On Xiaoman's Philosophy of Life

The full solar terms reflect the wisdom of China's traditional culture: when the moon is full, it will lose money, and when the water is full, it will overflow. Everything will inevitably go downhill after reaching saturation. Dzogchen is not the realm that people pursue. Xiaoman is immature. There is still room for improvement, and we can continue to increase development efforts. Therefore, the Xiaoman solar term tells us that everything is just right, and being full is the best fortune and state, which proves that you can still have room for improvement, instead of stopping there.

In the naming of the 24 solar terms, there is a unique phenomenon, called small but big; There is a slight heat, there is a great heat, there is a light snow, there is a slight cold, there is a great cold; A person is different. There is no "big man" after a small man. The traditional Confucian doctrine of the mean, taboo "too full", "too full", there are "full will hurt, modest will benefit" and "extreme things will be reversed". Therefore, there is a little fullness but no big fullness. The name Xiaoman is a philosophical name. Full without loss, full without profit, full without overflow.

The sun and the moon are full, and Chen Su is on the list. The outside is moving, but the heart is not moving. If it is too full, it will "lose the whole game", so people are afraid and taboo while expecting perfection. Because being too complete will bring us endless loss, just like crying with joy.

Xiaoman is also a solar term full of hope. "Small and full, the wheat is getting fuller and fuller." The ancients named it "Xiaoman", expressing a kind of joy that the harvest is coming soon.