What does "everything you ask for is painful" mean? What is the previous sentence of "no desire, then you are strong"?

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1. All desires are painful, and no desires make you strong

2. What is the previous sentence of "No desire, then strong"?

3. What does it mean that when you have no desires, you will be strong and when you are calm, you will be wise?

All desires are painful, no desires make you strong

Desire brings suffering, while lack of desire brings strength. This means that I have never seen a truly strong person. The "strong" here does not refer to physical courage or bad temper, but to a person's will, cultivation and morality, which are in line with "desire". Strength and desire are incompatible. Strength must not be accompanied by desire, and desire must not be strength. A strong person cannot be corrupted by wealth and honor, cannot be moved by poverty and humbleness, and cannot be bent by might and force.

From the Analects, it is a collection of quotations compiled by Confucius' disciples and their descendants to record the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples. It was written in the early Warring States period. The book consists of 20 chapters and 492 chapters, mainly in the form of quotations, supplemented by narratives, which more concentratedly reflects the political propositions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles of Confucius and the Confucian school. The Analects is one of the Confucian classics. It is a collection of quotations-style prose that mainly records words. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples in the form of quotations and dialogues, and concentrates on Confucius' political, aesthetic, moral ethics and utilitarian values.

What is the previous sentence of "no desire, then strong"?

1. The previous sentence of "Without desire, one is strong" is "A cliff stands thousands of feet high". This sentence comes from the couplet written by Lin Zexu, a politician in the late Qing Dynasty, when he was the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi: The sea accommodates hundreds of rivers, and tolerance makes it great; the cliff stands thousands of feet high, and without desire, it is strong. It means: The sea can accommodate hundreds of rivers because of its broadness; the mountains are so tall because they are free of worldly desires.

2. This couplet is vivid and profound. The first line reminds us that we should listen to different opinions widely, so that we can do things well and be invincible; the second line reminds us that we should resolutely put an end to selfish desires when we are officials, so that we can be upright and upright like a mountain and stand tall in the world. This spirit advocated by Lin Zexu is admirable and a lesson for future generations.

What does it mean that when you have no desires, you will be strong and when you are calm, you will be wise?

"The sea is vast because it can accommodate hundreds of rivers; the cliff is strong because it has no desires." This is a famous saying of Lin Zexu. The saying "no desires make one strong" means that only when a person has no selfish desires and selfishness can he be upright and unyielding. The essence of "a calm mind leads to wisdom" is some Taoist thoughts and ideas, which means that people should maintain a calm and normal mentality at all times, so that they can have wisdom. Wisdom means wisdom, that is, only when the mind is calm can one correctly and wisely deal with the problems in front of him.