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Confucius is in the temple of Lu Huan Gong, and there are utensils. Confucius asked the temple keepers, "What is this?" The temple keeper said, "This cover is a vessel for sitting on it." Confucius said: "I hear the instrument of meditation, the void is the right, the middle is positive, and the full is covered." Confucius said: "Inject water!" "* Pour it into the water. Neutral and positive, full and over, void and empty. Confucius sighed and said, "Phew! Is there one who is full of evil but does not overcome? ”
Zilu said: "Dare to ask if there is a way to hold the full? Confucius said: "Be wise and sage, and keep it foolish; The merit is the world, and it is guarded; Courage to care for the world, guard it with cowardice; Rich from all over the world, keep it humble. This is the so-called way to lose money. ”
Confucius visited the temple of Lu Huan Gong and saw that there was a tilted vessel there. Confucius asked the temple keepers, "What kind of vessel is this?" The keeper of the temple said, "This is probably the vessel that the monarch put on the right side of his seat to guard himself." Confucius said, "I have heard that the vessel on the right side of the monarch's seat will tilt when it is empty, and if it is filled with half of water, it will be straight, and when it is filled with water, it will tip over." Confucius turned back to his students and said, "Pour water into it!" The student scooped up water and poured it on. When you fill it halfway, it straightens, when it is full, it topples over, and when it is empty, it tilts. Confucius sighed with emotion and said, "Alas! How can there be anything that is full and does not tip over? ”
Zilu said, "I boldly want to ask if there is any way to stay full? Confucius said, "Be wise and wise, keep it with clumsiness; The merit benefits the world, and it must be maintained with humility; Courage and strength to hold the world down, to keep it with timidity; If you are rich enough to have the world, you must keep it by frugality. This is the so-called method of suppressing and degrading the full. ”
Light] In the temple of Lu Huangong, Confucius stumbled upon a tilted vessel. Curious, he asked the temple keeper, "What kind of vessel is this?" The temple keeper explained: "This is the vessel that the monarch placed on the right side of his seat to guard himself." Confucius pondered, "I have heard that the vessel on the right side of the monarch's seat tilts when it is empty, and when it is filled with water, it will be straightened, and when it is filled with water, it will tip over." Confucius decided to verify this statement, so he turned back to his students and said, "Fill it with water!" The students obeyed and scooped water to fill it. Sure enough, the vessel became upright when it was half-filled with water, and when it was filled with water, it toppled over, and when it was empty, it tilted. Seeing this phenomenon, Confucius sighed with emotion and said, "Alas! How can there be anything that is full and does not tip over? Zilu on the side couldn't help but ask: "I boldly want to ask, is there any way to maintain this full state?" Confucius patiently replied, "Be wise and sage, keep it with clumsiness; The merit benefits the world, and it must be maintained with humility; Courage and strength to hold the world down, to keep it with timidity; If you are rich enough to have the world, you must keep it by frugality. This is the so-called method of suppressing and degrading the full. ”
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