751. Consolidate and you will be better:

(1) Consolidate your liver’s essence or your eyes will be dizzy and lack lustre

(2) Consolidate your lungs’ essence or your muscles will atrophy and be weak

(3) Consolidate your kidneys’ essence or your spirit and qi will be weak

(4) Consolidate your spleen’s essence or your hair will fall and your teeth will decay

(5) Do not overwork when moving, for that will damage your qi

(6) Do not remain immobile, for that will coagulate your blood and block your qi

(7) Enjoy a long life by not overworking your body or draining your essence

( Look without seeing, and your mind will remain innocent; then your spirit will guard your body and give you longevity.





752. There are eight unlivable places:

(1) Where there are dirt and mess

(2) Where there is noise

(3) Where there is negativity

(4) Where there is trouble

(5) Where there is hostility

(6) Where there are gloom and dampness

(7) Where there is no fresh air to breathe

( Where graves and temples are near





753. Those who revere and respect LIFE do not harm their bodies by over-supporting themselves with wealth and rank, do not exhaust their bodies to rise above poverty and low status, can shake off their desires, and can feel calm, purify their minds, and clean their spirits. Foresight, retentive memories, worry, sorrow, sadness, fear, anger, puzzlement, anxiety over what has been wished, and disharmony between Yin and Yang all hurt people.




754. You flow from your essence

l Water has its source, so it surely flows far

l Trees have their roots, so they surely are leafy

l Houses have their bases, so their pillars surely are straight

l People have their essence, so they surely live long lives






755. Your pillow must be neither too high nor too low; too high causes the liver to shrink, but too low causes the lungs to shrink.

l Tears from the eyes cause the liver to leak

l Mucous from the nose causes the lungs to leak

l Saliva from mouth causes the kidneys to leak

l Sweating while awake causes the heart to leak

l Sweating while asleep causes the small intestines to leak

l Drooling while asleep causes the brain to leak

l Dreaming of intimacy with ghosts causes the spirit to leak

l Lustful people cause their own bodies to leak.

One with full spirit does not want sleep; one with full qi does not want food; one with full essence does not want lust.





756. The taboo of a day is stuffing oneself; the taboo of a month is getting drunk; the taboo of a year is excessive work and rage; the the taboos of a lifetime are being bullied in the early morning, observing only your faith, keeping peace, not being thoughtful, and scheming. Sadness causes streams of tears, bitterness causes the nose to run, anger generates goitre, rage causes deep-rooted ulcers, your heart desires what your qi reaches, and you can generate everything. Great people restrain their grief and bitterness and refrain from anger.





757. Lack of physical bonding between sexual partners, Yin and Yang, causes diseases to form due to blood stasis and qi stagnation. Therefore, those who remain celibate and abstinent are prone to be sickly and short-lived, while excessive indulgence in lust will damage their lives. Rich food smooths the intestines but also causes phlegm; breakfasts should be simple and early, lunches should be rich and full, and dinners should be small. Following these rules, one can have a long and healthy life.




758. Lead a leisurely and unrestrained life without cravings or painstaking effort. Enjoy life no matter where you are or what you are doing:

l When your kidneys are immobile, your essence is preserved

l When your body is immobile, your qi is preserve

l When your heart is immobile, your spirit is preserved

When your essence, your qi, and your spirit are perfectly preserved, you will become naturally immortal






759. It is no disgrace to be poor and lowly, but it is to flatter and beg others; it is no honor to gain wealth and rank, but it is to benefit the world with wealth and rank.



760. Gaining fame and wealth that should not be gained invites fortune to become misfortune, but enduring hardships and poverty that are the hardest to bear invites bitterness to become sweetness.





761. Misfortune comes very easily from wealth and rank; we need to stay sincere, honest, and humble to avoid great trouble; fortunes and blessings are originally destined; we must remain thrifty and simple in order to extend their time with us.


762.We are born with consciences and would be no higher that the birds and beasts without them; saints and sages teach people the correct way, but people always go through thistles and thorns when deviating from it.





763. There are no fools in the world; how can one deceive others in vain hope? Suffering is everywhere; how can one enjoy leisure alone?




764. Material wealth causes wise people to lose their ambition, but foolish people to sin more. In either case, accumulating material wealth and then leaving it to one’s children does irreparable harm.






765. People might not encounter difficulty, but they should not forget about it; flukes happen, but people should not keep them on their minds.



766. It is sinful to bang the drum to guide people the wrong way.






767. People need to be earnest and down to earth in order to perform deeds of merit and to set up businesses because remaining even slightly lustful for fame will misdirect them toward achieving the wrong goals. Self-cultivation should be based on the idea of a void; if one cares more for success, then they will descend into the level of the vulgar world.



768. With a constantly clear head, one can avoid heavenly punishments; with a spotlessly clean conscience, one can untie the divine mesh.




769.A merciful attitude is the root that sprouts to make all living beings survive and grow, and the moral courage to refrain from doing wrong can be a tower of strength for the world. Therefore, one of noble character neither bears to harm an insect nor embezzle a single penny to set the core values of humanity and establish the meanings of life and LIFE for all living beings.






770. To find the truth when fame and fortune disappear, you may reduce your craving; to find the cause of your suffering from adversity, you may stop complaining.






771. Heaven gives you a small piece of luck to embolden you before giving you a serious disaster; do not be too happy when luck comes, the important thing is how you enjoy it.

Heaven gives you a small disaster to admonish you before giving you great luck; do not be sad when disaster comes, the important thing is how you remedy it.




772. How long is life? Life is as short as the spark from stones knocking into iron; how big can it be in such a vast universe? The world where people compete with each other is as tiny as a snail’s antenna.




773. Knowing that there are both successes and failures in life, it is unnecessary to persist too much for success; knowing that life and death are the roots of each other, it is unnecessary to struggle too much for a nourishing life.






774. Leading an easy and wealthy life, one should learn the pain of the poor; being young and strong, one should understand the bitterness of the old.




775. Do not reproach others for small faults; do not reveal their private matters; do not bear grudges against them. Refraining from doing those three things helps to cultivate one’s moral character and to avoid disaster.