202 1-08- 18 is the "heaven" mentioned by Taoism actually a food chain?

The third chapter, everyone is happy, do as the Romans do:

The beginning of the text is not taboo or picky about food. Eating, meat and vegetables are ok, just for eating.

The purpose of raising pigs, sheep and chickens is to eat meat. If you don't kill meat, even if someone raises it, you buy it and let it go, or if someone kills you and buys it and buries it, it's all "sudden death" and it's not just "goodness"!

Any animal or creature, with a little thought, can become a Tao. I killed you to eat meat because of your natural role. People, too, are eaten by parasites of the body and blood is eaten by mosquitoes. Man is a "bug basket". People's illness and death are all caused by insects in their bodies. After death, people's bodies are eaten by insects. The reason why people are eaten is not the cruelty of insects, but the natural function of people. Insects eat people, which is very slow and not easy for you to detect, so you don't feel anything. And killing animals and eating meat quickly, you decide to be cruel.

Guan Yinzi said: Worms eat snakes, snakes eat frogs, frogs eat worms and eat each other.

The food chain is heaven. If you use your "private" goodness to change anything, it will only cause "public" evil. Therefore, the difference between a wise man and a fool sometimes lies not in IQ, but in behavior.

There are no special portraits and shrines to worship "old customs" or even some ceremonies and festivals. All aspects are included in the daily "kowtow", regardless of time and frequency, as long as the environment is not disturbed, as long as you are not "strong"-overdraft your physical fitness, as long as people around you do not treat you as a mental illness.

Literati do not oppose any sect, and think that "seventy-two religions and eighty-two religions have their own merits". My family also worships some common gods, such as God, Kitchen God and Door God. And they burn incense on the 15th of every month, but they don't pray for any wealth, which is called "Ping An Xiang". The man said, didn't you just say from the beginning that you don't serve God, don't respect immortals and don't believe in Buddhism? Why are you still burning incense and offering sacrifices Because, they think this is just a folk custom, not a belief, and Taoism and monasticism are two different things. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, that is, don't make yourself look different, for fear that the villagers will say that you are a "head of yin and yang". In short, all words and deeds should follow the crowd.

Only on the spiritual level, it is "noble" and not explicit. Pursue spiritual "luxury", not external "wealth"!

Spiritual "purity": purity is spiritual peace of mind; Expensive, that is, it is also the "spiritual root of heaven and earth", and one day it will be able to "live with heaven and earth and shine with the sun and the moon", which is not inferior to anyone, any god or any ghost in soul.

External "wealth": Being rich means being "rich" than others, being different from others' beliefs, being richer in material wealth and so on. Expensive means being nobler than others, having a higher level and status than others, and showing how advanced your beliefs are, which is "arrogance" in modern words.

The literati opposed this kind of ostentation and extravagance, and advocated low-key and unobtrusive, "self-love, not self-expensive." However, this does not mean that they are passive. Instead, I want to take the initiative to create a stable and comfortable living environment for my loved ones and strive for the greatest "space" for monasticism. He is a wise man who risked his life, a strong man who entered the WTO and an ordinary man with normal sunshine.

The fourth chapter, human spirit is supreme, and the fruit is scattered.

Although human body is born and raised by parents, human spirit is the metaplasia of Tao. Spirit belongs to yang, so it is also called yang qi, which is supreme and transcends ghosts and gods, so there is no need to be afraid of ghosts and gods. According to the Taoist teachings handed down by Lao Guan, we can finally reach the "Taoist realm", so that we can live a long life with heaven.

It can be said that Shi Wendao is the most primitive and simple idea of "dispersing immortals".

