You don't need to see merit to do good, but God knows it.

You don't need to be seen to do good deeds, but God knows it.

"Although no one sees good deeds, God knows it when doing good deeds" comes from the Taoist classic Tai Shang Induction.

The whole text is as follows:

Although no one knows the virtue, God knows the goodness. People are good, although the blessing has not arrived, the disaster has been far away; Man-made evil, although the disaster has not arrived, the blessing has been far away; People who do good, like the grass in the spring garden, will be given something every day if they don't see its advantages. People who do evil are like sharpening stones. If they don't see the damage, they will lose money every day. There is always a door to happiness and misfortune, and the terrible evil lies not in being discovered, but in knowing it; What is commendable about doing good lies not in others' praise, but in your serenity.

Translation:

Good deeds will be rewarded sooner or later even if they are not seen by others. People do good deeds, although they have not received the good news, but the disaster is far away. People who do good deeds are like grass born in spring. Although they can't observe its growth, they are nourished by sunshine every day. People who do evil things are like the stone that grinds the knife. Although they can't observe its wear and tear, there are missing parts every day.

Extended information:

Main idea:

A Collection of Notes on the Induction of Tai Shang says: "The Supreme Master is also known as the supreme gate, so he feels the sense of moving from one to the other. If he answers this question, he should touch heaven and earth with good and evil, and there will be retribution." It means that the so-called "induction" refers to the retribution of good and evil, and the gods and ghosts of heaven and earth give corresponding rewards and punishments according to the actions of people in the world. Therefore, at the beginning, the causal concept of "good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil" is promoted with the 16-character "There is no door for misfortune and happiness, only people call for it, and good and evil are followed by the shadow".

Expression of ideas:

The book "Induction on Tai Shang" holds that "heaven and earth have gods who have been in charge, and according to the seriousness of people's crimes, it is counted as taking people away", "there are three gods with big dipper on people's heads, who record people's sins and take away their records", and "there are gods with three corpses, who, in people, pay attention to Heaven and Cao every time they go to Geng Shen's day to talk about people's sins". When people act unjustly and go against reason, they will "seize the discipline when they are big, and seize the calculation when they are small", while if they reduce it, they will be poor and suffer more, and eventually "die when they have worked hard", and people will die; If you deserve to die, it will also affect future generations.

Cultivating one's morality and preserving one's health is the philosophy of Taoism, and the existence of secular life forms is fundamental. We should pay more attention to the secular life and cherish the life that exists in reality. Therefore, "those who want to live forever" must avoid the mistakes of "hundreds of things" of all sizes, and the unity with avoiding evil is to become good, and "good" can make people reach a higher realm of life: to become immortal through enlightenment. Therefore, "Induction" talks a lot about the benefits of doing good. Under the ideal of being immortal through enlightenment, which is the highest realm of life advocated by Taoism, it erected a ladder that can be boarded, that is, the realistic mentality and implementation of doing good.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Taishang Induction

Ten kinds of good deeds that accumulate yin virtue

The ancients said, "To do good, accumulate yin virtue is the best, and yin virtue takes care of life and not to be immoral."

When you are alive, doing good deeds and accumulating virtues can not only benefit your family, but also benefit your future generations. Accumulate virtue, be kind-hearted, and do more good deeds.

good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil. It's not that you don't report it. It's not time. Good and evil are all in one thought. A person does good for a long time, but if he makes a little mistake, he can be notorious. Therefore, if he wants to accumulate yin virtue, he must do good all his life and never do evil. At the same time, being virtuous means doing things that are virtuous to others in secret. You can't show off yourself, you can't be happy, you should do more and talk less.

the following things are the most insidious, so try to do them as much as possible.

1. Do more things that are timely.

icing on the cake is easy, but giving charcoal in the snow is hard. These days, rich people, on the contrary, others will curry favor with them and help them, because they want to get benefits from rich people, thinking that rich people are noble people in life. On the contrary, those poor people are looked down upon in society, and their relatives and friends will gradually alienate. The poor people are of little use to themselves.

If you can do something to help those who are in urgent need, you will accumulate virtue. Perhaps, those poor people can't come up with anything to thank you, but in their hearts, they will definitely remember you and be grateful to you. Those rich people, you helped him, in fact, he often doesn't appreciate you, but thinks your help is too weak, which is nothing to him.

