Moving with One's Nature — Internal Reference (Full Source Compilation)¶
This page compiles all major quotations from Lifechanyuan literature on suíxìng ér dòng (随性而动, "moving with one's nature"), for deep study.
A. Core Definition¶
"Moving with one's nature means acting in accordance with the greatest driving force within one's heart. And where does that greatest driving force come from? It comes from the arrangement of the script — that is, the arrangement of the Dao."
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · Xuefeng Answers Questions from the Chanyuan Celestials
B. Moving with One's Nature and Fa Ziran (Following Naturalness)¶
"Through his observation of the Dao, Laozi discovered that to move with the Dao is to 'follow naturalness' (fa ziran). What is 'following naturalness'? It is moving with one's nature. What is 'moving with one's nature'? It is acting according to the driving force of one's inner power. A mouse digging a burrow and a wolf eating a sheep are both moving with their nature — if a mouse refused to dig, or a wolf refused to eat, they would violate natural law and move against the Dao. If flames surged downward, or water flowed upward, that too would violate natural law. Anything that violates the laws of nature moves against the heavenly Dao."
— Guide's Articles · 2007 · Why We Are Alive
"Why did Jesus teach us to become like little children? Because children move with their nature — they live by 'following naturalness.' A child does not care whether something is moral or not, does not care what others think or how they are seen. When they want to cry, they cry; when they want to laugh, they laugh — natural, real, and without concealment."
— Guide's Articles · 2007 · Why We Are Alive
C. The Core of the Way of the Greatest Creator¶
"The core content of the Way of the Greatest Creator is: move with one's nature and act by following naturalness."
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Celebrity Section · Can We Go One Step Further?
"All life in the universe, as long as it lives according to the tathāgata-nature designed by the Greatest Creator (the cosmic subconsciousness, the true nature, the instinct), is walking the Way of the Greatest Creator. As long as a person strictly lives by the first driving force within their heart, they are walking the Way of the Greatest Creator — which is why Lifechanyuan emphasizes 'moving with one's nature.'"
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · Several Q&As about the Way of the Greatest Creator
"I advocate that people should 'dwell at ease wherever they are, transform with conditions, move with their nature, and act with the moment' — this is called 'following naturalness.' Every person has a xìng (nature). That nature is the heavenly mandate. Following one's xìng means following the heavenly mandate; following the heavenly mandate means merging with the Dao; merging with the Dao — that is the state of a celestial being."
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Cautionary Tales Section · Playwright, Director, Actor
D. Moving with One's Nature and Cultivation¶
"Following the greatest voice within, following the impulse of the heart — moving with one's nature rather than being moved by others' thoughts or one's own rational analysis and judgment — that is moving with the Dao, playing one's own role."
"For Chanyuan Celestials, following the Tour Guide Route Map takes precedence over moving with one's nature."
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · Confusion about the Role One Should Play in Life
"Moving at ease wherever you are, transforming with conditions, moving with your nature, and acting with the moment — this is walking the path of cultivation. Discomfort and pain do not come from cultivation; they come from ignorance — from not understanding, not awakening, not comprehending the Dao, not keeping the Dao."
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · Xuefeng Answers Questions from the Chanyuan Celestials
"Spiritual cultivation is the ability to distinguish between the noise coming from the small self and the driving force coming from the inner heart — and then to move with one's nature by following that inner drive."
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · Xuefeng Answers Questions from the Chanyuan Celestials
E. Under Non-Action, All Accords with the Dao¶
"Everything done by moving with one's nature while in the state of non-action accords with the program of the Dao."
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · Answering Seven Questions from Cong Long Cao at the Tamera Community
"From the perspective of hundun thinking, right and wrong do not exist. From the human perspective, right is right and wrong is wrong. From the divine perspective, human beings cannot distinguish right from wrong — what humans think is right may in fact be wrong, and vice versa. Therefore, one can only move with one's nature — that is, act in accordance with the greatest driving force within the heart, which comes from the arrangement of the cosmic script — the arrangement of the Dao."
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · Xuefeng Answers Questions from the Chanyuan Celestials
F. The Characteristic of Celestial Consciousness¶
"Moving at ease wherever you are, moving with your nature, transforming with conditions, acting with the moment, living by following naturalness — dwelling here, stopping here, being here in all circumstances, roaming freely here, dwelling at ease wherever conditions lead, moving spontaneously and freely — that is celestial consciousness. Enjoying life, playing and delighting — that is celestial consciousness. Entrusting life to the Greatest Creator, entrusting the process of life to the Dao — that is celestial consciousness."
— Chanyuan Corpus · Thirty-Six Trigram Formations · The Formation of Structure
"One who can dwell at ease wherever conditions lead, who can roam freely and spontaneously, who can dwell at ease in any situation, transform with any condition, move with their nature, and act with the moment — who is forever satisfied with their present state without shame or self-deprecation — who can always delight in themselves, be proud of themselves, and remains romantic, optimistic, and free-spirited — such a person is a celestial being."
— Chanyuan Corpus · Divine Revelation Section · The Path to Becoming a Celestial Being for the Little Toe
"Reaching the point where you move at ease wherever you are, transform with conditions, move with your nature, and act with the moment — no longer clinging to anything — this is one of the hallmarks of becoming a celestial being."
