This sentence comes from Buddhism. The meaning of this sentence is: everything has cause and effect, and all the results in life are not accidental, so we attach great importance to the efforts of the cause and maintain a casual mentality.

"Work hard for the cause, and follow the fate for the result" also explains:

When we achieve something, this result is also the combination of many conditions, it is impermanent, and at the same time it is not Something you can have forever. Don't be too persistent, it will only bring pain. Letting go can also help us feel normal when facing success. When you succeed, you won't think of yourself as superior to others, and when you fail, you won't feel frustrated and feel like you are worthless. ?

Extended information:

Famous Buddhist sentences:

Bodhi verse

Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand.

There is nothing there, so how can it cause dust.

Interpretation:

Bodhi originally symbolizes wisdom,

The bright mirror symbolizes a quiet mind.

It is originally quiet, how can it be contaminated with dust?

Appreciation:

This verse is found in the Dunhuang manuscript "Tan Sutra". Regarding the origin of this poem, there is a clear record in Sections 4 to 8 of the Tan Sutra: The Fifth Patriarch Hongren "called all his disciples one day" and asked everyone to "compose a verse." He also said, "If you realize the general meaning," he will "give you the Dharma and give it to the Sixth Generation." Shenxiu, Hongren's first disciple, wrote a verse in front of the door: "The body is like a bodhi tree, and the mind is like a mirror stand.

Brush it diligently at all times to prevent any dust." After Hongren found out, he "called Master Xiu to sit in the hall" and said, "You wrote this verse and saw it before you arrived." "If you are looking for the supreme Bodhi, That is to say, it is not available", so he was asked to "make another verse". And "Xiu sat down for several days and couldn't do it."

Huineng's verse was written in response to Shenxiu's "Wuxiang verse". According to the "Tan Sutra", Huineng was illiterate. He first "asked someone to read" Shenxiu's verses, and then composed this verse and "asked an interpreter to write it on the wall of the west room."

This verse is different from the other one by Shenxiu in principle in terms of practice methods. Shenxiu's "No Phase Gauge" disqualified him from being the successor of Hongren, but he became the founder of the Beizong sect. Because Shenxiu emphasized "diligently brushing the dust at all times", later generations called it the "Gradual Xiu School" because of its advocacy of "wiping the dust to see the purity".

This poem by Huineng is a complete negation of the Shenxiu Gatha, that is, a complete negation of subjective idealism to objective idealism. It directly grasps the key to "seeing one's nature and becoming a Buddha". It is known as As the "Epiphany Sect".