When seeing, seeing is not right seeing. Seeing is still far away from seeing, seeing is out of reach. Falling flowers follow the flowing water deliberately, but flowing water ruthlessly loves falling flowers.
Translation:
When it appears, it is invisible. Seeing or not seeing, not seeing. The falling flowers intentionally follow the flowing water, but the flowing water is not attached to the falling flowers.
The words come from Song Dynasty Shi Weibai's "Xuuban Denglu·Volume 29 - Zen Master Shigui of Longxiang Zhu'an in Wenzhou".
Originally a term used in the Buddhist Zen forest, it uses the metaphor of falling flowers and flowing water to simply explain the principle of the mind's perception of things. It also expresses the Zen principle that ordinary people only use their eyes to see the world, not their hearts. The original meaning is that the fallen petals are drifting away with the flowing water, describing the scene of the end of spring. Nowadays, it often refers to the intentionality of one side and the ruthlessness of the other.
Extended information:
"Falling flowers fall with the flowing water deliberately, and flowing water falls in love with the flowers without mercy." Falling flowers and flowing water can form a variety of artistic conceptions, and "falling flowers under flowing water" can be used to describe the scene of the end of spring; also There is a metaphor for "falling flowers and flowing water" that is defeated;
"Falling flowers are intentional, and flowing water is ruthless" originally talked about Zen principles, but now it is more used to describe emotions. It is God's will for Luo Hua to meet running water, but it is helpless for Liu Shui not to fall in love with Luo Hua. On the journey of life, there are so many such unexpected encounters, love at first sight, fleeting but long-lasting wishful love, which constitute scenes of "Luo Hua has a purpose." The dramatic scene of "Flowing Water Is Merciless". But passion is always annoyed by ruthlessness, and the ruthless scenery always makes people miss it.