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The Premise of a Happy Life —— Understanding Fate (1)

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Life is full of plants and trees, life passes by in a hurry, full of ups and downs, sickness and death. Fate is not only an unavoidable question for philosophers and religious scholars, but also a question that each of us must answer by ourselves. If this problem is not solved, people will not be calm. From the perspective of a person's life course, it is full of uncertainties, that is, the so-called impermanence of life, the pressure of survival, the troubles of diseases, natural disasters, inevitable accidents and so on. Judging from the ending, life is even more unpleasant, because no matter who you are-wise or stupid, emperor or civilian, rich or poor-the final result is the same-you are going to die. This tragic complex has puzzled mankind for thousands of years. The happiness and pleasure brought by material wealth are short-lived, but the troubles and pains of the soul are eternal. So, where is happiness?

The confusion of people's thoughts and people's anxiety, worry and confusion in China today are directly related to the outlook on life, and the most important content of the outlook on life is the outlook on fate, which is related to what kind of mentality we live with; What kind of mentality to treat fame and fortune; What kind of mentality to treat prosperity and adversity; What kind of mentality to treat birth, illness, death and accidents. In short, without a correct outlook on fate, there is no real happiness and happiness.

The so-called lack of a correct view of fate refers to two situations, one is a wrong view of fate, and the other is to avoid understanding of fate. People in these two States are ignorant and troubled. No matter how self-deception they flaunt the meaning of their existence, they can't hide their poor life by saying such comforting words as "I have experienced", "focused process" and "glory". In essence, they spent their whole lives in ignorance, anxiety, confusion and confusion.

Rousseau said: "People are born free, but they are everywhere in chains." What is a shackle? Life also! Where is the answer to the question of fate? Obviously, only the creator, God, Buddha, Allah and so on are known. But we can't find these mysterious beings, and naturally we can't talk. What about us poor humans? There are two ways, one is to ask ourselves, and the other is to ask the smartest person in human history. Asking questions is something that everyone can do by himself, which is to cultivate the mind. We will discuss this problem later. Here I mainly introduce the fate view of the most outstanding figures in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad. Their extraordinary spiritual wisdom can perceive the truth of cosmic life.

Ok, let's begin our journey of exploring fate. The order is: first China, then foreign countries, first ancient times, then present, first philosophy, then religion, and finally introduce the conclusions of today's scientific community.

First, the Confucian outlook on fate.

Confucius said that he "knew his destiny at fifty". What is "fate"? The "heaven" in Confucianism is the dominant thing in the universe, which is called God, Allah and so on. In the "first cause" of religion and philosophers. Judging from Confucius' exposition of "destiny", destiny is the command or arrangement of heaven. Confucius said, "What the Tao wants is its life." : Tao will be abolished, and this will die. "Confucius believes that it is his mission to realize his path and knowledge. As for whether it can be carried out, it depends on fate. As the saying goes, "Man proposes, God disposes". Dangzi Road stops at Shimen. Chenmen said, "Xi Zi?" Lutz said, "Since Confucius." Yue: "Who knows what is impossible? "It is Confucius' fate to do what you know you can't do.

Confucius said, "A gentleman has three fears: fear of destiny, fear of adults and fear of the words of saints. I don't know my fate, but I'm not afraid of it. I am insulting adults and saints. " A gentleman knows his destiny, so he is afraid, and a villain doesn't know that "holding his head three feet high has a god", so he is not afraid, which leads to what goes around comes around. As the saying goes, "Ignorant and fearless." Fear is respect, nothing is afraid, nothing is respected and everything is dangerous. Believing in God, teachers and Buddhism means "fearing the destiny". "Fear of adults", saints, sages, experts, parents and elders are all "adults". The words of "fearing saints", The Analects of Confucius, the Bible, the Koran, the Buddhist scriptures and the Book of Changes are all words of saints.

Zi Afraid of Kuang (being threatened) said, "What can Kuang people do if Heaven has not lost its grace?" Whether it's Huan Xuan or Kuang Ren, who can die if the sky doesn't die? It is not the first time that Confucius was besieged while lobbying outside. Of course, this is a misunderstanding. When Confucius was in trouble repeatedly, he also felt the limitations of manpower, attributed the decisive role to Heaven, and showed his trust in the "destiny". This is similar to what Lincoln said: "Whenever I am at a loss, I will kneel down devoutly and ask God for instructions." It means the same thing.

