Yin Xi, courtesy name Wengong, also known as Mr. Wenshi. A native of Tianshui, Gansu Province, he was the official of King Chu Kang of the Zhou Dynasty (559 BC to 545 BC). He had studied ancient books since childhood, was proficient in calendars, was good at observing astronomy, and practiced astrology. He could know the past and see the future. In the 23rd year of King Zhao of Zhou Dynasty, seeing that the world was about to be in chaos, he resigned from the post of official and asked to be appointed as the magistrate of Hangu Pass, where he could hide from his subordinates, post minor posts, and meditate on Taoism, or he was called "Guanyin".

Yin Xi Famous Quotes:

Those who are good at the present can follow the past, and those who are good at the end can establish their roots.

The sage talks about gold and jade in his big words, but he talks about Platycodon and Weiwei in his small words. When used properly, platycodon is not hygienic, but when used improperly, it is worthless.

The principles of the world are that if you abandon your relatives, you will be distant, if you abandon your roots, you will be inferior, if you abandon the virtuous, you will be foolish, if you abandon the near, you will be far away.

Plan it with things, make decisions with reason, do it with people, and achieve it with heaven. The teacher is in the present, and the teacher is in ancient times. The work is the same as that of others, and the way is unique to oneself.

Be sincere in your actions, be simple in your actions, be forgiving when dealing with others, and be silent in response, my way is endless.

When people make mistakes, although they suffer after the loss, for a long time, they discuss it before the loss.

Nothing in the universe is mine. Things are not me, so I have to deal with them; I am not me, and I have to support them.

Those who are extremely wise know that the fruit of wisdom is not enough to describe things, so they are stupid; those who are extremely discerning know that the fruit of discrimination is not enough to describe things, so they are dull; those who are extremely courageous know that the fruit of courage is not enough to conquer things. So timid.

Those who know the fakeness of things do not need to get rid of them. For example, if you see an ox or a wooden horse, you may remember the name of the ox or horse in your heart, but forget the reality of the animal.

The principles of the world, right may turn into wrong, wrong may turn into right, kindness may turn into hatred, hatred may turn into kindness, so the saints are always concerned about changes.

All things change, although they are invisible to each other, and they are just the same, but the sage knows the same and does not change.

A person can travel 400,000 miles a day with one breath, and his transformation can be said to be very rapid, but a saint cannot remain unchanged.

The eyes observe themselves, colorless; the ears hear themselves, soundless; the tongue tastes itself, tasteless; the heart tastes itself, nothing. Everyone drives away from the outside, the sage clings to the inside, and the saints are all hypocrites.

What I am is like gold in ashes, not like gold in ore. Those who break mines to get gold, pan the sand to get gold, and raise ashes for the rest of their lives, never get gold.

The principles of the world are that if the small is not controlled, it will become big, and if the big is not controlled, it will be uncontrollable. Therefore, those who can control one emotion can become virtuous, and those who can forget one emotion can achieve Taoism.

Don’t tease others with my heart, tease others with their heart. Those who know this can do things well, practice virtue, understand the Tao, make friends with others, and forget themselves.

My thoughts are changing day by day, and it is not me but fate who makes me change. Gou Zhi is fate, you can’t see me from the outside, and you can’t see your heart from the inside.

When the mind feels things, it does not give rise to emotions. When things touch the heart, it does not give rise to consciousness. Things are not real yet; let alone consciousness; consciousness is not real yet, let alone emotions. But those delusional people, in the midst of nothingness, cling to the idea that there is something; in the midst of change, they cling to the idea of ??permanence.

There are those who know the truth and the false, those who know the wise and the foolish, and those who do not. Although there are virtuous and foolish people, and although they are true and false, it is my knowledge that they are true and false. All knowledge is achieved by knowledge, so even if it is true, it is also false.

Things are born from the earth and eventually change into the earth; things are born from the mind and eventually change into the mind. If you know your husband's will, then he will do it right, he will do it wrong, he will do it good, and he will do it evil. The mind changes, but the heart remains unchanged; the mind is aware, but the heart is unaware.

What you dream about at night may last longer than the night. The heart was never born in Qi, and what the heart saw was all in the country of Qi. Now that it has moved from Song to Chu to Jin to Liang, the things in the heart are different.

When things interact with each other, the heart is born; when two trees rub together, fire is born. It cannot be said that it is in me, it cannot be said that it is in that other place, it cannot be said that it is not me, and it cannot be said that it is not that other person. It is foolish to hold on to other things.

If you know that there is nothing in your heart, you will know that there is nothing.

Flow refers to a boat, so what flows is water, not a boat; transport refers to a cart, so what it transports is an ox, not a cart; thinking refers to the heart, so what is thought is the intention, not the heart. I don’t know why it happens, but I don’t know why it happens, so there is no way for it to come, and there is no way for it to go. There is no origin for its coming, and there is no place for its going, so it can be the same as the origin of heaven and earth, neither ancient nor present.

Without a single mind, the five consciousnesses run together, and the mind cannot be unified; without an empty mind, all five elements are present, and the mind cannot be empty; without a quiet mind, everything is secretly moving, and the mind cannot be calm. If you borrow energy from one, the two will be together; if you borrow energy to be empty, you will be full of reality; if you borrow energy to be still, you will be shaken.

