It's better to ask others than yourself(qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ)

It's better to ask others than yourself

It's better to seek oneself than to seek others. It's from the Analects of Confucius · Wei linggong that "a gentleman seeks himself, and a villain seeks others." Wen Zi Shangde: "it's better to complain about others than yourself, and it's better to ask others than yourself."

Basic definition

It is better to work hard than to beg others. Instead of passively expecting others to act according to their own standards and shift the responsibility to others, we should take the initiative to realize ourselves and achieve the expected results. How can we protect bamboo? Bamboo is still used as a fence. Painting on bamboo fence by Zheng Xie in Qing Dynasty

Relevant information

Zhang Duanyi of the Song Dynasty wrote in the volume of GUI Er Ji: "emperor Xiaozong was lucky to Tianzhu, but he was a hermit, accompanied by huiseng. When he saw Feilai peak, he asked Hui, "it's Feilai. How can we not fly away?" He said to him, "it's better to be still than to move. see the statue of Avalokitesvara holding beads. He asked, "what's the use?" He said, "I want to read Guanyin Bodhisattva." He asked, "what do you think of yourself?" He said, "it's better to ask for yourself than for others."

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Bodhisattvas worship Guanyin

Chinese PinYin : qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