The next day, Jing'an Baofeng Temple.

A group of three people climbed the stairs and enjoyed the temple scenery, and the famous "Matsu Xing Jungle and Baizhang Li Qing Rules" in the history of Zen Buddhism also began from here.

"Buddhism gives the concept of reincarnation and karma about death, it tells us that death is not the end, but only represents the end of the past, you still have a future, and death may represent hope? This life is bitter, and the next life can be expected. Ma Xi talked eloquently, "And Taoism is detached and awe-inspiring about death, because in the Taoist concept, people are one-life, and only by practicing can they live forever, otherwise they will turn into qi and return to heaven and earth." ”

Su Ye nodded beside him and affirmed, Taoism is the native religion of our country, the earliest can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Human beings live between heaven and earth, and everyone has one life, and no one can be born again. This last sentence shows that Taoism believes that death is like a lamp going out.

And Ma Xi continued, "The Confucian view of death, Confucius said to respect ghosts and gods and stay away, not to blame the gods, Confucius did not discuss the issue of ghosts and gods. However, because Confucianism attaches great importance to death, it is said to be cautious in the end, and respect the beginning and the end."

"In China, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are the three major religious and cultural subjects, and the attitude towards death is prudent, detached, and fearless, but no matter what it is, it shows that death is a very important thing."

Su Ye nodded, "Yes, death is an issue that has been discussed since ancient times, because death cannot be experienced, irreplaceable, and can only be faced by oneself forever, and everyone cannot avoid death." ”

Xu Qingyuan echoed beside him, "Because it is inevitable, most people are actually afraid of death, or death is not terrible, but the unknown and nothingness after death, and no one knows what it looks like behind death, so they are afraid." Or death may easily erase the traces of a person's efforts and existence, and in the face of this great terror, we will naturally be powerless and afraid. ”

Ma Xi looked at Su Ye, "Su Ye, I know that there is a saying in philosophy, called learning philosophy is to pre-study death, because any question about people can be stripped layer by layer, and in the end, its core must be death." So what do philosophers think about death? ”

"Senior brother is right, death is an unavoidable problem, and philosophy has been trying to solve this problem, so some people say that philosophy has become the last responsibility of thought, providing people with spiritual refuge." "In the ancient Greek period, Epicurus, as an atheist philosopher, believed that when we live, death has not yet come, and when death comes, we are no longer there, so death has nothing to do with us.

The German philosopher Heidegger has a very famous concept of death called: to die. He re-gives meaning to death, and it is only through death that the authenticity and wholeness of life can be reached, and death is a part of life.

The French philosopher Sartre regarded death as an established fact that is external to the accident and absurdity of our lives, which is not under our control or influence, and understands that some people may die early if they have a healthy schedule, and some people smoke and drink alcohol and still live a long life. Therefore, Sartre felt that we could abandon the fear of death and look at it with a calm attitude.

In China, Sartre's ideas are similar to those of Zhuangzi, Zhuangzi said; Death and life, life also, it has the same night, and the sky is also. It means that life and death are not controlled by people, it is fate. Just like the change of day and night, it runs at four o'clock, which is a natural phenomenon. Therefore, Zhuangzi said: The husband carries me in shape, works me to live, I am old, and I am dead. Therefore those who are good to me live, so good to me to die. It means that life and death are actually the same thing, and the attitude towards death is good to live and die, and death is just for us to rest."

Xu Qingyuan shook his head, "What the senior brother said about these sages is correct, but it can't be used as a reference. There is nothing important in life except death and life, and it is said that there is a great horror between life and death, and not most people can have this state of mind to face death. As I said earlier, most people are afraid of death, and we need a reason for people to stop being afraid. ”

Su Ye frowned, "People are always afraid of the unknown, and it's too difficult not to be afraid at all. So can I put the question of senior brother in another way: death separates relatives, dissolves meaning, and decays greatness, is death really useless? ”

Ma Xi on the side nodded and said, "Senior brother's question is valid, people have a negative attitude towards death, in addition to the fear that Lao Xu said, there are many reasons, and the simple entanglement of fear is narrow." ”

Xu Qingyuan understood that he was a little bit sharp, so he hurriedly said, "Senior brother is right, how do you think junior brother can reverse the negativity?" ”

"From a different angle." There was a faint wry smile on the corner of Su Ye's mouth, "Under modern education, each of us understands that people cannot live forever, which is a premise. Suppose a person is terminally ill and knows that he only has three months to live, will he still feel sorry for himself? I think it may be in the early stage, but in the later stage he may accept this fact, and he will enjoy life and accomplish what he wants to do. What about a healthy person, who lives only 900 months, after which death comes. If this is the limit, I don't think death is a bad thing, it will urge people to work hard to do everything in their limited lives. ”

To be honest, Su Ye is calm about death, but he is also helpless, because death cannot be solved, whether you are calm or unwilling, you will die after all. So, why not look at it with a peaceful mind? Confrontation will only make your limited life less.

As a philosopher, as a public program, Su Ye had a voice in his heart telling him to pass on his optimism, so Su Ye added, "The French materialist philosopher Diderot once said: Live to the fullest, and die to die happily." Death cannot be dissolved, so take advantage of the time you are alive to do everything you want to do, enrich your life, broaden the width of your life, and sublimate your soul, so that you will not be sad and regretful before you die, and you can happily accept the arrangement of fate"

For a moment, the atmosphere was a little silent, and the three of them looked into the distance. In fact, the three of them actually know each other very well, and there are some things that Su Ye didn't say, but just looking at Su Ye's expression, Ma Xi and Xu Qingyuan also understand, not to mention that both of them are pessimists to some extent, otherwise Xu Qingyuan wouldn't have drilled the horns just now.

Death cannot be solved, and it is not only death that cannot be done in life

The topic of the last issue is really a terrible topic

(End of chapter)