2. Do more filial piety.

all the virtues's filial piety comes first. A kind person will never treat his parents badly. In our village, there is a man in his forties, Zhao Zhao, who has never been married. His mother died many years ago, and his father was ill in bed all the year round, and his family was poor, so he had no money to ask a nanny to take care of him. Therefore, Zhao Zhao became a nanny. Zhao Zhao also has a younger brother and a younger sister. Zhao Zhao told them to work hard outside without worrying about their home. His kindness has been recognized by many people, and some older people have introduced him to someone. Last year, Zhao Zhao married a divorced woman. The woman said, "Zhao Zhao is filial to his parents. He must be a good man. Although he is a little poor, he lives a down-to-earth life."

A filial man may have wronged himself, but his kindness is to accumulate virtue and benefit future generations. People who are filial can demonstrate to their children and make them feel the harmony and warmth of the family, so that their children will become filial people. A good family style is passed down from generation to generation, and filial piety warms people's hearts.

3. Do more care for the elderly, the weak, women and children.

if you give a hundred dollars to a rich man, others will certainly disdain it. If you give 1 yuan to the old, weak, women and children, others will remember you all their lives. One hundred dollars, if used to refuel the car, will be spent in a few days, and it may not be enough to buy alcohol and tobacco; But for those who are too poor to open the pot, 1 yuan may be his living expenses for one month.

"Good steel is spent on the blade", you should not give money to others casually, or you will not get a good reward for doing good, or you will get a smaller reward. You save money well, then spend it where it should be spent and give it to those who need it urgently, then you are a real charity. You can also buy things with money and give them to the elderly, women and children. When shopping, try to buy necessities instead of flashy things, which is also a good act.

4. Do more fair and just things.

The day before yesterday afternoon, I bought a handful of garlic sprouts at the vegetable market, weighing two and a half pounds. After I paid the money, I always felt something was wrong. When I got home, I weighed it and found that it was only one catty. I cursed in my mind: "Those who are wicked will not be rewarded well." Although the vegetable seller didn't hear my scolding, he will certainly feel guilty. If many people call him "immoral" and never go to his stall to buy food again, it is estimated that his business will fail, and it will really be rewarded with evil deeds and damage his virtue.

In Wen Chang Di Jun's obituary, it is written: "The bucket scale must be fair, and it is not easy to go out and enter again." A person, the business should be fair, don't be short of two pounds. Be fair and just, don't be greedy and cheap, and don't calculate others. Such a good deed is also a good deed.

5. Do more things to guide others.

In ancient times, there was a story about "digging a wall to get light". By the candlelight of other people's homes, you can read your own books. Although such a good thing is minimal, it is a great help to the poor people who are good at reading. If you are concerned, you often share your books with those in need, and write articles about what you have learned for those in need to read.

If you meet someone who is confused in life, you can give him some advice or give him a hand, and others will certainly be grateful. Some people, when cornered, you gave him a bowl of rice and a bottle of water, and he will succeed in the future. He will never forget such kindness and will help you in turn.

6. Do more things to save lives.

Life is precious. Even an ant has the value of existence. If you always kill things, then you will destroy your own fortune. We often see such a warm reminder in the park that "the grass also has life, please don't trample it at will". That is to tell you to cherish your life.

a kind person knows how to save lives. For example, in the Woods, give birds a nest, meet beautiful flowers, never pick them, prevent others from climbing small trees casually, be civilized citizens, and never cross the road.

7. Do more things with courtesy.

it's light and affectionate to send goose feathers thousands of miles away. To be polite to others is not to exchange gifts on a reciprocal basis, but to treat others with heart and cherish their gifts. For example, if someone gives you a rose and you throw it away in the trash can, then you are a wicked person; It is a good deed for you to keep the roses in a vase and take care of them.

Be a polite person, smile at others, communicate sincerely with others, don't take advantage of others, and give some gifts to others as much as you can. Learn to be grateful to others and not forget their kindness, all of which are accumulated in virtue.

8. Do more things that make you attached to people.

it's fate who you meet in life. Those who cherish fate will get true love; People who follow fate will live in harmony with others. You usually don't pay attention to getting along with others, so when you need others, others won't help you.

As the saying goes, "Don't burn incense at ordinary times, just cram for the Buddha's feet." Being kind to others is something you have to do all your life, not something you have to do one day. No one owes you, and everyone is kind to you for the sake of good feelings.

The ancients said, "It's better to cultivate a reputation than to cultivate a virtue." It is better to accumulate virtue than to create honor and status. Take the accumulation of virtue and happiness as a lifelong matter, and your life, family and career will surely become more and more prosperous.

Do good deeds and accumulate virtues

1. When you are alive, you can't predict your future at all, and blindly pursuing material wealth will only increase your mental burden. In the short life, only the attitude of abstinence, accumulation of virtue and good deeds, and pleasure in suffering can lead to the chic and open-minded life.

