Time is like an arrow, life is short, and there are too many things I want to do in my life, but many times it often backfires and cannot be fulfilled as I wish, so people will feel that they are not exhausted and their ambitions are difficult to reach. In fact, no matter whether life has been brilliant or not, as long as you live freely and openly, you will not be entangled in the gains and losses of fame and fortune.
When a person is in a state of extreme loneliness, he will think deeply about the true meaning of life, and he will be willing to let go of the big and small things that have been haunting his heart, and thank God from the bottom of his heart for giving him precious life, and he will cherish every minute and second more, so that he does not want to continue to drift with the tide in the contentious Vanity Fair. The following is an introduction to a poem of seven laws by Jiaoran, which is very poetic and picturesque, and the words are full of Zen.
The mountain dwelling shows the Venerable Master
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Qingming Road out of the mountain at the beginning of the warm, walking on the spring to see the return of tea.
At first glance, the willow branches are cut to talk about the generations, and the clouds are shadowed to learn tailoring.
The name of the body is idle, and the heart knows the asceticism.
Who is like me in the silence of foreign objects, and the sound of pine and grass are inorganic.
In the Tang Dynasty, many talented people were disappointed in their careers, and in order to relieve their sorrows, they often took the initiative to go to monasteries and Taoist temples, hoping to get guidance from Gaoshi and get rid of the depression and troubles in their hearts. Once people's hearts are untied, the sense of loneliness will disappear suddenly, the grass, trees, mountains and rivers seem to be friends, and the fishermen, gulls and herons seem to be good companions.
Jiaoran was a famous poet in the late Tang Dynasty, as a descendant of Xie Lingyun, a talented man of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, he seemed to be very willing to emulate the chic and uninhibited feelings of his ancestors, not only did not admire fame and fortune, but also liked to interact with monks. This poem is the work of the author and the poet Venerable Master Ling Che, conveying the poet's love for idle life, and the words are also full of Zen interest.
The opening chapter explains the time and place, when it is a warm spring, and I live in the mountains. The weather is sunny and warm, the poet walks slowly on the mountain path, the grass stretches for thousands of miles, and the fragrance of tea wafts everywhere.
Note that the character "茗" in the second sentence should be pronounced as Yangping in modern Chinese, and here it is the Shangsheng character mǐng, so as to satisfy the relationship between Ping and Ping. Just like Du Fu's poem "When the spring breeze sipps tea", that is, it is peaceful, so when reading aloud, you need to pay attention to the changes in ancient and modern pronunciation.
The jaw couplet further depicts the author's mountain life, "Cutting willow branches and chatting about the generations, and learning tailoring from the clouds." The poet said that he sometimes wrote on the soft soil with sharpened willow branches instead of pen and ink, and that he often cut his clothes to the shadow of the clouds in the sky. 札 refers to small pieces of wood used to write letters.
These two lines show the poet's free-spirited and casual character, as if he is a child, and he seems to be full of curiosity and love for nature. It should also be noted that "cut" is pronounced "xiāo" in modern Chinese, which means yin ping, which refers to cutting off the epidermis with a knife. And in the flat water rhyme, it is read as a sound word, so that it can conform to the rhythm.
The neck couplet expresses the poet's feelings about the idle life, "The name of the body is idle, and the heart knows the asceticism." The poet said that when one's body and mind are relaxed and in a state of leisure, one will feel that fame and fortune are just easy to destroy a person's shackles, and there is an idiom in Chinese that "one's body is ruined".
At the same time, the author points out that when people no longer desire fame and fortune, they can know that spiritual practice is not a chore. The last three words of these two sentences are inverted syntax, which is also to adjust the relationship between the two sentences.
The ending is full of Zen, "Who is like me in the silence of foreign objects, and the sound of pine and grass are inorganic." "The poet listened to the pine waves and watched the grass in the mountains, and felt very peaceful in his heart. When he went to meditation, he was far away from the hustle and bustle, and he was not disturbed by the outside world, and there are few people who can compare to such a life. The three words "total inorganic" use anthropomorphic techniques to express that the author forgets the ingenuity and fickleness of the world, and prefers to follow fate and be simple and clumsy.
Life is full of joys and sorrows, sometimes full of tribulations, sometimes twists and turns, if you suffer from gains and losses, and have been tirelessly pursuing fame and fortune, you will feel extremely painful, and you will feel great pressure. Stay away from the mortal world, take the initiative to get rid of the shackles on your body, so that your body and mind are relaxed, and your worries and sorrows will no longer haunt your heart. The full text is very poetic and full of Zen, which is worthy of praise from readers!