204. Altruistic Mindset
Almost no family teaches its children to have an altruistic mindset—not just "I'm doing this for others," but that everything you do is for the convenience and service of others. Many people speak normally—you think a, you say b, and others hear c. Why? First, can you even understand the matter clearly—your own abilities and skills? Second, can you express what you've thought through concisely—b? Third, since you're speaking for others, shouldn't you consider their ability to understand and their level of awareness—consider their state of mind and mood before organizing your language? Many people can't even do these three things—they don't communicate with others using an altruistic mindset, and many of their actions are self-centered. They speak from their own emotions, understanding, and thoughts, without considering the other person's perspective.
205. Why Avoid Working for Someone Else?
Working is crucial when you first enter the workforce. However, if you're still working for someone else after three to five years, it becomes problematic—it's an inefficient way to earn money. Of course, if you have exceptional resources—Harvard, MIT, McKinsey—working for five to ten years is fine, but beyond that, you should be more cautious. You've met the right people and learned the necessary skills; why not create your own value? Working for someone else—the labor cost is disproportionate; every company wants to profit from your surplus value. Your fate isn't in your own hands—a personnel struggle, layoffs, turmoil, or accident can wipe you out, without affecting you at all. No matter how well you perform, you'll be caught in the crossfire. You'll inevitably be exploited, inevitably have interpersonal relationships, inevitably be subjected to psychological manipulation, inevitably work 996 (9am-9pm, 6 days a week), and have to commute. All of this accumulates negative energy, leaving no time for reflection or growth, severely compressing your survival skills.
206. The Low-Dimensional Correctness Trap
The trap of low-dimensional correctness is a significant human phenomenon—it occurs between spouses and in companies. Especially in arguments between spouses—every sentence seems perfectly reasonable, but the act of arguing itself is flawed; this is the trap of low-dimensional correctness. The argument may be energetic, entertaining, and captivating, but the act itself is wrong—whether the argument is right or wrong, it's pointless. Some families argue about the same issue for 10 or 20 years without resolving it. They can keep arguing but not solve anything. Some families experience certain problems repeatedly—why not try a different approach? Each time, you feel you're right, arguing about the same issue three, four, or five times in a row; have you ever considered whether your approach is wrong? Avoid low-dimensional correctness output; it's meaningless.
207. The Essence of Academic Qualifications
Modern academic qualifications are a product of industrial civilization—training tools for capitalists, using qualifications to find a large number of people who can work well for them. You learn a lot of knowledge, technology, and civilization—is it useful? It's useful, but not entirely. 90% of what you learn won't be used. Through a vast amount of knowledge, it helps them filter out qualified people—"human machines." Human machines need three important indicators: excellent memory—20 years of study to learn a vast amount of knowledge; very strong comprehension—quickly understanding knowledge within a limited time; and flexible application—remembering, understanding, and applying effective knowledge. The entire academic qualification system created by industrial civilization is designed to cultivate "three-high" students. Those from 985/211 universities, especially Tsinghua and Peking University—talking to them is very easy; they understand things immediately, grasp concepts quickly, and master them instantly. Ordinary universities and lower qualifications are relatively less effective.
208. Why is the value of academic qualifications so drastically depreciated now?
Previously, capitalists needed a large number of humanoid robots—those with rich knowledge, strong comprehension, and strong application abilities, providing significant support to capital. In the 1980s and 90s, a college student was essentially a mobile library. Now, their support for capital is decreasing, and academic qualifications have significantly depreciated—capital doesn't need you. People trained in schools learn knowledge that is outdated many years ago, and are even largely disconnected from society. AI can completely replace such talent, unless one possesses exceptional creativity. Enabling AI to memorize, understand, and apply information is something that few ordinary humans can currently compete with top-tier AI. In today's social context, academic qualifications have significantly depreciated.
209. How to Raise Children
If I were to raise my child, from an efficiency and practical standpoint, I must analyze which knowledge, abilities, and things are most important to him/her throughout his/her life. Survival – Earning money. The most important thing in earning money is to have unique and high-quality resources – making steamed buns, jianbing guozi (Chinese crepes), and roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), becoming one of the best in the area. If the child is academically inclined – if he/she can get into a top-tier university, I'll support him/her even if it means selling everything I own. If he/she isn't academically inclined – quickly find the area that will help him/her. Use spiritual guidance to see what the child can do in the future, focus on cultivating what he/she can do, and don't invest a penny in what he/she can't do. If he/she has no talent for music, I'll absolutely forbid him/her from learning it; if he/she likes to jump and play but can't earn a living, he/she can occasionally do it but won't invest; if he/she has a talent for public speaking, I'll teach him/her everything related to it and provide many speaking opportunities. Teach him/her interpersonal skills and how to do business – things that schools don't teach. Life – marriage, having children, and living with his/her spouse for 50 to 60 years. How to interact with the opposite sex, how to handle family problems together, how parents should handle problems—these are things children should learn to ensure they have the skills they need for their 50-60 years of marriage. Don't waste your children's best 20 years learning 90% of things they won't use; that would be a waste of their lives.