People are disgusted with life and death, and they are all serious troubles. For example, if you transform into a human being, if you have the aversion to life and death and the aspiration to transcend life and death, you will no longer be called a monster, but will not be called a Tao.

The ghost cloud is the soul, the ghost white is the soul, and the same is true for Yu Wen. Ghosts are changed after death.

Spirit is water and fire. The five elements come into existence and perish with each other, their coming has no beginning, and their going has no ending, so a drop of my essence does not survive or perish, and a stream of my spirit does not arise or perish. However, there is no self and no one. It has no beginning and no end, so it is in the same relationship with the heaven and the earth.

The clouds curl and the birds fly, they are all in the sky, so the changes are endless, and this is the way of the sage.

Although the way of a saint changes like a tiger, things move like a turtle; even though the way is divided into threads, things become like a chessboard.

The wise man tends to go up but does not see the bottom, and the people tend to go down but does not see the top. The sage understands the top and the bottom, but he only knows what is appropriate. How can it be said that apart from the sage and the crowd, there is no sage.

Those who are sages with sage teachers are sages; those who are sages with sage teachers are sages. Those who are regarded as saints and teachers will follow the traces and forget the Tao; those who are regarded as wise teachers and saints will follow the traces and follow the Tao.

The fools of the world will help you in vain, but the fools of the saints will understand themselves. Little do they know that the sage is sometimes foolish and sometimes wise, sometimes clumsy and sometimes clever.

The sage believes that those who speak, do and think are the same as humans; those who have neither spoken nor thought are different from humans.

If a person is good at playing the piano, if he has a compassionate heart, his voice will be sad; if he has a thoughtful heart, his voice will be slow and slow; if he has a resentful heart, his voice will be slow; if he has an admiration heart, his voice will be peaceful. . Therefore, those who are sad, thoughtful and envious are neither hands, nor bamboo, nor silk, nor tung trees. The obtained heart is the talisman's hand; the obtained hand is the talisman's object. Anyone who has the right will always follow the right path.

It has no residence in itself, and its form is self-contained. It moves like water, is as still as a mirror, and responds like sound. , not the ancestors, but the followers.

A dragon can do it, a dragon can do it, a snake can do it, a turtle can do it, a fish can do it. A dragon is just a dragon. It cannot be a dragon, a snake, a turtle, a fish, or a clam. The sage is like a dragon, the wise man is like a dragon.

Like bells and drums, the words of the sage are so. Just like a chariot or a chariot or a boat, so is the journey of a saint. But because he can't name it, he retreats from the world's reputation; because he can't know it, he seizes the world's wisdom.

The sage has the same food, clothing, and clothing, the same house, boat, and carriage, and the same wealth, rank, and poverty. Everyone is a saint, and a saint is a saint. He admires his loftiness and magnanimity. Is it true or not?

The sage talks about Tao, observing that all the people in the world are my Tao, advocating harmony, always following it, guarding it, and protecting it. If you don’t love Tao, you won’t abandon things, you won’t respect gentlemen, and you won’t despise villains. The sage said that things are different. They are removed once and for all, and replaced once and for all. What is short is long, and what is straight is square. This is the change of things.

The sage learns from bees to establish kings and ministers, from spiders to build webs, from mice to ceremonials, from war ants to build troops. Everyone can learn from the wise, the wise can learn from the saints, and the saints can learn from all things. Only saints are the same thing, so they have no self.

Although his actions are excellent, he never separates from superiority and inferiority; although his words are impartial, he never separates from right and wrong. Even though one's ability is extremely high, it is still inseparable from skill and clumsiness; even though one's appearance is extremely special, it is still inseparable from beauty and ugliness. The saint fakes this to show the world, and the world knows this to see the saint.

Don’t judge a saint by his actions, the Tao has no trace; don’t judge a saint by his words, the Tao has no words; don’t judge a saint by his ability, the Tao has no trace; don’t judge a saint by his appearance, the Tao is invisible.

The way of the sage may be benevolence as benevolence, righteousness as benevolence, propriety, wisdom and faith as benevolence. Benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, and trust are all five of them. If a saint does not adhere to one of them, he will not be named in the world.

The sage knows that I have no self, so he treats it with benevolence; he knows that things have no self, so he has power with righteousness; he knows that the heart has no self, so he treats it with propriety; knowledge has no self, so he illuminates it with wisdom; he knows that speaking without self I, therefore, keep it in faith.

The way of the sage is the destiny, and no sage can do it by himself; the virtue of the sage is the time and order, but no sage can be virtuous by himself; the things of a sage are man-made, but no sage can do it by himself. Therefore, a sage has no Tao, no virtue, and no good deeds.

Heaven and earth dwell, all things dwell, I dwell, and Tao dwells. If I am separated from the dwelling, Tao will not stand.

The changes in the five clouds can be used to predict the prosperity of the year; the changes in the eight winds can be used to predict the good or bad times. This is the knowledge that there will be no regrets, no disasters, and good luck, and the luck of one's energy will be the same. I am a fool and I share the same heaven and earth, but my private wisdom recognizes my own.

When clothes are shaken in the air, wind is obtained; when air is moved, objects are obtained by water; when water is poured into the water, it makes a sound; when a stone hits a stone, it is light. Those who know this saying can do it with wind, rain, thunder and lightning.