The meaning of "a fart crossing the river" is: it is very valuable to maintain your own principles of life and work if you encounter the eight winds in life.
1. Allusions
One day after Su Dongpo meditated and meditated, he suddenly had inspiration and seemed to have some enlightenment. So he wrote such a poem and asked the boy to send it to Zen Master Foyin to read. Jishou is in the middle of the sky, shining brightly across the universe. Unable to be moved by the eight winds, I sit upright on a purple golden lotus.
Zen Master Foyin took over his masterpiece from the book boy. He curled his lips and smiled. He took a pen and wrote two big characters at the end of the poem, and asked the book boy to take it back. When Su Dongpo met the scholar, he thought that Zen Master Foyin would appreciate his spiritual practice. So he couldn't wait to open the poem. What he never expected was that the word "fart" was written on it.
Su Dongpo was so angry when he saw it, he thought: What kind of good friend? It's like a long-lasting friendship. It's okay not to praise my poems, but they actually scolded me for farting. So I decided to take a boat across the river immediately to discuss it with Zen Master Foyin.
The boat arrived at Jinshan Temple very quickly. Unexpectedly, Zen Master Foyin had been waiting for him on the shore for a long time. When Su Dongpo saw him, he asked loudly: Old monk, you are my old friend. It's okay if you don't praise my poems and my cultivation. Why do you use bad words to hurt others?
Zen Master Foyin asked him calmly: Why did I scold you? So Su Dongpo showed him the word "fart" from the previous batch of poems.
Foyin laughed loudly when he saw this and said: Oh, that's right, didn't you say... the eight winds can't blow it? Why...he just farted across the river. At this time, Su Dongpo's face turned green and white. After standing for a long time, it finally dawned on me and I felt extremely ashamed.
2. Source
"Dongpo Zhilin" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty.
In "Dongpo Zhilin" "The eight winds cannot move, and the purple lotus sits alone." Explanation and appreciation
1. Explanation
The eight winds Unable to move me, I sit on the purple lotus.
2. Appreciation
"Eight winds cannot blow" This is a vigilant and moving poem, which is also the center of the whole poem and the most important. The "eight winds" are praise, ridicule, disgrace, praise, benefit, decline, suffering, and happiness; "The Theory of Great Wisdom" says: "benefit, decline, destruction, praise, praise, ridicule, suffering, and happiness; four smooth and four disobedient , can inspire emotions. "These eight are the sum of gains and losses in life.
"Sitting upright on the purple golden lotus" means that the Buddha has eliminated all confusions and has perfected all virtues, so he can not be shaken by the external environment and sit solemnly and securely on the lotus platform.