The human heart is very dangerous (rén xīn wéi wēi): the human heart occupies the majority of human nature

The Taoist heart is very small (dào xīn wéi wēi): the Taoist heart is very important in human nature A tiny part

Weijingweiyi (wéi jīng wéi yī): Only by continuous efforts can we transform the human heart into the Taoist heart and continuously manifest the Taoist heart

Yǔn zhí jué zhōng): The human heart is in harmony with the Dao heart, and it is carried out with persistence.

Notes

Wei: Yes

Danger: Dangerous

Jing: Study deeply

One: Concentrate< /p>

Yun: Integrity.

Exercise: obey.

Jue: its.

中：中正.

Source

It is recorded in the ancient text "Shangshu Dayu Mo", and there is a similar citation in "Xunzi Jieye Pian", saying: "The Taoist Scriptures say: 'The dangers of the human heart are only as small as those of the Dao.' Only a wise man can know the dangers." It is said that these sixteen words originated from the story of Yao, Shun, and Yu's surrender. When Yao passed the throne to Shun and Shun passed the throne to Yu, what he entrusted to him was the important task of the world and the people, and it was the fire of Chinese civilization; and what he earnestly commanded to be passed down from generation to generation was the theme of "heart" Sixteen Chinese characters. It can be seen that it has profound meaning and extraordinary significance.

Related explanations

The human heart is in danger, but the Taoist heart is weak. "The human heart is in danger, but the Taoist heart is weak; the essence is only one, and it is allowed to hold on to the center." These sixteen words are It is the famous "Sixteen-Character Heart Biography" in Confucianism and even Chinese cultural tradition. It is recorded in the ancient text "Shangshu Dayu Mo", and there is a similar citation in "Xunzi Jieye Pian", saying: "The Tao Jing says: 'The danger of the human heart is the weakness of the Tao heart.' How much danger is there? , Only a wise man can know it later." According to legend, these sixteen characters originated from the story of Yao, Shun, and Yu's abdication. When Yao passed the throne to Shun and Shun passed the throne to Yu, what he entrusted to him was the important task of the world and the people, and it was the fire of Chinese civilization; and what he earnestly commanded to be passed down from generation to generation was the theme of "heart" Sixteen Chinese characters. It can be seen that it has profound meaning and extraordinary significance. Chinese name: The heart of the human heart is only dangerous, the heart of the Tao is only small. Origin: "Shang Shu·Yu Shu·Dayu Mo" Category: Poetry Era Spring and Autumn Period: The heart of the human heart is only dangerous; the heart of the Tao is only small; the heart of the Tao is only small; The heart of the Tao is only subtle, but refined. Only the inner shape is like a gnarled wood. The heart is like dead ashes. The inner saint, the outer king, the inner saint, the outer king. The four standards are precious. If you can be a person in the world, you can send it to all the people in the world. The original source of the text is from "Shang Shu·Yu Shu·Da" "Yu Mo": "The human heart is in danger, the Taoist heart is only small; the essence is only one, and it is allowed to hold back." Related explanation: "The human heart is in danger, and the Taoist heart is only weak; the essence is only one, and it is allowed to hold on to the middle." Read the four sentences in full. The meaning is: the human heart is unpredictable, and the Tao mind is correct; the only way is the Tao mind. We must sincerely maintain the only way, without changing or changing our ideals and goals, and finally make the human heart consistent with the Tao. The mind is harmonious and the action is carried out. Regarding "the human heart is only dangerous, the Dao heart is only subtle", Zhu Xi has the following explanation in the "Annotations to the Collection of Doctrine of the Mean": "Gai Chang comments: the imaginary perception of the heart is just one thing, but it is thought that there is a difference between the human heart and the Dao heart. Otherwise, it may be due to the selfishness of form and energy, or it may be due to the righteousness of life, but the perception is different, so it may be dangerous and uneasy, or it may be subtle and difficult to see. However, people all have this form, so even though it is. Superior wisdom cannot be without the human heart; it also has the nature of it, so even if it is stupid, it cannot be without the Taoist heart. If the two are mixed in a small space, if you don't know how to deal with it, the dangerous ones will become more dangerous, and the weak ones will become more weak. However, the principles of nature are just. There is no way to defeat the private desire of the wife."

Extended Analysis

"Xunzi·Jieye Chapter" (Chapter 21) also says: "Therefore, the "Tao Jing" says. :'The danger of the human heart depends on the subtlety of the Dao's heart.' Only a wise man can know how dangerous the human heart is. Therefore, the human heart is like a plate of water. If it is right or wrong and does not move, it will be clear and turbid at the bottom, and it will be enough to see the eyebrows. Just look at it. If the breeze blows, the turbidity will move below, and the clarity will be chaotic above. The same is true for the mind.

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