The information collision between people and stones can be intertwined with brilliance or silence due to different perceptions.

Therefore, strictly speaking, it should be that there is no standard for Zen stones, and it is all in comprehension.

Otherwise, the profound and subtle Zen science has really been simplified by our generation.

In order to understand the appreciation of Zen stones, let's start with a short story.

A famous sculptor was invited to carve 100 Buddha statues.

He felt confident that he had studied figure sculpture for a long time, so he pressed the Buddha in his chest to condense it.

On the day of the Buddha's completion, the abbot and the monks were invited to watch, and they all looked at each other, Qi Ri: "This is a person, not a Buddha." ”

He was puzzled, so he studied the Buddhist scriptures under the guidance of the abbot, understood the Dharma, observed the Buddha, and recited the Buddhist scriptures.

I didn't feel that it was more than three years, and suddenly I had an epiphany one day, and I felt that a hundred Buddhas were in front of me, with different expressions and solemn attitudes.

Then he moved and carved it.

On the day of the Buddha's completion, the monks were invited to observe it.

All the monks are pious, shouting "Amitabha", bowing their heads.

Why? Because the former has no form, and the latter has both form and spirit!

Appreciating Zen stones, there are three ways.

One is called "appreciating its shape".

Lao Ziyun: "The elephant is invisible, the loud voice is sparse, the wisdom is foolish, and the generosity is indispensable." ”

What is being said here is the dialectic of the unity of opposites.

As an aesthetic object, the form of Zen stone is either round and full, or the shape is concise, or the lines are refined, or the pattern is subtle, or there is no image and formless...... It is precisely because of its simple and elegant form that it triggers our visual experience in an ethereal and infinite situation, thus leading the state of mind to a state of tranquility and peace, calm and clear.

For this reason, when the Sixth Patriarch Huineng talked about Zen enlightenment, he once proposed the method of meditation to observe all things in the universe in a state of "pure mind", that is, to observe things and enlighten the Tao with a pure and unearthly mind, so as to realize the pursuit of Zen.

"Zhuangzi • The Way of Heaven" cloud: "Pushing the heaven and the earth with silence and passing through all things, this is called heavenly happiness." ”

As the saying goes, "If the six roots are not pure, it is difficult to become a Buddha", which is indeed an empirical statement.

Of course, we do not appreciate stones for the sake of "consummation of merit" to attain Buddhahood, but for happiness and self-cultivation, so as to make life, work and social communication more mature, more rational, healthier and more fashionable.

Second, it is said to "understand its meaning".

Yan Yu, a scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty, discussed the relationship between Zen and poetry: "Zen Tao is only in Miaowu, and poetry is also in Miaowu." ”

If so, the stone path must not be ignorant.

The stone is in fate, and the stone is in care, "the stone and I are one, and the heaven and man are one".

Zen stone to form as the guide, to the meaning of the god, the pursuit of the meaning of the image, so that the appreciator into the transcendent outside the object, back to the spiritual realm.

It is with its concise shape that the Zen stone leaves a broad aesthetic space and a profound ideological realm for the viewer.

or vigorous and steady, or simple and calm, or quiet and far-reaching, or indifferent to the world, or ethereal and expressive, or elegant and clear, or humble and quiet, or simple and majestic...... Although this artistic conception varies according to their respective knowledge, aesthetic level and understanding, it is all in the minds of the appreciators.

The third is to "do the way".

The world is a kaleidoscope, and society is like a big stage.

Living in it, people will face thousands of temptations and experience tempering in all directions.

Everyone can face a lot of stress, entanglement, and helplessness every day.

If a person who is clear and sings on stage, he will return to his true color when he takes off his makeup, and he is still a natural free body;

With such a vast future, how should we persevere?

Therefore, the sages sent Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism to solve problems for the world, and guide different groups of people to give people light.

Stone appreciators can be said to be self-contained, in the face of the complicated world, thousands of entanglements, know what to give, because of love and pleasure, with poetry, books, strange stones, pottery, affection, and tranquility, calm and full of clarity.

The reason why Zen stone is highly sought after by people in today's stone appreciation world is precisely because of its simplicity and subtlety, elegant and elegant, intriguing, which can lead people to quiet and enlighten the Tao, dilute worries, see through the world, get rid of entanglement, and enter the state of mind of natural clarity and rationality and become a high-level ornamental stone.

Of course, this kind of stone may not be liked by everyone, as the so-called "radish and cabbage, each has its own love", out of different life experiences and aesthetic needs, people have their own choices for the types of strange stones.

However, the natural attributes and cultural values of various strange stones will surely bring spiritual pleasure and life enlightenment to the appreciators.

Therefore, it is said: Zen and Taoism are all empty, bouldering has forgotten the form, meditation and meditation have become unified, and heaven and man are united to see the true face.

Kowloon posted his own perception of the Zen picture stone to the group, and asked all the celebrities to give more valuable opinions.

A big coffee named Gushu said "hehe" twice, and seemed to disdain Kowloon's statement.

He was introduced by a stone friend named Baopu Shouyu, and after being added to the group, he didn't say a word, and Jiulong almost forgot about him.

There is a case!

Jiulong hurriedly asked: "Teacher Gushu, it seems that you have studied Zen stones, please give some advice." ”

The ancient book is also welcome, he said: "Now there are many sayings and ways to play Zen stones in the stone world!"

"In the Song Dynasty, Du Juan said in the "Yunlin Stone Spectrum": "Appreciating stone black (strong Zen) is precious".

"Lin Youlin of the Ming Dynasty also said in the "Suyuan Stone Spectrum": 'Stone is especially close to Zen (philosophical taste)'.

"The realm of stone appreciation of the ancients...... Modern people can't reach it, it's too far away!

"Don't say what you've developed in the midst of stone appreciation.

"The ancients appreciated the spirit and spirit expressed in the stone, quiet and introverted, and righteous spirit, which inevitably showed care for people, things and society.

"Our modern concept of stone appreciation is only based on the concept of stone appreciation of the ancients, there is a little change in form, which is related to the expansion of stone species caused by information and means of transportation.

"The basics of Zen stone:

"Zen – the process of continuous mental cultivation (perceptual to rational process).

"Abstract, concrete, formless...... With the smoothness of the lines, the charm of the shape, and the connotation of the stone, people can produce an extremely pleasant mood in the enjoyment, and get Zen tranquility in the heart.

"Zen - everyone has it, it is not like a character is Zen, stone Zen into the concentration, people and stones are one, this is the highest state of Zen!"

Subsequently, the ancient book teacher sent more than a dozen pictures of strange stones to prove the correctness of his views.

These pictures, he named them respectively: "Static Pole Complex Motion", "Universe Concept", "Out of Nothing", "Guiding the Way of Sinan", "Pangu Open the Sky", "Xiangyun on the Dao", "Dianjiangtai", "Piercing the Blue Sky" and so on, each stone is concise and bright, like the shape is not like, giving people a kind of "Tao rhyme".

His meaning couldn't be clearer, now people play Zen and play appearance, and the realm is too far away from the ancients.

It seems that there are various interpretations of a single Zen stone, and there has never been a family that can do it.

"Teacher Gushu, you are right, playing with Zen stones is not only about playing with stones, but also about your own understanding of Zen, not with too much utilitarian color. ”

Jiulong's answer, the ancient book teacher has not replied, but Wang Yikuan teacher posted a big "like" in the group, affirming the interpretation of Kowloon's Zen stone.