Life is but a thought: Nan Huaijin's 15 Life Wisdom Lessons

Chapter 1 Preface
For life, everyone has their own understanding and perception, but when it is necessary to add a synonym to life, many people don't know where to start.Milan Kundera once said: "Life is a sketch that can never be completed, a dress rehearsal that can never be officially staged. We can neither compare them with our previous lives, nor live them perfect after .”

Life is like this, there are perfections, there are regrets, and therefore unique.However, if we can think more about life, wouldn't life be less blind and less regretful?

Regarding the philosophy of life, the sooner you understand, the sooner you succeed.This book does not talk about life in isolation, but combines Mr. Nan Huaijin's personal experience and insights, and connects with real life, work, interpersonal relationships, etc., to reveal the mysteries of life for readers.

Mr. Nan Huaijin is a master of Chinese studies, a poet, an active disseminator and educator of Chinese traditional culture, and is known as "one of the ten most influential figures in Taiwan".Most of his works are organized by speeches, and the content of his speeches is unique, comparing and integrating Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and other thoughts.

Mr. Nan Huaijin said: "Buddhism is like a department store. There are all kinds of goods in it. If you have money and time, you can go shopping. You can buy things after shopping. But society needs it; Taoism is like a pharmacy, you don’t have to go to it if you’re not sick, but you have to go if you’re sick; Confucianism, Confucianism, is like a food store, you have to eat every day.”

In his eyes, the witty scriptures of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism contain the wisdom of life, provide people with the guidance of life, and acquire the skills to overcome obstacles and master the wisdom to get rid of troubles.Therefore, they are indispensable golden rules in people's lives.

This book is based on Mr. Nan Huaijin's explanation of the classics of Chinese studies, and includes in detail the essence of Master Nan Huaijin's interpretation of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhist classics, and makes appropriate extensions on the basis of his interpretation.This book has fifteen chapters, each chapter is interspersed with philosophical stories, starting from the needs of reality, making the reasoning more interesting, clearer and more thorough.The language is relaxed and natural, without didactic discussions, and there are only articles worth savoring the wisdom essence of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism and a state of mind immersed in the book.

Time flows at the fingertips, and life continues in time.We can't make life perfect, but we can make life less impetuous, less regretful, and more happy.Now that Mr. Nan Huaijin has passed away, what we can do is to extract those words and phrases that best reflect the wisdom of his life from Mr. Nan Huaijin's experience and writings, and form a book, hoping to attract others and inherit the master through this book. knowledge, style of study and spiritual character.

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