Ancient scholars and doctors have accepted Confucianism since childhood, they are cautious and decent, noble in character, and at the same time aggressive, not arrogant or rash, more able to look down on gains and losses, torrents and brave retreats, reflecting a kind of spirit, well-versed in the spiritual outlook.
For example, when Wang Anshi, a great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, was promoted to prime minister by Song Shenzong, although he congratulated guests and congratulated him constantly, he calmly recited the frost yun snow bamboo Zhongshan Temple, and returned to the old to send this life, showing the openness of not being happy with things and not being sad with himself.
Although some literati and writers have not had a smooth career, they have attained extraordinary achievements in literary creation, and because of their rich experience and profound insights, their works are outstanding and intriguing. The following shares a poem of the Seven Laws of the Tang Dynasty, a pun intended, and full of philosophy, Jin Shengsian even claimed that it was wonderful after reading it.
Title: Wulong Mountain Zen Residence in Muzhou
Don · Fang Gan
After dawn, the moon is still cold and wet, and he knows that he is sitting and lying in the heavenly palace.
The morning rooster has not had time to sing at the bottom of the mountain, so come to the east of the house as soon as possible.
The world drove inside the abbot, and Haibo shook a cup.
It should be difficult to live with the teacher for a long time, and you must still enter the common cage when you return.
Speaking of Fang Gan, many readers will feel very unfamiliar, and they don't know that he is also a poet of the Tang Dynasty. According to records, Fang Gan was ugly in appearance, comparable to the late Tang poet Luo Yin, and he once lost a piece of his lip due to an accidental fall. Many people judge people by their appearance and are reluctant to associate with him, but at that time, Xu Ning, a famous scholar, cherished his talent, not only taught him poetry, but also helped him get into the Jinshi.
However, Fang Gan was still unable to make great achievements in the official career, and his status in the Tang Dynasty poetry circle was not prominent. In the eyes of the world, his existence is like a wave falling into the vast sea, without setting off a ripple. But then again, a person who can leave a work that has been handed down for thousands of years must seem extraordinary, and it is much better than those limericks that moan without disease.
Wulong Mountain is located in the east of Jiande, Zhejiang, and is also at the confluence of Xin'an River and Fuchun River, where the mountains are winding, the mountains are black, and the ancient temple environment in the mountains is quiet and pilgrims gather. In the Tang Dynasty, many down-and-out talents often climbed the mountain temple, and they hoped to communicate with the monks, so as to understand Zen principles and obtain spiritual liberation.
The first couplet shows the environment of the Zen residence of the masters, "After the dawn, the moon is still cold and wet, and I know that I am sitting and lying in the heavenly palace." "At the beginning of the dawn, the moon is still visible, and the place of Zen dwelling seems cold and damp, sitting and lying in it, it is like being in the heavenly palace. The reason for this feeling is because of the high position of the temple.
Jaw Lian continued to express the writer's true feelings, "The morning rooster has not had time to crow at the bottom of the mountain, so come to the east of the house as soon as possible." "On the top of the cliff on the top of the mountain, it is already the east wall of the sun; It was pitch black at the bottom of the mountain, and the morning rooster had not yet reported the dawn. The disparity between the mountain and the mountain is a vivid illustration of the towering Oolong Mountain, and the weather conditions are like the difference between heaven and earth.
At the same time, the sunlight takes the lead in shining on the east of the house, and the rooster does not report the dawn in time, echoing the word "cold and wet" at the beginning, and the author just changes the angle and sets off it from the side, thus deepening the reader's understanding of the geographical location of Zen residence. The author does not mention the height of the mountain, but euphemistically portrays the characteristics of the scenery in the high mountain, which can be described as a wonderful technique.
The neck couplet is a pun, and it is quite reasonable, "The world drives the abbot, and Haibo shakes a cup." The literal meaning of these two sentences is that the Zen practitioner can only walk back and forth in the fighting room; The ripples produced when the water in the cup shakes cannot be separated from the small space. The word "abbot" does not refer to the person in charge of the temple, but describes the small size of the room, only about one zhang square.
Carefully recalled, in fact, the author has another deep meaning. No matter how hard and tossing ordinary people are, they can't change the whole society and reality after all, just like Sun Wukong can't jump out of the palm of a Buddha no matter how hard he turns. At the same time, a glass of water seems to be magnificent in the shaking, but in fact, it is not worth mentioning compared to the turbulent waves on the sea. In this way, the psalmist admonishes the world to have a contemplative and detached attitude in everything, but not to be self-righteous and arrogant.
The end expresses the poet's feelings, "It should be difficult to live with the teacher for a long time, and you must still enter the common cage when you return." After a hearty conversation with the master in the monastery, the poet should have some understanding, but even if the master warmly retained, Fang Gan did not stay for long. He sighed even more, after he went up, he was still like a caged bird, bound by all kinds of worldly affairs.
After reading this poem, Jin Shengsian also said three "wonderful" words in a row, and made this: "All living beings have tried their best, how can they ever jump out of the meditation couch?" "As ordinary people, we lack communication with the monks and cannot truly experience the life of the Tang people, but some things are the same in ancient and modern times, and we are constantly hesitating and anxious between gains and losses, sorrows and joys, which is actually like "shaking a cup".