when I open the book, I read the introduction first. The sentence in the introduction touched me: I still have to fly in desperation and go through the clouds in the headwind. Lin Qingxuan conveys the philosophy of life with overload of wisdom and the realm of happy and carefree life for us. He told us that there is a golden-winged bird in everyone's heart ...
First, there is a golden-winged bird in his heart
Let's read the golden-winged bird first.
The article is not long. It begins with a few lines, and writes that golden winged birds are everywhere. On the highest cloud, in the farthest Mount Sumi, in the darkest night, in the dullest life ... The golden-winged bird exists in the fairy tales of Buddhist scriptures and is one of the "Eight Dragons", which is the god who guards Buddhism. It only eats dragons, and it can eat a dragon king and 5 little dragons in one day. It's incredibly big and incredibly beautiful.
The symbolism of the golden-winged bird reflects the author's unique rich imagination. -The symbolic meaning of the golden-winged bird is "cherishing the ideal dream"!
The author told us the true meaning of life from Buddhism.
If you can't live long, you will occasionally become a golden-winged bird and go through the clouds against the wind. On the highest cloud, even if you can't fly out of the palm of Tathagata's hand, you can see Tathagata's clear palm prints. Even if we can't reach the western world immediately, we can see and hear Amitabha's light and the faint voice of his statement.
at this point, I have a preliminary understanding of the meaning of "on the cloud". If life is bitter and love is tears, I hope the golden winged bird will stay in people's hearts. "Do not take the heart as a form of service". If the heart is free, who can hurt it? What can hurt? Therefore, life is not easy, open-minded, inclusive, and beneficial to others.
Second, poetry and conciseness coexist
Looking at other articles again, I found that apart from starting each article with a poem, each article is not long, and each paragraph is not long, and more is just one sentence and one line.
This writing habit is easier for people to calm down and read carefully, and it is easier to read the author's intention than those long and lengthy writing.
So, reading "Distant Self", it is easy to read out that "the real self" is in a distant place, and the real me is always changing.
when I know that everyone is fleeting, the next one is brand-new. This idea makes me more grateful and more courageous to build myself in the future.
Third, everything has a philosophy
Articles, or telling a Buddhist story, or telling a life experience, or describing a scene ... No matter what you write, the author will write his own feelings at the end of most articles, which will make readers feel enlightened.
In The Final Destination of the Dead Leaf Butterfly, the author wrote, "If the butterfly inside never wakes up, the life of the dead leaf butterfly is just a silent dead leaf." Tell us that clinging to dreams can create beauty.
In Forever's First Point, "As long as the mediocre life of rice, oil and salt is more subtle, it will stay at the first point, which is forever and far!" Tell many people that Do not forget your initiative mind can be complete.
In "Like Gulls Skimming the Ocean", it is written as follows: "A person who does not know how to meditate is like a whole person living in a sea of mortals, seeing neither fish nor gulls and being drowned by waves." Tell us, "Happy are those who know how to meditate!"
In "Can't Wait for Dawn", it says: "Many vast gardens of the mind and many important developments of life were created with the idea of" Can't wait for the morning "!" Tell us how important it is to act in time.
The world of mortals is chaotic and the pace is hurried. If a flower and a grass are not enough to touch people's hearts, how can we feel the beauty of life from it? It seems that we should send the "golden-winged bird" back, add a little imagination and beauty to life, find a poetic dwelling, and find the happiness and peace we deserve.
what are you waiting for? Then do it! When you are busy, flip through On the Cloud, touch your already numb nerves and go out! Be a golden-winged bird forever, fly high!