Regarding the meaning of "destiny", Confucius' grandson Zisi also explained it in The Doctrine of the Mean: "Destiny is nature, nature is Tao, and cultivation is teaching." Man's natural endowment is called "nature", and when nature is rational, it is called "Tao". The process of exploring Tao is called teaching. (Judging from the relationship between teachers and students, Zisi studied under Ceng Zi, one of Confucius' proud disciples, and Mencius studied under Zisi; Judging from the basic viewpoints of The Doctrine of the Mean and Mencius, they are basically the same. Therefore, there is a saying of "Meng Si School". ) From the perspective of Zi Si's exposition, destiny is Tao, and practice is to know destiny. Modern people like to use the word "fate", and "luck" can be understood as a process. "Destiny" is the arrangement of "heaven" for everyone's life, which can be called "procedure", including the process of birth, illness and death, and rich marriage.

On the fate of Confucianism, I once met Mr. Li, an entrepreneur who had just returned from studying in Tsinghua University EMBA class after drinking. Speaking of Chinese studies, he asked me: "You said that Confucianism believed in destiny, so the Book of Changes is the first of Confucian classics. Isn't it the' Heaven is healthy, gentlemen strive for self-improvement' that makes us strive to achieve our career through self-improvement? Doesn't this mean that fate can be changed? "

I smiled and said, "It seems that you have been poisoned by Tsinghua's deceptive' success theory'. First of all, the Book of Changes is a book of divination, that is, a book of fortune telling. It tells us' how heaven arranges people and people's affairs, Confucius said,' add' (pass on the meaning of' false', give. ) I've been studying for several years, and I can learn it easily at the age of fifty, and it can be no bigger than that. "Greater than" is a divinatory name in the Book of Changes. Confucius advocated studying the Book of Changes carefully to make his thoughts conform to the "destiny".

Confucius believes that the success or failure of a thing is fate, and all kinds of stupidity and cleverness of people are futile, and it is easy to produce' greater than'. "Historical Records Confucius Family" said that Confucius "read the Book of Changes, and Wei compiled three unique skills". He said that he likes reading Zhouyi very much, and he has repeatedly broken through the pimps of bamboo slips. The Book of Changes reveals fate. Learning the Book of Changes can help us understand God's will, and knowing God's will will not violate God's will. Modern medicine has proved that human wisdom begins at the age of forty, and the most mature stage of development is from fifty to sixty. So Confucius' friend, the centenarian birthday girl Chi also said, "I won't know the right and wrong of forty-nine until I am fifty." The book of changes says "self-improvement" is to let us try our best to explore the truth of life in the universe, that is, to do things. The next "carrying things with goodwill" is to let us be broad-minded and carry everything without complaint like carrying the earth. This is a question of being a man. I ching represents the highest wisdom. How can it say things that make people pursue secular careers? Besides, how to pursue a career? "

Li: "I started my business with my own hands. Is this all arranged by God? " ? Isn't there my thoughts and efforts in this? "

I said, "Of course there is, but it's just an appearance. You're just an executor. Why do you perform this task instead of other tasks? " The reason for this is very complicated, which can only be made clear by talking about religion, and we will discuss it later. The shell (body) in which people live has its own mission or procedure, which has nothing to do with the real you. Napoleon had a clear understanding of this. He said,' Please believe me, no one can escape his own destiny. God controls everything, and we are just its tools. Your favorite Kōnosuke Matsushita thinks that 90% is fate, and that's what he means. He knew his mission in his twenties. Maybe you are depressed because you are a tool. Is it? "

Manager Li: "Yes, it's so boring!"

I smiled and said, "No need. You should know that the body you are presiding over is not you. You can completely ignore fate, because you don't know what will happen tomorrow. Just do what you want to do, complete your physical mission and make good use of your wealth. You like reading Zeng Guofan's books. He said,' Wealth, fame and fortune, the prosperity of children's surnames are determined by heaven, and the establishment of learning morality is mostly related to heaven, so laugh it off'. What do you mean, laugh and forget it? That is, since everything is decided by heaven, forget the worldly things and live happily naturally. Anyway, I can't do what God wants, so let God arrange it! Zeng Guofan studied all his life and concluded:' Don't believe in books, believe in life'. "

Li always laughs: "Really?"

