"Destiny is permanent, and only the virtuous will live there"

In the past, I never understood what this sentence meant. I always felt that the so-called "virtue" was very abstract, and it was always difficult for people to distinguish between Duke Zhou and Wang Mang.

However, yesterday I saw a fellow Taoist in the group talking about an example of Feng Shui and virtue, so I learned about it. He was talking about a real estate in a big city in southwest my country. It can be said that the Feng Shui is an excellent place, but as a result, the developer's capital chain was broken because of this land and he ran away. Not only did he not make any money, but he also lost a lot of money.

In fact, the reason is very simple. The core of Feng Shui is nothing but Qi. Guo Pu said: "Burning brings Qi." Any geomantic treasure land is where wind and energy are stored and the five elements are indispensable. So the question is, why are some people able to make a sudden move when they get a treasure, while some people are unlucky and turn evil?

In the words of Mencius: "The destiny of heaven is permanent, and only the virtuous can live in it." What this means is that only people with truly profound merit can enjoy the treasured land of Feng Shui. If virtue is not matched, getting wealth will be a disaster. How to understand this?

The core of Feng Shui is Qi, so the Feng Shui treasure land is naturally one where the air flow is pure and the power of the gathering is strong. This is like a rapid river with clear water that can be drank directly. The purpose of choosing a place to live is for the high-quality water source in the river. So to draw water from a river, do you need a container? (Some people may ask why not connect to tap water? It is theoretically possible, but the human dimension is not enough to achieve it. Just like if you want to grow a pair of wings from your body, it should be impossible.)

Containers are needed when fetching water, but different people use different containers. Some people use wooden buckets, some use bowls, and some use urns. So where does a person’s merit specifically manifest? A virtuous person is like a wooden bucket; a person with little virtue may just use an oily paper bag. If you are fetching water from a fast river, the bucket used by a virtuous person can be easily filled with water, but a bucket used by a virtuous person may not be able to hold it. Therefore, many people think that Feng Shui seems to be omnipotent, but in fact it is just air flow. How much influence Feng Shui can have on people, whether it is good or bad, often depends more on whether the person's merit is deep.

For those who have too little merit, even if they have Feng Shui treasures, they will not be able to keep it.