PDLP Chapter 478 This life is enough
Chapter 478 This life is enough
After Zhang Xin made up his mind to live longer and occupy his position to ensure Zhu Zhanji's future ascension to the throne more securely, Zhang Sanfeng seemed to have caught wind of it and began to teach Zhang Xin more in-depth Taoist lessons.
But before every class, Zhang Sanfeng still kept everyone in Biyun Villa out.
Even if they are Sun Biyun’s disciples.
Instead, Rolling up the sleeves can follow Zhang Xin and listen in.
Zhang Xin was a little surprised and asked Zhang Sanfeng the reason.
“A teacher doesn’t come on the road, a doctor doesn’t knock on the door, a method isn’t passed on lightly, a way isn’t sold cheaply.”
Zhang Sanfeng only uttered a few four-word mantras.
Does the saying "A summer insect cannot talk about ice, and a well frog cannot talk about the sea" mean?
Wanxiu asked for advice very humbly.
"That's about right. A grasshopper with three seasons won't believe that there are four seasons in a year. To a blind person, there is no difference between day and night; to a fool, truth and lies are the same."
Zhang Sanfeng nodded.
"I can understand the first part, but I don't understand this part, stupid people."
He rolled up his sleeves and shook his head.
"It's just like what you did to your Crown Princess. If the Crown Princess is extremely stupid, and you insist on reminding a fool to be careful, not only will you offend the liar, but you will also make the fool feel that you are insulting her and looking down on her."
Zhang Sanfeng smiled and pointed out that Zhang Xin gave the simplest example.
"The girl with the sleeves is very blessed."
As the future husband of Rolling Up His Sleeves, Wei Guan gave a heartfelt compliment.
Because he rolled up his sleeves, he was reluctantly included in the small circle that Zhang Sanfeng was willing to teach.
This is something that many people hope for but cannot achieve.
Even the current emperor does not have this honor.
In his life, he had a wave of good luck when he was getting old.
This life is enough!
"But there is no need to belittle it. The greatest self-awareness of Taoism is to mind other people's business, cultivate one's own virtues, not interfere in other people's lives, and not interfere in other people's karma. But sometimes a person's virtues will naturally interfere with others, and thus achieve positive results."
Zhang Sanfeng's recent cultivation speed was so fast that even he found it outrageous.
The confusion caused by this also exists.
Taoism has always emphasized not to give advice, but let others figure it out on their own; not to stop others, but let them fall on their own.
When a person is stubborn and refuses to change his ways, all kind words and gentle suggestions will be of no use.
Only excruciating pain can wake others up.
All living beings are suffering, and we can only overcome it by ourselves.
If a person refuses to listen to advice and never turns back, he will die.
That means he has to take this detour.
He must hit his head against this wall.
His master also said:
No matter how right you are, you can't change some people unless they want to change themselves.
The ancient sage Mencius said: The trouble with people is that they like to be teachers.
When Zhang Sanfeng first looked at Zhang Xin, he really felt that Zhang Xin was courting death.
He couldn't help but educate the royal family, guide the royal family, and even help the royal family to make plans and put them into practice.
Although her original intention was good, whether others accepted her teachings or not was completely beyond her control.
So many people died during the Hongwu period. Isn’t this a lesson for us?
But Zhang Xin created a brand new Yongle Dynasty.
Let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and let the court that governs the country and the people prosper.
This is completely opposite to the self-salvation that Taoism upholds.
This made Zhang Sanfeng's Taoist faith waver.
If he had been summoned to meet Zhu Yuanzhang when the Ming Dynasty was founded, could the subsequent chaos have been changed?
His withdrawal from the world may be selfish in a sense.
Living in troubled times, there must be some people in this world who stand up and influence others through words and actions about what they believe is right, thereby gaining followers, changing things that are considered wrong, and creating a new era in which right and wrong are very different.
Zhang Xin did it.
He didn't stand up, and he was ashamed.
"What the real person meant is that if you meet a pig, please don't talk to it about the future, because it only cares about its food. If you meet a dog, please don't stop it from eating shit, because it will think you are trying to steal it and might even bite you. Good words cannot persuade a damned ghost, mercy does not save people, spring breeze does not enter the ears of a donkey, and fools do not listen to advice."
Zhang Xin didn't understand the twists and turns in Zhang Sanfeng's heart, but Zhang Xin roughly understood what Zhang Sanfeng wanted to express.