Bayu Mok April 4, 2020

Foreword:

? Each of us hopes that we can have merit, a successful career and a family Happiness and smooth sailing. So, since we can have this kind of thought in our hearts, what should we do to achieve it? Today, let us learn some wisdom from the "Tao Te Ching" and gain some insights from the stories of the ancients.

Human blessings are not destined by God, but are sought by ourselves. How to ask for it? This requires practice and the beginning of a lifelong practice!

Blessings need to be cultivated and virtues need to be practiced. Life will be good!

The way of heaven itself does not favor anyone, but it often favors kind people.

Let me share a story with you:

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Mu of Qin lost a horse and was caught, killed and eaten by the people of Qishan.

The local officials arrested these people soon, but Duke Mu of Qin did not punish them. Instead, he invited them to drink.

He said that if you don’t drink alcohol after eating horse meat, it will harm your body.

Later, when Duke Mu of Qin attacked Jin, he was surrounded by enemies. The people heard that Duke Mu of Qin was surrounded. Each of them took up their own weapons and fought desperately for Duke Mu of Qin to repay Duke Mu of Qin. The kindness that allowed them to eat horses and drink alcohol in the first place.

In the end, Duke Mu of Qin captured the Marquis of Jin and returned to Qin.

Qin Mugong’s benevolence saved the people and himself.

The human heart is made of flesh. If you are good to others, others will naturally be good to you.

In this story, Duke Mu of Qin shows us very well what cultivation is, what merit is, and what good deeds are. In fact, it is also written in the "Book of Songs" that "always say that you are destined to seek blessings", which means that a person should always reflect on his own behavior, often do good deeds, and avoid evil deeds, so that he can seek blessings for himself. . It's just that many people only remember "ask for more blessings" and forget that there is another sentence "always say your destiny" before it, so they naturally go astray and use this word incorrectly.

Water is good at nourishing all things without competing with all things. It stays in places that no one likes, so it is closest to the Tao.

Let me share a story with you next:

Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty once bought a house in Suzhou. A Feng Shui master said that the Feng Shui of this house was very good and that it would definitely produce high-ranking officials in the future.

After Fan Zhongyan heard about it, he immediately donated his house to build a school in Suzhou.

He felt that he could not monopolize such good Feng Shui, so he should share this good fortune with the people of Suzhou and let more scholars in Suzhou go to high school, in order to change everyone's situation.

Kind people do things that benefit all things, instead of competing with others.

Fan Zhongyan has a famous saying that has been passed down to this day, "Be worried about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness."

It is this kind of quality and spirit that allows Fan Zhongyan’s family to prosper forever.

While many families were submerged in the long river of history, the Fan family lasted for eight hundred years. To this day, we are still familiar with this famous saying. We often hear "worry about the world first, and worry about it later." The world is full of joy and joy." The loud voice of the book.

People with "higher virtue" follow nature without intending to do anything, while people with "lower virtue" follow nature with intention.

True virtue and kindness are not done deliberately, but are done naturally and purely from the heart. Just like that sentence: If you have the intention to do good, you will not be rewarded even if you do good; if you have no intention of doing evil, you will not be punished even if you are evil.

We should do good for the sake of good, rather than deliberately doing good in order to obtain blessings or blessings.

Kindness should have truth and love.

Mencius also said: The goodness of human nature is like water flowing down. It means that people's kindness is like water flowing down naturally.

A person does good deeds only because of his inner unbearability and to help others, not to obtain benefits.

In order to seek blessings, people who deliberately do good deeds are driven by interests. Such good deeds are not good.

Theft and robbery are evil acts committed driven by profit.

So, goodness requires truth.

To deal with problems, we must start from the easy place, and to achieve lofty goals, we must start from the subtle place.

Every difficult thing in the world must start from a simple place. Start with small things, "Don't neglect doing good deeds if they are too small." If you accumulate them slowly, your mentality will naturally change. Over time, your appearance and temperament will undergo earth-shaking changes, and all the kindness and gentleness will appear on your face. Looking at this kind-hearted elder, who would disrespect him and love him?

The ancients said that "accumulation of virtue leads to loss of virtue." A person's happiness is not earned through fighting, but through accumulation of virtue.

When we practice to a certain extent and accumulate merit to a certain extent, we will gradually have more happiness and beauty.