So what is a fairy? Immortal characters, written as "Xu" in ancient times, are pictographic "people on the mountain", meaning "extraordinary"; Because the ancients still had the concept of "the mountain is close to the sky", and the word also means "flying to the sky", is there any standard for becoming an immortal? That is, you say you are a fairy. What do you use to measure it? Special function? No, the ancients were not that stupid! What if it is a magician! What did Zhuangzi mean when he said, "Chitose is tired of the world and climbs to the top"? I have lived for more than 1000 years. I have eaten everything, seen everything and played everything. As Fang Qingping said, being a man is really boring. What should I do? Go away! It can be seen that longevity is the first sign of immortality. If you look at the pre-Qin classics, anyone who mentions immortals will always say that they have lived for hundreds of years. It can be said that immortals are people whose desires are obliterated by time (note: these desires are obliterated naturally, not deliberately given up). The true Tao is not abstinence, but in the process of Tao cultivation, all kinds of desires will naturally be eliminated. As we said before, inner pleasure can naturally eliminate lust. Now let's talk about the natural elimination of appetite. Appetite is the desire to eat. The desire to eat is not only related to hunger, but also to delicious food. In the practice of Taoism at the beginning of the text, there was a process in which the positive martial fire turned into negative real water in the mud pill palace overhead. Seeing this, some Taoist friends may question whether your dynamic Taiji diagram is misquoted. Why does it turn counterclockwise? Here, we simply say that the growth of natural things is the process of Yin rising and Yang falling, so the Taiji diagram of Yin and Yang runs clockwise; Taoist practice is against nature, so the Taiji diagram of Yin and Yang runs counterclockwise. This knowledge point will be explained in detail in later courses. Negative real water is saliva if you have to use real things. With the swallowing of saliva, the negative true water returns to Tian Chan. In this process, with the deepening of martial arts, you will feel that the taste of saliva is getting sweeter and more delicious, which is a wonderful taste beyond words. This is what the immortals call "nectar and jade liquid", which is more delicious than any human food. Over time, the addiction to food naturally weakens the desire for ordinary food. This is also why the immortals in the eyes of the literati do not need sacrifices, and people do not need them at all.

The so-called immortal in the literati road is the soul of a wise sage who left the mortal world. These souls have "jumped out of the three realms and are not in the five elements" because of Taoist practice. Like the sun, the moon and the stars, they live in the universe forever, immortal and no longer "incarnate". Ghosts are the souls of ordinary people after death. Because there are still various desires that need to be sacrificed, we must "transform" in the "three realms and five elements". There is an essential difference between the "metaplasia" mentioned by the literati and the reincarnation mentioned by Buddhists. Metaplasia is transformed from spiritual power (or desire). For example, if you are a poor man in this life and your lifelong wish is to be a rich man, then you may be reborn as a rich family in the next life; If you were a royal family in your last life, tired of the cold-blooded killing of power and interests, and want to live an ordinary life, you may be entrusted to an ordinary family in your next life and enjoy the happiness of your father and son. If you think that being a man is bitter and not as happy as a dog, then you are likely to "transform" into a dog. Of course, the result of concrete metaplasia has a considerable relationship with natural chance, and the "chance" here is what Taoism calls "nature".

Just like archery, your goal is the bull's-eye of happiness, but after a gust of wind, it is blown into the pit. This is a natural accident, this is nature. There is only one way to deal with this bad style. Increasing the "arrow power" is the "mind power" of ordinary people.

It is "wish", "determination", "technique" and "magic", and it is the energy inspired by "vitality" that is given to those who practice Taoism. This "vitality" can not only create itself, but also create other things, showing the so-called "magical power." "Guanyin Zi" said: People's power can seize heaven and earth, such as thunder in winter, making ice in summer, catching ghosts with beans, fishing in cups, flowering dead trees and ghosts talking, all of which are made by pure qi, so everything can be transformed. It can also be said that the purpose of amending the law is to compete with heaven and earth for the initiative of "nature". This is feasible in theory, because Taoism believes that there is a Tao first, and then there is heaven and earth. Laozi said: (Tao) I don't know whose son is like the emperor.

In the view of the literati, all ghosts and gods exist naturally, and there is no distinction between high and low, only the difference in wisdom level. Therefore, the scribes never pray for any god, nor are they afraid of ghosts. They believe that as long as they act properly in the right direction, they can achieve a state of "peace of mind", and there will be no more negative emotions such as fear, anxiety and guilt, and their spirit will naturally grow taller.

