Story of a Small Window is a collection of essays by Chen Jiru in Ming Dynasty, which is full of philosophy of life. Mr. Zhong Chun, who was born in Huating, Songjiang (now Songjiang, Shanghai) more than 300 years ago, has a delicate writing style, short and pithy writing style, far-reaching aspirations and beneficial reading. His Story in a Small Window, Wang Yongbin's Night Talk Around the Furnace and Hong Yingming's Caigen Tan are also called the three must-read books for Chinese people to cultivate their self-cultivation. Biography of Chen Jiru in Ming Dynasty describes him as "taking trivial things, interpreting them into a book, and buying and writing them far and near". It was a long time ago that I first read this book. Recently, I turned it into a bedtime reading. Instead, I appreciate the beauty of words more and more, and realize that I am more relaxed and indifferent in cold meditation.
He said that the three great pleasures in life are: "reading Buddhist books behind closed doors, opening doors to welcome guests, and going out to find landscapes." The pleasures of life are really complicated. Different people can always list different pleasures. We can't say which kind of happiness is right or wrong. The choice depends on how everyone pursues it. Teacher Chen's three pleasures are really great, pure, pleasant and interesting. Do you think that Buddhist scriptures are naturally full of great wisdom in life? After reading it, naturally reduce worldly distractions and purify the chaotic soul. How comfortable and relaxed people should be in a pure inaction! How happy it would be if a good friend visited at this time and two people enjoyed the tacit understanding of thinking together after tea meditation! Looking up and laughing, you can appreciate the magic and infinite vitality of nature. There is no regret that "there is a lack of lovers in famous mountains, and you can't understand the sandals on the wall". How carefree! I have this experience. The scenery is beautiful, but I even have a companion alone, but I don't know the customs. You said the lyrics of "get drunk before falling flowers", but he (she) was stunned. It really failed to live up to this beautiful scenery and wasted thousands of poems in my heart. Therefore, the three major pleasures mentioned by Teacher Chen seem quiet, but if you look carefully, they are the most perfect and suitable for the soul!
He also said: "Life has books to read, leisure to read, and resources to read. As an illiterate person, he has self-cultivation, which is called a scholar. It is not an exaggeration to enjoy the blessings of the world. " The ancients thought that "doing good is the happiest and reading is the best", so reading is the highest realm of life fun. Not everyone can enjoy the benefits of reading. Some people are busy with housework and have no time to study. Those who have time or no money to buy books to read. Although those who have time and money read books, they are bound by the words in the books, wasting the interest that lingers in their hearts when they are not reading. Reading is unhappy. So I can have time, money, enough intelligence, read widely without being trapped by books, have a childlike innocence, be calm, indifferent and happy. I'm afraid only in this way can I appreciate the benefits of reading. Since I appreciate this sweet benefit, it is not an exaggeration to say that reading is an acceptable blessing in life!
I explained a lot about Mr. Chen's concise language. I don't know if it's what he thought when he wrote these words. Or a little right or a little wrong, the eyebrows who want to be open-minded naturally laugh it off. I only keep the superficial understanding and self-satisfaction brought by reading, and I am happy alone in this silent and vast night. .....
2. Night talk around the stove
Night Talk Around the Furnace is the family conversation record of Wang Yongbin, a scholar in Qing Dynasty. This book, like a weather-beaten elder, leisurely tells the experience and wisdom of life in the rationality and wisdom carved by years. His words are like charcoal in a furnace, silently emitting eternal heat, which makes people feel warm and quiet on a cold winter night. Now, we attach annotations, translations, comments and illustrations to the original work, with accurate annotations and refined words; Translation adopts the combination of free translation and true translation, giving consideration to rigor and flexibility; Comments are simple and simple, indifferent and quiet, which is in the same strain as the original pearl; Painters are also famous painters, and their paintings are close to the meaning of words, so that you can experience the law of being a man in a leisurely taste.
3. Caigentan
Caigen Tan was written in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. For more than 400 years, it has been widely circulated and enduring, and people have a high evaluation of it. There are many versions of Caigen Tan handed down. Author Hong Yingming, with clear pronunciation and mellow voice, is still a novice, and his life story is unknown. On the basis of referring to various authoritative versions, this book carefully screened out more than 360 classic original texts that are the most reliable, the most modern and the most suitable. In order to facilitate reading, we divided the book into three chapters: life, practice, health preservation and leisure, and compiled a theme catalogue. The accurate and fluent "interpretation" and detailed "annotation" in the book are more convenient for you to read and understand. The unique "new solution" is intended to abandon feudal dross, give new meaning to the times, and provide useful reference for you to deal with social problems. Short and pithy "column stories" are both informative and interesting, allowing you to experience a deeper philosophy of life while laughing. If a hundred schools of thought contend, * * * has the fragrance of "savoring vegetable roots", so that you can learn more life wisdom from it.
Caigen Tan is a collection of maxims and aphorisms that integrates Confucian doctrine of the mean, Taoist inaction and Buddhist birth.
It has formed a set of ways to deal with the world. Because it talks about the basic relationship between people and things, it has been circulated for a long time and still has a lot of enlightening value until now. Whether you are successful or frustrated, you can find your favorite sentences. ......