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Chapter 58 The Great Master of Zhuangzi Vernacular Essay I


Know the laws and actions of heaven and earth, the laws and sources of human society and the country, and the actions of people.

Then the person has reached the extreme point of cognition.

Knowing the laws and actions of heaven and earth, he knows that man and all things come from heaven and earth, and that heaven and earth are the parents of man and all things.

Knowing the laws and origins of human society and the country, and what people do, and using this knowledge to preserve their own lives, to deal with accidents and unknowable events that occur at any time, until they die naturally without dying halfway, this is probably the highest state of cognition.

Still, there are worries.

This is because whether the theoretical method on which things are judged is appropriate or not, and whether the facts of the things judged are clear or not, will affect the final result of the judgment.

How do I know that what is in front of me is of nature and not of man?

Only those who truly understand life can have a correct understanding and reach the height and realm of this cognition.

So what kind of people can be regarded as "real people", and what kind of people can be regarded as truly understanding life In ancient times, real people did not rely on the crowd and widows, did not rely on their success to dominate others, and did not try to trivialize.

People like this do not regret missing the opportunity, and they are not surprised to catch up with the opportunity.

A person like this will not tremble when he ascends to a high place, will not care if he gets wet in the water, and will not be afraid of the heat when he enters the fire.

Why is this so, aren't they human?

Here's why: they have "Tao", they understand life, they understand life and death.

Man, like all things, is just a species in heaven and earth.

Life is just a life process, and when death comes, what's so terrible In ancient times, he did not have nightmares after sleeping, and he did not have sorrow when he woke up, he did not seek sweetness when he ate, but only talked about nutrition, and he breathed deeply.

The breath of a real person is a deep breath, with the inhale starting from the base of the foot and going up, and the exhalation going down from the top of the head to the root.

Ordinary people breathe by the throat, which is short and shallow, and the qi and blood are suspended in the chest.

When subjugated, speech is slurred in front of the throat, and speech is slurred.

Those who have too many hobbies and desires are naturally very shallow.

It's like breathing, you can't breathe deeply.

In ancient times, real people didn't seem to know the joy of life, and they didn't seem to know that death was terrible.

They have no joy at the new life; They also did not regret the pain of the dead.

Just walked away gently, just as when you came.

I have not forgotten that I came from heaven and earth, and sooner or later I will return to heaven and earth.

Therefore, I don't pursue superfluous things, but just complete the process of this life.

What they get, they accept with joy.

What they have lost, they face it as if they had never done it at all.

This is called deliberately pursuing without heart, not artificially changing the laws of nature, this is called a real person.

A man like this has a calm heart, a calm countenance, and a simple and dignified countenance; Serious is like autumn, open-minded is like spring, joy or anger is as natural as the change of seasons, and it is appropriate to the outside world, and no one can know how he managed to do it to the extreme.

The reason why the ancient saints used force to destroy the enemy country did not lose the hearts of the enemy country; Interests and favors are given throughout the ages, and they are not meant to favor anyone.

Those who are happy to associate for the purpose of pursuing external vanity and so on, they are not saints; There is a preference, and those who are close to each other are not benevolent; Those who wait for an opportunity to act and achieve one of their own ends are not virtuous; If they cannot see the interconnectedness and complementarity of interests and interests, and act according to their own preferences, they are not considered gentlemen; If they seek fame and lose their own nature and principled position, they are not people of insight; Pursuing outward things such as vanity, profit, and so on and losing their lives, they not only lose their own lives, but also lose the true nature of human nature.

Because they are not just serving the people, but for their own name.

People like Hu Bukai, Wuguang, Boyi, Shuqi, Jizi, Xu Yu, Ji Ta, and Shentu Di are people who serve the people and dedicate themselves to the people.

But none of them did it for their own comfort.

Life is just a life process, so we have to live for ourselves first, and then live for the people around us and the world.

Living for oneself is the true nature of human nature.

The real people of ancient times looked righteous and awe-inspiring, no matter what the attitude and position of others were.

