Zhang Zhengchun
returned to Lanzhou from the Gannan Plateau, ate watermelon looking at the horizon, did not read piano books or drank tea. Don't care about the rights and wrongs of the human world, and live peacefully in the empty Tathagata's home.
took a deep nap in the afternoon, wandered around the study with a few lines of poetry, opened the window and looked at the sky on the campus of Northwest Model University. The hills of Beishan behind the tall buildings are already covered with grass and trees. It can be seen that there has been abundant rainfall in recent years.
The white clouds come and go leisurely, and the infinite void goes west and east. I pray that clouds and rain will come from the dog days to purify the universe and make it more prosperous.
Appreciate the calligraphy of Master Hongyi and experience the special Dharma jubilee of the Huayan realm.
Note one: Character introduction
Master Hongyi (1880-1942), also known as Li Xishuang, Li An, and Li Liang, was originally from Zhejiang and lived in Tianjin. One of the pioneers of Chinese drama. He is quite accomplished in music, calligraphy, painting and drama. After returning from studying in Japan, he worked as a teacher and editor, and was later ordained as a monk with the Buddhist name Koichi. His musical name was Wentao, his childhood name was Chengqi, his scientific name was Guanghou, his courtesy name was Xishuang, and his nickname was Shutong. After he became a monk, his Buddhist name was Yanyin, his nickname was Hongyi, and his later nickname was Wanqing Laoren. Born in Tianjin, his ancestral home is Pinghu, Zhejiang (some say Shanxi). He is not only a talented art educator, but also a generation of eminent monks. The master whose "twenty articles shocked the world" integrated poetry, lyrics, calligraphy and painting, seal cutting, music, drama, and literature into one body. He pioneered the splendid culture and art of China in many fields. He pushed the art of calligraphy in ancient China to the extreme, "simple and perfect, as natural as nature". Modern cultural celebrities such as Lu Xun, Guo Moruo and other modern cultural celebrities regard it as a supreme honor to get a calligraphy from the master. He was the first pioneer to spread Western music to China. His "Farewell Song" has been sung for decades and has become a classic. At the same time, he was also the first teacher in China to pioneer nude sketching. With outstanding artistic attainments, it has successively cultivated some cultural celebrities such as the famous painter Feng Zikai and the musician Liu Zhiping. He dedicated himself to the Buddha, did not eat after noon, studied Vinaya diligently, promoted Buddhism, and saved all sentient beings from the sea of suffering. He was regarded as the eleventh generation ancestor of the Vinaya sect by Buddhist disciples. He has left endless spiritual wealth for the world. His life is full of legend. He is a typical figure in China who is extremely gorgeous but ends in mediocrity. Master Taixu once gave a verse: Imprinting the mind with teachings, tightening the body with discipline, making the inside and outside pure, which is the cause of Bodhi. Mr. Zhao Puchu commented on the master's life as: "Endless treasures are offered to the eyes of the world, and a full moon shines in the heart of the sky." Master Hongyi, commonly known as Li Shutong, was born on September 20th of the lunar calendar in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1880) to a wealthy official and businessman in Tianjin House, passed away in Quanzhou in 1942. He is the pioneer of China's New Culture Movement, an outstanding artist, educator, thinker, and innovator. He is an outstanding representative of the combination of traditional Chinese culture and Buddhist culture . He is the most outstanding eminent monk in the history of modern Chinese Buddhism. , is also a well-known person with a high reputation in the world. He has made creative developments in music, art, poetry, seal cutting, epigraphy, calligraphy, education, philosophy, law, Chinese characters, sociology, advertising , publishing, environment and animal and plant protection, and human fasting experiments. As an eminent calligrapher, Hongyi is different from some monks and artists in history, such as Zhiyong and Huaisu. Although they wear cassocks, it seems that their lives have not been based on firm Buddhist beliefs and sincere and practical Buddhist practices. The purpose is that they are just artists living in Zen monasteries. They "come madly to despise the world and gain true knowledge while drunk." This is entirely the temperament and romance of artists. Bada Shanren 's image of the white-eyed starling is obviously ironic. His paintings are really a kind of venting, and they are worldly, not transcendent. Compared with them, Hongyi escaped from Zen more thoroughly. He took refuge in his own heart, transcended the world, and devoted himself to the cultivation of Buddha in the Vinaya sect. He was a pure Buddhist master.
Life of Master Xuyun
Zen Master Xuyun, whose common name is Xiao Guyan, also known as Deqing, and also known as Huanyou. He was born in Quanzhou, Fujian Province in 1840, the 20th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty. His mother died when he was born, and he was raised by his concubine. His father, Xiao Yutang, was an official who traveled to Fujian and served as a staff member of the Yongchun Prefecture Government Office. Later, he was employed by the Quanzhou Prefecture. When Zen Master Xuyun was young, he studied Confucianism as a teacher. He left Hunan for Fujian at the age of 17, and became a monk at Yongquan Temple in Gushan, Fujian Province at the age of 19, where he became a disciple of Chang Kai. The following year, Yimiao Lian (1824-1907) was ordained.
