Chapter 243: Fascinated by the Tao Te Ching
Sending off her parents, Chong Zhen couldn't help but think of Fuqinglai, if nothing else, in more than ten years, she will be like me now, as bright as a peach and plum as warm as winter.
It was time for morning class, and the Kun Dao members of the musician class were playing a pleasant tune, and Chong Zhen asked curiously: "Sister Yanxia, what kind of music is this?" It's so quiet, it's like you're out of the world! ”
"Oh, the Immortal Master is happy to learn, good thing. This is the Taoist music "Clarification Rhyme" that has been passed down from generation to generation, do you want to listen to the lyrics? The ringing of the lintels is clear, the rivers and seas are silent, and the mountains swallow smoke. Ten thousand souls ambushed, beckoning a cluster of immortals. There is no atmosphere in the sky, and there is no demon dust on the earth. The wisdom of the dark is clear, and a large number of mysteries are also. ”
"It is indeed a fairy scene, which makes people reverie and longing." Chong Zhendao.
"Niangniang, do you want to chant with us?" Bodhi asked with concern.
"No, I don't really like to worship the Buddha and chant sutras without mouth, I like to study every sentence and word slowly alone, and experience the different thoughts and sentiments of different authors. Do you have the Tao Te Ching here? ”
"Yes, I'll get it right away."
Chong Zhen thanked Bodhi, and immersed himself in reading this Taoist classic. "'Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are dogs; The saints are unkind, and they use the people as dogs. It was understood this way:
Heaven and earth are not benevolent, which means that heaven and earth are selfless, and in the eyes of heaven and earth, all things are the same, there is no difference. When a typhoon blows, it will blow to my home as well as yours. It will go to the house of the richest of the richest of the richest, and it will also go to the house of the beggar. It will be scraped to the emperor's house, and it will also be scraped to the house of a cat and a dog. And scrape into the little ant's hole. Heaven and earth are not benevolent, which is the great benevolence of heaven and earth. Yes, it is precisely because of unkindness that all things are treated as one, so it is true equality and justice, so it is the real great benevolence, and in the same way, the saints will not be emotional, and treat the people equally, no wonder there is 'the Son of Heaven who broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people.' 'That's what it said. From this point of view, as the Son of Heaven, it is not easy to sit on the world. ”
"'The victor is strong, and the self-victor is strong.'" Those who are content are rich. The forcible have aspirations. Difficult things in the world must be done easily; The big things in the world must be done in detail. It's a simple statement, but I like 'the forcible have ambitions' the most. ”
"Sister, tell me a story about 'the forcible have ambitions', okay? ”
"Okay! I'll talk about it right away. ”
Chong Zhen covered the volume and pondered: Those who achieve great things must endure the hardships that ordinary people cannot endure and take the road that ordinary people dare not take.
Right! Pregnant!
"If you don't do anything, with an attitude of indifference, who can benefit from the Book of Tea? I am afraid that the art of tea fighting in the Great Song Dynasty will also be postponed for decades, and she naturally recalled the story of Lu Yu: Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty had a relatively poor background. He was an orphan since he was a child, and was raised by Zen Master Zhiji. Although Lu Yu is in the temple, he is unwilling to chant the Buddha all day long, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and the young man is full of spirit. Thinking about how to read poetry and books, therefore, Lu Yu insisted on going down the mountain to study, but was strongly opposed by the Zen master, and Lu Yu no longer insisted on his own opinion in order to repay the Zen master's great kindness. In order to give Lu Yu a problem, and also to better educate him, the Zen master asked him to learn to make tea. Lu Yu had to bury the idea of going down the mountain to learn in the bottom of his heart, which can be described as a 'forcible person' who will never know the past. In the process of studying the art of tea, Lu Yu met a kind old woman, who not only learned the complex skills of making tea, but also learned a lot of reading and life principles. When Lu Yu finally brought a steaming cup of Kuding tea to the Zen master, the Zen master finally agreed to his request to go down the mountain to study. Later, Lu Yu wrote the widely circulated "Book of Tea", and was finally able to carry forward the tea culture of the Tang Dynasty! In order to complete the historical mission, I don't know how many lofty mountains and mountains he has climbed, how many abyssal rivers he has waded, and how many dim light scrolls he has accompanied. forcibly forced himself to suffer too little, and how many sins he suffered. ”
"'A light promise must be trusted, and a lot of easy must be difficult.' This sentence is so good, so profound. No wonder there is a cloud in my hometown: 'Enjoy the blessings of childhood, and carry the old age.' 'In good times, I know that I am idle and do not want to forge ahead, and when I am dying, I can only sigh and regret the lateness, leaving in vain the envy and self-pity of successful people! If you learn to refuse, why not always 'make promises'? It's not just to take care of other people's feelings! Chong Zhen said to Qiu Yue, and Qiu Yue also felt that the master's analysis was correct.