— Chanyuan Corpus · Cultivation Section · See How Far You Are from Becoming a Celestial Being
G. Vibrational Frequency¶
"Seventh: no-form and non-action, dwelling at ease wherever you are, transforming with conditions, moving with your nature, acting with the moment. Reaching all eight of these conditions raises one's life-frequency to 500 and above — the level of heavenly life."
— Chanyuan Corpus · Life Section · Eight Pathways for Raising Life-Frequency
H. In Specific Contexts¶
"Lifechanyuan acts according to hundun thinking. Lifechanyuan does not contend, wage war, fight, compete, or participate in win-lose activities. We dwell at ease wherever we are, move with our nature, transform with conditions, act with the moment, and exist by following naturalness."
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Cautionary Tales Section · Hundun Thinking Has No Righteous-Evil Conflict
"One with deep inner cultivation excels in the Dao, in creating, in concealing oneself — yet bursts forth when necessary with 'the force to uproot mountains, the spirit to cover the world.' Moving with conditions, acting with the moment, moving with one's nature without transgression — few wasted actions, words, or movements. Appears foolish yet possesses supreme wisdom; appears dead yet is vibrantly alive; appears to have no moves yet has inexhaustible moves; appears frail yet possesses irresistible power and is unshakeable."
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · How to Cultivate Inner Power
"All forms are meant to constrain the ordinary masses — not to constrain the true seeker. A true seeker cannot fixate on form or discuss form. Once trapped in the snare of form, one will be bound by it. No fixed dharma, no-dharma is dharma; no fixed form, no-form is form. Only by breaking free from the constraints of form can one move freely and move with one's nature."
— Chanyuan Corpus · Cultivation Section · Breaking Through Form
I. The Life of the Thousand-Year World¶
"Now let us look at the people living in the Thousand-Year World of the Heavenly Kingdom. In their interactions, they never consider value exchange. They simply dwell at ease wherever they are, transform with conditions, move with their nature, act with the moment — dwelling here, stopping here, being here in all circumstances, roaming freely here, dwelling at ease wherever conditions lead, moving spontaneously and with grace."
— Xuefeng's Collected Works · Heart Section · Value Exchange Is the Logic of the Worldly
J. The 800 Concepts for a New Era Humanity¶
"157. Dwell at ease wherever you are, transform with conditions, move with your nature, act with the moment."
— 800 Concepts for a New Era Humanity (4th edition) · Concept 157
"586. The measure for love and intimate affection: transform with conditions, move with your nature, act with the moment — when affection arises let your heart show; when it departs let your heart be empty. No clinging, no obsession, no possession, no monopolizing. When both willingly resonate, proceed; when frequencies cannot align, do not force. The measure is that both parties feel happy and joyful."
— 800 Concepts for a New Era Humanity (4th edition) · Concept 586
K. A Characteristic of Civilized People¶
"Third — Flowing with encounter, condition, nature, and moment: Dwell at ease wherever you are — no anxiety. Transform with conditions — no clinging. Move with your nature — no constraint. Act with the moment — cherish every hour."
— Chanyuan Corpus · Civilization Section · Eight Hallmarks of a Civilized Person
L. A Wise Way to Live¶
"A wise life should be lived thus: 'Transform with conditions, act with the moment, dwell at ease wherever you are, move with your nature.'"
— Chanyuan Corpus · Life Section · The Trajectory of Life
"The method for attaining 'supreme, perfect enlightenment' (anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi) is: awaken the spiritual sense, move with one's nature, and act by following naturalness."
— Chanyuan Corpus · Becoming a Buddha Section · How to Attain Supreme, Perfect Enlightenment
Primary Source Files¶
- Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · Xuefeng Answers Questions from the Chanyuan Celestials (multiple passages)
- Guide's Articles · 2007 · Why We Are Alive
- Xuefeng's Collected Works · Celebrity Section · Can We Go One Step Further?
- Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · Several Q&As about the Way of the Greatest Creator
- Xuefeng's Collected Works · Cautionary Tales Section · Playwright, Director, Actor
- Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · Confusion about the Role One Should Play in Life
- Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · Answering Seven Questions from Cong Long Cao at the Tamera Community
- Chanyuan Corpus · Thirty-Six Trigram Formations · The Formation of Structure
- Chanyuan Corpus · Divine Revelation Section · The Path to Becoming a Celestial Being for the Little Toe
- Chanyuan Corpus · Cultivation Section · See How Far You Are from Becoming a Celestial Being
- Chanyuan Corpus · Life Section · Eight Pathways for Raising Life-Frequency
- Xuefeng's Collected Works · Cautionary Tales Section · Hundun Thinking Has No Righteous-Evil Conflict
- Xuefeng's Collected Works · Q&A Section · How to Cultivate Inner Power
- Chanyuan Corpus · Cultivation Section · Breaking Through Form
- Xuefeng's Collected Works · Heart Section · Value Exchange Is the Logic of the Worldly
- 800 Concepts for a New Era Humanity (4th edition) · Concepts 157, 586
- Chanyuan Corpus · Civilization Section · Eight Hallmarks of a Civilized Person
- Chanyuan Corpus · Life Section · The Trajectory of Life
- Chanyuan Corpus · Becoming a Buddha Section · How to Attain Supreme, Perfect Enlightenment
Compiled by: Lingzhou Cao