows that the spirit cannot be leaked. Therefore, the five colors confuse the eyes and make them dim; 5. Noise disturbs the ears and blocks them; Five flavors disturb the taste of the tongue, making it numb and tasteless; The pursuit of fame and fortune confuses the mind and makes people behave bohemian. These four things are used by ordinary people in the world for health preservation, but they are actually a burden to life. Therefore, lust makes people lose their essence, and love and hate make people tired. If we don't get rid of them soon, our blood will run out every day.
What is the reason why people can't live forever and die in the middle of sentences? It is because these people's health conditions are too generous. Only those who do not excessively pursue generous living conditions can live forever. Heaven and earth are connected, and everything dies. He who can understand the Tao can also know everything; He who doesn't know the Tao knows nothing. For example, we are between heaven and earth, and we are actually a species among all things. I wonder if everything in the world is specially prepared for us? Or did everything exist before we existed? However, we are also "things", and so are other things. Is it necessary to call "thing" and "thing" each other? Because of this, the world gave birth to us, adding nothing, destroying nothing and reducing nothing. Since heaven and earth have made us adults, there is no need for us to go against nature. How do I know it's not stupid to want to live with acupuncture? How do I know that hanging by rope is not a blessing? Perhaps the living seem to be working hard, while the dead seem to be resting. All at sea. Who can understand the mystery? Therefore, heaven and earth made me, and I won't stop. Heaven and earth destroyed me, and I won't stop it. It is human nature to expect to live, but you don't have to bother to go black; It is human nature to hate death, but when it comes to it, who can refuse? There is no need to hold a grudge, to be praised and to be belittled and complacent. Happy-go-lucky, naturally carefree. I was born seven feet tall, and I could die in a coffin. When you are born, you are juxtaposed with tangible things, and when you die, you become intangible things. In this way, if I live, there won't be much material in the world, and if I die, the soil of the earth won't thicken; From this, how do I know whether I like it or hate it, or whether it is good or bad?
Creators make things just as potters make pottery. Those who borrow soil from the ground, borrow mud to make pots and horns are no different from when they are still digging in the ground. Those that have been made into utensils and then broken and scattered back into the soil are no different from those made into pots. People who live by the river draw water from the river to irrigate the vegetable garden, and the river will never hold a grudge for it; People whose depressions are invaded by stagnant water will introduce sewage into rivers, and sewage will never be happy. Because there is no difference between water used for irrigation and water in the river; Similarly, when water is in the sewer and water is in the river, there is no difference between them. Therefore, the sage is content with his position, suitable for the times, and happy with his career.
Sadness or happiness is a departure from virtue; Moodiness is harmful to Tao; Distinguishing between likes and dislikes is a violent step in the heart. Therefore, "life is like a natural movement of heaven and earth, and death is like a natural change of matter." When it is quiet, it is closed by yin, and when it is moving, it is opened by yang. " The spirit is at a standstill and does not escape with the material world, so the world will naturally submit. So the heart is the master of the form; Spirit is the treasure of the soul. Physical fatigue without rest will lead to injury, and excessive mental use will lead to failure. Therefore, saints attach great importance to and follow this principle and dare not violate it.
Once a person has Xia Houshi's jade, he will treasure it in a box, because it is the most precious wealth. The preciousness of spirit is far from Huang Yu in Xia Houshi. Therefore, when saints deal with tangible materials in the spirit of nihilism, they will certainly find inspiration; If we accept the reality with emptiness and tranquility, we will certainly be able to explore the truth and details; A saint is quiet and quiet, so that he can spend the day. Therefore, he is not particularly alienated from the outside world, nor is he particularly close; He just sticks to the virtue of heaven, embraces neutralization, conforms to nature, integrates with Tao and keeps company with virtue. Not for happiness, not for disaster, the soul is in a skeleton, and the spirit firmly grasps its foundation, and neither life nor death can disturb his spirit. So he reached the realm of god.
