Chapter 168: Nine Purple Li Fire Era
Furthermore, this matter of cultivation, without a mind method, one can only cultivate its form. Wearing some clothes, making some gestures, speaking volubly, but when encountering a situation, the heart is unstable and they become more frantic than anyone, whining and complaining. So what is there to cultivate? If you don’t cultivate, isn’t it all the same?
Cultivation, cultivation. Besides changed clothes and hairstyles, and being able to talk about this Way and that principle, what has changed? What is there to cultivate?
What is cultivated is that you gain enlightenment, you cultivate, and when facing a situation, you are fearless, magnanimous, and have a pile of methods to resolve problems, whether they are matters of the heart or matters of the world.
You babble all day long, talking about chasing ghosts and striking gods, getting extremely scared by a weasel or a snake, what are you cultivating? Does cultivation make you more timid? Can the Great Dao be so timid?
The Heavenly Dao is not benevolent; it treats all things as straw dogs. This means that if the Heavenly Dao is not merciful, all living beings are like ants. That ancient saying, “Dao is honored,” is not boasting at all! All things have patterns of operation. It can modify those patterns for the better or for the worse. What are you boasting about? Be humble. Cough cough cough.
Even if boys cultivate to this point, none dare to claim to stand above the Dao. They only speak of controlling themselves and mastering the laws of the Dao. Who are you to arbitrarily challenge this Dao?
Some people cultivate first and then enlighten, while others enlighten first and then cultivate. The purpose of both is the same: the truth, or mastering the laws of the Dao. Mastering it does not mean you *are* it. You are merely using it to cultivate. It doesn’t mean you *are* it just because you cultivated. Don’t you understand this yet? My Eldest Brother.
Why do some people, after cultivating for over a hundred years, remain humble and low-key? Do you think they are bowing their heads to others? How could that be?
Do you know that a Saint’s single word can cause a million deaths? No matter how powerful your cultivation, sometimes you must learn to be obedient in the face of great patterns. Youthful impulsiveness is not inherently wrong, but your gaze must also be effective. Many people have been arrogant to the extreme. Understanding these words is like a lamp guiding your path; not understanding them is like a red traffic light.
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The boy recalled an ancient saying: “Wealth lies in calculation, not in diligent farming.” This saying means that wealth does not originate from diligence, or rather, diligence is merely one element of wealth, not the deciding factor.
In other words, have you ever seen anyone who toils for a living who isn’t diligent? Even those who make breakfast have to get up around three in the morning.
Therefore, the key to winning lies in calculation and situation.
Calculation is a system of theories developed by ancient people through highly macroscopic summarization of all things in the world, deriving the laws of interaction and transformation between Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, fully applying these laws to deduce the relationships and changes between things, predict the future, and avoid misfortune.
Calculation includes astronomy, calendar systems, divination, and so on.
Astronomy refers to the phenomena of the sun, moon, and stars in their orbits in the universe, as well as the structure, nature, and laws of celestial bodies.
A calendar is a method of calculating time based on celestial phenomena, formulated to meet the needs of people’s daily lives. Its main purpose is to calculate the duration of years, months, and days and their relationships, thereby determining the passage of time.
Divination is the act of inquiring about past or future information from nature through specific tools or methods, judging good or bad fortune based on that information. Its principle lies in the connection between the microscopic and the macroscopic, for analysis and inference.
Situation refers to the developmental circumstances within a period, including changes and developments in politics, military affairs, economy, and other aspects.
Calculation and situation, when combined, can be simply understood as investigating the changes between various laws through macroscopic and microscopic observation.
When applied to an individual, this becomes perspective. This perspective is similar to the first-person and third-person perspectives in a game. First-person perspective is personal perspective, while third-person perspective refers to an observer’s viewpoint.
When mentioning changes in patterns, in this era, one must also bring up the theory of the Nine Purple Li Fire Era.
The Nine Purple Li Fire Era is a concept in destiny analysis. Nine Purple represents the Li trigram, which belongs to the element Fire and symbolizes light, passion, wisdom, and arts.
