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"Have you ever seen such a person, he spends money and is very romantic, and loses hundreds of millions of family properties overnight; Have you ever seen such a person, who has monstrous wealth, but chooses to escape into the empty door and resolutely abandon his family wealth. ”
Such a person does not only exist in fictional stories, but in reality, and even this person was once a well-known movie star, he is Hong Kong actor Ho Po Sheng.
Born in a wealthy family, he made a shocking choice - to become a monk and completely cut off the red dust.
This move has aroused the curiosity of countless people: what made him give up this wealth and status that ordinary people can't reach?
The journey of the children of wealthy families in the entertainment industry
He Baosheng was born in 1973 in Hong Kong's most luxurious and wealthy area, and at that time, the Ho family already owned countless properties in Hong Kong, not to mention that Ho's father ran a bank.
In order to show his importance to this son, He's father also specially changed the name of his bank to Baosheng Bank, and booked He Baosheng to become the successor of this business empire as early as possible.
However, instead of inheriting the family business as expected, He Baosheng plunged headlong into the world of art, and when other sons and brothers went abroad to study finance, he chose to study interior design in Canada.
Father He was helpless about this, but in the end he still respected his idea, because no matter how he chose, He Baosheng's life was a broad road.
A few years later, Ho returned from his studies and began to make his mark in the design industry, but he did not expect that a gathering that was most ordinary for him quietly changed his fate.
At the party, he was taken by the owner of Hong Kong's largest Baoyi Record at the time, and sincerely invited him to enter the entertainment industry. It is not surprising that He Baosheng can be favored by the record company, because while he has a huge amount of property, he also has a beautiful skin, not only tall, but also very elegant and handsome.
He Baosheng did not give up this opportunity, and officially stepped into the entertainment industry with a playful mentality, and soon after released his first album "Midsummer Feelings", which quickly won the love of listeners with its unique voice and soulful interpretation style.
After the initial success of his music career, He Baosheng set his sights on the film and television industry. His appearance and temperament make him easy to be liked by directors and has starred in many TV series and movies.
He Baosheng's acting skills are also natural and smooth, and the roles he plays have different characteristics, from a gentle scholar to a decisive businessman, he can control it with ease.
But the most interesting thing is the role of Lin Ping in "Smiling Proud Jianghu", in the play, Lin Pingzhi's fate is ill-fated, and the emotional level of the character is rich and complex.
Through his delicate performance, He Baosheng vividly showed Lin Pingzhi's joys, sorrows, loves, hatreds, and hatreds.
From the pinnacle of his career to the Pure Land of Buddhism
The broadcast of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" made He Baosheng's popularity and popularity soar, and he became a popular student in Hong Kong, and was praised by the media as "the most expressive Lin Pingzhi".
But the huge success in the entertainment industry has also brought He Baosheng's extreme emptiness in his heart, his success is too easy, and the things that ordinary people dream of are all within easy reach for him.
Driven by thrills and escapism, he unfortunately fell into the vice of gambling.
The strong contrast between instant heaven and instant hell brought about by gambling became the only short-term happiness he could find. Money had become unreal in his eyes, just a string of cold numbers.
He once lost 100 million at the table overnight, but when asked about his feelings with concern, he just laughed it off, waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter." ”
It turned out that he had never taken the money he lost to heart, let alone how he felt.
Just when everyone thought that He Baosheng would continue to indulge in a life of drunkenness, he made a decision that shocked the world - to shave his hair and become a monk.
In 2005, He Baosheng officially withdrew from the showbiz and people's attention, and also gave up his 26.7 billion family property, since then, his whereabouts have become a mystery that people care about.
There are different opinions about his whereabouts, some say that he is just putting on a show, some say that he has become a monk and travel all over the world, and some say that he has married and had children and lived happily.
It wasn't until 2008 that a theft at the Baoling Temple in Shaoguan, Guangdong Province, gave the real answer.
In the course of their investigation, the police found a key clue: on the night of the crime, a figure appeared in the surveillance camera in the temple. This figure was dressed plainly, and behaved like the monks in the temple.
After further investigation, the police finally confirmed the identity of this figure - it was He Baosheng, who quit the showbiz many years ago.
It turned out that after He Baosheng quit the entertainment industry, he came to Baolin Temple, became a monk, and became a real monk. In the temple, he devoted himself to cultivation, strictly abided by the precepts, and lived a simple and quiet life.
The occurrence of the theft incident inadvertently revealed He Baosheng's true whereabouts. The speculation and rumors about him finally have a clear answer.
Behind the refuge in Buddhism
So, why did He Baosheng choose to become a monk?
In his childhood, He Baosheng formed an indissoluble bond with Buddhism, when his health was not good and he was very timid, and he did not dare to sleep alone at night, he said that he always felt inexplicable fear and panic in the dark.
In order to help her son overcome this difficulty, his mother began to introduce him to the Dharma, and under his mother's guidance, Ho Baosheng began to study the Dharma, sometimes attending monastic pujas and meditation activities.
helped him gradually overcome his timidity, and also laid the groundwork for him to choose to become a monk in the future.
The direct cause of He Baosheng's renunciation should be that he was injured.
He Baosheng's emotional experience is also extremely speakable like his life, and in the past few years in the entertainment industry, he has had emotional entanglements with many female stars, among which the one with actress Alice Leung is the most well-known.
Unlike his amorous appearance, Ho Po Sang takes his relationship extremely seriously, and fell in love at first sight when he met Leung Wing-lam, and since then he has launched a fierce pursuit.
not only drove a car to and from work every day, but also gave her valuable gifts on anniversaries of all sizes, and his care and thoughtfulness towards Anita Leung made this relationship a good story in the entertainment industry.
But the story of the two did not end well, and soon after being together, Alan Leung got tired of this life and cheated on He Baosheng's best brother Xia Shaosheng.
This relationship came violently and went very quickly, leaving an incurable scar on He Baosheng's soul. The failure of his feelings and the betrayal of his brother plunged him into great pain, and he began to feel lost and confused.
Until one time, when He Baosheng talked to a friend he hadn't met for a long time, he confided in his inner troubles.
He said; "I have everything, but it's like I have nothing."
Sensing his confusion, the friend suggested that he go to the temple to listen to the scriptures and seek guidance from the Dharma.
Under the guidance of his friends, He Baosheng once again came into contact with the Dharma and was once again impressed by the wisdom and power contained in it.
At the temple, Ho began to study meditation and meditation again, trying to purify his mind and find inner peace through these methods.
From a wealthy child to a superstar in the entertainment industry, to a practitioner seeking inner peace, his experience is like a colorful drama of life, and his experience tells us that although there are thousands of paths in life, we all need to find inner peace and self-consistency.
Resources:
Cui Bin, editor-in-chief. "Smiling Proud Jianghu Treasure Book" 2001
"Hong Kong version of "Lin Pingzhi" leaves tens of billions of family wealth to live a life of bitter Buddhism" Phoenix.com