I remembered such a story in "The Four Teachings of Liaofan":
When the author Yuan Lifan was 34 years old, he went to Qixia Mountain to pay homage to the Yungu Zen Master, and the two sat opposite each other for three days and three nights, and never closed their eyes.
Yungu Zen Master thought that Yuan Lifan had no obstacles in his heart, and he didn't have a single chaotic thought, so he felt that he was very extraordinary.
But when I asked about the root cause, I found that the reason why Fan didn't have any desires was because he had long recognized that his fate was under control, and no matter how much he tossed, he couldn't change it.
Yuan Lifan thought that he had seen through cause and effect, so he no longer pursued fame and fortune, and looked down on everything and looked away.
But in the eyes of Yungu Zen Master, this is just self-deception, on the surface he is following the arrangement of obeying fate, but in his bones there is considerable unwillingness, unwillingness, reluctance, and refusal.
Therefore, Yungu Zen Master said to Yuan Lifan like this: Life is up to oneself, and blessing is sought by oneself.
Indeed, to really think through, to see through, and to live through is actually to think open, see through, and live from the inside out.
In other words, when a person really sees through cause and effect, there will be no internal friction.
The reason why Yuan Lifan behaved without desire and desire was not because he no longer had internal friction, but because he had already been sure that his life would follow the path of divination given to him by the fortune teller earlier.
Therefore, no matter how much distress and troubles you have, no matter how many desires and pursuits you have, you don't dare to think about it, let alone do it.
Then, it's likely to become even more muddy and unenterprising.
Qi Shanhong, a master of Chinese culture, said
"There are thousands of truths in the world, but only cause and effect are true. ”
In life, no matter how much truth there is, it is just tossing within the scope of cause and effect.
A person who really lives transparently, who lives more and more without internal friction, must be in awe of cause and effect while changing himself.
Only by focusing on the present, creating in the present, and growing up in the present, will each of us have a better scenery in life and get the best arrangement.
Gain and loss cause and effect
In fact, people are living and experiencing the process of gain and loss all the time.
There is also a causal relationship between people's breath and breath.
In this life, people are nothing more than reincarnation between gains and losses, if they are more concerned about the loss of a moment, and they will only continue to consume themselves in the end.
In this way, I always find myself unhappy, and even only waste more time and energy, and let my life fall into a mess.
In 1997, a French translator named Ann Poland bought the rights to publish "Wasteland" in France for $10,000.
Because this ** is highly controversial in China, Jia Pingwa simply let it be released in France, but later found out that he had been deceived.
Because a friend who understands French told Jia Pingwa that the contract was written 10,000 francs, not 10,000 US dollars.
Jia Pingwa, who was angry, wanted to fly to Paris at that time and was about to fight a lawsuit with the other party, but his friend stopped him and said that he was fighting a lawsuit in a foreign country and did not understand French.
Jia Pingwa, who calmed down, began to reflect on himself, and then said calmly: Forget it, at least the people over there can see my works, and I won't get nothing, which is also a good thing.
Later, Jia Pingwa, who didn't take this matter to heart, suddenly got the good news one day, and a few months after his French version of "The Waste Capital" was released in France, he won the "Femina Literary Award", one of the three major French literary awards.
It is precisely because of this award that Jia Pingwa's fame has been greatly improved in China, and his works have gained more fame and fortune.
In life, let yourself understand the relationship between gain and loss, even if you have bad luck and bad fate, you will not complain.
Of course, even if the spring breeze is proud and the clouds are rising, you can still maintain enough sobriety and humility, be good at distinguishing cause and effect, and be complacent without entering.
Just like Yishu once said: There are gains and losses, which is life, don't be indignant.
Indeed, in this life, there are always some unsatisfactory, always unpleasant, and always uncomfortable.
However, in any case, when you feel that life has taken something from you, don't complain, let alone get angry, but tell yourself what life will give you next.
Life is always hard, life is always difficult, in the face of success or failure, it is difficult for us to measure, it is difficult to judge, and even unable to make a choice at all.
However, learn to let yourself be a little less down, want to open a little, and always have such a self-confidence, that is, after going around and around, those things that are lost will definitely return to themselves in another way.
To be a person and do things, don't just focus on temporary gains and losses, but invest in a farther future, stand in a higher position, and meet a better self.
Success or failure, cause and effect
There are gains and losses in life, and there are successes and failures in life.
