Take only one spoonful of weak water for three thousand, which comes from a story in Buddhist scriptures, reminding people that "life may encounter many beautiful things, but it is enough to grasp one of them with your heart." Jia Baoyu: I only take a scoop of water, even if it is light. It is often extended that men love only one among many women and are single-minded about love.
Explanation:
1, weak (ru)
Some people used to think that the word' weak' in weak water was a pseudo-word' drowning' because it meant drowning in some ancient Chinese. The original text was seen in Gong's Saving the Weakness and Prospering, and it was annotated in Shuowen: Weakness is also simple to drown. That's what Mozi said in his annotated work "Mo Bian Fa Wei". But I have never seen the prototype of the word' drowning'. All references to weak water mean being submerged.
2. Weak water
It was first seen in Shangshu Gong Yu: "Draw weak water to stand out." Notes on Sun Xingyan's "Today's Book of History": "Zheng Kangcheng said,' Weak water is Zhang Ye'." According to ancient records, the water is weak, which is also recorded in Historical Records, Biography of Dawan, Geography of Hanshu, Biography of the Later Han Dynasty to the East and Shan Hai Jing annotated by Bi Yuan.
Three thousand, three thousand
Because of the three thousand worlds of Buddhism, Tiantai Sect has three thousand words.
4, a spoonful of drinks
See The Analects of Confucius: Confucius said, "Good! Also came back. A spoonful of food, a spoonful of drink, in a dirty alley. If you can't bear it, you will be worried. If you go back, you won't change your fun. Xian zai! " Yes "
"Weak water 3 thousand, only take a ladle of water" can be compared to loyalty and single-mindedness to love.
Source:
The Buddha asked a man under the bodhi tree, "In the eyes of the secular, you are rich, powerful and have a virtuous wife. Why are you unhappy? " The man replied, "Because of this, I don't know how to choose." The Buddha smiled and said, "Let me tell you a story. One day, a tourist was dying of thirst. The Buddha took pity on him and put a lake in front of him, but he didn't get a drop of water. The Buddha was curious and asked why. " He replied: "there are many lakes, and my stomach is so small." Since you can't drink it all at once, you might as well not drink it at all. " At this point, the Buddha smiled brightly and said to the unfortunate man, "Remember, you may encounter many beautiful things in your life, but it is enough to grasp one of them with your heart." Weak water is 3 thousand, just take a ladle to drink. "
"A Dream of Red Mansions" appeared weak water twice. The first time was in the twenty-fifth time, describing a lame Taoist priest: "One foot high and one foot high, the whole body is covered with water and mud. If so, where is your home? " It's just the weak water west of Penglai. "If we analyze according to Su Shi's poem" Penglai is unreachable, weak water leads to three Wan Li ",this weak water often refers to a remote and inaccessible place where immortals haunt. The word appeared for the second time, the ninety-first time in the section "Bu Yizhen and Yu Bao talk about Zen". At this time, the lords of the Jia family, from the old lady to Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, and then to Wang Xifeng, unified their views on Baoyu's marriage, that is, Xue Baochai was the best candidate, and formally told Aunt Xue. Baoyu and Daiyu seem to feel the strange atmosphere and fall into confusion. Bao Dai and Bao Dai meditated cross-legged in order to test each other's mood, imitating Buddhist meditation to express their loyalty in front of the machine. Daiyu first asked, "Hello, Sister Bao. How are you? Sister Bao doesn't like you. How are you? Sister Bao was good to you the day before yesterday, but now she is not good to you. How are you? Hello today, but not after. How are you? You are good to her, but she is not good to you. How are you? You don't like her, but she likes you. How are you? "Baoyu thought for a long time and smiled." I'll just take a ladle of water, even if it's 3 thousand. Baoyu used this allusion to answer Daiyu's question, which means that I have nothing to do with Baochai's quality. Although there are many beautiful women in the world, you are the only one in my heart. Knowing Baoyu's usual temperament well, and doubting whether he can keep his promise, Daiyu continued to ask, "What if a gourd ladle floats in water?" " ; " What can we do if the water stops the pearl from sinking? Baoyu said, "Zen has become muddy, and partridges can't dance in the spring breeze. "。 "I mean, my love for you is like a bird's nest made of flying catkins and mud, and it won't drift away with the wind again.
Today, this sentence is not only a special word to express my loyalty to love, but also can be extended to many aspects of our lives. For example, for my career, I only choose my favorite industry and don't look around. The ancients said, "There is a sequence of learning Tao, and there is a specialization in skills." As long as you get a scoop of water yourself, you will be able to do your own business well. In addition, we must not be insatiable, as the Buddha said: people may encounter many beautiful things in their lives, but it is enough to grasp one of them with heart. Although weak water is inexhaustible, I am afraid there is only one that really belongs to me. Don't learn from the Buddhist scriptures that fool who would rather die of thirst than drink endless water. Don't compare, don't expect, don't be restless, don't be happy with things, don't be sad for yourself, and always keep an open-minded and indifferent attitude. This is the high realm of life pursuit.
Weak water is 3 thousand, which can be understood as the width and distance of weak water. In that case, it may be understood that although it is a drop in the ocean, it is hard to come by and should be cherished.