Self-seeking, self-seeking, self-seeking, self-seeking, everything needs to be done by yourself, and nothing external can help you. Wealth, health, fame and wealth, status and so on all need to be realized by themselves. The man said, I am a beggar, so many people give me money to help me. How can you say "nothing external can help me"? I told a story. One day, a friend and I met a beggar pretending to be disabled in the street. He climbed naked on the board, with worn trousers on his legs and moving with his arms. You must have seen a lot of this scene. I took out a dollar and put it in his basin. My friend immediately stopped me and said, you know he is a liar and give him money back? I said, on a hot day, crawling back and forth like this is also physical work, which is worth this dollar! This is also his "practice", not God's blessing. God won't put a grain of rice in your rice jar and a dime in your wallet.

In ancient times, the so-called gods regarded natural things such as the sun, moon and stars, mountains and rivers, fire, water, thunder and lightning as gods, and later personified them. Therefore, God is also a ghost, a ghost with errands, and has a natural duty, so he has to sacrifice, but after the errands are over, it is inevitable to "metaplasia."

Immortals, on the other hand, have no errands, no bondage, wandering in the universe, staying between heaven and earth, and are no longer "metaplasia" By fairy, we mean "fairy".

Literati divided immortals into three levels: fairy, earthly fairy and human fairy. Fairy is the state of the soul, carefree and without happiness, so it is bliss; Immortals are human beings, but they are out of space and can't escape the physical experience; Immortals can't experience their souls out of body, but they can experience them with peace of mind, live a long life and die without disease.

According to the literati, the human body has its own three-light zone, with two lights on the shoulders and Yi Deng on the head. The left shoulder is a magic lamp, also called a three-soul lamp, and the soul belongs to yin, so the external yang god can harass or destroy him; The right shoulder is a ghost lamp, also known as the seven gods lamp, which belongs to the yang, so the vulva ghost can harass or destroy him; Overhead is an alcohol lamp, also called sky lamp. As long as the spirit is immortal, the lamp of the spirit will not go out. The body is the ground, hiding three souls and seven spirits, and the spirit is the sky, located at the fontanel and the skull crown. Even if foreign ghosts and gods put out your three souls and seven spirits lamp, they can't put out the sky lamp. As long as the sky lamp is not extinguished, the other two lamps will spontaneously ignite again. Is this the ideological source of the sentence "People can't seize their ambitions"? The extinction of the sky lantern is only the extinction of self, and the negative factors such as your fear, your inferiority, your giving up, your surrender and your depression are the real disasters to extinguish the sky lantern. In other words, you can only put out the sky lanterns. Therefore, you don't have to worry about being afraid of foreign ghosts and gods, just wait for your spirit lamp and your sky lamp wholeheartedly, and make it more prosperous and brighter through Taoist practice.

Besides, there are no spells in Wen's Taoism. They think that the spells of other Taoist priests are a kind of "will". In modern terms, it is a letter and a document written to ghosts and gods. As for whether this document is useful or not, it is not what you draw or write in this document, but who is the author of this document. For example, if the county magistrate wants to tear down your house, you ask the governor to write a note that says "Act according to the law and regulations". Here is the signature of the governor and the year, month and year. If this note is shown to the mayor, what effect will it have? Stupid people know that. But the same content is "doing things according to the law." The signature below is your bachelor uncle, and then the year, month and day. What effect will it be? Go away!

The literati believes that if you have magic power, your words and deeds will have a remarkable effect. If you don't have magic, make some spells cruel and cunning, not to mention ineffective, even if they exist, they won't last long, and even cause unnecessary disasters. What is magic? It is strength, awe of ghosts and gods, the collapse of Mount Tai, and a powerful gas field of inner peace; It is the heart, the heart of "heart in one place, doing nothing", just like a convex lens to gather sunlight and cosmic energy.

It can be seen that the monks of the literati thought they were higher than these ghosts and gods on the ideological level. Only I will "send it to God", so I don't have to worry about the intrusion of ghosts and gods. Even if I can feel you by my side, what can I do?