I seem to be very isolated, and I can't bear the pressure of my own attitude and position.

It gives people the feeling that it is a false shelf that cannot withstand the test.

It's like that, but it feels a little flashy.

When it comes to it, they seem to be happy and happy, and they are not afraid at all.

When it comes time to act, they act as if they have no choice but to do so.

When they really took action, their expressions returned to nature, and the results they made were so reasonable that the world couldn't find fault with them.

After the incident, he looked indifferent, his expression seemed as if he had nothing to do with him just now, and he was absent-minded, as if he had forgotten to say something to show it.

So what are the principles by which they do things They regard criminal law as the main body and never do anything illegal; They take etiquette as their wings, follow local customs, and respect others.

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Use your abilities as time to do what you can at any time.

Take your own ethics as a principle and follow them at all times.

Those who regard the criminal law as the subject are careful everywhere, fearing that they will be killed if they violate the law.

People who regard etiquette as their wings, they follow the customs of the locals, respect others and respect them as others, so they can walk in the world.

People who take their abilities as time to do what they can at any time as if they owe it to others.

In fact, it is not because it is forced to do so, what is called forced to be forced is because we are human beings, it is not easy to survive, we cannot survive in isolation and independence, people and people and all things are in a mutual relationship, so we are not helping others and helping all things, we are for ourselves.

A person who takes his ethics as a principle and follows it at all times is like a person with feet who walks through a hill without attracting the attention of others, and thinks that they are a passing person.

It's not that they've made it a habit.

Therefore, Daojia, like the people around him, is also an ordinary person.

They are no exception, they obey the law, they obey the etiquette, they work the same, they live the same.

Only differently, they follow the Word.

In fact, whether it is Taoism or the world, no matter how they act, they are only for survival.

It's just that the way and method of survival are different.

But the ultimate goal is to survive better.

Taoism is a disciple of heaven, emulating heaven and Taoism.

And the world is a disciple of man, imitating others, and living as others live.

Those who understand whether it is to imitate the heavens and the Tao is conducive to survival, or to imitate others to live for survival, they are called true people.

Death and life are natural laws, not man-made, and no one can change them, this is life.

Just as night and day alternate, it is not man-made, no one can change it, this is nature.

As human beings, in order to survive, we sometimes have to participate in the affairs of the world and be in the company of the world.

There is no way to do this, people and everything are the same, they are all for their own survival, and it is inevitable that there will be no conflicts and confrontations.

People always regard the heavens as the father of life, and they love it and worship it all their lives.

What's more, everything in heaven and earth comes from the Tao, so how should we treat it?

People always see the monarch as a person of power, and cannot get rid of the scope of the monarch's power.

Therefore, he was willing to die for the king for the rest of his life.

Moreover, man, like all things, comes from the Tao.

The king is also a human being, and he also comes from the Tao.

Therefore I should follow the Word, imitate the Word, and take the Word as a teacher The springs dried up, and the creeks and ravines became land.

The fish that live in the creek are trapped there, and they snuggle up to each other, exhale with their mouths wide open to get a little moisture, and moisten each other with spittle.

Now that I have lost the source of spring water and have no support for survival, I remember the freedom of living in the rivers and lakes at the beginning.

I regret that I chose the wrong reliance to come to this creek.

In this case, it is better to accept the reality, forget the happiness in the rivers and lakes in the past, change the cognitive concept, and then choose "Yusheng" again.

Instead of praising Yao's sage rather than discussing Xia Ji's tyranny, it is better to forget the happiness and pain they bring us and change our perceptions.

Then re-plan our lives.

Life is just a process of life, just to live.

Man, like all things, comes from between heaven and earth, from the Tao.

Let's look at life from the height of the Tao, instead of relying on the holy Yao or the tyrannical Xia Wei.

The Word uses the earth to carry my body, allowing me to feed myself through labor, old age to rest, and death to rest.

So if you were kind to me in life, you will be so kind to me after death.

Hiding the boat in the ravine and the mountain in the deep water can be said to be very safe and will not be lost.

