Tao Te Ching, Chapter 81 [Original]
Faith is not beautiful, good words are not believed; The good do not argue, and the debater is not good; Those who know are not knowledgeable, and those who are knowledgeable do not know.
The saint does not accumulate, because he thinks that he has more (yù) with himself, and he has more with others.
The way of heaven is beneficial but not harmful. The way of the saint is indisputable.
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 81 and the New Birth Moon ^18
Fifteenth, the long-term cultivation of indisputable virtue, control the world's talent.
In "The Way of the Sage, For the sake of not fighting", "for" can be regarded as talent, and "indisputable" is a metaphor for virtue.
The reason why people with both ability and political integrity can become holy is that virtue is the first, talent is second, and the order cannot be wrong. Because, the master of virtue and talent, the servant of virtue - talented but not virtuous, just like a dove occupying a magpie's nest, how can he not do nonsense?
The truth of life is that the external world is manifested from within, and the visible world is governed by laws.
How to cultivate indisputable virtue and control the talent of the world? You can start with three points: don't fight with the sky, don't fight with the earth, and don't fight with people.
First, don't fight with the sky:
Heaven has no relatives, all things have their own trajectories, and life and death have their own cause and effect.
Do the right thing at the right time, don't race against time for mistakes in impetuousness, don't take shortcuts and take evil paths with luck, and don't try to leave anything foreign in your life.
Not contending with the sky is "the law of man" - that is, taking Lang Lang Qingtian as the teacher, going with the sky, following the trend, and constantly striving for self-improvement.
Second, do not fight for land:
Plants and trees are rooted in the earth, and only then can they be nourished by the earth. People should also be rooted in the motherland and society:
- Only by abiding by the public order and good customs of the place where you are located can you be nourished by the country;
- Do your best to protect the green mountains and clear waters, in order to get the nourishment of all sentient beings;
- Only by cherishing everything that you handle can you be nourished by good fortune.
Not fighting with the land is "human law land" - that is, taking the magnolia earth as a teacher, being kind and quiet and supple, the mountains and rivers are traveling, and the virtue is loaded.
Third, don't fight with others:
Everyone has their own position – the "standard" is the cause of our life as human beings, the responsibility we have on our shoulders, and the role we have to play.
Don't fight with others, because to fight with others is to fight with yourself. The road is rugged, the narrow road that is not easy to walk, and taking a step back is the sea and the sky; The wide road that works, so that the three points are light and light.
Not fighting with others is the "way of human law" - that is, taking all sentient beings as teachers, taking the great avenue of nature as teachers, doing one's duty, keeping the original intention, returning to the original position, and allowing all natural exchanges.
The way of heaven is the mother system of cosmic movement; The way of the saint is the subsystem that supports the world.
To practice the way of the saint is to do it with "for the sake of not fighting", and to implement the character of the way of heaven of "benefit but not harm".
- However, if "indisputable" is regarded as chicken soup for the soul, at most it can be done in form, but it is not beneficial to the cultivation of the mind;
- If "indisputable" is used as a means of power scheme, it will be obtained on the surface at most, but it will be ineffective for a long time.
In the world, there are many talented people, but there are not many virtuous people, so the talented are ruled by the virtuous.
In life, it is easy to learn knowledge, but it is difficult to practice quality, so there must be intangible support behind the tangible.
Everyone is doing it, but only those who "do not fight" can embark on the path to holiness. Because, although there is righteousness and arrogance, although there are articles of high white snow, but if there is no indisputable virtue running through it, the spirit of righteousness is just a blood impulse, and the moving article is ultimately a small skill of carving insects.
Therefore, in the possession of both ability and political integrity, the long-term cultivation of indisputable virtue can control the talent of the world. If you can't cultivate virtue, you will end up in the end.
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