The origin of watching the sea and listening to the waves comes from a visit to China shortly after Obama took office. General Wei Yuan wrote the calligraphy "Watching the Sea and Listening to the Waves" for Obama, hoping that during his term of office, Obama would have a calm mind, be simple, simple and successful, stay out of it and not feel happy.
The implication of watching the sea and listening to the waves
1, the common explanation is to calmly deal with magnificent and uncertain things, among which there are many kinds of explanations of words, one of which is to look at one's own meaning, and the other is to look at the Buddha's words in the Heart Sutra to understand oneself and the current environment.
2. The sea represents the uncertainty of risk by the danger of the sea, expresses a mentality and attitude towards what is about to happen, and indicates that things are not unexpected. Listening can be felt by the ears. Combining with the above viewpoints, express a kind of Zen and focus on things with high wisdom. Tao, using Tao to express things is huge, but the owner can easily handle what happens.
Related examples
1, the white waves are sky-high, watching the sea and listening to the waves, and the waves are thundering.
2, standing on the railing, watching the sea and listening to the waves, thinking about the past and the future, don't have some fun.
3. Going to Penglai for a holiday, watching the sunrise early, enjoying the moon at night, swimming, fishing, watching the sea and listening to the waves, and playing with sand and water are all refreshing.