The fifth chapter, dedicated, die, the whole people close to the fairy:

My father is filial, my wife is virtuous, and I live a rich and carefree life. This is the "whole person", and this is the immortal life of the world. Enjoy the blessings that one should enjoy and live as long as one can. This is called longevity. Literati believe that only by making people "complete" and enjoying a long life can they become immortals. How can a man become immortal if he can't do it well?

It is not only required to give "appropriate" care to relatives in spirit, but also to give "appropriate" care in matter. Only in this way can we have no worries, peace of mind, more time and broader space to "practice".

Because Wen began to pay attention to the spiritual care for his loved ones, in their view, those behaviors of abandoning their parents and giving up their wives and children to become monks and nuns not only violate human relations, but also violate heaven and cannot become immortals. Therefore, most of the scribes practiced at home until their parents died and their children became independent. As for wives, you can cultivate them together if you like. If you don't want to have children to honor and support, you can leave with peace of mind. Therefore, there is a proverb at the beginning of the text, "Don't practice before the age of forty".

Throughout history, most monks retired after middle age or even later. For example, Lv Dongbin and his wife retired at the age of 64. You heard me right, yes. Lv Dongbin arranged all worldly affairs and took his wife to live in seclusion. Does this surprise many people and surprise you?

The history of monasticism in Lv Dongbin also inspires our sick friends, and it is not too late to start monasticism. When you feel "too late" for one thing, it is the earliest time. Where is the dividing line between the first half and the second half? At this moment.

The so-called "appropriate" material care for relatives, to put it bluntly, is to create enough wealth to make relatives worry about food and clothing. Only when relatives have enough to eat and drink can they not care about themselves, and they can "feel at ease" and practice with peace of mind.

Scholars advocate appropriate progress. The pursuit of wealth at the beginning of the text pays attention to letting nature take its course and taking it properly. Oppose cheating, opportunism, not making money and not accepting alms from others. Everything depends on one's own practice, wisdom and wealth planning.

Especially for the wealth and status of others, I don't envy or hate them. If you want to have it, you must take appropriate measures to win it according to your actual situation and ability.

At this time, I suddenly thought of a person in history, that is Fan Li. Fan Li was an early practitioner of pre-Qin Taoist thought. It can be said that Fan Li's life well interprets the Taoist concept at the beginning of literature. He learned Taoism in his early years, participated in politics in troubled times, retired after success, became rich in business, and died in seclusion.

It can be seen that the idea of "the whole person is close to the fairy" has similar significance to the idea of "cultivating oneself, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world" advocated by Confucianism. I will be myself first, take good care of my family, and then learn the technology well, and then come out to work when I have the technology.

Furthermore, the concept of the whole person also includes that everyone can play their natural role, social role and family role well, so that the relationship between them can be harmonious.

Zhuangzi told a story about "succession", saying that Emperor Yao had to give way to a hermit. Xu You said that Yao, as an emperor, should govern the country, which is what Yao should do. As a hermit, you should learn knowledge, which is what hermits should do. Just as the person in charge of sacrifice can't cook in the kitchen instead of the chef. Everyone should play a good role.

If the emperor doesn't become an emperor, he will ponder how to be a good carpenter all day; Carpenters, on the other hand, are not good at carpentry, thinking about how to be an emperor all day. This is the role dislocation, everyone's role dislocation, and this is the reason for the world turmoil.

The man said, to play your social role well is to accept your fate? Of course not! Everyone mistakenly thinks that Taoism is negative and world-weary. I wonder if Taoism is really the correct idea to actively promote the orderly development of society?

Every dynasty in history and the great governance after the chaos in the world all used the Taoist thought of "inaction". What is inaction? Just don't toss and don't interfere.

There are so-called eight prosperous times in the history of China:

First, the prosperity of Yin merchants

Second, the prosperity of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Third, the prosperity of the Western Han Dynasty.

Fourth, the prosperity of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Five, before the Tang dynasty.

