"Seven POTS
#Taoist classics
·2022-08-20 23:32:13
"Fu" means transformation. Guan Yinzi said: "The Dao is originally non-existent. Those who return to the Dao through events obtain a moment of respite." There is always something to do. Those who use the Dao to handle affairs should do a hundred things in a week. The enlightened one can assist the world, and the enlightened one alone can establish oneself. Knowing that it is beyond the control of time, one can consider a day as a hundred years and a hundred years as a day. Those who know that it is beyond the reach of the square can consider one li as a hundred li and a hundred li as one li. It is known that without qi, one can move qi; one can summon wind and rain. Those who know that the intangible can be transformed into the tangible can change birds and beasts. Those who have attained the clarity of the Tao will not be burdened by any material things. Their bodies will be light enough to ride phoenixes and cranes. Those who have attained the state of enlightenment cannot drown in any object; when their bodies are in a state of confusion, they can sit on the edge of dragons and whales. To be is to be, and to be is to be. Those who know this way can control ghosts and gods. The real is the illusory, and the illusory is the real. Those who understand this truth can enter the realm of metal and stone. The upper is the lower, and the lower is the upper. Those who understand this principle can serve the stars. The past is the present, and the present is the past. Those who know this can predict the turtle 筮; People are me, and I am people. Those who understand this truth can see into the lungs and liver of others. The object is me, and I am the object. Those who understand this truth can become dragons and tigers within their minds. Understanding that images change from the mind, by observing the mind in this way, one can become a baby girl. Knowing that the bowl is born of the heart, one can absorb the spirit with it and become a furnace of refinement. With this superior creature, even tigers and leopards can subdue it. With this same thing, water and fire can enter. Only those who follow the Way can do it, and they can do it but not do it. It is said that human power can seize the creation of heaven and earth, just like thunder in winter and thunder in summer. A dead body can move, a withered tree can blossom, a ghost can be captured in a bean, a fish can be drawn in a cup, a painting door can be opened, and a earth ghost can talk. All these are done by a bowl. Therefore, it can transform all things. The unceasing love of today is also done by a bowl. The bowl, as an object, has both unity and separation. The reason why I use a bowl is that I have never experienced unity nor separation. Those that have unity live, and those that have separation die. Those who never come together or part ways, neither born nor dead, guests come and go, and the mail remains calm and composed. It is said that there are those who recite prayers, those who have spirits, those who write in ink, and those who change their fingers. All of them can control the gods and bowls, and transform all things. Only those who are not sincere find it hard to be confident and are prone to trust. Therefore, it is advisable to do so. If one knows that sincerity is the key, there is no need to wait for it to happen. It is said that a person's inhalation and exhalation can travel 400,000 li a day, and transformation can be said to be rapid. Only the sage does not remain unchanged. It is said: "Qingluanzi is a thousand years old and transforms into a thousand years old; Taozi holds five positions and transforms his heart in five ways." A sage seeks to transcend worldly affairs; does he not wish to establish himself in the world? Those with tangible numbers fear the unknowable transformation. It is said: All things change, although they are hidden from each other, their energy remains the same. Only the sage knows this and does not transform. It is said: The growth of claws, the extension of hair, and the movement of honor and guard never cease in an instant. All people can see the big picture but not the small details; the wise can see the small details but cannot adapt them. The sage endures transformation, thus there is no transformation. It is said that in the room, there are constant observations and experiences. As a result, the people at the door, the neighbors, the parties in the neighborhood, the mountains and rivers in the suburbs, all have different observations and experiences. Their likes and dislikes follow suit, and they strive and compete with each other. Gains and losses are achieved. Therefore, the sage has precepts when acting and when stopping. It is said: Just like the sea, where countless water dragons and fish change, it is just water. My relationship with things, 蓊, is vast and profound. In the great transformation, there is only one nature. Those who understand the unity of nature have no one, no self, no death, and no life. It is said that the principle of the world is that what is right may turn into wrong, what is wrong may turn into right, kindness may turn into enmity, and enmity may turn into kindness. Therefore, the sage remains constant while considering change. It is said that when people are few, they should be taught by their fathers and elder brothers. A person's strength lies in the admonition of friendship. When one gets old, one should be on guard against the saying of youth. Though the world changes, it cannot bring me misfortune. It is said: The principles of the world are easy to transform if they are light, but hard to transform if they are heavy. Just as clouds and winds may vanish in an instant, the nature of gold and jade remains unwavering over time. Those who are light and wise can transform along with nature without leaving anything behind, and there may still be some that have not undergone transformation. It is said: When two young people were in love, they became very strong. When they met, they did not know each other. When two young men are in love, they grow old together. When they meet, they don't know each other. Like the transformation of sparrows, pigeons, eagles and doves, there is no past and no present.