Chapter 19: The Brave Are Not Afraid

Generally, the main hall of the temple, that is, the main hall dedicated to the Buddha, is called - Daxiong Treasure Hall!

From this very powerful name, it is not difficult to experience a powerful momentum, this is not a name blindly given to scare people, the word "Nobita" is a title that matches the Buddha, and it also reflects the courage and power of the Buddha.

In the same way, the name of the main hall of the Confucian temple must of course be called - Dacheng Palace, and the name of the main hall of Taoism must be named - Zixiao Palace, which will be very appropriate.

Nobita is very powerful when he hears it, and naturally people can feel the courage contained in it.

Zixiao, in fact, is the purple qi rushing into the sky, if it is not very powerful, it is obviously impossible to rush into the sky.

As for Dacheng, these two words sound like a cow's beep, but they seem to be...... , as if nothing was said.

In fact, this is not the case, the real Dacheng must have achieved in all three aspects.

Zi said: "The third gentleman is incompetent: the benevolent are not worried, the knowing are not confused, and the brave are not afraid." Zigong said: "The master is also self-taught." ”

These are two very important sentences, and basically all the secrets of Confucianism are all in these two sentences.

Translated, there are three ways of cultivation for a gentleman, and I have not reached all of them now, the first is that the benevolent do not worry, the second is that the wise do not doubt, and the third is that the brave ...... Don't be afraid!

Then, Zigong happily exclaimed, "Ah! This is your way of cultivation!"

Zigong's words are very easy to understand, there is nothing to say, what is really important is what it means that the benevolent are not worried, what is the knowledge is not confused, and what is the brave who are not afraid!

Why these three points are the way of the saints!

Why don't benevolent people worry, aren't people with righteousness in their hearts always worried about the suffering of the world?

Why don't wise men wonder, there are too many unsolved puzzles in the world, and how great wisdom does a wise man have, so that he can no longer doubt?

The two issues of benevolence and wisdom are super troublesome to explain, so I won't explain them.

The brave are not afraid, what is not afraid, can they be called brave if they are no longer afraid of anything?

For this question, the second sage of Confucianism explained it quite wonderfully, and almost everyone over the age of ten should have heard of this explanation.

In the past, Zeng Zi said: "The son is so brave? Self-reflexive and not shrinking, although brown and broad, I am not embarrassed? self-reflexive shrinkage, although tens of millions of people...... , I'm going!" Yasheng commented: "Meng's charity is not as good as Zengzi's covenant. ”

Yasheng used to hear Zeng Zi say to Zixiang: "Are you very brave? I once heard the teacher say to me that what is the real bravery. Think about it for yourself and feel that my reasons are not straight, although I am facing ordinary people, am I not afraid? However, if I think about it myself and feel that my reasons are very straight, then even if tens of millions of people are blocking in front of me, I will definitely rush over!"

Then, Yasheng made an evaluation: "Meng Shishe's method of sticking to courage is not as good as Zengzi's sticking to his oath." ”

Yasheng's explanation is very wonderful, in fact, it is not what he said, but what the saint said, the brave man, self-reflexive, although tens of millions of people...... , I'm going!

However, if you just understand this, then ...... , no use for fart!

The real point is not what is called great courage at all, the reason is very simple, the sage has long said very simply, the brave are not afraid.

Therefore, reflexiveness, although tens of millions of people have gone to me, although it has been further explained, when you are upright, you must stick to your own opinion, and don't be afraid of how many people stand in the way.

However, I still haven't figured out why...... , the brave must not be afraid!

In other words, why does a gentleman's path of cultivation have to persist when he is right, even if he dies, he must stick to it to the end!

If you don't understand this, then, of course, it is impossible to understand what is going on with the method of a gentleman's cultivation.

When you are straight, if you just don't insist, can you?

How many people in the world are really like the head of the bar, when they are upright, they have always persevered to the end?

To put it more bluntly, when you are upright, if you don't insist on it, can't you be called a gentleman?

The answer, of course, is yes, reflexively, although thousands of people have gone to me, it is just an exaggeration, saint...... , but it's definitely not a bar!

Advance when you should advance, retreat when you should retreat, this is the wisdom of being a human being, if the saint does not even understand this, then he will not know how many times he will die.

Therefore, although tens of millions of people have gone to me, this kind of exaggerated words that seem to be extremely bullish, I don't know how many people have been confused, the real point, Yasheng said so many points, is actually the last three words - keep the promise!

That's the real big point, the three words that really work!

Keeping the covenant is to keep the oath, why does Yasheng say that Zengzi's great courage is the kind of kind that shrinks from itself, although the courage of thousands of people is a kind of covenant keeping?

Since keeping the oath is great courage, can those who keep the oath no longer be afraid?

If so, then how is it that keeping the oath is a gentleman's practice?

First of all, Yasheng has already said that what Zeng Zi said about reflexive shrinkage, although tens of millions of people have gone to it, it is to keep the covenant, because his final evaluation is obviously a positive tone.

Therefore, the real courage is not self-reflexive, although tens of millions of people have gone to it, but this kind of covenant keeping, these two are absolutely two different things!

Reflexiveness, although thousands of people have gone to me, is just an exaggeration to describe the person who keeps the covenant, he is not the real bravery, that is, the act of keeping the oath is the real bravery, and the person who keeps the oath ...... , you can not be afraid!

For example, the two parties have signed a contract, and at this time, an earthquake suddenly occurs, and the other party's factory buildings are all destroyed, which is directly equivalent to bankrupting the family and unable to fulfill the contract.

Well, isn't it said that some people are shrinking from self-reflexion, although thousands of people are going to do it, is it a kind of great courage?

Well, since the contract has been signed, then you must do things according to the contract, whether you are bankrupt or not, everyone in the world will stop you, Lao Tzu is also justified, you have to fulfill the contract!

Is this self-reflexive, although tens of millions of people have gone to me, but can this be called great bravery?

Therefore, keep your vows...... , it's just your own business, the thing you stick to in your heart, not relying on a so-called very straight truth, to go on a rampage and overthrow all the obstructors!

In many cases, the vow cannot be fulfilled at all, such as what is white and old, and the heart and soul are ...... Wait, wait, wait, the promise that was once made.

Therefore, no matter how the situation changes, and no matter how others change, as long as you remember it in your heart and stick to it silently in your heart, you can actually do it.

If the above statement is not wrong, then why can those who keep their vows be fearless, but keep their vows in their hearts, and why...... Is it a gentleman's way of cultivation?