The grand scheme of the world is that union leads to separation and separation leads to union.
Though many people know this saying, they do not understand why it happens. Just like many people have drunk the chicken soup of life, yet their own lives remain in chaos.
The fundamental reason is that knowing is not the same as understanding, and understanding is not enlightenment.
The same applies to cultivation.
No matter how well you know the classics, if your mind cannot find tranquility for a moment, these classics are nothing but illusions to you—beautiful yet increasing your ignorance.
Shen Yue admired Sun Simiao's achievements and exclaimed, "Sun Simiao is truly someone who has attained enlightenment."
Those who have attained enlightenment strive for unity.
