1. In ancient times, those who were good at calligraphy lived longer because their minds were calm. If a person can set his mind, there is nothing he cannot do.
2. Calligraphy is also based on Buddhism. It starts from precepts, is mastered in concentration and wisdom, is realized in the source of the heart, is wonderful in understanding, and to the extreme, it cannot be transmitted by words or hands.
3. The inner canon "Golden Sutra" says: "What is illegal is not illegal." Calligraphers understand this trick, so there is no need to follow the ancient tradition.
4. The book is like Ye, like his learning, like his talent, like his ambition, in short, like his person.
5. A pure heart and few desires, words generate spirit, which is a proof of Yicheng’s form and appearance.
6. When the dross goes away, the clear light will come. If the mind is complicated, even if the writing is excellent, it will not be appropriate. Therefore Yangzi said: Words are pictures of the heart.
7. There is a couplet in the past that says: What can I do? Is it natural? The most truthful sayings. You should also know this when writing books.
8. When Qi is strong, the words should be short or long and the sound should be high or low. The same goes for books.
9. "If you shake your clothes and run thousands of hills, your water will flow thousands of miles." Writing a book must have this atmosphere. And if you use your mind carefully, it is like a needle threader trying to make a hole through the thread. If there is even a slight difference, the key will not hit the hole.
10. The windows are bright and clear, and the pen and ink are excellent. I take out paper and paint everything in my heart at times, but the book is not good! If the voices are noisy and the paper and ink are poor, even if the skills are as good as those of the two kings, it will not help.
11. A "Diamond Sutra" is specially designed to teach the Dharma to all living beings, and also teaches people to separate from appearances. To study ancient books is to listen to the Buddha's teachings. Recognizing the beauty of calligraphy in the Qin, Han, Jin and Tang dynasties, and being able to use one's own nature and spirit, this is the reason why one can be separated from others and achieve Buddhahood.
12. Burn incense and sit in meditation every day, clean up your mind, make it clean, have time to study, and pick up a pen when you feel like it, so that you can write your own temperament. You will be able to surpass the imagination and win the world. . Cherish the remaining abilities.
13. You must be respectful when writing calligraphy. It is not just about being good at calligraphy. This is learning. Wei Mingdao's words mean that writing words can control one's discomfort, which is also a method of calming one's mind.
14. Copying the ancient method is like a ghost enjoying a sacrifice, but inhaling its breath but not eating its substance.
15. If you are careless and careless, you will never achieve anything. Although the book is a small road, it must be calm and composed.
16. Look at the pens used by the ancients and avoid distracting thoughts. This is also a way to keep your mind at ease.
17. The shape is similar, and the calligrapher is the best. However, there is very little information in this, so don’t let it die at the end of the sentence.
18. Huang Shangu said: "Poetry cannot be carved out of the ground and forced to be written. It will be created by itself when it is born in the situation." Ear.
19. The way to hold a pen is to use the empty palm and the real finger. If the fingers gather, the palm will be strong; if the fingers are strong, the palm will naturally be empty.
20. The calligrapher has no choice but to wait and see. If the finger is dead, it will be straight, if the wrist is alive, the word will be smart.
21. The most powerful thing is to start with reverse strokes. Chu Henan's books are all reversed, and they are also official.
22. The writing must be delivered pen-by-stroke. When the pen edge is collected, the pen is still straight before it can be delivered.
23. When writing regular script, you must clearly understand the official rules, and avoid regular script when writing official script. To be an official, you must have the atmosphere of thousands of valleys and rocks rushing to your feet.
24. The most important thing to avoid when using a pen is to use your pen power indiscriminately. The tip of the pen is not touching the paper but the hand has moved, so it is floating and light, which means that the writing force is outside.
25. "The flow of water is not racing, and the clouds are too late to notice." These two sentences are the most wonderful calligraphy. It is the scene of the previous sentence that the pen is followed without intention, and it is the scene of the next sentence without drooping or shrinking, and it remains when you want to go.
26. When you first learn to write calligraphy, you should first look for similarity in form. If you don’t have a good frame, let alone a good writing style.