The explanation of Jingqi in "Modern Chinese Dictionary" is: calm mood and calm attitude. Zhuangzi has a famous saying: "The tranquility of a sage is to be good at maintaining tranquility. Nothing can disturb his mind, so he can be tranquil." Guangchengzi said: "Keeping the mind to maintain tranquility, the body will naturally be correct." Mainly practicing tranquility. Qi is the key to entry into sainthood for sages, scholars, and gentlemen. It is the main lesson for heroes to establish their moral character and career. It is a superior art of life cultivation.

Zhuge Liang’s Empty City Plan: “Sima Yi came to the city and saw Kong Ming sitting on the top of the city tower with a big smile, burning incense and playing the piano. There was a boy on the left, holding a sword; there was a boy on the right, holding a dust tail. The city There were more than 20 people inside and outside the gate, lowering their heads and sweeping, as if there were no one around. "Facing an army of 150,000 people, the sound of the piano is gentle and calm. What kind of willpower and calmness."

Being calm does not mean giving up, waiting, being weak, or being helpless. Jingqi is a kind of great cultivation, great mind, great wisdom and great realm.

Calmness is a kind of "indifferent" state of mind. It is a long-term and broad cultivation and realm that is free of distracting thoughts, indifferent to fame, focused and comfortable, and is not limited to immediate gains and losses.

Zhuge Liang wrote in the "Admonitions to His Son" to his son: "A gentleman's journey is to cultivate one's character through tranquility, and to cultivate one's virtue through frugality. Without indifference, one will not be able to make clear aspirations, and without tranquility, one will not be able to reach far. Huxue learns You must be quiet, and you must learn. Without learning, you cannot expand your talents, and without ambition, you cannot learn. If you are impatient, you cannot stimulate your energy, and if you are impetuous, you cannot cure your nature. If you fall behind, you will not be able to accept the world, and you will be sad to stay in a poor house, how can you meet again! "

In life, it is inevitable to encounter various major events: things that don't go your way, things that matter to your life, and your future and destiny! Things that are closely connected, etc. With proper cultivation, no matter what unexpected things happen to you, you can maintain a calm attitude, respond calmly and rationally, and achieve the goal of "not being surprised when things happen suddenly, and not getting angry when things happen without reason."

“Be calm when faced with big events, and don’t believe that there are no ancient sages today.” In the face of big events, be cautious and clear-headed, and deal with it decisively. The process of "peace of mind and calmness" is a process of condensing wisdom, condensing thinking, and condensing essence.

Su Xun said: "To be a general, you must first heal your heart. If Mount Tai collapses in front but its color remains unchanged, if the elk thrives on the left but its eyes don't blink, then you can control your interests and wait for the enemy." Jing. , enabling Buddhists to reach the realm of Four Zen and Eight Concentrations, enlightening wisdom and enlightenment; enabling Taoists to cultivate themselves into tranquility to complete the golden elixir avenue; enabling Confucians to gain wisdom and complete the life ladder of self-cultivation, family order, country governance, and world peace; It enables boxers to develop a spiritual state of "pure ease and bravery"; it enables military strategists to be calm and unhurried, defeating the enemy with ease and laughter.

Calmness is not something you are born with; Only by mastering one's "small mind" and maintaining a calm attitude in the face of everything can a person have "the grace of bathing in the morning light and dancing in the wind", and can he achieve "the warmth of the sun, the quietness of the grass and trees, and freedom in the vast expanse of waves." realm. As it is said in "Cai Gen Tan": "Those who are careless and have a dry nature will achieve nothing, but those who have a peaceful mind will gather a hundred blessings."