I saw a lot of friends this time, and when everyone chatted, they all talked about a topic: now is different from the past, business is difficult, the environment is difficult, and it is inevitable that I am anxious.
Therefore, many people no longer have the money and leisure to study the Tao Te Ching as before, because they have to take out the time to make money and make a living.
We understand this very well, after all, time changes, everyone has their own considerations, this is normal.
Some friends asked: Does learning to use the Tao Te Ching help to make money?
I think the answer should be: Yes.
Money is energy, and it can't be caught up by chasing, but it can be attracted by attraction.
Magnets in nature repel each other with the same poles and attract from opposite poles, we all know this law.
In fact, the world is a combination of energies, and the electromagnetic law of "repelling the same poles and attracting different poles" applies to all scenarios.
For example, in business, if both parties want to make more money from each other, this is the same pole repulsion, and the cooperation will not last long. People are scattered, wealth is scattered, and things are lost.
The tangible world talks about "cause and effect", and behind cause and effect is the law of equilibrium—balance supports all aspects of the universe.
Therefore, if you want to lead the way, you should put your own interests and gains and losses behind everyone, and if you want to be responsible above, you should put your own face under everyone.
This is in line with the law of "opposites attract", so that the saint "becomes his selfishness with his selflessness".
The same is true of how people behave, if you want to get it, you must give it up first, and if you want everyone to help you, you must first help others. Because, success comes by attraction: less to give, more to get, not to be reluctant.
This is the law of "opposites attract", so that the saint "thinks that the more he has himself, the more he has with others".
In the past two years, the market form is not good, but there are still enterprises that can emerge, such as Hongxing Erke, Fat Donglai, tourism receivables are not good, but there are still Zibo barbecue, Northeast Ice and Snow World appeared.
The secret behind the success of these cases is the two words "altruism".
"Altruism" is like the negative pole of a magnet:
- On the surface, it seems that there is no profit in the matter of giving profit, and it seems that he has lost.
- But in fact, in accordance with the law of cosmic equilibrium, more abundant rewards are on the way.
When we face everything with the negative pole of "altruism", the positive energy between heaven and earth will be attracted, and this energy is not only tangible money, but also word-of-mouth, trust, dependence and support.
Whether it is a business or a person, "word of mouth, trust, dependence and support" is the most critical soft power - with these four things, people can get things together, and everything can be done like God's help, because it has won the hearts of the people and the will of God.
On the other hand, if we use the positive pole of "self-interest" to deal with everything, it seems to be smart on the surface, and it seems to grasp more, but in fact, it excludes the positive energy between heaven and earth.
It's just that the flow of energy takes time, so the morning and evening of retribution are slightly different. But one thing will never change - "Skynet is magnificent, negligent but not lost".
The beginning of 2024 is the 20th year of Jiuzi's departure from the fire.
The heart is from the fire, so these 20 years are the era of looking at the "heart", the heart is good, the heart is at peace, everything is safe, and the heart is quiet and wise.
"Tao Te Ching" is a treasure book for cultivating the mind, if people can't see their own heart clearly, clearly, want to continue the previous way in the next 20 years, it is easy to be eliminated.
So, when it comes to whether the Tao Te Ching is helpful for making money? First of all, what is the purpose of making money?
We work hard, ostensibly to make more money, better life, and more materialistic, but in fact to have greater risk resistance, more freedom in life, healthier bodies, more harmonious relationships, and a higher sense of worth.
To put it simply, making money is not about having more money, but about giving yourself a sense of happiness, gain, and security.
The so-called "sense of happiness, sense of gain, and sense of security" are all feelings of the heart.
The feeling of the heart cannot be bought with any amount of money -- the intention born of the heart can become a "business", and the activity born of the heart is "life".
Only when we are comfortable and open can the money we earn be meaningful to us.
On the other hand, only when the heart is transparent, the money we should earn will not be less, because it will be firmly attached to our own destiny and match the electrode called "altruism" in our hearts.
All Chinese classics talk about the feelings of a family and a country.
Because, only by putting down the "little self", everything is considered from the perspective of benefiting everyone, the country, and the world, and the "meaning" we give birth to is the big business of the family and the country, and the nature we get is also the great return of the family and the country to us.
So, does the Tao Te Ching help to make money?
Don't directly equate the Tao Te Ching with the money you earn, but you should equate learning and using the Tao Te Ching with the happiness, sense of gain, and sense of security you want to buy with money.
Wouldn't it be more efficient to skip the process and have the result?
Learning to use the Tao Te Ching is the same as doing business, we must not look at the present, but look at the long-term, we must not look at the individual, we must look at the whole, we must not engage in speculation, and we must steadily treat it as an industry.
In fact, as far as the law is concerned, whether we believe it or not, the law is still the law, and it will always support the world.
But according to the teachings, we will not be limited by the law, but blessed by the law.
So, for any issue, there is no right or wrong. It's just that in life, all choices have to be borne by yourself.
I am grateful to have a positive circle of friends, and everyone sits and talks, which makes us full of harvest and thinking every time.
Thanksgiving Tao Te Ching, thanksgiving for everything, thanksgiving to teachers!
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