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1892), he received the mantle of Linji Sect from Monk Miaolian, and received the Caodong Sect mantle from Monk Yaocheng. After becoming a monk, he practiced asceticism. He left Gushan at the age of 27 and visited elders in famous mountain temples in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, studied scriptures and Zen Buddhism. After that, he visited Zhongnan Mountain in Shaanxi, Mount Emei in Sichuan, and the three major monasteries in Lhasa, and traveled from Tibet to India, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Myanmar and other countries to pay homage to Buddhist relics. Returning from Myanmar, he made a pilgrimage to Jizu Mountain in Yunnan, passed through Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei and other places, paid homage to Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui, and then went to Gaomin Temple in Yangzhou to attend the Zen Seven Dharma Assembly, and attained enlightenment at the Chishan Buddhist Monk.
From the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu (1901) to Zhongnan Mountain Jie Maoqian practiced for two years. Later, he went to Jizu Mountain to preside over Bo Men'an, and he went to Nanyang and other places to raise funds to build temples. In the first year of Xuantong (1909), he invited all the "Long Zang Temple" from Beijing to return to Jizu Mountain and ordered Bo Men'an to be the guardian. National Consecration Temple.
When the Republic of China was established in 1912, there was a trend of expelling monks and destroying temples. The division commander of the Yunnan Army personally supervised the troops going up the mountain to capture Xu Yun. Xu Yun reasoned with him alone, but was convinced and changed his original intention to support Xu Yun. In the seventh year of the Republic of China (1918), Xuyun invited the Jade Buddha back to from Nanyang to consecrate the temple and rebuild the temple. After that, at the request of the military and political officials of Yunnan, Guangdong and Fujian, he moved the Huating Temple in Kunming to the abbot Gushan, and revived the Nanhua Temple, the monastery of the Sixth Patriarch of Caoxi. In the winter of the 31st year of the Republic of China, he went to Chongqing to preside over the Dharma Assembly to protect the country and quell disasters, which lasted for more than three months. In the winter of the 32nd year of the Republic of China, plans were made to revitalize the Dajue Temple in Yunmen Mountain in northern Guangdong.
In April 1952, Xu Yun left Yunmen and went north. In November, he attended the China Buddhist Association sponsors meeting in Beijing and was promoted as the chief sponsor. On June 3, 1953, the Buddhist Association of China was formally established, and Xu Yun was elected as the honorary president. That year, Xuyun was appointed as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. On October 13, 1959, Master Xuyun passed away at Zhenru Temple in Yunjushan, Jiangxi Province. The life span is one hundred and twenty, and the precepts are one hundred and one.
In the history of modern Buddhism, there are eminent monks who have persisted in asceticism for more than a hundred years, held 15 monasteries, revitalized 6 ancestral halls, inherited 5 sects of Zen, and had millions of followers. The virtual cloud of reputation.
Looking at the essence of life and the true meaning of life from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine and Buddhism
The core of traditional Chinese medicine's understanding of human life and diseases lies in "enlightenment" and "attaining the Tao". The "Ancient Innocence Treatise" in "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic " embodies the outlook on life and world view of traditional Chinese medicine.
Huangdi said: I have heard that there was a real person in ancient times who could grasp the heaven and earth, grasp the yin and yang, breathe the essence, and guard the spirit independently.
In the Middle Ages, there was a great person who was pure and virtuous, harmonious with yin and yang, and coordinated with the four seasons. He died from the secular world, accumulated all his energy, and traveled between the heaven and the earth. He was able to see and hear in all directions. This would increase his lifespan. The strong one also belongs to the real person.
Next, there are saints who live in the harmony of heaven and earth, follow the principles of the eight winds, are comfortable with the secular world, have no hatred and anger, do not want to leave the world, are obeyed, do not want to observe the world, and do not work externally. The form is based on things, and there is no danger of thoughts within. Taking peace and joy as the priority, taking self-satisfaction as the merit, the body is not broken, the spirit is not scattered, and it can be counted by hundreds.
Next, there are sages who regulate the heaven and earth, resemble the sun and the moon, recognize the stars, obey the yin and yang, distinguish the four seasons, follow the Tao from ancient times, and can also prolong life and have the best time.
Carefully and conscientiously understand the true spirit of the "Huangdi Neijing", "Life is as long as the world, and there is no end." These eight words are the essential characteristics of life and the true meaning of life.
In the old days of the Yellow Emperor, he was born as a god, weak but eloquent, young and arrogant, long and agile, and capable of ascending to heaven.
I asked the Heavenly Master: I have heard that people in ancient times were a hundred years old in the Spring and Autumn Period, but their movements did not decline; people today are half a hundred years old, but their movements declined. Is this different in the times? Will people lose it?
Qibo said to him: The people of ancient times knew that the law was based on yin and yang, and the magic number . They had regular food and drink, regular daily life, and did not work rashly. Therefore, they were able to be in harmony with the spirit and achieve the end. In his natural years, he will pass after he reaches a hundred years old.