The Li Fire Era? This is a designation within the Five Elements theory and the Heavenly Stem-Earthly Branch calendar system for years associated with Fire, indicating that the power of the Fire element will be relatively vigorous within a specific period.
We are currently in the early stages of the Nine Purple Li Fire Era, a period from 2024 to 2043.
During the Nine Purple Li Fire Era, certain industries will experience rapid development, such as film and television, arts, health, beauty, intelligence, technology, culture, and education.
This includes various things seen in daily life: short videos, short dramas, music, fitness, yoga, Chinese classics, health preservation, new energy, makeup, clothing, and so on, often found in self-media.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that success is guaranteed by engaging in these fields; it simply signifies that these things will be more prevalent than before, indicating a trend.
The reason many people thrive on platforms like short video apps in these industries is because Fire also represents electricity, and electricity is heavenly fire.
With the rapid development of mobile phones and the internet, people leverage various things associated with the Fire attribute, using this situation to elevate themselves. This is why the so-called Seven Masters and Eight Spirit Mediums are emerging like swarms of wasps, because Chinese classics encompass success studies, financial intelligence, health and destiny analysis, as well as spiritual abodes and faith, among other things. By leveraging heavenly fire, i.e., electricity and the network, these are presented to the world. This also includes literature and art, like the fantasy novels written by the boy.
Fire compounding with Fire, flourishing and prospering.
Here, I want to emphasize Chinese classics, or faith-based culture. It contains two great treasures: the first is wealth, and the other is fate, which can also be called health.
The methods to obtain money and health are found within the laws of the Dao. Chapter 8 of the Tao Te Ching says, “The highest good is like water. Water benefits all things and does not contend.” It can also be called benefiting all things.
In terms of money, the greater your contribution, the more money you will have.
For example, if you can only provide breakfast, you will only earn money for providing breakfast. If you can only sell clothes, you will only earn money for selling clothes.
However, if someone can connect with everyone, they can obtain everyone’s money. For instance, on WeChat, if one hundred million people each give you one dollar a day, that’s over a billion. This “giving” is equivalent to certain forms of payment, and so on.
Or, by creating a platform that allows everyone to express themselves, you will receive money from all users. Alternatively, by inventing a patent, the more people who need it and benefit from it, the more money you will earn.
The method to obtain health is similar. There is a saying, “Ugly people cause trouble,” which doesn’t refer to a person’s physical ugliness, but rather that someone who does many bad deeds will appear unattractive. This is called “appearance arises from the heart.”
In other words, if you can speak good words, do good deeds, and have good intentions, your appearance will also change for the better.
For example, if the boy treats every person who reads his novels as a younger brother or sister, and writes books for them with care, using the power of words to help them, then the boy will become more attractive, and his body will become healthier. This is because every younger brother and sister is not foolish. The boy exhausts himself to write good material to teach them, and they will sense this energy in their hearts. They will sense that this person is truly acting for their benefit. This output of positive energy, when sensed, returns as positive energy, which is same-frequency resonance. As a result, the boy’s body will improve.
Do you know why? Because everyone who receives this energy fears the boy’s demise, as he can continuously lead you upward until you are truly capable. Therefore, those he helps will wish him health and send him blessings. Words can influence metal.
Conversely, if many people curse someone, meaning they resent and hate him, and ten people resent him, a hundred people resent him, and ten thousand people resent and hate him, then his life is nearing its end. Hated by the masses, scorned by thousands, it won’t be long.
Morality, morality. Dao is Dao, and Virtue is Virtue. Dao refers to the Heavenly Dao. Virtue and “getting” sound alike. One refers to inner virtue, the other to external attainment. When inner virtue is okay, then external attainment is achieved. Virtue attained is Dao attained.
After finishing this article, the boy quickly stopped to drink some water. It’s not that it’s anything else; although he knew how it all worked, it still took a long time to summarize all of this at once.
Standing up, the boy laughed heartily to the sky, Hahahaha~! I’m going to have some tea~!
