Laozi in the "Tao Te Ching" says: "The sage does not rely on it, and does not live in success." This means that although a sage has done many good things, he will never rely on himself; although he has achieved great achievements, he will not take these contributions for himself.
The more successful a person is, the more conditions he has for hype and boast about himself; the richer a person is, the more conditions he has for showing off; the more talented a person is, the more likely he is to be arrogant and pretentious. Although a person like
is a successful person, he has been separated from all living beings and the great way, and he is definitely not a saint. A true saint should be a noble person who is not greedy for merit, not pretentious, and does things wholeheartedly without seeking rewards.
There are many different lives in this world, and we just need to be ourselves. Many times, we choose to persevere not because we see hope, but because we choose to persevere can we see hope. The rest of my life will be long, and time will give you the answer. Seeing does not mean seeing, seeing does not mean seeing clearly, seeing clearly does not mean understanding, understanding does not mean seeing thoroughly, seeing through does not mean seeing openly.
In our life journey, every tangled present comes from a hasty past and will move towards a regretful future.
Our behavior and thinking are inertia. The longer we are on the wrong path, the more we are, the more we are, the more we are.
So, we must think carefully from the beginning and make good choices. This is the right way to mindfulness . Travel thousands of miles and read thousands of books. The stupid duck flies first, and the stupid ox plows hard. Planting melons gets melons, and planting beans gets beans.
As a saint in the human community, he is first a wise man. In the confusion of the world, he thinks that he is the chosen person. In the process of finding himself, he first lets himself understand his mind and nature, and then returns to the world to experience secular practice, and confirms the final direction after intense dialecticization with the genes of the entire civilization. This is the way we humans will take in the future.
It is said that there is a famous saint in Italy who wanders around every town and cures local disabled people.
Once, a refugee hurriedly ran to a town because it is said that the saint was about to arrive, while two lame beggars hurriedly escaped from the town.
The refugee asked them why they ran away so quickly, and he got an answer that surprised him: it was also because of the arrival of the saint. As they say, "It will definitely cure us, and what will we use to make a living afterward?"
This happens to many people, not just beggars, but even people from all walks of life. They are obsessed with their illnesses, and they like their poor health so thoroughly that they feel a little proud of it in secret. If their complaints are removed, they will lose themselves by losing them.
They did not know at all that the basic purpose of the sage's governance is to make the people live without worries. What they want to practice is Lao Tzu's thought in the "Tao Te Ching": "Therefore, the sage's governance is to weaken the heart, to strengthen the abdomen, to weaken the ambition, and to strengthen the bones. Always make the people ignorant and have no desires. The wise dare not do it. If you do nothing, you will be treated." Only in this way can society be long-term and stable.
网1网1网1网1网1网1网1网1网1网1网1网2网22, two characters were highly respected and they were respected as "saints".
Confucian praises them as "ancient wise men" and "seeking benevolence and obtaining benevolence"; Confucian praises them "who is more benevolence"; Sima Qian wrote biography specifically for these two people; Han Yu compares their virtues to Shishan , praising them for "a unique person who is poor in heaven and earth, and who has been ignored for all generations... It is obvious that the sun and the moon are not bright, the mountain of Tai is not high, and the sky and the earth are not tolerant."
These two people are Boyi and Shuqi.
However, in the present opinion, calling them "saints" may be a bit over, and they are more like typical people who "study hard" at the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the weekend.Because they do not conform to what Lao Tzu said in the "Tao Te Ching" that saints need to learn, explore, and explore to lead the society.
It is well known that the spirit exists in our flesh and is pulled and influenced by it. And an object we face, or a certain idea that has been formed in our hearts, is the source of traction and influence.
So, what stories do you have about Boyi and Shuqi?
The first thing is that the most famous two people are pushing the throne. Originally, Boyi and Shuqi were both the sons of the king of Guzhu Kingdom. Boyi was the eldest son and Shuqi was the third son. At first, the king wanted Shuqi to be his heir, but he died before the will was established. According to the traditional system, the eldest son should inherit the throne, but Boyi respected his father's will and refused to succeed him, hoping to push his younger brother Shuqi to the throne.
And Shuqi felt that his succession to the throne was not in line with the etiquette system, and was sorry for his brother, and refused to succeed to the throne. Such a dispute could not be achieved, and both of them finally ran away, which allowed the least presence-less second to inherit the throne. How to say it, can such acts of shirking responsibility be considered virtuous? Isn’t letting a person with no talent be the king?
So, is this kind of escaped person really worthy of the world's praise? The sage must have self-knowledge, and will not do things that are too much or too little, nor will it do things that "remaining food and doing things", but Boyi and Shuqi did this. Is this their spirit noble?
