"Cai Gen Tan" is a collection of quotations on cultivation, life, conduct and birth, collected and compiled by Hong Yingming, a Taoist in the early Ming Dynasty. It is a rare treasure of ancient times. It has incredible and subtle power in cultivating people's moral integrity and cultivating their moral character.

The classic famous sentences of "Cai Gen Tan" and the true meaning of each sentence will allow you to see through the glitz of the world!

1. Those who exercise power for a while will be desolate for eternity

Those who live in morality will be lonely for a while; those who rely on power will be desolate for eternity. An expert looks at things outside of things, thinks about the body behind him, and tolerates the loneliness of a moment, rather than the desolation of eternity.

The general idea: A person who adheres to moral standards may sometimes suffer short-term neglect; but those who rely on power will suffer permanent desolation. Generally speaking, a smart person with a broad mind can value spiritual values ??beyond material things, and can also take into account the issue of reputation after death. So they would rather suffer temporary neglect than suffer permanent desolation.

2. Stay simple and humble, the way to deal with the world

If you are shallow in the world, your experience will be shallow; if you have deep experience, your mechanics will be deep. Therefore, a gentleman is worse than being simple and ruthless than being sophisticated; instead of being cautious, he is worse than being careless and arrogant.

The general idea: Although a young man who has just entered society has a very short experience, he is less infected by various bad social habits; a person who has experienced many accidents and has a wide range of experience, has a lot of bad habits. also increased. Therefore, a well-educated gentleman should maintain a simple personality instead of being tactful in doing things; instead of being cautious and compromising in everything, he should be more open-minded so as not to lose his pure nature.

3. A gentleman's mind must be clear, and his talent must be hidden.

A gentleman's mind is as clear as the sky and the sun is white; it cannot be made unknown to others; a gentleman's talent is hidden in jade and pearls, and cannot be made easy for others. Know.

The general idea: A gentleman with profound cultivation has his heart as bright as the blue sky and white sun, and has nothing to hide; a gentleman with profound cultivation has his talents and knowledge treasured like pearls and jade, and he will never hide anything. Make it easy for people to know.

4. He who emerges from the filth without being stained, knows how to use clever tools but does not use them

Those who are not close to the forces are clean, and those who are close to them but are not stained are especially clean; intelligent machines and ingenuity, Those who don’t know are considered high, and those who know but don’t use them are particularly high.

The general idea: Power and wealth are regarded as innocent if they are not close to them, and they are even more innocent if they are close without being contaminated; in power and wealth, it is wise to not know it, and it is even wiser to know it but not use it. .

5. Good medicine tastes bitter, but honest advice offends the ears

Always hearing words that offend the ears, and always having things that offend one's heart are the stepping stones for cultivating virtue. If you speak pleasantly and do everything cheerfully, your life will be buried in the poison of poison.

The general idea: If a person's ears can often hear unpleasant words and his heart often thinks of unpleasant things, this is a good lesson for virtue. On the contrary, if every word sounds pleasant and everything is satisfactory, it is tantamount to burying one's life in poison.

6. The harmonious atmosphere brings auspiciousness, and the spirit of joy is auspicious

The strong wind and rain make the birds happy; the sunshine and wind make the vegetation happy. It can be seen that heaven and earth cannot be without harmony for a day, and people's hearts cannot be without joy for a day.

General idea: In stormy weather, even the birds feel sad and worried; on days with clear skies, even the vegetation appears to be thriving. It can be seen that heaven and earth cannot be without the atmosphere of peace for a day, and the human world cannot be without the atmosphere of joy for a day.