2. Successful people are not necessarily happy, and happy people are not necessarily successful, but every happy person can live a happy life, cultivate kindness, spread good words, cultivate good deeds, form good relationships, accumulate virtue, do good deeds and be happy forever.

3. Not every good deed is rewarded, but no good deed is rewarded. Therefore, as long as we persist in doing good deeds, there will be rewards one day, not to mention that the motivation for doing good deeds should not be to get rewards, but to accumulate virtue and do good deeds!

4. I passed another pass today, so I should do more good deeds in the future, accumulate virtue and do good deeds, and make my luck better.

5. There have been too many sins in this life, and too many blessings in the past. Turn over a new leaf, re-examine yourself, look back at your peace of mind every day, and accumulate virtue and do good. Conscience, the most beautiful scenery and people!

6, accumulate virtue and do good, no matter what the situation is, don't die out your inner goodness.

a couplet of kindness and kindness

kindness and kindness;

benevolent people are kind.

please refer to it.

having good thoughts

having good thoughts means having good thoughts when dealing with people. When dealing with people, a person should have a kind and compassionate heart in his thoughts and actions, and think of others in everything.

original text: if you have good thoughts, you must do good deeds. Heaven will bless good thoughts and deeds.

Vernacular translation: There must be Qing Yu in the house of good deeds, and those who are kind-hearted and often do good deeds will be blessed by the Dragon God.

Teach people to always keep the idea of doing good in their hearts. What comes naturally is good. If you do good often, you will be blessed by God and have a good result.

This article comes from the Ming Dynasty's anonymous "Zengguang Xianwen"

Writing background:

A children's enlightenment bibliography compiled by China in the Ming Dynasty. The title of the book was first seen in the drama Peony Pavilion in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, so it can be inferred that this book was written in the Wanli period at the latest.

Augmented Sages is a collection of China's proverbs and maxims from ancient times to the present. Later, after the continuous supplement of the Ming and Qing literati, it was changed to this appearance, which was called "Zengguang Xianwen in the Past" and was commonly called "Zengguang Xianwen".

Although the blessing has not yet arrived

, it means that if people are willing to do good, the blessing has not yet arrived, but it is far from the disaster.

Source: Ceng Zi's Spring and Autumn Annals

Original text:

People are kind, and although the blessing has not arrived, it will be far away; People are not good at doing good, and although the disaster has not arrived, it is far away.

Translation:

If people are willing to do good, although the blessing has not yet arrived, it is far from the disaster; If people are not willing to do good, disaster has not yet come, but the distance from happiness is very far.

Extended information:

The essence of this sentence is to advocate doing good deeds and not doing evil. A good heart embraces all the virtues of human beings. Nothing contributes more to social progress and the happiness of others than having a good heart.

Only with a kind heart can a person's life be glorious, fulfilling, masturbating and happy. A person can do good and be safe all his life, but he can avoid disaster without seeking happiness. On the contrary, people who do evil instead of doing good will not only harm society and others, but also bring disaster to themselves sooner or later.

References: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ceng Zi

The disaster is far away

The original text is: people are good, although the blessing has not arrived, the disaster is far away; Man-made evil, although the disaster has not arrived, the blessing has been far away; People who do good, like the grass in the spring garden, grow day by day without seeing its length. People who do evil are like sharpening stones. If they don't see the damage, they will lose money every day.

it means: being kind, although there is no good fortune, will keep yourself away from disaster; Being vicious, even if there is no disaster from heaven, it will be farther and farther away from good luck. People who are kind to others are like grass in the spring park. It doesn't seem to be very tall every day, but it grows every day. Evil people, like stones used to sharpen knives, seem to be undamaged, but in fact they are consumed every day.

from Ceng Zi in the Spring and Autumn Period.

expanding materials

There are doubts about the historical value of Chunqiu in academic circles. Hu Shi thinks: "The book Spring and Autumn Annals can only be read as a reference book of Confucian orthodoxy, but not as a model history book. Later historians regarded Chunqiu as a model of history, which was a big mistake. Why? Because the purpose of history is to' tell the truth and remember the facts'.

The purpose of Spring and Autumn Annals is not to remember facts, but only to write personal judgments on facts. " Mr. Xu Fuguan also said: "It can be concluded that the motive and purpose of Confucius' compiling Spring and Autumn Annals is not the so-called" historiography "today, but the solemn mission of exerting the good history of ancient times and replacing the judgment of God with the judgment of history. It can be said that this is the mission above historiography, so it is classics rather than history. "

However, there is no doubt about the historical records of Chunqiu in historical records.