Chapter 23 of Tao Te Ching

Therefore, the wind has not ended and the shower will not last all day. Who is this? Heaven and earth. Heaven and earth can't last long, let alone people? Therefore, those who are engaged in Taoism are the same, those who are virtuous are the same, and those who lose are the same. Those who share the same path are happy, those who share the same path with Germany are happy, and those who lose the same path are happy.

Believe it or not.

Laozi told us in the twenty-third chapter of Tao Te Ching that cause and effect are natural, so it is called natural cause and effect.

Hope to speak naturally

What do you mean by wishing nature? H: Very few. Nature: the words of nature, Tianyu. )

Rare is rare. Natural words are called nature, and natural words are called Tianyu. Tianyu is beyond ordinary people's understanding, so it is called willing to talk naturally. Tianyu naturally appears. We ordinary people are not easy to understand, and we may not understand. We can only care with our hearts. In fact, this is the significance of observing astronomical phenomena. You should observe the astronomical phenomena.

Therefore, the wind doesn't end in the morning, and the showers don't last all day.

Gone with the wind is a storm, showers are waterfall rain, but gone with the wind will not last long. Time is short, showers and heavy rains will pass for a while, not all day. What does this look like? That is, it rises and falls, so Buddhism is called fate, fate and ups and downs. Actually, life is the same. I didn't say it was always like this. I didn't say I went to tell my fortune. He says hello to you. Aren't you bad? He can't tell you well. You often laugh. It can be seen that it is constantly changing, rising and falling, and it can't last all day.

Who is this?

Who is this endless wind, and who makes this waterfall rain all day? Sleep? Heaven and earth, this tells us that the ontology of Tao is immortal, but the moral function is life and death, and there are ups and downs, so we must distinguish the function of Tao from the ontology of Tao and make it clear.

Heaven and earth can't last long, what about people?

Didn't we just talk about eternity? How can it be said that this phenomenon between heaven and earth cannot last long? Again, in fact, heaven and earth are eternal, not deceptive. That's normal, that's abnormal. You see, when we all say that the climate is abnormal, that means we have already said that it is abnormal. Then why? Many people don't believe this. In fact, heaven and earth are not in harmony, and they are always in harmony with the Tao. It's just that there's something wrong with people. What caused it? The connection between heaven and man, the abnormal climate again, people's extraordinary means, fame and fortune, what else? Excessive desire to prolong life, tyrannical behavior, what else? Wishful thinking, the better, as if this is an abnormal phenomenon caused by oneself,

Therefore, those who engage in Taoism are the same, those who are virtuous are the same, and those who lose are the same. This is very obvious. This is cause and effect. If people want to last forever, you must follow the Tao, and you must conform to the sky. As long as you follow the Tao, you are engaged in Taoism. then what You will be able to walk with the Tao, which is called being with the Tao. Tao is inaction. People can do anything as long as they know inaction. I am very active. I think we should do our duty as human beings. What is human responsibility? It is to transform heaven and earth, but there are two different phenomena in transformation, one is that the more you change, the better, and the other is that the more you change, the worse. But remember, these two are Tao.

Virtue and virtue are the same.

When you follow the Tao, your conduct is good. When everyone thinks you are great, you are the master of the Tao, so you know that what we in China admire most is actually the master of the Tao. What is virtue? Tong Yude: Xuande) Tong Yude means that you have to go to the point of Xuande. Liu Bei means that I don't take credit, I don't boast, I did it, and I said I didn't do it. This is not a lie. This is modesty. In fact, you should remember that there are only two words in real virtue and two words in real Tao. Morality: Tao is inaction and morality is indisputable, so when it comes to this, everyone says forget it. Alas, I can't do it. If I want to do nothing, it's harder than going to heaven. Hehe, this is a very interesting thing.

Losing is the same as losing.

You are deviant, you are deviant, you can't master the right path, even if you have a heart, you are not from Ming Dow. What's that called? This is called possession, so we ordinary people have never understood what possession is. Careless will be eccentric, careless will be eccentric, so why are we always crooked? That's because you are not confident and don't believe in yourself. What is the use of believing in yourself? Channel, so Tao is faith,

The following three sentences are the highest state of Lao Tzu:

Those who share the Tao are also happy.

You see, this music is the best,

People like Germany enjoy it. This is not what I thought.

The third sentence is even stranger: if you are like a loser, you will be happy when you fail. How can you be happy when you lose? It's interesting,

Can't get lost, can't get lost, so what? It's simple. His loss is also Tao, and loss is also a part of Tao. He would be happy to welcome you, too.

It's actually quite simple. When you train a Taoist priest, you will find that many Taoists are there to welcome you and say, Oh, we are in the same boat. I have been waiting for you for a long time. Come on.

But when you are possessed, you will also see many demons waiting for you there. Alas, we are all demons, you are relatively new, we are relatively old, and we welcome you. He is also very happy, so happiness is actually quite dangerous. Looking at people who gamble there every day, he is also very happy, and people who take drugs every day are also very happy. Ah, he has to climb mountains all the time.

Tao is also very happy to be with you. You see, Westerners often say that God is with you. We said that the Tao is with you, which is different. It comes from nature, not from an external god, no. But now many people, because he can't find his way, get lost, and then

I am also happy for the loss. She has gone to another realm. We don't have to blame him. Why? Still those four words, self-inflicted, that is, all one's wishes come true, that is,

Those who engage in Tao, Tao and Tao, those who are virtuous, those who lose, and those who lose, that is, cause and effect. So we sometimes say that dreams come true, everything happens for a reason, and they are all made by ourselves, which is the same truth.

Can you believe it?

The development of everything itself, the power it produces, is the basis of cause and effect. What you have done in the past 20 years has led to what you are today. I will give you another 20 years from now, depending on whether you are the same as Tao, moral or loss. You're in charge, you're in charge, you're in charge, but after 20 years, you can't push the results to others, and you can't push them away. Only you have to bear it. Do you believe it or not? This is your own business. Why should we talk about sincerity? That's what it means. Is it a lack of faith? If you believe it, it will work. That's what it means. With the concept of cause and effect, Lao Tzu said, then you can practice almost, so he will tell us that there are four essentials in practice.