This entry explains the Daoist‑rooted idiom 安常处顺(ān cháng chǔ shùn), derived from Zhuangzi. It conveys contentment with ordinary life, with both positive and complacent undertones, its lesson and matching English phrases.
Daoist hermit Yan Zun earned a living by divination in Chengdu and declined official offers. He argued true wealth lies in inner peace rather than material gains, rejecting a rich man’s aid and claiming fortune and fame harm one’s spirit.