"Deep water flows slowly, and noble people speak slowly" is an old saying, which contains the connotation of self-cultivation. "The depth of the water slowed down the flow." It is said that the deeper the water, the slower the flow rate. Although there is a lot of wind and waves on the surface of the water, the water that sinks deep will keep a slow speed. Being a man is also important: when you encounter difficulties and troubles, you must keep a calm and peaceful mind. There is a truth here, that motion and static, fast and slow coexist and contradict each other. Moving, static, fast and slow also need to maintain their balance between heaven and earth. Generally speaking, if you move too much and too fast, you will lose quickly and die quickly. Calm will last for a long time, so we say "quiet and far-reaching" here is also a metaphor for a well-trained person, a person with moral cultivation's most intelligent attitude towards life-always compassionate, tolerant, able to bear hardships, calm when things go wrong, broad-minded and tolerant. So Lao Tzu said that saints "dare not be the first in the world." What do you mean "dare not do it"? It means that the heart of fame and fortune dare not live, dare not be driven by secular feelings, and dare not think the worst. Because, Gao De people believe that if you move the hearts of ordinary people, you will create karma, you will lose your level, you will be unsuccessful in cultivation, and you will never return to the Buddhist world and the celestial world. But amateurs and fools dare to do anything, but they are just fools. They pursue fame and fortune, strive for strength, dare to fight and scold, and even commit all kinds of crimes. In fact, such people live a very tired and bitter life, suffering from loss and gain, eating and sleeping badly for some petty profits, tossing around their bodies, but still restless. Do you think you can live without losing your wealth? When it comes to self-cultivation, it comes to the human mind-"virtue" is actually the real energy existence of life. The more persistent the desire, the more energy is consumed.
Therefore, the ancients always said that "life depends on people's will" and "life depends on the mind". They also said that "mind determines mind, sex determines life, life determines life, and luck determines qi and luck." People's illness is born from the heart, and life is born from the heart. All orthodox religions in history, whether Taoism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christianity ... whatever they are, are aimed at cultivating outstanding people, otherwise thousands of them will not be handed down. Not only life is born from the heart, but also diseases are born from the heart. All diseases in people's bodies remind people that there are shortcomings and mistakes in people's hearts, or that you can't have diseases. But few people can know this. Look at people in today's society. They are impetuous and materialistic. I take fame and fortune in the world very seriously, thinking that the more benefits I get, the greater my rights, and I will be great. So I will do whatever it takes to hurt others, bully others and rob others of their interests, thinking that I am a "strongman" and a "hero".
In fact, they are all consuming the "virtue" accumulated from generation to generation. The faster the energy of virtue is consumed, the more people will lose their lives. If "virtue" is exhausted, what awaits him is the real end and extinction of life. Therefore, the ancients always talked about accumulating virtues, accumulating great virtues, for themselves and for the younger generation. That's the truth. People's great agitation is finally reflected in life and death. The departure of my loved ones made me heartbroken and heartbroken. I'm afraid of my own death, too. It's noisy. People who are truly virtuous put aside life and death. Some people think that people come into the world, just like dreaming, they will stay for a few days in a hurry and then leave. Man's real home is in the sky. When they come to the world to endure hardships and practice enlightenment, they can return. Therefore, in the face of the life and death of relatives, or the death of the truth, they will be very calm. Because true practitioners have no feelings, no tears and no pain. Just like Zhuangzi sang when his wife died. When the monk died, he also had foresight, understanding and calmness.
"expensive is late." It is said that most noble people speak slowly, and it is not easy to express their views, draw conclusions and be cautious in their words and deeds. Confucius preached the golden mean, in which the word "zhong" was stamped, telling you not to talk nonsense. Ancient practitioners, including monks and Taoists, almost kept their mouths shut for fear of retribution for their karma. Sages and kings are also secretive, saying that "gold words and jade words", what the emperor said is the imperial edict. If you are not careful, people will fall to the ground and their fate will be reversed. Therefore, most emperors call themselves "I am a widower" and "a loner". Even intelligent and cultured people pay great attention to their own remarks, because they are afraid of being hurt by bad words and losing their morality, and it is difficult to gain trust between people. Modern people, on the other hand, pay special attention to repairing their mouths. When they were young, they talked nonsense and slandered behind their backs without thinking. Big lies and wanton attacks, especially blasphemy against God and Buddhism, are all bad karma, and any doctrine of Buddhism, Taoism and Taoism is retribution. Small bad tabloids, big bad newspapers, not without reporting, the days are not over yet.
Most people who are good at preserving health and longevity are well-trained. People with great wisdom look a little silly, just like Lao Tzu said, "Great wisdom is stupid", but it is actually hidden. This kind of person is "unable to fight back and scold back". No matter how much he suffers, he is cheerful and looks like a bodhisattva. This kind of person is really amazing! In fact, it is great wisdom and freedom, but it is different from secular villains. My friends, when you understand the truth that "the heart is the foundation of health preservation" and "the heart can give birth to all things, and the heart can destroy all things", you should attach importance to virtue and do good deeds to accumulate virtue, then your's life will naturally be healthy and long, and your's mind will surely climb the other side of the light.