Kusui-an: Sadness and bustle in the red dust
Grand View Garden is a beautiful garden built by the family, and the pavilions, flowers, grass, insects and fish are a rare and exquisite landscape. In addition to the familiar Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Yihong Courtyard, and Daoxiang Village, there is another place that has appeared in people's field of vision three times, and each time it is very lively, this place is the temple in the Grand View Garden - Kusui-an.
As the residence of Miaoyu among the twelve Jinling dynasties, Kusui-an is different from other places because as a temple, it has a solemn atmosphere in itself, but the aroma of tea in the temple and the red plum on the high wall bring a touch of worldly atmosphere. This may convey that the temple cage cannot stop the pursuit of freedom and love.
First of all, the silence of Kusui-an gives people a sense of sadness.
The construction of Kusui-an differs from other courtyards in that it pays more attention to regulation. The mountain gates, courtyard walls, main Buddha halls, east and west meditation halls and transept rooms in the complex all reflect this regulation. The main hall is a place where bodhisattvas and gods are worshipped, while the East and West Zen halls are places for refinement, chanting, and rest. The ear room is a daily living place and a place of daily life for Miaoyu.
This strict and solemn regulation brings a feeling of lack of fun in life. Although Kusui-an is inconspicuous in the Grand View Garden, it plays a silent and boring role in everyone's life. Kusui-an is far away from the world, pursuing pure cultivation and inaction, and the residents' lives are all for the glimpse of Yuan Chun when they come to visit Xingjia House, and then everyone will live a lonely life of "hard guarding" here. If it weren't for the grace of Yuan Chun later, all the sisters and Baoyu lived in the Grand View Garden together, and Kusui-an was destined to be silent.
However, the flourishing flowers and trees add a touch of life to this calm sadness. When Jia Mu and others came to the Cui'an by chance to watch, they found that the flowers and trees here were particularly prosperous. Jia Mu praised: "In the end, it is a cultivator, who often takes care of it, and looks better than other places." "Everyone saw the flourishing of flowers and trees, but at the same time they also felt the sad atmosphere in them. In addition to daily meditation, practitioners also pass the time by taking care of flowers and plants in their spare time. Despite the flourishing flowers and plants, the entire temple remained as silent as ice and lifeless. Miaoyu and her nuns are young and beautiful, but their lives have long since lost their waves, and they can only pass the time by tending to flowers and plants. It is a closed space that dooms it to loneliness.
Secondly, the bustle of Kusui-an appeared three times.
Cao Gong wrote most about "compassion", perhaps out of concern for the sad life of girls such as Miaoyu, or perhaps out of the hope that Kusui-an would no longer be silent, so it gave this peaceful place three special liveliness.
First of all, Jia Mu specially brought Grandma Liu to Licui'an to watch, and Miaoyu personally made tea for them. Miaoyu uses collected rainwater, which is the purest and stores it to make tea. Only Miaoyu can do this kind of understanding tea. Although Miaoyu could not have a tea banquet with Jia Mu and others, she brought a fragrance to everyone with her unique snow water tea.
The second bustle is the red plum in Kusui-an. Kusui-an is a quiet temple, but the red plums inside are particularly bright red. Even if the high walls hide their beauty, you can't help but want to see them. Miaoyu sent Baoyu Hongmei, expressing her attachment and pursuit of the red dust world. As a result, Kusui-an reappeared in everyone's field of vision.
The third bustle occurred during the Mid-Autumn Festival, when Miaoyu went down the mountain to hear the joint poems of Daiyu and Xiangyun and invited them to drink tea at Kusui-an. Miaoyu took them to taste tea in the nunnery and experienced the peace and tranquility in the nunnery. There was no special performance this time, only clear tea, but this experience allowed Miaoyu to fulfill her desire to participate in everyone's activities, and also expressed her pursuit of freedom and love in life.
The excitement of these three times makes it appear in front of everyone again, and at the same time makes Miaoyu dare to pursue freedom and love. Miaoyu has a special affection for Baoyu, and although she is a monk, she still has a yearning for red dust. Miaoyu's actions are not excessive, just to share the good time with Baoyu and others. Kusui-an thus became a testimony to Myoyama's daring pursuit of freedom and love.
In the end, Kusui-an is an invisible shackle, but it is still worth pursuing in the red dust.
In Cao Gong's writing, Kusui-an became an invisible shackle, making people subject to rituals and rules, unable to pursue true freedom and love. Temples are places for girls to waste their youth, depriving them of the passion and fun of life. Miaoyu is no exception, she became a monk due to illness. Although she is familiar with the scriptures, she also knows the story of waiting for the rabbit, and knows that life requires the pursuit of love and freedom. Miaoyu is someone who wants to get out of the shackles, and she understands the sadness and joy in the red dust.
Although Kusui-an is a stumbling block, Miaoyu's pursuit of red dust in life and her yearning for freedom and love are commendable. Her actions are a form of defiance, an expression of a desire to pursue love and freedom. There is a lot of helplessness in the red dust, but there are also many things worth cherishing, such as the clear tea and red plum in the Kusui-an, which express the desire to pursue love and freedom.
In short, Kusui-an is a special place in the Grand View Garden. It is an interweaving of sadness and liveliness, a combination of static and dynamic, and the meaning of its existence is irreplaceable. There are many stumblings and constraints in life, but people are still worth seeking freedom and love. Whether it is clear tea or red plum, they all radiate a beautiful light in the Kusui-an, and also symbolize the desire to pursue love and freedom.
Author: Novel Red House (ID: shiyiyuyulv)