The so-called real person, its nature and Tao are one. So he is both tangible and intangible, both real and nothingness; He is single-minded, does not ask anything else, pays attention to inner cultivation, and is not moved by external things; He is pure and pure, doing nothing, returning to simplicity, embracing God, wandering between heaven and earth, wandering in the world and enjoying the initial chaotic state of the universe. He has a strong heart, and any cleverness and treachery are not hidden in it. So even a big event like life and death can't change him; Even if it's upside down, it won't change him. He is cautious about immaculate nature, does not mix with foreign things, and sticks to the fundamentals in the face of chaotic world. That's it. He forgot his courage, his eyes and ears, and devoted himself to inner cultivation, so that his spirit and Tao could be integrated. He didn't know what he was doing when he was alive, and he didn't know where he was going when he acted. He is like a log, and his heart is dying, forgetting the five internal organs and damaging the skeleton; You can understand without learning, see without looking, do without doing, and be cured without caring. He will only react when he is touched, act when he is forced, and go when he has to, just like the light shining, just like the shadow imitating something. He takes Tao as the criterion and relies on "Tao style" to show this. He clings to this heaven without indulgence, so foreign things can't disturb his mind. He is open-minded, quiet and carefree. Therefore, Ozawa's burning does not make him feel hot, the frozen river does not make him feel cold, the thunder blows on the mountain peaks does not make him afraid, and the dark wind cannot hurt him. So he regards precious pearls and jade as stones, the supreme emperor as a passer-by, and the beautiful woman as an ugly woman. He regards life and death as a kind of change, everything is one thing, and the spirit is in harmony with heaven, roaming in the boundless realm. He has the essence without using it, the magical power without showing it, and he is integrated with the simple avenue, based on the quiet and empty environment. Therefore, real people don't dream when they sleep, their ingenuity doesn't sprout, their yin qi doesn't suppress, and their yang soul doesn't soar. He went round and round, not knowing the beginning and the end. Although he sleeps peacefully in the long night, he can see everything in the bright world; He can rest in the borderless area or roam in the shapeless boundary. He had no specific appearance when he was alive, and no specific residence when he was alive; He moves without leaving a trace, and he can't see the still body; If you live, if you die, if you live, if you die; He can go in and out without gaps, and he can also serve ghosts and gods; He can not only enter unmeasurable places, but also in places where there is no space. This is the different forms of real magic. From beginning to end, I turned around like a circle, and I couldn't understand the inspiration. This is the mystery that human spirit can reach Tao. These are the actions of real people.
Breathe bragging, spit out dirty air and breathe in fresh air, like a bear hanging, like a bird stretching its neck, like a duck floating, like an ape jumping, like an eagle looking around, like a tiger looking back. People who do some actions just want to maintain their health, but real people don't have to worry about these guiding skills. Because a real person will not lose all his essence even if he is full of spirits, and the changes of day and night will not hurt him. He is as young and energetic as anything else. This is because his personality conforms to the Tao and he has the ability to perceive the changes of the four seasons in his heart. Some people's bodies have changed, but their hearts are intact. Some people's lives are over, but their spirits are intact and eternal. This is like a person with boils. Although his body is damaged, his spirit is intact and his interests remain unchanged. On the other hand, some mental patients seem to be in good shape, but their spirits are far away from their bodies. Who has leisure time to find out what they have done! Therefore, if someone's body has not changed despite wear and tear, then such a person can cope with change with constancy; Even if things outside are ever-changing and fruitless, he can still cope with it freely. Therefore, the changeable form will eventually return to invisibility, while the immortal spirit can coexist with heaven and earth. When a tree dies, its green color disappears. Where can a tree live is the tree itself? It's like it's not the form itself that enriches the form. Therefore, what produces life is immortal, and the life it produces will also die; What nurtures everything is constant, but everything it nurtures will change. Therefore, if you look down on the world, your spirit will not be tired; Look at small things, and your mind will not be confused; Seeing life and death as one, there is no fear; Think of change as constant, and your eyes will not be dim. Mediocre people may think what I said is crazy, but I will give such an example to illustrate.
