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- The third day of the winter solstice
The winter solstice, an important festival in the twenty-four solar terms in China, is also an important traditional festival in Chinese, with the saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year", and there has been a custom of celebrating the winter solstice since ancient times.
The reason why the winter solstice is important is because this day has reached an important turning point in the cycle of heaven and earth from the three levels of heaven, earth and man, which contains the three true meanings of heaven and earth life.
When this day is cherished, when the way of heaven is realized.
Heavenly Lord "Circle"
The important component of the winter solstice in the twenty-four solar terms comes first of all from its key in time and day.
On the day of the winter solstice, the time of day reaches the shortest, and the time of night reaches the longest; the yin qi between heaven and earth reaches the maximum, and the yang qi reaches the weakest. After this day, the time of the day will become longer and longer, and the time of the night will become shorter and shorter; the yang will become more and more abundant, and the yin will become weaker and weaker.
The name "Winter Solstice" also derives from this. Ancient clouds: the solstice of the cathode, the beginning of the yang qi, the solstice of the sun, the solstice of the short day, the solstice of the long shadow of the sun, so it is called the "winter solstice".
Therefore, the winter solstice is also known as "one yang sheng", the yin qi is full of poles, and the yang is born. The ancients believed that this was the beginning of a new cycle in which the Heavenly Dao ran, and the yin qi went to death and the yang qi to life, so the road ahead was full of possibilities and hopes, so it was auspicious.
The ups and downs are the way of heaven. The solar terms that best embody this heavenly path are the summer solstice and winter solstice. And only the winter solstice is towards hope. Its enlightenment to us, in addition to telling us to avoid the situation of prosperity and decline - things can not be done, there is room for everything; but also tells us to understand the principle of harmony - everything always has a turning point, always have hope.
Only by joining the circle of heaven can we attain the consummation of life.
Authentic Lord "Strong"
There is an idiom called "count nine cold days", when did you start counting nine? It is the winter solstice. After the winter solstice, it begins to "enter the ninth" and enter the coldest stage of winter.
Everything on the earth has also begun to undergo the most severe test. Whether it can withstand the test determines life or death, and whether it is strong or weak. Glaciers mark the dividing line, and above the line are four words: tenacity, endurance.
In nature, there are winds and rains as well as severe cold and heat, and the human world is not both proud of the spring wind and bumps and twists and turns. What determines whether you can survive and how far you can go is tenacity and endurance.
Therefore, the authentic lord is "strong", naturally like the human world, and the respected ones are the strong. And this strength, first of all, is a spirit and will, and what is achieved is not only survival, but also dignity and value that transcend survival. All the harshness is grinding, and all the grinding will point to one point - the strength and solidity of the mind.
The winter solstice begins with nine, counting 9 days is "one nine", counting 9 days is "two nine"... Count to "nine-nine", and the harsh winter will come to an end. "Nine Yang Blossoms", when the sky is warm, spring has arrived, and everywhere the warblers sing and swallow, thriving.
Life, too. It takes tenacity and patience, and it takes staying up. Survive, stand out; can't stay, out.
Humanitarian Lord "Quiet"
During the Han Dynasty, the winter solstice was called the "Winter Festival", and there was a ceremony of "He Dong" and a custom of "worshiping winter".
The Book of the Later Han Dynasty says: "Around the winter solstice, gentlemen settle down and meditate, hundreds of officials do not do anything, do not listen to politics, choose auspicious chen and then save things." This means that on the day of the winter solstice, the whole court should take a holiday and rest, the army is on standby, the border is closed, the business is closed, relatives and friends give each other good food, visit each other, and joyfully live a festival of "settling down and resting".
The four words of "settling down and meditating" fulfill the true meaning of humanity on the winter solstice - jing. The true meaning of stillness consists of two layers.
Stillness is in accordance with the heavens. On the winter solstice day, the yin qi is extreme, the yin is quiet, and the yang is active. Although a yang was born, after all, it was only budding, and people should follow the heavenly path, or they should take the yin as the mainstay. So be quiet. The more yin, the more quiet it is; the yin reaches the extreme, it must be quiet to the extreme.
Jing is cultivation accumulation. The winter solstice was also called "Little Year" in ancient times, because it was not far from the Spring Festival, and it was getting closer and closer to spring. Behind the extremely strong yin qi, everything in heaven and earth is slowly accumulating the power of growth, only to wait for the time to come when the spray is prosperous. From the winter solstice, humanity is quiet, and the essence is also the reason for recuperation.
Therefore, the connotation of the Heavenly Dao of the winter solstice and the yang, in addition to the ups and downs, there is also a yin that is deep enough to give birth to the yang, and the heart of great tranquility can control the great movement. Rest is not good, there is no energy to do things; internal strength is not enough, can not practice superior martial arts.
This is the dormant way that has been accessible to all who have achieved great things since ancient times. To yourself, this is to recharge; to the outside world, this is to wait for the opportunity. "Zhou Yi" Yun: "A gentleman hides his instrument in his body and waits for the time to move." ”
The so-called success or failure. The success of all things is only in these two points; the failure of all things is only the failure in these two points.
The main circle of the Heavenly Dao, the strong of the Tunnel, and the quiet of the Humanity Lord point to the realm, strategy and confidence of life, and the relationship is the fate, path and texture of life. The so-called heaven, place, and people, people can understand this, the heart can settle down, things can be achieved, and life can be smooth.
In this way, it is a great luck. In this way, it will live up to the auspicious day.