Chapter 26 Chapter Twenty-Four

Those who are ambitious do not stand up, those who straddle cannot do it, those who see themselves do not understand, those who are self-righteous do not show, those who attack themselves have no merit, and those who are self-confident do not grow. There are no good people. Penguin's pace, orangutan's drunken dance Beginning with the twenty-second chapter and continuing to the twenty-fifth chapter, it is repeatedly stated that the body of the Tao is natural and must not be artificially artificial. All" is done.This chapter connects the connotations of the previous two chapters, and then puts forward counter-evidence as a positive warning.So at the beginning, we started with "enterprises do not stand".What is "the enterprise does not stand"?Let's see that we now have many companies, named enterprise companies.What is "enterprise"?Kick your toes up and keep moving forward, which is called "Qi".How long can you stand on your toes like this?In fact, it is difficult to stand for a long time, and those who have practiced kung fu can only stand for a short time.Normally, people seldom stand with their feet up like that. Maybe they are short and do it to compare their height with others, or they kick their feet like that occasionally when they look from afar.However, it is not long after all.This is the principle of "enterprises do not stand".

"Crossing can't do it" means that walking with striding strides can only be a temporary and occasional movement, but it cannot be done permanently.If you want to deliberately stride your own strides to travel long distances, that is your own way. If you don’t believe me, try striding ten or twenty miles.If you take big strides, you won't go far.Therefore, Lao Tzu uses these two phenomena of life actions to explain that some people are too ambitious, which is the biggest mistake they make. "Enterprise" means high, and "crosser" means far-sighted.If you fail to do a good job in the most shallow and basic things, and you want to seek high-level things, you will either ask for hardship, or you will be willing to destroy yourself.From the explanation of these two principles, we can understand the principle of "the one who sees himself is not clear, the one who is self-righteous is not manifested, the one who cuts down on himself has no merit, and the one who is self-confident does not grow long".

"Self-seeking", "self-righteousness", "self-cutting" and "self-esteem" are common problems of human beings, and most people's psychology has these fundamental pathologies.To give an example that is common in today’s society, when we often go to a famous restaurant for banquets, and the famous chef who knows how to cook comes out to meet and greet distinguished guests during our meals, we have to compliment him a few words , or toast him a glass of wine, to show that his cooking is really brilliant, otherwise, he will be very disappointed, "suddenly loses his love"!If it is said that your cooking is the best in the world, then although he still has a face full of oily smoke and is exhausted to death, the feeling in his heart is very comfortable. This is common sense.Therefore, Lao Tzu has repeatedly stated here that if a person has a heart disease of "self-seeking", "self-righteousness", "self-cutting" and "self-respect", he must be able to reflect on himself and know how to correct himself.But from the point of view of principles and principles, these psychological behaviors are "surplus food and superfluous behavior". "Surplus food" is excess food.It means that a person is full of food and can’t swallow another bite, but he still needs to eat another big bread. This time he must have a stomach problem, and he even needs to see a doctor or have an operation!Thyroids are tumors, which are equal to enlargement of the thyroid gland, and the neck will grow thicker.In our normal body, if a tumor grows in any part, it is of course superfluous.For example, when we put our hands together, five fingers are enough, and some people grow six fingers, which is called "excessive fingers".One more finger is troublesome, and gloves have to be made separately. "Thing or evil", any thing has a natural shape, and the variation is abnormal. Even if it is a plant, if it grows an extra appendage too much, it will not only increase the burden on itself, but also be annoying.Let alone an ordinary person!If you are already very clever, if you are clever, then why do you need others to say that you are too clever.Whether you are smart or not, others will gradually see clearly.If you call me very clever every day, what is the use of it other than advertising?Therefore, a person of Tao should never behave like this, and if he absolutely does not have this kind of psychological behavior, he will be considered in line with the Tao.

