The original text is "Cai Gen Tan" by Hong Yingming. "Cai Gen Tan" is a collection of quotations on cultivation, life, conduct, and birth compiled by Hong Yingming, a Taoist at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. It is a rare treasure of ancient times. It has incredible and subtle power in cultivating people's moral integrity and cultivating their moral character.
"Be indifferent to favors and humiliations, watch the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court; have no intention of leaving or leaving, watch the clouds roll and relax in the sky" means: be indifferent to all glory and humiliation, and always enjoy the blooming of flowers in the courtyard with a quiet mood fall. ?Indifferent to all the ups and downs, gains and losses, watching the clouds in the sky gather and disperse with the wind. It expresses an open-minded attitude toward things that is indifferent and natural.
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The creative background of "Cai Gen Tan":
Hong Yingming, his life story is unknown. It is speculated that he is probably from Jintan County and a hermit who has lived in the mountains and forests for a long time. The book was probably written and published in the middle to late or late Wanli period. At this time, Emperor Shenzong was running the country without justice, the eunuchs were monopolizing power, the government was weakened, and party troubles were rampant. The internal and external troubles that had begun to appear in the Jiajing Dynasty became more serious. The thoughts of knowledgeable people were extremely dull, and they could not learn from the very fierce social conflicts at that time. Freed from it, there will be human figures and pen and ink to express the aspirations of the times.
Reference material: "Cai Gen Tan" - Baidu Encyclopedia