The five most powerful sentences in the Book of Changes:

1. Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement.

"Self-improvement" is relatively easy. Everyone has a whim; "continuously" is difficult. How many can persist to the end? Heaven can do it. Sunrise and sunset, spring, summer, autumn and winter, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, cycle endlessly and remain unchanged forever. This is called "Heaven moves vigorously", so a gentleman must learn from Heaven, not only to strive for self-improvement, but also to achieve success. Be persistent.

2. The terrain is uneven, and a gentleman carries his wealth with kindness.

It is because of its broad and generous mind and virtue that the earth can accommodate hundreds of rivers, nourish all things, and benefit all things without dispute. A gentleman should also have virtues as profound as the earth in order to be able to carry all things. On the other hand, without virtue, one cannot carry all things. If a person does not have enough virtue and his blessings are particularly great, he will suffer.

3. If you are poor, you will change, if you change, you will be general, and if you are general, you will be long-term.

When a thing reaches its end, it will change. Change can make things accessible, and once they become accessible, they will last a long time. When something reaches the stage of decline, it must seek changes and make adjustments so that it can find a way out and turn danger into safety.

4. Don’t stand still when others humiliate you.

There is a saying in Buddhism: "If you accept humiliation from others and remain indifferent, the path to enlightenment will be near." Mr. Nan Huaijin said that the key to how much blessing a person can bear lies in how much humiliation he can bear.

When someone insults you, your face does not change. Not only is it not a sign of cowardice, but it is a sign of magnanimity. Those who are generous will have their own world in life. Many people can't stand disrespectful words and will immediately fall out at the slightest displeasure, burning their future with anger.

How can a person who cannot even express words carry great blessings?

5. Those who are in danger must be safe; those who are dead must be preserved; those who are in chaos must be governed. Therefore, a gentleman is safe but does not forget danger, survives but does not forget death, and governs without forgetting chaos.

Those who are in danger are often those who are content with the status quo; those who eventually perish are those who are struggling to survive; the great chaos of the world is contained in the great order of the world. Therefore, a person with moral knowledge will not forget the hidden dangers when there is peace, the danger of destruction when he is alive, and the hidden dangers of chaos when the world is in great order.