Fu Jian who threw the whip to cut off the stream However, the so-called "people with the Tao" who "do not go anywhere" refer to those who "go into the mountains for fear of not going deep, and avoid the world for fear of not being far away"?Of course this is not the case. The so-called "Tao" by Lao Tzu is neither absolutely out of the world like Buddhism, nor necessarily in the world like Confucianism.In other words, there is a body and a usefulness, the body of Tao is metaphysically natural, but the utility of Tao is in everything and everything, between daily use.Therefore, his way, just like what Confucius' disciples once said in the book "University", "from the emperor to the common people", cannot leave this way.

Therefore, the four notions of knowing that Lao Tzu mentioned before and after - not seeing oneself, not being self-righteous, not being self-destructive, and not being self-confident, in essence, are the same as the Buddha's four aspects of knowing - self-image, human-image, human-image, etc. The appearance of all living beings and the appearance of life; in terms of practicality, it is the same as the four precepts mentioned by Confucius-no intention, no necessity, no solidity, and no self, which is just right.Therefore, it is not only limited to personal self-cultivation, it is only a moral indicator for ascetics, and at the same time, it is also the most important commitment and basic cultivation of the so-called imperialism-leadership philosophy.Let us just cite two examples from ancient and modern history to illustrate that anyone who wants to make great contributions and build a great cause, as long as he violates these four principles, he will definitely fail completely.

The first example is the story of the King of Qin Xingjian during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the era known as the era of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms in history. Fu Jian proclaimed himself king with respect to his lord, Yao Sheng. In the first year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Sima Chuo Shengping (357 A.D.), he appointed Wang Meng, a famous scholar in the field, who usually talked about world affairs. For politics, but within 13 or 14 years, Yanyun was destroyed in the north, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty was threatened in the south, with a great momentum.In a few years, Wang Meng fell ill and was about to die (Wang Meng was in power for only 16 or 17 years). Fu Jian not only prayed for him in every possible way, but also went to the sick bed to visit the funeral in person.Wang Meng said to him:

"A good man does not have to be good at success (success does not have to be in my opinion), and a good start does not have to be good at the end (that is, the meaning of the Kun hexagram is that there is no success and an end). The ancient sage kings, knowing that achievements are not easy, are trembling, as if they are in a deep valley. Your Majesty Fu Wei , follow the former saint, the world is very lucky." And said: "Although the Jin Dynasty is located in the south of the Yangtze River, it is inherited from the Zhengshuo, and the upper and lower are peaceful. After the minister is gone, I hope that the Jin will not be used as a plan (tell him, don't easily go south and use troops to plot the Eastern Jin). Xianbei and Xiqiang, my enemies, will eventually die. It is a serious disaster, and it should be eliminated gradually, so as to bring peace to the country.”

When Wang Meng died, Fu Jian came to mourn in person three times.And he said to his son (Prince) Fu Hong: "Doesn't the sky want to make me equal to Liuhe? How can I win the speed of Jinglue (Wang Meng's word)." After seven or eight years, Fu Jian went uncharacteristically, ignoring Wang Meng's wishes. In the will, he wanted to send millions of people to the south to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty. When he gathered senior ministers for a military meeting, Zuo Pushe (a rather powerful position as the assistant minister) Quan Yi held a different opinion and said: "Although Jin is weak, there is no great evil. Xie An and Huan Chong are all great men of Jiangbiao. There is no way for the monarch and his ministers to harmonize."

Prince Zuowei led Shi Yue (equivalent to the chief guard and the commander-in-chief of the garrison) and said: "This year, Zhen (the years of astronomical astrology, Zhen Xing) Shou Dou (from the 12th degree of Nandou to the seventh degree of Xunuxing, which belongs to the star. Ji, is at the division of Wu and Yue). Fude is in Wu (ancient abstract astronomy, it is believed that where the Tai Sui is, the country is blessed), and there will be disasters in its place. And it is based on the danger of the Yangtze River, and it is used by the people, and it is almost impossible to cut and also."

