The famous sentences in Hong Yingming's "Cai Gen Tan" are as follows:

1. Heaven and earth last for eternity, and this body will never be found again; life only lasts for a hundred years, and this day is the easiest to live.

Interpretation: Heaven and earth can last forever, but people will not be resurrected after death. Human life is only about 100 years at most, and one day passes easily.

2. When the mind is bright, there is a blue sky in the dark room; when the thoughts are dark, there are ghosts under the daylight.

Interpretation: If a person has an upright heart, even if he is in a dark room, he will still feel like he is standing under a clear sky; if a person has evil thoughts in his heart, he will basically encounter evil in broad daylight. To the devil.

3. The diseases that come with old age are all caused by the time of strength; the sins of old age are caused by the time of prosperity.

Explanation: The diseases that a person suffers in old age are all the root causes of diseases left in his youth; the sins suffered by a family when the family is in decline are the root causes of the disease when the family is prosperous.

4. Those who practice one hardship and one pleasure to become blessed will be blessed for a long time.

Interpretation: There are both suffering and happiness in human life, and only the happiness that is tempered from suffering will last long.

5. It is better to be praised without good than to be ruined without evil.

Interpretation: It is better to have no good deeds but be praised by others than to be slandered by others without doing evil deeds.

6. You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others. Those who neglect this precept.

Interpretation: People cannot have bad thoughts that are harmful to others, but they cannot be unprepared to guard against others. This is a warning to those who do not think carefully when interacting with others.

"Cai Gen Tan" is a collection of quotations on cultivation, life, conduct, and birth compiled by the Taoist Hong Yingming of the Ming Dynasty. It is a rare treasure of ancient times. It combines the Confucian doctrine of the mean, the Taoist thought of inaction and the Buddhist thought of transcendence. It is a popular reading that is helpful for people to cultivate their sentiments, temper their will, and strive for progress.