Sixth, the prosperity of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Seven, the prosperous times before the Ming Dynasty

Eight, the prosperous times before the Qing Dynasty

Without exception, in the face of world chaos, economic depression and people's dire straits, they are all "frivolous and generous, sharing interests with the people" policies. To put it bluntly, it is to let the people give full play to their subjective initiative. You don't have to worry about it. Farmers know how to plant land well, businessmen know how to do business well, and scholars know how to improve their knowledge. Similar to China's policy since the reform and opening up, it is based on contract production, market economy and independent adjustment. The government does not interfere and does its own administrative functions well. This is the fundamental reason why we can make such rapid progress in just a few decades-the inaction of Taoism.

Some people may argue, but what's good about the society now? This is not good, that is not good. Excuse me, did you do it yourself? If you can't do it yourself, why should you ask others to do it well?

So, how to be yourself? Recognize your social role and recognize the social role of others.

Just like the traffic police who fell down and held the baby on the Internet the other day. We can imagine that if this incident is combined with the tiger bite in Badaling Wildlife World in Beijing, it is the woman with the child in her arms who was killed by the tiger. What would you say? Do you blame tigers for not being human?

Then, why do we accuse the traffic police involved in law enforcement of being inhumane? Because we don't understand the social role attribute of the police. First, we need to know what the law is. Law is not a tiger running around the world, but a tiger in a cage. You can do whatever you want outside the cage. Nobody cares about you. But once you put your hand into the cage, you are doomed to be bitten by a tiger. If you want the tiger to bite you, first judge whether you put it in intentionally or unintentionally. If you put your hand in, you will bite it as a punishment. Stick your head in and be gentle, don't hurt people's lives? Is the man who put his hand in holding a child in his hand? Is the child he is holding over 16 years old? Is this still a tiger?

As we all know, law is a state machine. The police are more like state machines. When you cut meat with a knife, you think it's not fast enough, cut it yourself, and hate it for being too fast! Excuse me, is the knife wrong? What is the behavior of a wise man? It's not because you choke on food, but because you take a warning. You should recognize the role of the knife, face it seriously next time and use it correctly and reasonably. The same is true for understanding the social role attribute of the police.

In the same way, people who take children as the center and ignore the social role of the police, if they dig deep into the root of this thought, it is not rational, not kind, but cynical! This is stupid and kind, but it is also hypocritical!

If this kind of thing replicates and evolves, it is extremely scary to think about it! If a terrorist comes to China with a child in his arms and tries to detonate a suicide bomber in the crowd, the police can't stop it immediately at a critical moment, but should first consider how to explain to public opinion if the child is injured. What will be the consequences?

An incident of "supporting or not supporting" tore the morality of the Chinese nation to pieces. Will another incident of "don't fall", "don't catch", "don't shoot" and "be brave" continue to devour our basic moral common sense? Continue to condone this unscrupulous "mutual harm model" to be copied indefinitely?

Only with a set of ruthless laws can we realize a sentient world. This is true democracy and true freedom. This is the Tao.

The man said, is this Taoist thought? Why does it sound like a legalist? By the way, that's right! It can be said that Taoism is the source of a hundred schools of thought. And the thought of a hundred schools of thought contending is the paranoid corner of Taoist thought.

Laozi said that heaven and earth are cruel to all things, and saints are cruel to the people. The way of heaven and earth treats everything as saints treat people. When they die, they will naturally die, no matter what way they use, just like dogs used for sacrifice. Whether they are killed with a knife or burned to death, the form becomes unimportant. The laws of the universe are like a pair of merciless scissors, mercilessly cutting off those things that are not in line with the way of nature. Like those extinct species in the history of biological evolution. Only by looking at the world from such a height can we truly realize the Tao.

It can be seen that the "justice" advocated by the literati road seems simple, but it is not so simple in actual implementation.

However, it is not difficult to say it is difficult. Recognize yourself in the past, be yourself now and fight for yourself in the future. If you want to make the world a better place, first make yourself a better place! Everyone can do his natural role and social role well, and the world will be harmonious.