People are keen to be the Emperor of Heaven because the Emperor of Heaven can exhaust his eyes and ears and make his body comfortable. Pavilions and pavilions with towering towers and platforms are generally considered magnificent, but Yao Di's houses are made of rafters without cutting, and the ends of beams and columns are not carved, and there are no complicated structures such as arches. There are also those delicacies, which are generally considered delicious, but Emperor Yao eats coarse rice and drinks soup made of wild vegetables. Then there are those embroidered brocade clothes and pure white fox robes, which are generally loved, but Emperor Yao was covered with linen and kept warm with deerskin. Yao Di's health condition is not better than that of the average person, but the heavy office brings him much more worries than the average person. Therefore, Yao's abdication of the world to Shun is like unloading a heavy burden. This is really not out of the reputation of being open-minded, but the throne of the monarch is nothing to Yao, and there is really nothing to miss. This is a concrete example of "ignoring the world". When Yu Xia made a southern tour and crossed the Yangtze River, a yellow dragon swam out of the water and lifted Yu Xia's boat. Everyone on board changed their faces. Only Yu said with a smile, "I'm here to serve the people by destiny. I live between heaven and earth and return to the natural place after death. Where is it worth disturbing my mood for life and death! " In Xia's eyes, this Huanglong is like a little lizard, so its appearance remains the same. Finally, Huanglong hung up his ears, turned his tail and ran away. This is a concrete example of "fine everything". Zheng's wizard showed Beard a fortune teller, saw the ominous sign on Beard's face, and told Liezi about it. Liezi went to report to the teacher in tears. But nothing tells Liezi that human life originated from heaven and earth and was inspired by nature. Under this philosophy of life, "fame and fortune" can't stay in my heart at all. It's no use being afraid when the arrow of death suddenly comes. This is a concrete example of the pot's "life and death". Qiu Zi is 54 years old and suffers from rickets. His spine is higher than his head, his sternum is close to his cheek, his thighs are up, and his face is gloomy. Qiu Zi climbed to the well to take care of himself, and then said, "Great! How did the creator turn me into such a wonderful arc? " This is a concrete example of seeking "covariation". Therefore, if you look at Yao rang's memorial, you will know that the status of the son of heaven is very small; Look at Yu's ambition and you will know how small everything is; Inferring the remarks of the pot, we can know that life and death are the same; After reading Qiu Zi's behavior, we can know that change and constancy are the same.
People rely on unshakable pillars and walk on the road without a pass; Enjoy the inexhaustible treasure house and learn from the immortal teacher; Therefore, wherever you go, it is smooth, and wherever you go, it is smooth; Do not worry about survival, do not worry about death; Bend, stretch, bend, bend, bend, bend, bend, bend, bend, bend, bend, bend, bend, bend. Misfortunes, however ever-changing, can't make him sad! People like this, with the spirit of vegetarianism, are like cicadas shedding their skin, freeing themselves from the secular world and roaming in the clear heaven, escaping lightly alone and entering a deep and dark place in a trance. Phoenix can't compete with him, let alone a mediocre bird. Power, status and Li Lu's title are nothing to worry about.
Yan Zi and Cui Jue of the State of Qi vowed in the ancestral temple that the threat of death did not change Yan Zi's loyalty to national justice and integrity. Qi Liang and Zhou Huawei fought for Qi State to attack Ju State, and were besieged on all sides and in a desperate situation. The monarch of the state of Ju thought of their bravery, and in order to make them stop fighting, he paid them a lot of money, but they never changed their loyalty to the State of Qi until their death. Therefore, people like Yan Zi can be persuaded by "benevolence", but not intimidated by weapons. People like Qi Liang and Zhou Hua can be bound by righteousness, but they can't be tempted by property. A gentleman dies for righteousness, and can't drag out an ignoble existence for wealth; Those who act for righteousness will not be intimidated by death. These people who act for righteousness are not bound by material desires, not to mention those who do nothing! Yao did not win the world as a powerful person, but gave the throne to Shun. Ji Zha, the son of the State of Wu, did not attach importance to owning the country, so he refused to let his eldest brother give up his throne. Zi Han is not as rich as Baoyu, so he doesn't accept Baoyu from others. Guangwu doesn't want to damage his loyalty because he is alive and greedy for life, so he is willing to throw himself into the abyss and drown. From this perspective, the highest honor is not obtained by title, and the greatest wealth possession is not measured by money. The world is big enough, but Yao gave it to others; Physical life is precious enough, but Guangwu threw his life into the abyss. Nothing is more precious and memorable than the world and life, but Yao He gave up these things without hesitation and really enjoyed it. Because they are not tired of things, nor do they regard the world as extremely precious. Therefore, we will be ashamed of many secular behaviors in the world by examining the above-mentioned theories of real people and even people, deeply exploring moral will and taking this theory and will as the standard to examine and measure them. Therefore, if you are familiar with the idea of tolerating the world, then books such as "synopsis of the golden chamber" and "Tao Bao" can be abandoned; Compared with Yanling's refusal to accept Wu's throne, those who fought for the fief should be ashamed; Similarly, people who compete for tickets are also very low-level and ugly compared with those who are not greedy for Baoyu; People who are greedy for profit will feel uneasy at the thought of serving the bright integrity and not wanting to be defiled by the world. Therefore, people who don't know how to keep the atmosphere festival don't know that it is not worth greed to drag out an ignoble existence; People who have never accepted lofty thoughts and remarks do not know that this world is not worth nostalgia. Now those remote places offer sacrifices to social gods, and local people knock on pots and bottles to play music and sing for their own amusement. On the other hand, if you knock gongs and drums and bells for these people, they will feel uncomfortable and at a loss, and they will feel that the pots and pans they have smashed are so insignificant and embarrassing. Those who don't understand the grand plan of the avenue, although they have poems and songs and have the practice of literary theory, are just people who knock on pots and smash bottles.