But Fu Jian insisted on his own opinion and said: "The way of heaven is far away, and it is not easy to know. With my people, throwing whips into the river, enough to stop the flow, how dangerous is it?" This is Fu Jian's biggest self-criticism. , Self-respect. At the meeting table, civil servants and military generals, everyone has their own interests, pros and cons, and they can't make a decision.Fu Jian then said: "The so-called building a house along the road can never be done. I should break it in my heart and ears!" At that time, no one, like Wang Meng, taught him to first seek to clarify the internal affairs, and to establish the highest cultural politics to consolidate the foundation!

After the meeting was adjourned, Jiang Jian specially left Prince Yang Pinggong, Fu Rong, to discuss it. Fu Rong said: "There are three difficulties in today's conquest of Jin. If the way is not) smooth, there will be no provocations in Jin. Our soldiers are exhausted, and the people have the fear of the enemy." Heart. Those ministers who say that Jin cannot be conquered are all loyal ministers. May Your Majesty listen to it." After hearing his opinion, Fu Jian said solemnly: "You are the same, what can I expect?"When Fu Rong heard his insistence on self-concept and self-righteousness, the more he felt something was wrong, he cried and said: "Jin is not destroyed, it is very clear. And the minister's worries are not limited to this. Your Majesty favors Xianbei and Qiang Jie, and is full of people. Zaidian. The prince alone and the weak pawn stayed in the capital. The minister is afraid of changing his elbow and armpits, so he cannot regret it. The obstinacy and sincerity of the minister are not good enough. Wang Jinglue was a hero at the time, and his majesty compares it with Zhuge Wuhou, but he does not remember his dying words Huh?" Fu Jian still did not listen to his opinion.When he returned to the harem, his favorite concubine, Mrs. Zhang, also tried hard to persuade him to send troops to invade the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Xingjian then said: "Military affairs are not for women to intervene." In other words, military affairs are not something you women should participate in. His favorite youngest son, Fu Mian, also came to persuade him.Fu Jian then reprimanded him, saying: "The world's major events, you can know." In other words, you little child, how can you understand the world's major events. Everyone had no way to stop Xingjian's subjective prejudice, so they came to his most trusted monk, Master Dao'an, and asked him to try to dissuade him.Dao'an's persuasive persuasion was also unsuccessful.The prince Fu Hong had no choice but to use the celestial phenomena to persuade him: "This year is in Wufen, and Jin Jun is innocent. If the big move fails, the prestige will be ruined, and the financial resources will be exhausted!" Fu Jian still didn't listen, and turned to his son and said: "In the past, when I destroyed Yan, I was victorious at a young age. Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, are they all tyrannical?" In this way, there was only one person watching with cold eyes, waiting for the time to move, and Murong Chui, the Yan man who took advantage of the opportunity, said to Fu Jian alone: ​​"It is enough for Your Majesty to break the Sacred Heart! Jin Wu (Jin Wu Emperor Sima Yan) Ping Wu, so Zhang Du, the warrior, is just two or three giants. If you follow the advice of the crowd, how can you be confused?" This time, it was just in line with Fu Jian's wishes, so he said with great joy: "The one who will rule the world with me is the only one." Unexpectedly, less than a month later, King Fu Jian of Qin led more than 600,000 cavalry to the south, Losing to Ceshui in World War I was even more tragic than Cao Cao's defeat at Chibi.Not only could Murong Chui not be able to share the world with him, he just took the opportunity to curry favor and slipped back to Hebei, not only revived Houyan, but also made Xingjian the most powerful enemy for his rapid defeat. When we read history and see the past experience in history, we can understand how important and precious the famous sayings and theories of ancient sages and sages respected by the ancients are.For example, those who are strong will die violently, and they violate the four rules that Lao Tzu said, and they will commit all of them. There is no reason to be invincible.Although Jiang Jian has a bold saying, the so-called "throwing a whip is enough to stop the flow".In fact, it was he who threw the whip to cut off the flow of public opinion, and thus made a big mistake, a very big mistake.That's why Lao Tzu said "therefore those who have the Tao will not live", it is precisely for this