He is strong by him, and the breeze blows the hills; he crosses by him, and the bright moon shines on the river. He was self-deprecating, and I was really angry with myself. - "The Dragon Slayer"
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"Kung Fu Panda 3" uses the meaning of oriental culture to tell the story of the difficult struggle between good and evil, and the final victory of justice over evil.
The mortal world encountered the heavenly fire that ran out of the spirit world, and it wanted to suck up the energy of all the mortal masters, and it even defeated and sucked away the wisdom master and the super-powerful god turtle of the panda Ah Bao. Just when this evil force was about to rule the world and dominate the world, it was attacked by Ah Bao, who was full of cuteness and confused about his own ability. Under the concerted resistance of everyone in Panda Village, Ah Bao used the power of "Qigong" to destroy tianxu, achieving the power of the Divine Dragon Hero, and returning to the peace of the mortal world.
In the film, Ah Bao's question about "who am I" is obviously Western culture, a self-highlighting exploration, and finally settles in the powerful atmosphere of oriental spiritual ideas, making "Kung Fu Panda 3" more full of Chinese imprints.
In the final showdown, Ah Bao's ultimate "qi" power comes from his own family, thus closely linking the family and the realization of the self, and this obvious chinese cultural concept essentially raises the meaning of kung fu itself to a philosophical height. At this point, a film has a more macroscopic significance in cultural dissemination.
01. The principle of Tai Chi encompasses all things, which is heavenly in heaven, geography on earth, physics in all things, numerology in fate, and ethics in humanity
There is a universal connection between all things in the universe, the Heavenly Dao, the Tunnel, and the Humanity are all born of Tai Chi, just like the different branches and leaves on a trunk, although the state seems to be different, the Heavenly Dao, the Tunnel, and the Humanity all operate according to this trajectory.
(1) Tai Chi is a heavenly principle in heaven, so the distinction between good and evil has its own heavenly reason
Chinese the spirit of asking questions is not to ask, not to say, but to discern only by the human heart. Tianli is not to measure, nor can it be measured. Just follow it, don't disobey it, this is the process of monasticism.
Ultimately, monasticism is to attain the state of unity with nature, with heaven and earth. Unity means that all human actions and heavenly reasons do not clash in any way. And the behavior of heaven is called acting against heaven. He single-mindedly absorbed the qi of all kung fu masters and pursued the strength of himself, which was to measure everything between heaven and earth by the standard of his own opinion, which was contrary to the Heavenly Dao.
From the perspective of the Tao, one does not have to pursue that righteousness, which is righteous. The universe needs Ah Bao, although he does not know qigong, although he has not even figured out who he is, but as Master Tanuki said: How do I think it is not important, the will of heaven is the most important. Ah Bao came with a cosmic mission, it is the embodiment of the Tao, it is the worldly form of the Tao.
(2) Tai Chi is geography on earth, and only by letting go of the discriminating mind can one return to the realm of the Tao
Monasticism is to let go of the discriminating mind. The so-called discriminating mind is that you can only look at the world from your own point of view, but if you stand in the perspective of the Tao, all things arise because of the Tao' luck. If there is a discriminating mind, one leaves the Path, and what one sees is not a path view, but all that is seen by man. When man sees nature, he cannot see the essence, he only sees the appearance of things.
Father Li Shan did not want to lose Ah Bao again, and lied that he would cheat Ah Bao back to the Panda Village with Qigong, which was a separation heart; Father Goose was worried that Li Shan would take Ah Bao away from him, and falsely said that he was worried that Ah Bao would be hungry, so he followed Ah Bao to the Panda Village, which was also a separation heart; the separation heart made Li Shan feel extremely guilty about his son, and also made Ah Bao extremely disappointed in Li Shan's father, and he blamed himself for not being able to protect the Jade Palace.
But letting go of his separation, Father Goose found that the appearance of Li Shan in Ah Bao's life was not his own loss, but Ah Bao's blessing. It is normal for it to comfort Li Shan's father's son to be angry, and sometimes it is obvious that he is well-intentioned and does bad things It reminds Li Shan ah Bao that he is sad and confused, and this is when he needs us the most By letting go of the discriminating mind, that is, seeing one's own nature and seeing the nature of others, one is no longer attached to one's own good and evil, success or failure, gain or loss.
