Their wisdom lies not in the level of self-cultivation, but in ingenuity and intention, so that their lives can reach their desired points in a faster time.
Stimulated by external desires, so many people dream of getting rich overnight, becoming famous overnight and becoming an instant hit, but even if they achieve their goals, what can they bring him after a period of charm?
Actually, there is nothing left. If there is anything, it is only a prosperous vicissitudes. Just a trace of pride and loneliness, just a pile of ashes, and all my morals at this time have been subverted.
Confucius put forward the doctrine of the mean, which is to let us understand that all the grandstanding in life is an illusion, and knowing how to precipitate self-life is the best wisdom.
It is precisely because they are too eager for quick success and instant benefit that everyone is unwilling to settle down and pursue fast. In fact, the road to life is long. You walk so fast, what are you going to do for the rest of your life?
Mr. Cao, a famous entrepreneur, said: "Many people start a company today and want to go public tomorrow. If it really goes public, what will you do the day after tomorrow? What will you do with your future life? "
Most people don't consider this, just want to be short, flat and fast, but their lives are ruined in such a short, flat and fast pace.
The meaning of this sentence is: a gentleman will do things according to the golden mean, but some people give up halfway and I will never give up if they can't persist.
According to legend, there was a hermit named Xu You in ancient China. After hearing the name of his virtue, Yao wanted to ask him, and later he wanted to give up the world.
Xu You refused to accept it, so he ran to the south bank of Zhongyue Shui Ying and lived in seclusion in the mountains.
Emperor Yao found him again and asked him to be the governor of Kyushu. After listening to the secular temptation of fame and fortune, Xu You came to a bank of Mingshui and washed his ears stained by fame and fortune with flowing river water.
At this time, a fisherman led a cow to the river to drink water. When he saw Xu You washing his ears, he asked him why he did it. Xu You said, "I heard others seduce me with fame and fortune, which defiled my ears."
Then the fisherman said, "If you live in seclusion in the valley and know nothing about the world, who can see you?" Actually, you're not sure. After listening to the temptation of fame and fortune, there was a stir in my heart. I don't think the water here can be drunk, which makes my cattle dirty. "
So the fisherman took the cow upstream to drink water, and later Xu You became a real hermit through meditation.
Xu You thinks he has perfect practice, but he pretends to be lofty. In fact, in this state, no matter how deep his practice is, it is illusory.
The heart is still full of impetuous spirit, which is of no value and significance.
"Persistence" is a very powerful word. Persistence is in line with the laws of nature, whether it is doing one thing or precipitating one's own life.
Without anything, without the precipitation of time and the tempering of facts, it is difficult to achieve the state and goal you want.
However, impetuous people are just the opposite. It is precisely because of impetuous people that most people pursue short, flat and fast, and give up halfway before things come, which leads to all failures.
Success always comes at the last minute. If you can't persist in doing anything, you will be dominated by impetuous spirit, and life will not produce any value and significance.
Confucius once said: Confucius does not speak the words of wonder, strength, chaos and God.
In fact, the ancients had the spirit of craftsmen. For some time, they disdained the temptation of fame and fortune, but practiced like ascetics, spread the avenue of heaven and earth, and went it alone.
With real efforts, to achieve the state you want, this mentality is actually the meaning of life precipitation.
As the saying goes, the road is long, and I will practise fraud for it.
This is a spirit of persistence and exploration. I stick to the direction of my own practice, let my life settle down and make my life more dormant.
In the northwest frontier of the Tang Dynasty, there were two middle-aged monks on the Gobi Desert, who walked forward travel-stained. They are Xuanzang and his brother.
The two of them went to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, but they were regarded as Turkish spies and were locked up at the checkpoint. Torture still yielded nothing. The general was very angry and wanted to behead them both.
The younger brother was shocked, but Xuanzang said, "Unfortunately, Buddhism in China is still blank. If you can go to Tianzhu to retrieve the true scriptures and answer the doubts of the Buddha, it is really a matter of infinite merit. "
In the end, the general was moved by Xuanzang's sincerity and made an exception to let them pass.
A few months later, two people came to Gao Changguo and found that the country respected Buddhism very much. The king was very happy to hear that the two of them were from the Tang Dynasty and treated them as guests. In addition, he offered generous conditions to build the largest temple in his own country to support Xuanzang and his younger brother.
At this time, Xuanzang's younger brother wavered, and Xuanzang flatly refused. In the evening, the king secretly discussed all the conditions with his brother.
The next morning, Xuanzang set out with his disciples. When we set out, the disciple excused himself, and Xuanzang knew there must be something in it. Xuanzang had an argument with his younger brother. In a rage, the king put Xuanzang in jail, but Xuanzang did not compromise. He went on a hunger strike for three days and nights without touching a drop of water.
Later, the king was moved by Xuanzang's sincerity and ordered the soldiers to escort Xuanzang westward.
Later, Xuanzang climbed over the snow-capped mountains and finally arrived in Tianzhu after difficulties and obstacles. After studying hard for more than ten years, he became a very learned master in Tianzhu, and studied under Mahabharata, the most accomplished Buddhist master. Tianzhu monks refused to stay many times, and Xuanzang returned to Chang 'an with his mission and scriptures.
A lot of things are like this. Only by sticking to the direction you choose can you realize your expectations with indomitable spirit, but Xuanzang's younger brother failed to uphold this idea and was deceived by temptation. In the end, it failed to achieve the great cause of learning from the scriptures. Only by getting rid of all desires and impetuous Xuanzang can we get the true scriptures.
A true gentleman follows the golden mean. Even if seclusion is unknown, my heart will never waver and regret. Only a saint can do this.
This sentence emphasizes that a person who can adhere to the golden mean to the end is a journey of saints.
Many people are impetuous in their ordinary lives, but they don't know that life is practice, and sticking to the life of self and precipitating the life of self is the highest wisdom.
In fact, many people choose to give up where they are close to success, lacking a spirit of precipitation. Only a truly moral gentleman can understand the importance of precipitation. Willing to abide by the golden mean, will not let life regret giving up halfway.
For us, although we can't be compared with gentlemen and saints, only by precipitating our inner self, using the word "persistence" to achieve success, and knowing that this is a necessary condition, can we achieve the best state of life practice.