First, the ethereal beauty of a hundred flowers cloud, the birth of artistic soul, the moment of forgetting myself in life, this is the so-called "still photo" in aesthetics. Looking around, the windows are bright and clean, and take your positions. The so-called everything is proud. Therefore, Zhou Ji said, "Beginners seek emptiness, and emptiness brings aura." As can be seen from the above, ethereal is produced from contemplation, and then transformed into artistic beauty from ethereal. This process is like meditation. Just like the creative process of calligraphy, Cai Yong's "On Pen" said, "Fu Shu, first sit quietly and meditate, be at ease, keep silent, lose your breath, and be mysterious. If you are supreme, there is nothing wrong. " It can be seen that calligraphy is like Zen The mind remains ethereal and free, and the beauty comes from the middle. "Heart Sutra" says: "Color is emptiness, and emptiness is color". Therefore, "ethereal beauty" is one of the characteristics of Zen aesthetic thought, which is embodied in calligraphy works as: clear, quiet, clean, simple, light, easy, empty, spiritual and transparent. Second, the beauty of a circle is that it is complete and self-contained, rich and harmonious, as opposed to "emptiness". Huineng advocates "intimate understanding, understanding the Tao", self-sufficiency, perfection, no desire, no desire, and understanding the Tao. Calligraphy creation, like Zen, pays attention to the perfect harmony of nature. Let nature take its course, the beauty of perfection "is also one of the characteristics of Zen aesthetic thought", which is reflected in calligraphy works as follows: perfection, harmony, unity, harmony and coordination in one go, let nature take its course, and Yoga Yu has no intention of being good. Third, the beauty of epiphany Zen pays attention to epiphany: when you realize it, you can see Bodhi, but sometimes epiphany is beyond your power, and you can gradually practice or drink, which is convenient for many methods. There is only one purpose, that is, to suddenly realize and see your heart. Volume 17 of "No Five Lights" says: Thirty years ago, the old monk came to Zen, and he saw mountains as mountains and water as water. Later, he saw that mountains are not mountains and water is not water. Now I must have a place to rest. According to the past, mountains are just mountains and water is just water. These are three kinds of aesthetics. The first one is affirmative and relevant. The second is negative, intuitive and out of phase. The third is epiphany, negation, negation, and never giving up is the highest realm of aesthetics. Epiphany is the soul of Zen. The epiphany of Zen Buddhism is connected with the artistic creation of calligraphy. "Continued Book" said that shihuaisu got the cursive samadhi from the cloud. At the beginning, I was diligent in reading, so my pen was bald and I made a grave for it. When we watched Xia Yun change with the wind, we suddenly realized that, like a strong man drawing his sword, the color of God was moving. It can be seen that calligraphy creation attaches importance to "epiphany", which is not only the core of Zen aesthetic thought. It is also the essence of China's aesthetic thought. Therefore, "the beauty of epiphany" is one of the characteristics of Zen aesthetic thought, and the styles embodied in calligraphy works are: simplicity, simplicity, naturalness, exquisiteness, improvisation, inspiration, from the heart, returning to nature and so on.
Fourthly, the beauty of artistic conception is an important feature of Zen aesthetic thought and the key to China's artistic aesthetics, especially literati calligraphy. "Meaning" refers to the function of the heart, the root of meaning, and "environment" is great wisdom and the first meaning. As the Shurangama Sutra says, great wisdom has seven meanings, namely, mental realm, intellectual realm, seeing realm, seeing realm beyond two, and seeing realm beyond the child, so it is self-reaching. Zen attaches great importance to "heart-to-heart communication", does not tell the truth, and allows scholars to participate in testimony themselves. This realm, which can only be understood but not expressed, is the artistic conception. In China and calligraphy theory, "meaning" is also constantly emphasized. Such as: 1. Mrs. Wei in the Eastern Jin Dynasty said in the "Pen Map", "The pen is close but not tight, and the novice is uneven, and the former is defeated before the intention; If the pen is in a hurry, the one who intends to write first wins. " 2. Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty said, "If a husband wants to write, he should first learn ink, concentrate on it, predict the font size, cadence and cadence, directly vibrate it, dredge the veins, intend to write, and then create words." 3. Tang Yu Shinan's "Pen Pith Theory"? The meaning of the book says, "What is the meaning of the book? "? On the basis of pen and pulp? Wonderful "cloud: although the word is qualitative, the trace is inaction, grasping the yin and yang, the body is tangible, the sex changes, and it is often not the main thing. "So, I know that if the book is wonderful, I will meet God, but I can't fight for it. I must be smart, I can't take it. " God's encounter and spiritual understanding are the essence of book meaning. 4. The commentary of Zhang Tang Huaiguan said: "Metaphysics is based on the appearance of things, profound, hidden in the shadows, unnatural, and not measured by the wisdom of the world." Obviously, "Yi" is the soul of calligraphy creation. Without heart, there is nothing in the world, and the scenery is even more unreasonable. But the meaning can only be understood, not expressed, but also inner understanding, wonderful understanding, intuition, intuition. Therefore, "the beauty of artistic conception" is one of the aesthetic characteristics of Zen. The style embodied in his calligraphy works has the characteristics of situation, atmosphere, understanding, realm, solemn situation and Zen realm.