Don't differentiate, nothing becomes and is destroyed, "nothing is achieved and destroyed, it is restored to one", what it should produce is what it should produce, what is natural must be completed by nature, and the nature of each person is brought into play, which is the creation of the Tao.
Ah Bao, who originally did not want to fight and just wanted to enjoy the joy of heaven, realized that Master Tanuki let him teach kung fu, not to teach the same kung fu hero as himself, but to make everyone become their true self. What is everyone good at? What do you love? What is talent? Let every life return to its true nature, and the real power comes from being the true self.
(3) Tai Chi in fate is numerology, and Ah Bao came with the mission of the universe, which is Providence
Master Tanuki tells Ah Bao that Master Tortoise sees more potential in it than he imagined, and expects him to discover an unimaginably powerful divine exercise, Qigong, explaining that "Qi is the energy that flows through all living beings in the world."
Chinese use "qi" to express the primitive state of life movement of the world, believing that the universe is naturally formed, and that everything with a concrete image is differentiated from chaotic matter without a specific image. The Tai Chi Diagram describes "Wuji and Tai Chi." Tai Chi moves and gives birth to yang, moving pole and static, static and yin".
The realm of chaos is the natural harmony between the individual and everything around him, presenting the original and purest natural appearance of existence. Ah Bao was born with a black and white appearance, just like the black and white Tai Chi pattern, one yin and one yang, one moving and one static. And tai chi is in constant motion, moving produces yang qi, moving to a certain extent will be relatively static, static will produce yin qi, so that one movement and one static operation to infinity.
When master turtle handed the scepter, which symbolized tai chi, to Ah Bao, who came to the spirit world, he said: You have finally become destined, on the day we first met, I saw the future and the past of kung fu, I saw a panda that can combine the two into one, so I chose you, Ah Bao, you combine the two poles of yin and yang, yin and yang, and I am also my true successor
The film makes the mystery and elusiveness of Qigong stand out through Ah Bao's cuteness. At the critical moment, through collective strength, Ah Bao's spiritual inspiration and the extraordinary courage radiating from his heart were given to confirm the rare wonder of the convergence of qigong's temporal and spiritual states.
02. Nature, society, and the individual are both independent systems and mutually restrictive, and people should take the principle of Tai Chi as the guiding principle for observing the world and understanding themselves
Tai Chi is endless, but its essence is "one", and human beings, as a member of all things, can push back according to the evolutionary laws of Tai Chi, understand the beginning of all things, and guide our current lives
(1) Ethics echoes Tai Chi, and the moral order of human society should be in harmony with the natural order of all things in heaven and earth
Kung Fu Panda filmed the third part, and finally followed Chinese culture to the source of the universe - Tai Chi. Tai Chi is the ultimate truth, the supreme law that creates the universe. Tai Chi is not a substance, and the subject of movement can only be qi. Qi produces all things according to the movement of Tai Chi, and the energy of the world's transit is qi.
Master Tanuki said that Tianxu would continue to take away the qi of other qigong masters, and at that time there would be no qi in the world, and the more masters he defeated, the more qi he would get. The primordial matter "qi" in a chaotic state is the origin of the materiality of the universe, and the "reason" acts on the "qi", so that there is yin and yang, and there is yin and yang that will move, and movement will transform into all things. The act of Tianxu is actually a struggle for the material origin of the creation of the world, and it finds that "qi can be given or taken away" because of the materiality of "qi". But the "Tao" is illusory, does not have substance, and can only be obeyed, not violated.
Zhu Xi said that the saints have both yang and yin attributes, but most of the time they are in a state of stillness, showing the way of tai chi between movement and stillness. Tai Chi is manifested in people's moral norms, that is, "ethics". The act of heavenly deprivation of "qi" is only movement, not stillness, which is not only not the work of saints, but even a serious violation of ethics.
