One day, Wang Gen, who had a very strong personality, returned from a trip, Wang Yangming asked him: "What have you seen?" Wang Gen said in an unusually surprised tone: "I saw saints all over the street. "
Wang Gen's words have no deep meaning. Before he came to worship Wang Yangming as his teacher, he was an arrogant and unruly person. After his apprenticeship, he did not change his "arrogant" temperament.
Wang Yangming said many times: "Everyone can become a saint." Wang Gen didn't believe it. He always believed that saints were out of reach, so when he said "I see saints all over the street", he was mocking Wang Yangming.
Wang Yangming probably guessed Wang Gen's mind, so he used his strength to fight: "You see that the streets are full of saints, and the people all over the streets see you as a saint."
Lao Tzu "" "Tao De Jing" says: saints are often unintentional and take the hearts of the people as their hearts. Those who are good, I am good; those who are not good, I am also good; Virtue is good. Those who believe, I believe it; those who don’t believe it, I also believe it; ethics.
Saints are often unselfish, taking the hearts of the people as their own hearts. For kind people, I treat him kindly; for unkind people, I also treat him kindly, so that you can get kindness and make everyone be kind. For those who are trustworthy, I trust him; for those who are not trustworthy, I also trust him, so that we can get credibility and make everyone trustworthy.
And Wang Yangming's last sentence-"You see all the streets are saints", which means that we don't care whether others are kind or unkind, honest or dishonest, as long as we use infinite tolerance, friendship and kindness. Treat them, and such a person, who doesn't want to get close? Who won't love it? Naturally, "people all over the street see you as a saint." And to be able to do so, he is indeed a true saint.
So don't doubt and complain anymore, you just don't have a deep cultivation enough to treat everyone with kindness. It's not this world that owes you,You owe yourself.
There is a saying called "When is the time to complain?" If you find that a person has a bad behavior, you will mark him in your heart. He is unkind. He is of poor quality, so for a long time, everyone around you will be problematic and unkind.
In the end, you will feel that this society, this world is dark, there is no good person, there are traps around you, you are unfortunately born in a worst age, you will always think that others have let you down , It’s the world that has treated you badly, but it doesn't reflect on it from its own perspective, and it doesn't look at sentient beings from the perspective of the great road. In this way, your heart will be blinded by darkness, and you will think that life is meaningless.
We must learn not to be disturbed by the outside world, not to be influenced by others, whether the outside world is good or bad, do not change our inner purity and open-mindedness; if there are such cynical and negative energy people around, we should stay away as much as possible .
Lao Tzu's "Tao De Jing" said: saints are in the world, they are in the world, they are all in the heart of the world, the people pay attention to their ears and eyes, and the saints are all children.
The Taoist saint is in his place, restraining his own desires, and returning the minds of the world to simplicity. The people are focused on their own eyes, ears and ears, and good people bring them back to a baby-like state of innocence.
These words of Lao Tzu back then were addressed to the upper class of society at the time, that is, the ruler king. He believed that no matter what the people are, the king must curb his desires and treat the people as his own children. The will is the will, so that the people can return to the original aspirations of children.
back to modern times,We may only be the leader of a team, but we still have to treat employees with sincerity and kindness, and guide them with their own behaviors and thoughts. In this way, employees will naturally pay attention to and imitate the behavior of the leader, so that the entire team will have a harmonious atmosphere. Everyone has a goal, a method, a cohesive force, a centripetal force, and a creative force. If a group can form such a spiritual core, then, as a leader, it looks like" "Inaction", it seems that there is no deliberate action, but it can achieve the desired effect.
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