Although we know that human nature is not perfect, people have the despicable nature of being compassionate to the dragon and phoenix, bullying the weak, and selfish. But as a saint, because of his kindness to the reincarnation of gods and Buddhas, he was extremely talented and wise, brave and powerful, and could command the world and benefit the people.
In our imagination, the saint is omnipotent and no one can defeat him, and everyone admires him. The saints can make the world better and will bring many benefits to everyone, so humans are very excited about the saints. There is no reason for such a "saint" to be not sought after by the world, and there is no reason for escaping from the world.
The second thing is Boyi and Shuqi's participation in politics. During the reign of King Zhou of Shang, a delegation was organized to send envoys to the Zhou Dynasty , including the elder brother of King Zhou of Zhou, Weizi , and the members were Jiaoge , Boyi, Shuqi, etc. Jiaoge and Weizi accepted the suggestion of King Zhou destroying Shang, and were instigated and were willing to be a traitor in Shang, while Boyi and Shuqi were unwilling to accept the instigation.
However, Boyi and Shuqi did not reveal it to King Zhou, and became "center-sects" who neither helped Shang nor Zhou. If you do this, what value can such a person have?
Boyi and Shuqi's practice seriously violates the characteristics of saints that are not the same label or title, because saints are the embodiment of the spirit of the way of heaven in human life, and are mainly reflected in the unity of intellectual level, spiritual realm and social behavior. If a person meets this standard, he is a saint, and if he does not meet this standard, he is not a saint. Therefore, a saint also needs to learn, practice and progress.
Our spirit has been integrated into the blood of our body, and that kind of temperament that is inherited is what we usually call inheritance. It is a reaction from our ancestors to their own experiences, embodying an endless life force. As long as we understand this correctly, we can face up to some of the minor problems and weaknesses that we have exposed, and use our subjective energy to change and improve us.
The manifestation of our subjective energy is: retaining and carrying forward the good and positive personality traits that we have inherited. Hide, correct or abandon bad and negative personality traits.
Therefore, our own mental spirit is not just a simple inheritance, but also the result of the comprehensive role of our family, career and social environment. In this process, countless people and their thoughts have infected us, and numerous direct or indirect experiences have inspired us, and they work together with some of our own subjective thinking.
The third thing is to know that King Zhou is unrighteous and to dissuade King Wu from attacking Zhou . Boyi and Shuqi told King Wu of Zhou : "Your father just died and he used his sword to attack his monarch as a minister is unkind." King Wu of Zhou was furious after hearing their words and instantly wanted to kill two people. This is shaking the morale of the army, how can it be tolerated? In fact, as a saint, he must safeguard the interests of the general public and must never harm the people. This is what Lao Tzu said in the "Tao Te Ching": "Therefore, the sages are in the upper hand but the people are not valued, and the people are not harmed by the front hand."
In the end, it was Jiang Ziya 's kindness to save them. He could not persuade King Zhou to be good nor let King Wu defeat Zhou, nor could he save the people from water and fire. What is the point of doing this by Boyi and Shuqi? Even if other people don’t understand it well, they must implement their correct ideas. This is the saint’s responsibility.
At this time, what the saint needs to do is to achieve unity with the Supreme One, that is, to unite with the Great Dao, enter the realm of Wuji, the body and mind will be fully adjusted, and the spirit will be infinitely sublimated, reflecting the realm of the great Dao and the realm of the immortal world. At this time, the saint can sense the existence of virtual matter, and can use the power of the mind to mobilize the energy of the universe, mobilize negative matter, benefit mankind and sentient beings.
The fourth thing is that after King Wu destroyed Shang, Boyi and Shuqi did not eat the food of the Zhou Dynasty and ran to the mountains to live in seclusion and eat wild vegetables. If you eat like this for a long time, you will definitely be in poor health. At this time, a death-seeking ghost came.
On this day, a scholar-official named Wang Mozi went into the mountains to have fun. Immediately, I saw Boyi and Shuqi picking wild vegetables, and said to them: Since you don’t eat the food of the Zhou Dynasty, why do you still eat the wild vegetables of the Zhou Dynasty? Isn’t the things in this world belong to the Zhou royal family? After hearing this, the two were speechless.
Under the world, is the king's land , the shore of the earth, the king's minister, even if it is a wild vegetable, it is also from the Zhou Dynasty. Boyi and Shuqi thought Wang Mozi had made sense, so they had to stop eating wild vegetables.
So, what do they eat?
can’t even eat wild vegetables. In the end, they can only starve to death and lose their lives in vain.