However, in the middle of the night, a strong man carried away the valley and the river.

The hider was still sleeping peacefully in his sleep, unaware that the things he had been hiding had been stolen.

It's okay to hide small things inside big things, but you can lose them all the same.

If you hide the world in the world and don't let the world lose it, how can you do it?

This requires us to have a selfless heart.

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We have no selfish motives and no need to hide.

The world is in front of you, others can't steal it, and there is no need to hide it.

Furthermore, everything such as heaven and earth, the sun, the moon, the starry sky, etc., comes from the Tao, and finally returns to the Tao, why do we need to be selfish, life is just a process of life, why do we need to be selfish, everything in the world has its own home, why do we need to be selfish If we see through this, do we still need to hide the world?

If we see through this, do we still need to "steal" the world or take possession of the world?

If we see through this, there is no need to steal and hide.

People tend to be like this, when they wake up and feel that they are a human being, they feel that they are different from other things, and they are very happy, thinking that they seem to be great, as if they are better than other things.

In fact, they don't know that the Tao transforms into a human and evolves into a human being, which is only one of the transformations, one of them, and there is no end to the transformation and evolution.

If you feel that you are so happy that you have evolved into a human being, then you can count the number of times you are happy when you transform and evolve once?

Therefore, the cognitive realm of the saint goes far beyond the scope of "sociological" people, and enters the realm of Tao.

The sage believed that man was just a species that evolved in the process of evolution.

At the time of the next evolution, we don't yet know what it will be.

Therefore, no matter what it evolves into in the future, the saints can accept it calmly and face it calmly.

So the saint doesn't have to hide anything.

For as the Tao, it is always there.

Therefore, the saints have the same attitude towards things that die before they die or things that die in old age.

Because this thing dies and the other thing lives, it is only to complete the process of this life.

It's just the beginning of a life, and then to the end of life.

Therefore, the world should follow suit and have such a high level and realm of cognition.

Originally, human beings and all things come from heaven and earth, from the Tao, and have a common ancestor.

It's just that the final result of the transformation and evolution is different.

One became a human being, and the other became something else.

Translator's note: The above paragraph is difficult to understand from "Tibetan Tianxia" to this end, and it is impossible to understand this paragraph without understanding the Tao of Taoism.

This paragraph is actually talking about the realm, the realm of cognition, the realm of cognition reached by the saints.

The saint sees himself as a Taoist, and accepts whatever he is.

The Tao is real, visible, and perceptible.

Yet it seems to be inactive and intangible.

It is impossible to describe it, but we can perceive its existence.

It seems that it is the kind that cannot be said but can only be understood.

You can get it, but you can't see it for what it really is.

The Tao is the root, the root, the source of all things.

It existed before the heavens and the earth appeared.

It appeared earlier than ghosts and gods and heavenly emperors, and it gave birth to all things and people in heaven and earth.

Ghosts and gods and heavenly emperors only appeared after the appearance of human spirits, so the Tao is the root of all things.

Therefore, it is not high above Taiji, it is not deep below the six poles, it has not existed long before heaven and earth, and it is not too old to be older than ancient times.

Merriam-Webster got it and used it to rule the heavens and the earth; Fu Xi got it and used it to reconcile the vitality; The Big Dipper gets it and never changes its bearing; The sun and moon get it, and it runs without ceasing; It can be used to get it and use it to enter Kunlun Mountain; Feng Yi got it and used it to cruise the rivers; I got it and used it to garrison Mount Tai; The Yellow Emperor got it and used it to climb the clouds; 颛顼 got it and used it to live in the Xuangong; Yu Qiang got it and used it to gain a foothold in the North Pole; The Queen Mother of the West got it and used it to sit in Shaoguang Mountain.

No one knows when it began to exist, and no one knows when it will end.

Peng Zu got it and lived from the ancient Youyu era to the Wubo era; Fu said that he could get it, and use it to assist Wu Ding, rule the whole world, ride the Dongwei Star, ride the Keisu and the Tail Su, and thus forever rank in the ranks of the star gods.

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