reason that he reiterated his words again and again. Knowing the depth of mountain springs around the house The second example is also well-known in modern history that after the success of the National Revolution, Mr. Sun Yat-sen "passed the throne to the country" and Yuan Shikai became the first president of the Republic of China.As a result, he became mad and insisted on becoming emperor, changing his name to "Hongxian".In less than a year, Yuan Datou was ruined and died, leaving only a joke of a lifetime crime.Everyone knows Yuan Shikai's personal history. He has always violated Lao Tzu's four nos in his conduct and dealings with others—self-conceited, self-righteous, self-defeating, and self-confident.There are two sentences on it, which can be used as a general comment for his life: "Being responsible for the upbringing of parents and violating the morality of teachers and friends." Yuan's two sons, the eldest Keding, both abducted and aspired to be the crown prince, to inherit the throne, encouraged him the most.The second son, Kewen, was literary and elegant, and the people at that time were better than Yuan Shikai, who was Cao Cao, and the second son, Yuan Kewen, was Cao Zhi.I really appreciate his two poems against his father, Yuan, being emperor. The poems are good, sensible, and full of sentiments of Lao and Zhuangzi.Unexpectedly, in the early years of the Republic of China, there were poetic talents like Yuan Kewen, which was not easy.Yuan Kewen was a student of Mr. Xu Dishan, his predecessor. Because he opposed his father becoming emperor, he wrote two poems that were very in line with Lao Tzu's four non-precepts. The second child was placed under house arrest.Let us now talk about the benefits of Yuan Kewen's two poems. At first glance, Wu Mian is strong and self-victorious, and the ancient platform is desolate and the threshold is a mausoleum. Bo Fei Taiye has no heart to live in, and the cloud rises from the magic cliff to dream. Occasionally, I hear the flute of resentment in the distant forest, and I come to the spiritual room alone to turn on the light. It's very windy and windy in the heights, so don't go to the top floor of Qionglou. The first two sentences are good, "at the first glance, Wu Mian is strong and self-conquered, and the ancient platform is desolate and the threshold is based on the mausoleum".Wu Mian refers to autumn clothes made of silk cotton from Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south.Strong self-victory means that in the cool autumn weather, wearing a southern silk cotton coat, I just feel a little warmer on my body, which can barely be said to be much better!This is an example of how his father, Yuan Shikai, was just getting a little proud of his success in the southern revolution, so they lived in the Imperial City of Beijing.However, the Beijing Imperial Palace, which was successfully built by the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, has vague scenery and completely different personnel. Where are the emperors of the past dynasties?So when you come here to visit the scenic spots, you will feel the sigh of occupying the barren threshold.After seeing these historical relics, why should people take the vanity of the floating world so important! "'Bofei Taiye has no heart, and the clouds rise from the magic cliff and dreams are about to fly." Huachi Taiye is the cool pool water in the fairyland mentioned by Taoism.Practitioners also call it Huachi Shenshui. Taking it can cure diseases and prolong life.However, Yuan Kewen used it to compare a person's peaceful mind, when a big delusional idea of ​​greed and insufficiency suddenly occurs, it is like a pond of divine water, full of waves, making the peaceful heart never stable. Then it is said that if a person's heart is not right, and when he has crooked thoughts, he will be like clouds and fog, blinding his spiritual wisdom and not knowing it.Once possessed by the demon, the dream will be upside down, the heart will be higher than the sky, and the dream will be ascension to the upper realm and become a fairy. "I heard the flute of resentment in the distant forest, and I came to the spiritual room alone to turn on the light." This refers to the actual situation at that time. His father and brother only wanted to be the emperor, so they didn't know that there were many public opinions and complaints from the outside world.However, the poet's brushwork is often "words compared to things", with far-reaching sustenance, which shows the subtlety of poetry and literature. Therefore, when I am still in the garden on the ancient terrace and desolate threshold, when I come to pay my respects, I hear the distant words in my ears. The wailing of the whistling flute