A poem left by Lu Zhishen "when he passed away": He did not practice good deeds in his life, he only loved killing people and setting fires. Suddenly the golden rope was opened and the jade lock was torn off. Hey! The tide came from the Qiantang River, and today I know who I am.
1. The first two sentences are a portrayal of Lu Zhishen’s character and life.
2. Gold and jade refer to fame and fortune, while rope and lock mean restraint. He realized that fame and fortune are just false things, and he has broken free from the shackles of fame and fortune.
3. "The tide comes from the Qiantang River." The Qiantang tide seems to be arranged by God. It comes on time at a fixed time every year. It seems that people's destiny has been arranged in advance. In fact, all consequences are There are antecedents, antecedents are sown, and they are just waiting for the opportunity. Here, the arrival of the Qiantang tide is used to describe the time when the causes and conditions are ripe. The time has come, and it is time to let go of the worldly affairs and end the worldly relationship.
4. "Today you know that I am me." The "I" you feel at this moment is the real "I". This sentence refers to Lu Zhishen's clear mind and nature at the moment, which is the state of enlightenment in Buddhism. This "I" refers to "self-nature" and "original face". Buddhism believes that ordinary people cannot experience what they feel without enlightenment. The "I" is actually impermanent and illusory, just as it is said in the "Heart Sutra" that "the five aggregates are empty".
5. In Liangshan, he met many brothers who had deep love for each other. However, in the process of conquering Fang La, all his former friends died unexpectedly, and he felt that he had killed so many people, so it didn’t matter if he succeeded or became famous, these were not what he expected. Importantly, it was only at this point that I suddenly realized the profound meaning of what the master said: "Listen to the tide and become full, see the faith and become silent."