Caigen Tan is a collection of maxims including Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism compiled by Hong Yingming in Ming Dynasty. More than 400 years ago, it was called the night talk around the stove and the three wonders of self-cultivation in small windows. This book is divided into five parts, including review, entertainment, review, leisure and introduction. Combining the Confucian doctrine of the mean, the inaction of Taoism, the birth of Buddhism and the author's own life experience, this set of ways of dealing with people has been formed, from which we can see the original views of China ancients on human nature, life and interpersonal relationship.
There are several theories about the origin of the name "Caigentan", but there is only one purpose, that is, the seemingly tasteless vegetable roots can have a real taste. As long as you can endure hardships, cultivate your self-cultivation and exercise your character through experience, you will have your own world.
Teacher Toby Lin shared and interpreted the book in class. The words are rhythmic and easy to read. There are many reasons, but there is no admonition. I will share some chapters and sentences in the book with you.
Normal heart:
"Thick fat is not true, and the real taste is only light." Spirits and food are not the real taste of food, but the real taste is only faint. Good food and good wine will get tired of eating, only the light taste will get tired of eating for a long time. So is our life. Mr. Jiang Yang once said: "We were so eager for the waves of fate, but in the end we found that the most beautiful scenery in life is actually inner peace and calmness." Therefore, there are two perspectives on life, which can not only see the strong and brilliant side, but also know that life is based on stability.
Alert:
"Don't make promises lightly for the sake of happiness, don't get angry because of drunkenness, don't take advantage of quick things, and don't get fresh because of fatigue." Don't promise easily when you are happy, and don't take the opportunity to complain easily and spit out the present. Don't give yourself a hard time because you think something is easy, and you can't give up halfway because of some kind of burnout. It is easy for us to take all kinds of opportunities as reasons to complain and divert our real problems and contradictions. It is also easy to start because you like it, because you give up when you need hard work and patience.
Understand:
"Birds singing and insects singing will always be a heart-to-heart tactic; Flowers, English grass, nothing more than the text of Tao. Scholars should have clear secrets, delicate minds, and be considerate. " There is a saying in Zen, which is very similar to it. "Green bamboo is the dharma body, and the yellow flowers are nothing more than prajnaparamita". That is to say, it's not what we see, but what we don't know, and we can realize that nature has presented everything to you, and all the secrets are in everything. Ming Che's different hearts, like Ming Che's different mirrors, reflect differently and see more clearly. It is something that needs self-cultivation.
Xuan Tong shared good sentences. Some words in the book are worth reading again and extracting.
1, proudly talking about the sky, are fishing for the moon in the water; Swallowing ice and biting blood when brushing your brain is the only way to plant lotus in the fire.
2. The blessings are boundless, and raising XiShen is the foundation of the blessings; Unfortunately, it is inevitable, and killing people is a far-reaching disaster.
3, from the five more pillows to explore the heart, the gas did not move, the situation did not sprout, only to see the true colors; It is a practical effort to be familiar with the taste of the world in the three-time diet, to be strong and unhappy, and to take it lightly.
4, the matter of the universe should be taken care of and be good at getting rid of it. If you don't take responsibility, there will be no career; No division, no birth.
5, two empty fists hold the ancient and modern, and you must put it down when you hold it; A bamboo pole carries the romantic moon, so you should rest your shoulders when picking it.
6. The reader should concentrate and return to one place. If Xiu De pays attention to the reputation of doing nothing, there will be no real friendship; Reading, focusing on reciting elegance, is not deeply hidden in my heart.
7, the wind comes to sparse bamboo, and the wind does not leave a sound; Wild geese cross the cold pool, and they don't take pictures when they cross the pool. Therefore, in a gentleman's heart, when things come, they begin to appear, and when things go, their hearts are empty.
8. People with strong thoughts are self-sufficient and thick everywhere; He who thinks lightly thinks poorly of himself, treats others poorly, and everything is thin. Therefore, a gentleman always likes life, not too colorful and not too lonely.
9. Before Hong arrives, he helps the bow, and after the rabbit dies, he calls for an arrow, which is always an opportunity; Don't make waves when the wind stops. The shore is full of people leaving the ship. It's time to start work.
Happy reading, everyone!