People who don't respect the world are like those who beat gongs and drums. The power and rich profits of nobles are what ordinary people desire; If a person is asked to commit suicide with a map of the world in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, no matter how stupid he is, he will not do it. It can be seen that life is still more important than occupying the world. Therefore, saints eat only to maintain their lives, and clothes are only to cover their bodies and meet people's basic needs, without asking for anything extra. For him, not possessing the world will not lose his nature, and possession will not disturb his peaceful nature. It is really the same for a saint to possess the world and not to possess it. If a person is given a granary and a river now, so that he can eat when he is hungry and drink when he is thirsty, but all he eats and drinks is a bamboo rice and a ladle of water in his stomach, the granary and the river will not dry up because he is full of food and drink. Therefore, whether there is a granary or a river has nothing to do with his hunger; With the river in the granary, he will not be forced to feed and irrigate. There is no river in the granary, and he will not be exhausted from hunger. It makes no difference to him whether there is a granary or a well. Great anger will ruin Yin Qi, great joy will ruin Yang Qi, great worry will ruin internal organs, and panic will drive people crazy. The best way to eliminate these mental troubles and burdens is not to deviate from the "Tao" body. If this can be done, it is called complete "access". Therefore, it is best to keep your eyes bright, your ears quiet, your mouth closed and your mind open. Abandon cleverness and wisdom, return to the pure realm, save your strength and abandon wisdom and deceit. Being awake is like dreaming, living is like dying, and finally returning to the initial stage of nature, so that people and nature can be integrated. Because life and death are inseparable.
Hard-working people, hold high? Digging with a shovel and carrying the soil with cages and baskets made him sweat, panting and sore throat. At this time, he will feel comfortable and happy, and rest in the shade. And if you can rest in the cave, that kind of happiness and comfort is not just resting in the shade. A patient with a tumor in his abdomen was so painful that he covered his heart and pressed his abdomen, kneeling down and groaning, unable to sleep all night. At this time, if you can sleep well, then his parents and brothers will be very happy. And if you can have a safe night, the joy and ease of serving his parents and brothers will not be so much. Therefore, people who know the vastness of the universe cannot intimidate him with life and death; People who know how to keep healthy with the spirit of neutralization can't seduce him with the powerful fortune in the world; People who know how to be happy before birth can't scare him with death; People who understand that Xu You is nobler than Yu Shun will not covet material comforts. If the wall stands upright, it will be better if it falls down, not to mention there is no wall at all! It's better if the frozen ice doesn't melt, not to mention there is no ice at all! From scratch, from scratch, this transformation between life and death is endless, and no one knows how it happened. How can people who are not familiar with "inside and outside" not love and hate? The outer area without outer edges is infinite; Intrinsic subtlety without internal limitations is precious. If we can know this infinity and infinitesimal, what can't be perfectly satisfied!
