Li Gua

There are five destructive forces or potential crises between heaven and earth. If one can see through their nature and take appropriate actions to deal with them, such a person will prosper. If one explores this from a Buddhist perspective, the "Five Thieves" symbolize the five desires or emotions in one's heart (such as greed, anger, ignorance, doubt, and arrogance). These thieves actually exist in our hearts, and if we cannot overcome these "thieves" in our hearts, they will affect the outside world, including the natural world and the social environment, through our words and deeds. Therefore, controlling and purifying the mind is the key to changing the external destiny and environment.

The first sentence of the Yin Fu Jing is: "Observe the way of Heaven, adhere to the way of Heaven, and that's all." It is only 10 words, but it brings out the key point of the Yin Fu Jing.