-Laozi's Tao Te Ching
Zeng Guofan said, "Being calm means observing the essence, and it is also labor-saving to overcome it." It means that peace of mind can observe the essence of things, discover the subtlety of things, and save effort in handling things, that is, achieve twice the result with half the effort.
static energy gives birth to wisdom
Taoism says, "Lingtai is quiet, static energy gives birth to stability, and wisdom gives birth." Buddhists also said that "quietness can produce wisdom, and wisdom can produce wisdom."
the so-called "quietness can produce wisdom" means that quietness is not only a state, but also the soil for wisdom. University: Be quiet before you can be safe, be safe before you can think about it, and think about it before you can get it. It can be said that quietness is the basis of stability, consideration and gain.
Zhao De's New Edition says: "The image is clear when the water is quiet, and wisdom is born when the mind is quiet."
a cup of turbid water, standing still, will calm down for a long time, and the turbid dregs will naturally precipitate, and finally turn turbid into clear water. Only when the water is calm can it be clear and reflect the world.
The same is true of people's hearts. Only when people are calm can people truly be masters of life and savor life. Only by adhering to inner peace and keeping a clear head can we see the subtleties of heaven and earth and observe the laws of all things.
Life will encounter many things, many of which are difficult to solve. At this time, my heart is entangled in tangled troubles, and I don't know how to face them. If I can calm down and deal with them, I will often have a bright future.
There must be calmness in every major event
The ancients said, "There must be calmness in every major event." Zeng Guofan said: "Everything must be handled calmly and gently. If you are in a hurry, you will be afraid of making mistakes. Why can't you make mistakes in the world?" Therefore, being calm and peaceful is the first way to do things. "
People who are nervous when things happen and panic when things happen will never achieve great things. The reason is that they lack the wisdom of "quietness" and "serenity".
When people reach a certain age, it is a good thing that they have more knowledge, more experience, more contacts and get things done properly. But at the same time, people tend to think too much, desire too much, be distracted and be in a trance, which is not a good thing.
how to make complexity simple, chaos clear, dispersion centralized and mind clear? This requires calm down. Laozi said that "quietness is a manic monarch" and "quietness" is a good way to get rid of "mania".
A Record of Questions and Answers on Delay: "How can you see the way out of the excitement under the cover of your heart?" It must be quiet to see it. "
If a person is restless, the depth of thinking is not enough, and it is easy to be impetuous. Calm mind makes people rational, assess the situation in calm observation, make reasonable judgments, and find out solutions to problems.
people can be calm and everything is clear
Zeng Guofan had many problems when he was young. Although he often reflected on himself, many old problems could not be changed. He once wrote in his diary: "He has never changed since he decided to turn over a new leaf for more than 5 days."
I may feel that I am too outrageous, so I said, "After that, I must thoroughly clean up and never relax. In the past, such as yesterday's death, from the later, such as today's birth. " Cut a knife from here and swear to be a new person.
what was the result? Ten days later, the diary wrote: "It's been two months, and my ambition to turn over a new leaf is getting weaker and weaker, even worse than an animal." If you can't turn over a new leaf, forget it. Why are you running for an animal?
Finally, Mr. Tang Jian, Zeng Guofan's teacher, gave him a word-"Jing". Tang Jian said: "If it is not quiet, it is not dense, and it is all floating. It is always quiet ... The most important thing is to be quiet."
if you can't calm down, everything is empty; Only when you calm down can you change. Under the guidance of the word "Jing", Zeng Guofan constantly improved himself, made meritorious deeds, and went to the peak of his life.
Zeng Guofan said, "People's minds can be calm, even though everything changes, nothing is clear." Quiet and carefree, sitting and lying at will, although light meals and coarse clothes, naturally have a good time; Disturbance, anxiety, although luxuries, only feel all kinds of sorrow.