It means: Only by being single-minded can you concentrate your mind. It means that when doing anything, you must concentrate on it and concentrate on it in order to achieve something.

Source: The words come from "Zhuangzi Dasheng".

Original text: "The purpose is not divided, but the spirit is concentrated. This is what a rickety man is called!"

Vernacular translation: Confucius turned around and said to his disciples: "Concentrate your mind and concentrate your mind." , this is what the hunchbacked old man said: "Extended information

The story of using one's will to concentrate on God:

Zhuangzi told the story of a hunchbacked old man catching cicadas: Confucius arrived. I went to the state of Chu and saw an old man with a hunchback in the woods. The old man stuck the cicada with a bamboo stick and it was as easy as picking up a small stone on the ground. Confucius was surprised and asked the old man how he did it.

The old man said: "I stacked two clay balls on the head of the bamboo pole and practiced moving the bamboo pole without letting the clay balls fall. After five or six months, I went to stick cicadas and it was very smooth. It is rare to miss. Later, when you practice with three clay balls, the chance of missing is only one in ten. After practicing with five clay balls, you will never miss.

When I was clinging to the cicada, my body was like a broken tree stump and my arms were like dead branches. The world was so vast and there were so many living things, but I only stared at the cicada’s wings and ignored the rest. How could I not stick to them? ”

Confucius praised the old man for “not dividing his will, but concentrating on his spirit”, which means he is concentrated and focused. This story tells us that as long as you focus on one thing, you can achieve perfection.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia - Use your will without distinction, but focus on God