Advance and retreat have nothing to do with barometer. What do you mean, the sword is scattered in the water?

Where did this sentence come from? If there is no context, it may be biased to answer this meaningful sentence.

I'll give you a general explanation for your reference. You can adjust your interpretation according to the context.

"advance and retreat irrelevant barometer" literally means whether a person goes out depends on the weather.

Extended meaning: that is, external things cannot be used as reasons for our decision.

For example, when Jia Yucun was a scholar in A Dream of Red Mansions, he would go to Beijing to take an exam. It rained that day, and a little novice monk sent him away, saying that he would not go until the weather was fine. Jia Yucun said to the little novice monk who sent him, "Scholars are not in the underworld. They always focus on things." And left. (the ecliptic underworld is similar to saying that it is a good day. In the past, the ancients always looked at the Gregorian calendar when they went out. )

In addition, in Wong Kar-wai's film "The Grandmaster", when Gong Er finally confronted Ma San at the railway station, she said, "It's time to burn incense, it's time to eat, and do whatever you have to do, even if it thunders." (bold ~)

Therefore, the "advance and retreat irrelevant barometer" means that you have to see whether this matter is important or not and whether it is worth doing. If it's worth it, no matter how big the risk is, no matter how big the sacrifice is.

"Pack between clouds and water" is quite a hint of being hidden in the city.

Whether our behavior is natural or WTO entry has nothing to do with whether you live in a deep mountain or downtown. It lies in inner cultivation and realm.

Some people hiding in the mountains are not necessarily real hermits. Some people can care about the world and show great concern for the people. Isn't such a person with such high moral quality more worthy of praise and respect than those so-called hermits?

Both sentences emphasize the importance of self-cultivation. It is not the external environment that determines your behavior and cultivation, but your heart.