210. Correct Application of Exhaustive Search
When dealing with high-level cognitive issues, especially those requiring breaking out of one's comfort zone, or life philosophies—avoid exhaustive enumeration; it won't provide the answer. You must ask someone outside your comfort zone or someone above it. Think about the speed of light, gravity, time, and black holes—asking a bunch of ordinary people won't yield official answers. Because they're not even in their comfort zone; they can't even break out of it themselves. The real solutions are things you can't ask, nor will you find them by searching on Baidu. For all problems in life—first determine if it's a high-dimensional or low-dimensional problem. Low-dimensional problems can be solved through exhaustive enumeration; the more sampling points, the more precise the solution. High-dimensional problems are useless with exhaustive enumeration; you can only find someone who can break through the limitations. Finding someone willing to use high-dimensional thinking to solve your problems is almost impossible; you might only encounter such a few times in your lifetime.
211. Family Happiness Index
A family's happiness index comes from unexpected joy. Most people, once they start making money and establish regular spending habits, become lost in these routine expenditures. Many people say, "I contribute so much money to the family, why isn't my wife treating me well?" It's simple—your wife only calculates the portion she asks for from you; she doesn't include the overall cost of living, such as housing and cars. A wife's happiness and a family's happiness come from net income or net savings after living expenses. Higher net income leads to greater happiness, while lower net income leads to lower happiness. High net income, low cost of living, and easy savings—your family must be very happy.
212. How to turn the tide against all odds
To turn the tide against all odds—first, you need sufficient good fortune. Second, your wisdom level (original wisdom) must be at least eight. The possibility of an ordinary family's child turning the tide is almost zero. Are kings and generals born into privilege? Yes. But it's based on good fortune, not birth. What is original wisdom level 8? It's not high education, but the ability to quickly see through the essence of many things, directly uniting all forces from the root, allowing oneself to continuously rise. With good fortune, ability, and good interpersonal skills, opportunities will arise. The most important thing for children from ordinary families to learn is interpersonal skills—the only tool that can turn the tide in this world. If you're not that smart, don't have that much good fortune, and don't have that many resources—the only chance to turn the tide is to connect with them, to become the person they need, the person needed by those with resources, ability, and good fortune.
213. Unique Advantages and Resources
How to determine if you have your own advantages? The most important aspect of an advantage is repeat purchases or repurchase behavior. Without any advertising or packaging, if a large number of people want to make repeat purchases based solely on your product, that is a unique advantage.
214. Future Directions for Helping Products
Over the next three months or so, we will launch some excellent, immediately effective products. These will primarily address issues related to fatigue, mental health, family relationships, and children's learning. No deep knowledge or powerful tools are required; you can use these products to solve these problems. The first wave will target low-income groups. The second wave will target those whose income is affected by social, skill, or family issues—regardless of gender, but primarily women. Target beneficiaries: First, those genuinely facing economic hardship; second, those who may be poor and lack social resources, but must have a sincere desire for spiritual practice, achieve success in their practice, and gain recognition from the spiritual community.
215. Anecdotes and interesting stories about the great beings in their ordinary lives
Communication among beings in the Buddhist realm is simple; they understand each other with a single thought and rarely speak—their mouths are somewhat atrophied. Great Bodhisattvas who reincarnate in the human realm possess great supernatural powers and abilities, but they generally encounter significant problems—they cannot integrate into human society. The higher the level of the Bodhisattva, the more problems they have with their mouths, because they rarely speak. Their communication abilities are somewhat limited, but their thinking abilities are exceptionally strong, their adaptability is extremely high, and their minds are exceptionally sharp—they simply don't integrate well into the human world. They understand and apply the rules of the Buddhist realm and the heavenly realm very well, but when they come to the human realm, they struggle even to order takeout. They are completely unable to learn anything from the human world. You can talk to them about Buddhism, and they can speak fluently about the heavenly principles, but they cannot learn anything from the human world. Slightly older Bodhisattvas still can't order takeout; if their families don't help them, they will starve. Slightly younger Bodhisattvas who reincarnate in lower realms all suffer.
216. all six realms and ten worlds are fulfilled.
The Six Paths and Ten Realms are complete—it is essential to utilize the rules of Heaven and the rules of each realm to assist, guide, help, and elevate the people of each realm. In the human realm, one must understand the rules of Heaven, the rules of the Buddha realm, and the rules of other realms, but most importantly, one must understand the rules of the human realm—fully utilize all the rules of the human realm to not only improve one's own life but also the lives of all sentient beings. While living well, one must not be influenced by any of the rules—they should not be swayed by them; all rules should be used for one's own benefit, and all rules should be seen as illusions. This is a crucial point in practicing the Dharma in the human realm. Upon reaching the Ghost Realm, the Asura Realm, or the Demon Realm, engage in direct combat—the rules there are based on who has the strongest fist. Guanyin has the appearance of a Ghost King, with an angry gaze—reasoning with them is ineffective there; might makes right. In the Demon Realm, don't waste words; just fight—if you submit, nothing else matters; if you don't, nothing else matters. Use intimidation. The idea of fulfilling all realms of existence means using the rules of each realm to guide sentient beings in that realm, and solving their problems in ways they can understand—it's not enough to just chant scriptures, preach the Dharma, explain principles, or impart knowledge.