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? Zeng Guofan, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, was very stupid when he was a teenager. Now there is a stupid story about him.

? One night in midsummer, a thief came to his study and was rummaging through something. Just then, Zeng Guofan came back from the private school. The thief heard footsteps and quickly hid on the roof.

? Zeng Guofan pushed the door in and began to review what he had learned that day-reciting Preface to Wang Tengting.

? Zeng Guofan is persistent. Although he has studied after midnight, he still has no intention of sleeping. He washed his face repeatedly and then returned to his seat to recite the article. This may be painful for thieves. He wants to wait for Zeng Guofan to study for a while before going to bed. He came out to get something again, and then he left. However, listening to Zeng Guofan's reading energy, it seems that he can't sleep this night.

? In the hot summer, he was sweating like a pig. The thief has been sitting. Zeng Guofan listened and read the article hundreds of times, but he still couldn't recite it. He really can't control himself. I jumped down from the roof, came to Zeng Guofan, grabbed the book in Zeng Guofan's hand, fell to the ground and shouted, "You are so stupid, what are you reading?" I can listen on the roof. "

? Say that finish fluently recited Zeng Guofan's article that was not finished in the middle of the night, recited it word for word, and then walked away. Zeng Guofan looked straight at the thief and was ashamed.

? Zeng Guopan was so stupid when he was young. How did he become a minister and a generation of saints in the late Ming Dynasty?

? -He has worked hard on the word "quiet" all his life.

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? When Zeng Guofan was admitted to Jinshi, he was full of ambition and lofty sentiments, just like many scholars who were lucky enough to be on the Golden List.

? However, due to his ambition to rule the country and level the world, he was inexperienced as an official when he first entered the official career, and he was impatient with imperial academy's asceticism and loneliness. Soon after Zeng Guofan became an official, his temper became unusually grumpy, and he easily reprimanded officials. Ceng Guoquan was sent to Beijing to study with him, because he couldn't stand his anger and returned home.

At this time, Zeng Guofan worshipped Tang Jian and Woren as teachers and studied Neo-Confucianism. Tang Jian first put forward the suggestion of "quietness" in view of Zeng Guofan's "resentment and malice" and told him that the word "quietness" was the most important. Zeng Guofan also got the key to self-cultivation.

Niren also instructed Zeng Guofan to say: "If you are calm, you will observe the essence and save effort. If you run around, you will drown and not know, and you will know and not know. "

? For Neo-Confucianism, the kung fu of "quietness" is so important, so how did Zeng Guofan understand the theory of "quietness"? Zeng Guofan epiphany way:

Only when the mind is calm to the extreme can the body become silent. This sentence is regarded as his motto.

The so-called mind without distractions, after all, can not really appreciate the taste of "extremely quiet."

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? Zeng Guopan couldn't calm down when he was young, and he was often very upset.

? For example, he can't sit still at home and has nothing to go out for a walk. He criticized himself in his diary, "The wind is so strong, you can't sit still, so why be impetuous!" He thinks he is too impetuous.

In real life, we are often anxious, especially those confused young people who don't know where their future lies, their eyes are fascinated by porcelain, their hearts are empty, they are always complaining and always arrogant.

When there is no chance, it is useless not to study hard.

-when the opportunity comes, I blink my eyes and stare at other people's achievements, but I still refuse to calm down and learn some practical wisdom.

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Similarly, in order to guard against arrogance and rashness, Zeng Guopan worked hard on the word "quiet" all his life.

In particular, he formulated twelve commandments of self-cultivation and practiced them all his life, many of which were aimed at maintaining inner peace.

The first is respect for the Lord: neat and serious, never afraid. When there is nothing, the heart is in the cavity, and when there is a need, it is single-minded and not mixed. Qingming is in the bow, like the rising sun.

He said: quiet and pure inside, neat and serious appearance, advocating kung fu.

? The so-called "main respect" needs inner respect, not external respect. Only when there is no ego in your heart can you be truly modest. Tan Caigen said: "It is not difficult to treat people with courtesy, but it is difficult to treat people with courtesy."

? It is not difficult to respect for a while, and the so-called "courtesy" refers to the long-term respect in the heart. Only by making efforts to "always be in the cavity" and not being disturbed by chores when dealing with daily affairs can we do it.

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At the same time, in order to keep calm, he insists on sitting quietly every day.

? Sit quietly for four minutes at any time every day, experience the kindness of going back and forth, and stay in the right place, such as Ding Town.

Every day is not limited to any time, you must sit still for more than an hour, experience the benevolence taught by saints, make your thinking out of the standard, make your life condense, and be as calm and unshakable as Baoding.

At the same time, strictly stipulate yourself: don't go out at night, and don't do it if you are exhausted!

? Don't leave home at night: going out for entertainment and play will make people waste their cultivation skills, lose their essence and look tired. Therefore, this bad habit must be completely quit!

? Because night is the time when the qi of heaven, earth and human body converges and hides, we should pay attention to maintenance and not escape at this time. This is the natural way to maintain our viability. Only those who can restrain themselves, control their emotions and conform to the way of nature can be called saints.

? The way of nature is invisible to mortals. If we can strictly observe the precepts of saints, we can understand heaven and earth for a long time and remember to observe them!

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? To do this, we can only keep calm in our daily life. In the era of Zeng Guopan, it was not peaceful, and we often needed to go out to fight.

? During the war, Zeng Guopan also had his own way to keep inner peace.

He said: to fight calmly, seek stability first, then change; Do things quietly, accurately and simply.

At the same time: "Among thousands of troops and horses, it is not a quiet place."

Before you do something, you should restore your inner peace: calm down first, then think, and grasp it before you do it.

? Zeng Guofan believes that it is not easy for a person to "calm down" under the shackles of material desires. He admired Yan Hui, a disciple of Confucius, for his indifference, and pointed out in particular: "One will still be afraid of mountains without experiencing them. If a person can't get them, he will beg forever. It is not easy for one to fully understand them. Therefore, cleansing the heart, removing selfish desires and abstaining from delusions are actually a major element of self-cultivation. " In these respects, Zeng Guofan also kept his word.

Zeng Guofan has always been very strict about self-discipline. His efforts to get rid of selfish desires and live a clean life are praised by the world. His belongings when he moved back to his hometown from Jinling official office were mainly books, and the price of clothes he wore when he was governor of Liangjiang did not exceed 320 taels of silver.

? Zeng Guofan believed that it is not only beneficial to health, but also necessary to cultivate a kind heart to be calm as water, not to be delusional, indifferent to fame and fortune, and indifferent to everything.

As Professor Li Bo said: Silence is a kind of kung fu, and the more you force it, the quieter it becomes.

Quiet is the way to do things, and quiet is the grindstone of the spirit.

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"University" said: "The way of a university is to be well-known and close to the people, and stop at perfection. Zhi Zhi then has a decision, then he can be quiet, then he can be calm, then he can be safe, then he can think about it, and then he can get it. "

Nowadays, in this era of rapid consumption, people are busy with all kinds of things every day, just like a group is caught in a whirlpool of high-speed rotation. Anyone who wants to stop can't stop, and the feeling has reached an uncontrollable state. Many people drink and socialize, and sleep late with their mobile phones, which becomes the norm, leading to physical fatigue, mental tension and emotional anxiety everywhere. Our original idea of pursuing civilization was beautiful, but it seems that this is not the case. We seem to have forgotten the original intention of pursuing civilization.

To tell the truth, it is difficult for modern people to calm down. We need to be quiet.

Zeng Guopan's meditation all his life helped us to calm down.

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