In fact, if a person always only thinks about his own success and refuses to fail, he will definitely be very tired and miserable.
Because the higher a person's expectations of themselves, the tighter life will be, and the more pressure they will put on themselves.
In the end, just like a spring, if it is compressed and deformed, it will have no elastic force and will become a vassal.
In life, success or failure is inevitable, and it can even be said that it is very easy for a person to fail, but it is really difficult to achieve success.
A truly mature person must have the open-mindedness, courage and responsibility to accept failure.
Just like the painter Li Keran, in order to encourage himself not to fall into internal friction because he was worried about not painting well, he constantly denied himself, so his seal was engraved with these four words: 3,000 waste paintings.
That is to say, even if you paint your own paintings, even if you fail 3,000 pictures, don't feel anything, let alone deny yourself and hit yourself.
Because from these failed 3,000 paintings, at least I can get some experience and lessons, and even summarize some wisdom in painting.
Like he said:
If you are afraid that the painting will be bad, you will stick to the rules, dare not break through, and always turn around in your own circle, which is a cowardly character. ”
In life, no one dares to guarantee that they will only succeed and will not fail.
Many times, people who are truly strong in their hearts will never worry about their own failures, nor will they be afraid to face failures.
For them, life is just an experience, if they just think about success, always thinking about their own step to the sky, in the end they will only make themselves more anxious and live worse.
In fact, no matter how strong a person is, no matter how good he is, there will always be some hurdles in life, there will always be some difficulties, and they will come from time to time.
Life will always have ups and downs, and when we experience reefs and waves, we learn to be calm and calm, so that we can become calm and confident enough.
In this way, we can experience countless falls and get up before reaching the finish line, and let ourselves truly become strong-willed, calm, and live with a clear conscience.
In this way, whether it is a failure in life or a failure in feelings, in short, the more we fail, the more we can maintain a firm belief, a tenacious will, and a calm soul.
In this way, in the face of life's hurdles, we will become more calm and calm, even calm.
The beauty of everything in the world is that you can make trade-offs and make choices.
Maintain a calm and calm mentality, and look down on success or failure in a chic manner, so as to make your life more warm.
And so, very well.
Cause and effect
Life is a cultivation ground in which each of us practices.
It's just that some people are just wasting their time in it, or even wasting their youth, and getting by.
But some people can always maintain a sense of awe, no matter what they do or say, they are mature enough to be cautious.
As the saying goes, blessings and misfortunes lurk, and misfortunes and blessings rely on.
There's a saying that's particularly good:
The landscape in the chest is wonderful in the position;
Everything in the world is wonderful;
The realm of being a human being is as simple as one.
A truly intelligent person must know how to rely on himself in everything and not do too many fantasies, delusions, and fantasies.
Know how to truly return to your inner world, precipitate yourself, and find the road in life.
In this way, in the complex world, find your own position, recognize your own status, and then find the exit of life, stop internal friction, and live in the present.
Always believe that people's blessings and misfortunes are actually determined by themselves.
As long as you are optimistic and open-minded enough and your action is hard and strong enough, then you will naturally be able to do what you want and achieve your dream goals in real life by relying on your own efforts and growth.
We must have the wisdom of reverence for cause and effect, always be able to look down on success and failure, and be more willing to continue to grow and achieve ourselves in real life.
Of course, while allowing yourself to live more and more mature and transparent, you should also maintain enough caution, restraint, and rationality.
At the very least, we must keep ourselves sober enough, and we must be cautious and think twice before we act in the face of some choices in life.
Only in this way can we avoid falling into endless pain, and we can also stop losses in time, so as Shen Congwen said:
"Everything is like a chance coincidence, but the result is like a fateful necessity. ”
In this way, we should look down on the success or failure of gains and losses, understand the causal relationship between chance and inevitability, and let ourselves walk more and more steadily and calmly in reality.
At the same time, let yourself slowly become more independent and powerful, and you will not be easily consumed, and you will not fall into the quagmire of internal friction and waste your life.
Learn to stop internal friction, create a strong mentality and wisdom, truly live in the moment, and truly rely on yourself every day, pursue progress bit by bit, win achievements step by step, and finally achieve success.
This kind of life may be able to make your daily life more fulfilling, more valuable, and even more meaningful.
And such a self can live a more calm, comfortable, casual and beautiful life in the world that he has carefully created. List of high-quality authors