People today are not like that. They use wine as a pulp and delusion as a habit. They enter the house drunk to drain their essence and dissipate their true nature. They don’t know how to keep full. They don’t control their spirits from time to time. They want to quicken their minds and go against life. Joy has no rhythm in daily life, so it will decline after half a hundred years.
According to the teachings of the ancient saints, they all call it evil and evil. When you avoid it, you will feel sleepy and empty. If the true energy follows it, if you keep your spirit inside, you will always be at peace with your illness.
This means that the mind is leisurely and has few desires, the mind is at ease without fear, the body is tired without being tired, the breath is in compliance, everyone follows their desires, and everyone gets what they want.
Therefore, they like their food, let them serve, enjoy their customs, and do not admire each other between superiors and inferiors. Therefore, their people are called simple.
Therefore, desires cannot overwhelm their eyes, lust and evil cannot deceive their hearts, ignorance, wisdom and virtue are not worthy, and they are not afraid of things, so they are in line with the Tao.
This is the ideological core of the outlook on life in the "Huangdi Neijing". Carefully understand the philosophy of life and the life realm of "real people". "People in ancient times lived a hundred years in spring and autumn, and their actions never faded." The core of this sentence What is the connotation?
"People in ancient times knew that the Dharma was based on yin and yang, and the harmony of magic. They had regular food and drink, regular daily life, and did not act rashly about old age. Therefore, they were able to live up to their natural form and spirit. To live a hundred years is to live to the fullest. Go."
"Knowing" is "attaining the Tao". The key is to "eat and drink in moderation, live regularly, and not work rashly" and "the body and spirit are unified", the state of the unity of form and spirit, the unity of nature and man, Naturally, they will "live out their days".
The "Huangdi Neijing" advocates concisely and concisely on the aspect of self-cultivation. The key is the mental state and "mentality". The ancients called the "moral realm" of "the righteousness of life":
Under the teachings of the ancient sages, they all called it false and evil. When you avoid the wind, you will feel lonely and empty. If you follow the true energy, keep your spirit within, you will never be sick.
This means that the mind is leisurely and has few desires, the mind is at ease without fear, the body is tired without being tired, the breath is in compliance, everyone follows their desires, and everyone gets what they want.
Therefore, they like their food, let them serve, enjoy their customs, and do not admire each other between superiors and inferiors. Therefore, their people are called simple.
Therefore, desires cannot overwhelm their eyes, lust and evil cannot deceive their hearts, ignorance, wisdom and virtue are not worthy, and they are not afraid of things, so they are in line with the Tao.
Such an outlook on life will lead to "long life." This is a life without disease and a happy life of self-love and freedom.
Therefore, they like their food, let them serve, enjoy their customs, and do not admire each other between superiors and inferiors. Therefore, their people are called simple.
Such a realm of life is easy to achieve but is difficult for modern people to achieve.
Centenarian Chinese medicine doctor Mr. Deng Tietao and Datang Medical King Sun Simiao are examples of traditional Chinese medicine health care .
I would like to ask: Why can’t many famous Chinese doctors today live to be a hundred years old? In the final analysis, it is a question of "moral realm".
I would like to appeal to all colleagues in the field of traditional Chinese medicine to resolve to learn from role models like Mr. Sun Simiao and Mr. Deng Tietao and serve the country with high quality for a hundred years.
I would like to call on all colleagues in the Chinese academic and Chinese philosophy circles to encourage and supervise each other to ensure that they serve the country's health for a hundred years. This is the basic standard of the Huangdi Neijing.
It can be seen from this that a true Chinese medicine practitioner must be a practitioner of Taoism, a "real person" who has attained the Tao, and will not be a "fake person" or "hypocrite" who pursues fame and fortune. To study Chinese studies and traditional Chinese culture, one must be indifferent to fame and fortune and return to nature. A basic criterion is to serve the country's health for a hundred years. In order to inherit the immortality of Chinese civilization, the wisdom, life and moral spirit of every Chinese person are worthy of being the "Infinite Life Buddha". That’s it!
Here I quote the Dharma Rain and Nectar from the Lotus Sutra. It should be known that the "real person" is the " true Buddha" and is the "pure Dharma body" of Nirvana and eternal life.
The light of wisdom is immeasurable and the lifespan is countless kalpas. Earned from long-term practice.
You wise men should not have any doubts about this. You should end the order forever.
Buddha’s words are true and true, just like medicine is good and convenient, it is for curing mad people.
In reality, death cannot be said to be false, but I am also the father of the world.
Saving all suffering patients is an inversion for ordinary people, and in reality, it will be destroyed.
Because of seeing me frequently, one becomes arrogant and indulges in the five desires.
fell into the evil realm. I always know that sentient beings follow the Way but do not follow the Way.
can be treated as desired, saying all kinds of methods, and everyone is right.
How can all sentient beings enter the supreme path and quickly achieve Buddhahood?
According to the records of Mahayana Buddhism classics such as the Lotus Sutra of Wonderful Dharma and the Avatamsaka Sutra of Vast Expansive Buddha, Buddha has predicted that all sentient beings can suddenly realize the pure and perfect merits of becoming a Buddha and achieving the Buddha of Infinite Life.