I said, "Yes, and don't you engage in amoeba?" Kazuo inamori said that his body has made two Fortune 500 companies, which has nothing to do with him. What he cares about is his self-cultivation and purity. China people foolishly envy his wealth and dream of becoming him all day. "

Manager Li: "Confucius said that wealth is like a cloud. You should also look down on wealth? "

I quickly said, "No, no, first of all, I also like wealth, not all my life." Second, I think there are too many things more important than wealth. Being able to eat and wear warm clothes, a bed and a simple life are enough. In this way, I can spare time to do what I like, such as exploring the truth of cosmic life, playing chess, painting and calligraphy, playing games, drinking and so on. Second, Confucius did not oppose wealth, he only opposed the unkind and unjust wealth. There is also that Confucius thinks wealth is unattainable. Can you catch the floating clouds? He said:' Rich and available; Although I am a whipper, I do the same. If you can't ask, just do as I say. Confucius means that if wealth can be pursued, I will be a coachman. If not, I will do what I like. His original intention is that wealth is in short supply.

As the saying goes,' only money chases people, and no one chases money'. People can't chase money, and you can't stop money from chasing people. As Emperor Yang Di said, "I didn't intend to seek wealth, but it forced me to come." Einstein also said: "Because of my contempt for authority, fate punished me and made me an authority myself." Carnegie said in his diary that the pursuit of money is the most despicable goal in life. Unexpectedly, fate made him the richest man in the world, so he had to donate it all.

Xia Zi, a student of Confucius, said,' It is said in business that life and death have a destiny, and wealth is in the sky.' It can be seen that the wise men in China knew that life, illness, death, wealth and wealth were all predestined. To this day, the poor are still dreaming. "

Manager Li: "In that case, I'd better be modest and safe."

I said, "Yes, there is only one good divination in the Book of Changes, and that is' modesty'. It is dangerous if you think that your wealth is brought by cleverness and talent. Read the Book of Changes when you are free. Even if you don't tell the truth, fortune telling is fun. Confucius gave Luz a life:' If you get what you want, you can't die. Said this road would not die of natural causes. Lutz was straightforward and reckless, and was eventually killed. Bo Niu was ill, and Confucius took his hand from the window and said,' If you die, you will die, and all the people in Sri Lanka will suffer from his illness! Death is life! What is life, what is illness, and how long you live are all life! "

Manager Li smiled and said, "Interesting!"

I said, "I'll tell you two more fortune tellers. One is Zeng Guofan who reads bones. In Li Hongzhang's diary, his method of reading bones was recorded. He knows his temperament and life span only by watching him walk without talking. Every time he speaks, he is always working. The other is that the host of a temple in Nan and Xiamen went to Hong Kong to talk with Nan about the "Zen Seven" Dojo. As soon as they met, Nan saw that the host had only one month to live, and hurriedly advised him to go back to chanting, do nothing and find a successor. The host returned to Xiamen and died a month later. In addition, nan huaijin believes that a master of Yi studies can know what will happen every day as long as he has a divination, but he also believes that knowing everything like this will have no taste of life. "

Manager Li: "It seems to be fate! These saints and experts all benefited from the Book of Changes. It seems that I have to study it well. "