Although you have integrity to death, if you are dead, what should you do if you are honest? When you are alive, you cannot do something that benefits the country and the people, but instead waste your life in vain. What is there to respect for such a person who doesn’t even care about life?
So, Boyi and Shuqi are "saints", which is a bit unworthy of their names. However, it is undeniable that they must be people of noble character and love peace, but their practices and ideas are of no use for social progress. Both Boyi and Shuqi lived in their own ideals and had never put forward political propositions that were beneficial to the country and the people.
At this time, they are just talking about "benevolence and righteousness", so what's the use? Only when a saint reaches the spiritual realm of heaven for the public and create a world of great harmony with the common people can they be accepted by the people, recognized by the people, and support from the people.
Although Boyi and Shuqi's integrity is commendable, it is a waste of life. This is very similar to a disciple that Confucius strongly praised, Yan Hui . Confucius praised him: "A single meal and a single drink are in a humble alley. People can't bear the worries and never change their happiness." In the end, they were malnourished and starved to death.
Yan Huikong has a talented and knowledgeable body, but has not been used and has not benefited the people, so he lost his life for the integrity he advocates. Isn’t it a pity to do this? Of course it's a pity. They simply do not understand that the behavior of saints is the same as the principles of Tao. They are "to do things that are inaction and do not speak", and they put their political ideas into practice to achieve the goal of "behind the body and the body first; outside the body and the body exist. It is not because of their selflessness, so they can become their own selfishness." The selfishness of the sage is to realize a harmonious society for mankind.
At this point, we have basically understood the unshirkable social responsibility that sages should bear.
So, although integrity is important, it must also be based on the preservation of life. Only in this way can one become a person who is useful to the country and the people. As a person, you must be down-to-earth and not just think about benevolence and righteousness. You must rely solely on benevolence and righteousness. Not only will you not be able to eat enough and live, you cannot put forward effective political propositions, and you will not be able to save the country and the people and change the current social situation. You must understand flexibility in everything, this is the way to survive. The behavior of a saint must follow the way and have no selfish thoughts. "Therefore, the saint is not defeated because of inaction, and has no attachment, and has no mistakes."
Boyi and Shuqi, just like the Kong Yiji written by Mr. Lu Xun, also stick to the integrity of a scholar and is unwilling to seek other ways of life. In the end, they are starved to death.
For these people, the world can only admire and feel sorry for their integrity, but they cannot agree with their approach. No matter what, you must first learn to survive, integrity is just a secondary thing.
Therefore, when life and death, you should lower the bottom line appropriately, so that you can maintain a useful body, give full play to your talents, and achieve the so-called "conscientiousness".
Qing Dynasty Poet Huang Jingren In the poem " Miscellaneous " said:
Immortal Buddha has not been achieved, and I only know that the night is not peaceful.
The wind drifts away the sad singing spirit, and the mud is filled with gloomy reputation.
9 out of ten people can roll their eyes, and they are useless as scholars.
Don’t be sad about the poem’s scroll, and spring birds and autumn insects make their own sounds.
People like Boyi, Shuqi, Yan Hui, Kong Yiji, etc. have perfectly interpreted to the world. What does "a scholar who has no use" mean? They all live in an ideal life, never down-to-earth, and in the end, they are useless to society, and they have not played the value of existence. No matter how talented they have, they disappear into fantasy.
Therefore, Lao Tzu said in the "Tao Te Ching": "Therefore, the sage is not great, so it can achieve greatness." The sage cannot be complacent, learn endlessly, and practice endlessly. It must also "learn learning more and more, and is the Tao and lose every day." To learn, increase positive knowledge. "For the Tao", improve the state of mind.
The way of the saint is to learn and practice, and social practice is also necessary. The saint is the unity of the holy heart and practice. What is unified and inseparable in the saint is knowledge and virtue, which is mainly reflected in the behavior of serving sentient beings in society, that is, carrying the way with one's body, practicing the way with one's body, and conserving the world with one's way.
Only saints are qualified to manage society for the sake of the king. If they reach the spiritual realm of saints, they should contribute to society. This is the responsibility and obligation of saints. Escape and escape from the world are not the realm of a saint. As long as it is moral, even if it is "knowing that it cannot be done", it should be done. Therefore, the sage said: "Assessing the filth of a country is called the ruler of the country; receiving the ignorance of a country is called the king of the world." Being brave enough to assume social responsibilities is also one of the characteristics of a sage.
Therefore, the responsibility of the saint is to educate and restrain people who have potential destructive power to the natural order, so that they can return to nature and be content with the natural order. As long as a saint can educate people well, the order of all levels of the world and all things will continue to operate intact according to the natural order.