is very desolate and uncomfortable.So go back to your own room, turn a bright lamp, and drive away your troubles.The bright room and the spiritual lamp are sometimes used by Taoists and Buddhists as metaphors for a bright and unambiguous confidant in the heart.But the cleverness of his use of words in this sentence lies in the word "turn". "Turning the light" is to hope that his father and brother will be enlightened. If they want to quell the grievances, it is better to truly reflect from their own hearts and "preserve the evil in the idleness". "It's pity that there are many winds and rains in the heights, so don't go to the top of the Qionglou." The final change quotes Su Dongpo's famous sentence: "Qinglou Yuyu, the heights are extremely cold." He advised his father to be content and happy, and never want to be an emperor.Yuan Shikai was furious after reading his son's poem, and immediately put him under house arrest. It was these two lines that gave him the most headache and the most intolerable. Another song: The westerly wind blows towards the evening in the small courtyard, and the hustle and bustle of grievances are not clear. Going back to the south, lone geese hide the cold moon, and going east, the arrogant wind moves the nine cities. The gap between the horses and the horses fights for a moment, and the sound of the egg blows the dream for the third watch. I know the depth of the mountain spring around the house, and I feel the injustice when I think about the waves. The first two sentences, "The westerly wind in the small courtyard blows towards the evening, and the clamor of grievances and grievances is not clear." At the beginning of the founding of the Republic of China, although Yuan Shikai became the first president, there was a lot of discussion from all parties, and there was no return to the world. .Therefore, there is a straightforward saying that "the grievances and grievances are not clear".The so-called Xiang Wanqing is implying that his father is old and has worked hard all his life. He only achieved this achievement in his later years, so he should cherish it and don't do anything reckless again. "The lone goose back to the south covers the cold moon, and the wild goose to the east moves the nine cities." The lone goose back to the south is a metaphor for the influence of the Kuomintang in the south. Although it is not in power, justice lies, and the struggle alone is enough to cover the light of the cold moon.Going east to the arrogant wind refers to the arrogance and domineering of the Japanese at that time, and they harbored evil intentions, so special attention should be paid. "For a moment to go and stay, An Sheng blows dreams and desires three more." The ancients said that a hundred years of life is nothing more than a passing moment, just in the blink of an eye.The gap refers to the hole valve in the door gap.The white horse is the phantom that the sun's rays cast through the gaps in the doors and windows, as fast as a pony running.This is to advise his father that he is getting old, life is short, and the conclusion of merits and crimes for a long time is only a matter of one thought, and he must make a wise choice.Leaving a sound to blow dreams is the sound of autumn insects promoting weaving.The third watch is to describe people getting old, like the night is already deep, "the origin of good dreams is the easiest to wake up", how much time do you have to have good dreams in Qingqiu? "Mountain springs go around the house to know the depth, and when you think about the waves, you feel uneven."However, his father and brother's aspirations are not like this, so it always makes him think about it, and he can't calm down and feel at ease. What a pair of poems.So citing it is also to illustrate historical experience and prove how correct Lao Tzu's warnings are.Yuan Kewen's talent in poetry and prose is really beautiful.But after all, he is a son of a family background. After the early years of the Republic of China, he lived in Shanghai, entertaining actors and playing with antiques. He was one of the so-called "Four Great Masters in the Early Republic of China".Regardless of academic thought, morality and meritorious deeds, they have achieved nothing and have nothing to redeem.Now our national poetry discusses poetry, regardless of the person.I often have this kind of experience, some people can only read the text, but don't need to know the person.Some people can know them without discussing their studies.It is difficult to have both in the end.As for people like me, poetry and prose are all worthless.People, also did not do well.I had no choice but to make a fool of myself by "teaching a few little Mongolian children in the alleys of Pengmen".