I said, "Strictly speaking, fortune telling is only a small function of the Book of Changes. The most important influence of the Book of Changes on Confucius is that his self-cultivation and cognition of fate have reached an unprecedented level. Confucius knew the destiny at the age of fifty, that is, how "God" arranged himself. Then cultivate the mind according to "God's will". After some efforts, I am' sixty obedient'. At the age of sixty, everything outside has been unable to affect his mood, and he is calm and happy. Listening means laughing at what you hear and see, without causing emotional ripples. This is to "hold on to yourself". For example, Confucius crossed the State of Zheng to the State of Chen, lost his apprentice in the capital of Zheng, and waited for his apprentice to find him alone at the East Gate, hungry. He was laughed at and called "a dog with a lot of money". Confucius smiled happily and said, "Yes, yes!" Because he knew it was fate, he said happily, "Yes, yes." . When Confucius was seventy years old, he did what he wanted from his heart and didn't overstep his bounds. At the age of 70, Confucius' heart has completely entered the kingdom of happiness and freedom, and there is no need to reflect and summarize. At the age of 60, some habits have disappeared. Everything comes from the heart, do whatever you want. How to live happily, so as not to violate morality and law. The realm of not crossing the border naturally stems from the self-cultivation of previous lives. It has dissolved into his own soul, and naturally it will not cross the line. Mr. Li, do you know that Confucius has been called a "saint" for thousands of years? "

"Should he be knowledgeable?" Li always asked.

"No, he won't live for thousands of years, because he knows the destiny, knows it, and then acts. If he only knows things in the world, it's normal. Confucius said,' As we all know, stay away from ghosts and gods.' He believes that ghosts and gods should be respected and it is wise not to associate with all beings in another world. Lu Ji asked about ghosts and gods. Confucius evaded: "If you can't serve people, how can you serve ghosts?" Ask again: "Dare to ask death. Confucius said, "If you don't know life, how can you know death? "There is a reason for this deliberate avoidance, because ghosts, death, life, gods and other things are treated in a non-verbal way and cannot be clearly expressed in words. Everyone can understand them only by himself. Zen is full of conversation, enthusiasm and great drinking. Sakyamuni's' Smile at Flowers'; Laozi's Tao can be extraordinary; Unexpressed quantum mechanics and so on. Later, Mencius got himself into trouble. He said,' I am good at cultivating my noble spirit', and as a result, his students asked him what noble spirit was. He couldn't answer, so Confucius was still better than Mencius. Mencius can only be classified as' Yasheng'. Knowing the destiny is the enlightenment of Buddhism. Confucius, Laozi, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Zhou Lian Creek, Wang Yangming and Zeng Guofan are all enlightened people. "

Manager Li: "So I won't talk about Machamp's confusion, so I can't talk about it, so I won't talk about it."

I said, "Yes."

Mr. Li asked, "I have listened to many lectures on Chinese studies. Why don't those masters of Chinese studies talk about it? "

I smiled and said, "They want to cheat you out of money, and of course they want to vote for what you like. You people who attend classes are all for success. Of course they want to talk about such deceptive things as inspiration, struggle and success. They took it out of context and played it at random, turning wisdom into intelligence, God's will into man-made and truth into fallacy. Besides, they are busy cheating money all day, busy feasting, where can they get time to practice? Practice requires meditation. Thousands of Tibetan tantric lamas hid in the forest to practice, and how many successful flights did they make? Since these so-called "masters of Chinese studies" don't practice, how can they realize the truth? Since I don't know the truth, how can I understand the soul world of Confucius? How can we understand Confucius if we can't perceive his soul world? "

Manager Li sighed and said, "Well, I admit it's fate, but it's really hard for me to accept that my career has nothing to do with me. I've been trying all these years. Didn't everything I did today come from hard work? "

I said, "On the surface, there is a causal relationship between the two, but there is no causal relationship in essence. You only see the surface of the rules of the creator's game. Is hard work really related to wealth? Look at the farmers in China. For thousands of years, they have faced the loess and turned their backs to the sky. How hard is the harvest of one year? How many people have become rich? There are many migrant workers, miners, steel workers, cleaners and so on. Which one is not harder than you? Why not be rich or expensive? You said you were smart, didn't God give you wisdom? You say you have a degree, but your degree is not just that your family has the conditions to let you go to school. If they were born in your family and went to the same school, their studies must be worse than yours? Aren't parents and families pre-arranged by God? You said you had a good chance. Where does the opportunity come from? God didn't create it? What does all this have to do with your efforts? It's just your destiny. As the saying goes, your life is good. "

Li: "It seems so. I have always admired Bill Gates, Li Ka-shing, Kōnosuke Matsushita and others. If they are just carrying out their mission, what else can they worship? "

I said, "That's true. If I give you Bill Gates' parents, family, time, place, IQ and personality, you will become Bill Gates, and you have no choice! "In the past, Ma Yun liked to talk about how to start a successful business. Now he has to admit that he doesn't know how to succeed. As for starting a business, he started in a muddle. Without such knowledge, it is arrogant and superficial. Ji Xianlin said frankly that if God did not give him a good mind and the opportunity to study in Germany, there would be no later achievements. "

Mr. Li said, "Is it always right to learn from them?"