Why should we do righteous things, Zhou Yi says "to be in harmony with heaven and earth", because this is in accordance with the ultimate law of the universe; why should we not do bad things and do bad people, because that is against the ultimate law of the universe. If you go along with it, you will be lucky, and if you go against it, you will be fierce; those who go along with it will prosper, and those who go against it will die. The defeat of the mighty Heavenly Flame is shunzhi tiandao.
(2) Truth is not heavenly reason, let go of worldly reason and pursue heavenly reason
Nature never says itself good or evil, and no one knows that they are good or evil. But everything is inseparable from nature, and this is the natural principle. The worldly principle corresponding to the heavenly principle will be different because of the difference in time, region, person, nation, and belief. The reason of the past is a fallacy when it comes to the present, and it is shocking for the present to get the past. But these theories are "truths" in their own time.
In human interaction, everyone cannot cling to their own "truth" and must let go of their "truth", otherwise they can only be in constant strife. Tianxu robs things like a robber, and has his own set of principles, and all truths come from the human heart. Speaking of one's own psychological needs as "truth." Therefore, we should let go of these worldly principles and pursue heavenly principles.
Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said of the film: Chinese martial arts is not the art of fighting, but the art of stopping violence. True heroes should join hands and work closely together to maintain peace and justice. This is of great enlightening significance for dealing with the major and urgent issues of today's world.
Ah Bao did not use his "truth" to defeat Tianxu, it was the huge and incomparable power of "Qigong" gathered by the whole people's hatred and hatred, and at the same time, he also had the spirit of stepping forward with Tianxu at the expense of his own life to make justice turn defeat into victory, which is not only in line with Heavenly Reason, but also satisfies the righteousness of the people, and has a multi-faceted presentation of China's image.
(3) Returning to the basics, people can interact with the spirit of heaven and earth and know "who I am"
In his book Extraordinary Wisdom, Capra says: "Among the great traditions, it seems to me that Taoism offers the deepest and most perfect ecological wisdom, which emphasizes the fundamental unity of all phenomena and potential aspects of the individual and society in the cyclical process of nature. ”
Most people live in the illusion that many things are to be owned and fought for, and for these things that we think are necessary and necessary, we are running around and exhausted. Just like the insatiable heavenly fire, in the end, he was defeated by desire, and when Ah Bao gave it all his qi, it was instead Le Ji who was sad and sad, "too much and too much", and then was beaten back to the spirit world.
Tai Chi is the Great Avenue, and the highest kung fu comes from peace of mind. Therefore, the emphasis is placed on cultivating the state of mind, and having the spirit of winning is that the kung fu has not yet arrived. Master Tortoise said that "only when the waves are not alarmed can the heart be like stopping the water", how to not be alarmed, the core of which is nature. This nature refers to the nature that follows the original nature, the nature that conforms to the way of nature, and everything is like this. If we can understand nature, nature will understand "who I am", then what we do is the most natural.
To conform to human nature is to conform to human nature, and nature and man are a cordial relationship with each other. Panda Village is located in the nature of green mountains and rivers, pandas in their most authentic appearance in nature to survive, not because of the day after tomorrow to sell noodles, with chopsticks, but with their own natural form, can eat, will roll, big belly are the huge energy given by nature, around the bamboo, iron pot, flower dolls, snow are all weapons to defeat the heavenly fire. Alone with the spirit of heaven and earth, the pandas are returning to their own authenticity in nature and defending their homeland in the interaction with heaven and earth.
epilogue
We see the charm of the film: the intention of not wanting to fight but suffering, cooperating to fight, the relationship between spiritual understanding and the magic weapon of victory, and the intention to rejuvenate superhuman strength without fear and cruelty, are all shown in many ways in the story full of Chinese elements and Chinese philosophy.
Chinese the worship and respect for chivalry stems from moral nobility rather than absolute supremacy of strength, and Po's performance in this episode is the most Chinese spirit. It has found itself around its family and completed itself between heaven and earth, and it is not only a kung fu hero, but also a chivalrous warrior with an "iron shoulder and moral righteousness" in the eyes of Chinese, and the embodiment of the true Chinese spirit.
Once Tai Chi, once the naked run of the soul. Tai Chi is the dance of the soul of the Chinese.