1. In ancient times, those who were good at calligraphy lived longer because their minds were calm. If a person can set his mind, there is nothing he cannot do.

2. Calligraphy is also based on Buddhism. It begins with precepts, is mastered in concentration and wisdom, is realized in the source of the heart, is wonderful in understanding, and to the extreme, it cannot be transmitted by words or hands.

3. The inner canon "Golden Sutra" says: "What is illegal is not illegal." If a calligrapher understands this trick, there is no need to worry about not being able to adapt to the past.

4. The book is like Ye, like his learning, like his talent, like his ambition, in short, like his person.

5. A pure heart and few desires, words generate spirit, which is a proof of Yicheng’s form and appearance.

6. When the dross goes away, the clear light will come. If the mind is cluttered, even if the writing is excellent, it will not be appropriate. Therefore Yangzi said: Words are pictures of the heart.

7. There is a couplet in the past that says: What can I do? Is it natural? The most truthful sayings. You should also know this when writing books.

8. When Qi is strong, the words should be short or long and the sound should be high or low. The same goes for books.

9. "If you shake your clothes and run thousands of hills, your water will flow thousands of miles." Writing a book must have this atmosphere. And if you use your mind carefully, it is like a needle threader trying to make a hole in the hole. If there is even a slight difference, the key will not hit the hole.

10. The windows are bright and clear, and the pen and ink are excellent. I take out paper and paint everything in my heart at times, but the book is not good! If the voices are noisy and the paper and ink are poor, even if the skills are as good as those of the two kings, it will not help.

11. A "Diamond Sutra" is specially designed to teach the Dharma to all living beings, and also teaches people to separate from appearances. To study the ancients is to listen to the Buddha's teachings. Recognizing the beauty of calligraphy in the Qin, Han, Jin and Tang dynasties, and being able to use one's own nature and spirit, this is the reason why one can be separated from others and become a Buddha.

12. Burn incense and sit in meditation every day, clean up your mind, make it clean, have time to study, and pick up a pen when you feel like it, so that you can write your own temperament. You will be able to surpass the imagination and win the world. . Cherish the remaining abilities.

13. You must be respectful when writing calligraphy. It is not just about being good at calligraphy. This is learning. Wei Mingdao's words mean that writing words can control one's discomfort, which is also a method of calming one's mind.

14. Copying the ancient method is like a ghost enjoying a sacrifice, but inhaling its breath but not eating its substance.

15. If you are careless and careless, you will never achieve anything. Although the book is a small road, it must be calm and composed.