I said, "If you can't learn, you can't be someone else. It is often said that Beethoven, Picasso and Balzac are all great artists, and their works are all from the soul, so learning is impossible. But I want to be Bill Gates, Li Ka-shing and Kōnosuke Matsushita. Do you know that their life and management also come from the soul and art? How to learn? Isn't this ridiculous? Unfortunately, many smart people are often fascinated by this. People in today's society worship material heroes, which is a manifestation of their material desires. No matter how grandiose a fig leaf they find for their inspiration, struggle, success and career, there are elements of delusion, vanity and greed. It's like people like to call their pursuit of the opposite sex love, but they are ashamed to talk about sexual desire. Why don't you think about it? Without sex, isn't love groundless? Food and color are the natural needs of animals, which is normal. Man is both an animal and a god. If we take this shell of our life as ourselves, then you will be trapped in it from now on, which is very pitiful. How is it different from animals to struggle with material desires every day? Mr. Li, I ask you, you ask yourself, do you want to attribute your achievements today to your ability, hard work and cleverness? Is there no vanity, ostentation and complacency? "

Mr. Li thought for a moment and said, "Yes."

I said, "Well, just confess. Many people are more proud. In fact, we look at the essence through phenomena. People in China today are full of animal attributes. Today, I will worship Zhang San, tomorrow, and when Zhang San and Li Si fall, I will worship Wang Wu. Do they worship this man? No, but envy the things that accompany him, such as authority, scenery, wealth, pride, beauty and so on. Isn't it? If Li Ka-shing is poor and poor again tomorrow, will people still worship it? "

Li took it and said, "Of course not. Li Ka-shing will be an interesting topic. Like Kodak, Sony, Nokia. "

I said, "Calm down and ask yourself how much I admire you. What is greed? What is not vanity? What is not ignorance? "

Manager Li: "Why do I suddenly feel selfish and narrow-minded?"

I said, "Because you have seen the soul you long for. I like to repeat a sentence by romain rolland: "I don't call them heroes who beat others with their thoughts and strength, but only those who make themselves greater with their heart. "What is thought and power? It is the brain and the body. Those who rely on the brain to conquer the world are actually just fulfilling their specific mission. Many so-called great men have dirty souls and low morality, which makes people look down upon them. Such as Hitler, Mussolini, tojo hideki and so on. The people we should really worship are those who have conquered themselves and made their hearts great, such as Laozi, Confucius, Sakyamuni and Socrates ... "

Mr. Li asked, "You always say you can't say the truth, so the sage does not do what he says." Why can't I understand something I can't say? "

I said, "I'm making an analogy here. How do you describe the fragrance of roses? "

Manager Li: "Well ..."

I smiled and said, "Can you see it or touch it? If you haven't smelled it, I mean, you won't know what it is even if you go to heaven. But it does exist. Similarly, if I want to tell someone who has never been in love what love is, how can I express it? If you love someone, you can die without regret. The ups and downs, the beauty and the pain can't be explained to him if you haven't loved them. I said toss and turn, he said it was impossible, I said I missed it, and he said there was nothing to think about. What should I do? There is an explanation of love in the dictionary, even if he reads it, understand? After reading it, you can only take a look at it. " Tao and destiny are the same, and they are both experiences. You can only feel it by personal experience. No one can replace you, just as no one can replace you in eating and falling in love. So saints don't say it because they can't. They just tell you that you have this thing and experience it for yourself. I think you can understand "Tao is extraordinary" now. There are two meanings here, one is that Tao cannot be said, and the other is that language and Tao are not the same thing. For example, even if you can name the fragrance of roses, is that the fragrance of roses themselves? Is language and rose fragrance the same thing? "

Manager Li nodded and said, "I see."