With the decline of modern morality, people cling to the doctrine of abandoning the roots and pursuing the end, do not know how to infer nature, return to simplicity, but deliberately carve and cover up the disobedient nature to communicate with the secular. Therefore, their eyes want to see colorful, but they can't help but dare not look because of the prohibition of the law; Although I have some hobbies in my heart, I dare not because of etiquette constraints; So that people can only curry favor with each other, act in collusion with each other, bow and scrape. Don't dare to eat frozen meat, and don't dare to drink wine when it's settled. Bound the normal behavior, bound the inner virtue, bound the harmony of Yin and Yang, and suppressed the true feelings of life, so he finally became a tragic figure. However, people who are enlightened are not like this. They correct their temperament and repair their hearts; Keep your mind at peace, and keep your nature at ease. They take pleasure in Tao and forget its meanness, and take virtue as their heart and forget its poverty; They are born without desire, so there is nothing they can't achieve; They don't pursue happiness with their heart, so there is nothing unhappy; He will not affect virtue with things that are not conducive to nature, nor will he disturb inner peace with things that are not suitable for pure nature. Therefore, people who know the Tao relax their bodies and relieve their thoughts. This natural law of self-cultivation can be an example for all people in the world.
Today's Confucianism does not explore the origin of people's desires, but only prohibits people's desires, does not explore the origin of people's pursuit of pleasure, and just stops people's enjoyment. It's like digging the source of a river and blocking it with your palm. Similarly, managing people is like raising animals. If you don't plug the gap in the garden fence, the animals will have the ambition to escape, and then you will tie the legs and feet of these animals to prevent them from escaping. How can they cultivate their self-cultivation and live a long life? Therefore, although Yan Hui, Lu Ji, Xia Zi and Ran Boniu were all ambitious and knowledgeable Confucius disciples, Yan Hui died young, and Lutz was cut into a paste in Weiguo, which led to his blindness and RanBoniu became seriously ill. They did this because they forced their nature to go against their temperament and damaged the spirit of neutralization. Therefore, when I met Ceng Zi in summer, I was thin and fat for a while. Ceng Zi was surprised to ask what the reason was. Xia Zi replied: "I can bring a lot of happiness when I go out to see wealth, so I also want to be rich and happy;" After returning to China, I studied in Wang Zhidao and fell in love with first in Wang Zhidao. The two often confront each other in their inner world, so they toss and turn; In the end, Wang Zhidao won first, so she gained weight again. " By studying the implication of Xia, we can know that Xia is not greedy for wealth and luxury, but only suppresses his emotions, closes his desires and uses righteousness to defend himself. Such a depressed mood, distorted and deformed human nature, is still forcibly suppressing myself, so I can't enjoy life. People who know it are not. They eat according to their appetite, dress according to their body shape, swim according to their shelter, and walk according to their situation. They live in the boundless sky, walk in endless areas, climb into space, lean on the sky, and play with heaven and earth in their hands. How can they lose weight for the rich and the poor? Therefore, Confucianism can't make people have no desires, but only prohibit people's desires; You can't stop people from having fun, but you can only stop people from having fun. This practice of making people afraid to steal just because they are afraid of punishment is not comparable to the practice of making people have no idea of stealing.
The Vietnamese people get a big snake, which will be regarded as a good meal, while the Central Plains people get a big snake and throw it away because they don't have the habit of eating snakes. So, if you know something is useless, even a rather greedy person will refuse it; If you don't know that something is useless, even a fairly honest person can't give it up to others. Some monarchs were abolished, destroyed, died in the hands of others, and were laughed at, all because of the excessive desire for extravagance and extravagance. The enemy died in his own country for bribing the clock; The monarch of Yu was so greedy that he was captured by the Jin army. Jin Xiangong's lust for beauty led to the rebellion of King IV. Qi Huangong was greedy for the delicious food provided by Yiya, and his body rotted after his death, so he could not be buried on time. Hu Jinquan lost a lot of good land by indulging in women's entertainment. If these five monarchs can be content with their own nature, give up those extravagant desires, limit themselves to normal natural needs, and not covet the temptation of external materials, how can they cause such great harm? Therefore, shooting without an arrow can't hit the target, but archers don't make arrows at all; You can't drive without reins, but learning to drive has nothing to do with reins. Knowing that fans are useless to you in winter and leather clothes are useless to you in summer, all useless things will become as small and insignificant as dust. Therefore, the soup is scooped to prevent the water from boiling, and the water will still boil; Only by understanding the meaning of the word "fundamental" can water stop boiling, that is, as long as the fire in the furnace is removed, that is, the fire source is removed, the water will stop boiling.