01.

The principles of the world are not inconsistent, but one cannot be adhered to.

All things and the principles of the world are unified. It is said that "everything is one, and one is everything." However, this "one" is not static, dead, or unchanging, but is full of opposites. , differences and changes, so we can’t be obsessed with “one”.

02.

The duck prophet of spring river water warmth.

Because ducks like to swim in the water for food, they are the first to experience the arrival of spring and the rise in water temperature.

Only those who are often in contact with something and are most familiar with it can most keenly detect any subtle changes in it.

This poem is very philosophical. Nowadays, when we refer to a new situation or news that is known in advance, we often quote this sentence.

03.

I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain.

Why can’t we recognize the true face of Mount Lu? Because we are in Lushan Mountain, our field of vision is limited by the peaks and ridges of Lushan Mountain. What we see are only the peaks, ridges, hills and ravines of Lushan Mountain, only part of it. This is bound to be one-sided.

This is what you see when you travel to the mountains, and it is often the same when you observe things in the world. Because people are in different positions and have different starting points for looking at problems, their understanding of objective things is inevitably one-sided; to understand the truth and full picture of things, we must transcend a narrow scope and get rid of subjective prejudices.

04.

If there is sound on the harp, why doesn’t it sound when it is placed in the box?

If the words are on your fingertips, why not listen to them on your fingertips?

The appearance of the beautiful sound of the piano depends on the objective object, which is the piano; and the subjective person, who is the piano player. Only when the two are combined ingeniously can a beautiful piano sound be produced.

The sound of the piano does not come from the wonderful fingers, but from the heart. The sound of the piano is the voice of the heart. The fusion of things and myself is the best state!

Only when the subjective and the objective are unified, and the internal contradictions (internal causes) of things and the external contradictions (external causes) of things are unified, can success be achieved.

05.

Those who talked about the Tao in the old world may have named it based on what they saw;

Maybe they did not see it but just thought about it; they all seek the Tao. Too much.

Some people in the world who talk about "Tao" explain it based on their own understanding, while others do not understand it but make subjective guesses about it. These are all shortcomings of studying Tao.

After all, there are very few people who have gained the Tao. Most people can only follow what others say or make subjective assumptions. They are either biased or superficial, so don’t just think that you have some experience. knew.

06.

Things must rot first, and then insects will grow.

Changes in things are the result of the simultaneous action of internal and external factors, among which internal factors play a decisive role.

07.

If you look at the things that have changed, you will see that the world has not been able to change in an instant; I am endless.

From the changeable side of things, there is not a moment without change in heaven and earth, which means the absolute movement of things; and from the unchanging side of things, all things are as endless as their own lives. , which means the infinite loop of things.

08.

If it has a name but no reality, then the name is not good;

If it has reality but no name, then the name is not good.

If it has a name but no reality, its "name" will soon be rejected by people; if it has a name but no name, its "reality" will not be widely known.

The "debate between name and reality" is an important proposition in ancient philosophy. Su Dongpo generally held a view of "debate between name and reality".

09.

To draw bamboo, you must first have the bamboo in mind.

Practice brings true knowledge, and proficiency brings skills. Observe practice, practice into theory, and theory into practice.

10.

Everything you take must be given up, and what is forbidden must be relaxed.

To gain something, you must give up something; to prohibit something, you must tolerate something.

Things in the world are full of positive and negative sides, dialectical relationships between opposites and transformations.