With the passage of time, please give me peace and get rid of all kinds of things.
I think that there is no brilliant strategy to serve the country, only to retire to the mountains and forests.
Wide wind, the wind in the shade, the moon shining on the right to play the piano.
To know the truth about the poor, please listen to the fishing songs in the deep water.
Wang Wei was fascinated by Buddhism in his later years and was deeply influenced by Buddhist silence. He lived in seclusion in the mountains and meditated for enlightenment. Therefore, what he does is also super fantastic and ethereal, which contains the interest of Buddhism. This poem rewards friends with Zen.
The first two sentences: "The passage of time only gives me peace, and everything is undisturbed", which is the self-portrayal of the poet when he changed from secular life to seclusion life. As the highest ideal of Buddhism, "quietness" is actually to stay away from troubles, cut off dust and fatigue, live in silence, and be full of fantasy about the other side of the world. In essence, it achieves introspection and intuitive understanding by denying reality, so it is transcendental. Wang Weishi flaunted himself as "quiet" from the beginning, revealing his pursuit. This is also the keynote and premise of the whole poem. That's why we say "free from all kinds of burdens". The next two sentences "I ask myself, what could be better than going home?" It is a further extension of this concept. "I ask myself and answer myself" originally means that I can't grasp the world. Here, from the Buddhist point of view, it means that all phenomena derived from the theory of origin are constantly changing, so the eternal entity does not exist and has no self. The word "empty" in the following "empty knowledge" does not mean nothing, but is related to the word "nothing" above, which is a denial of all phenomena and entities, and then of world life. It is precisely because of the ideological denial of all this that it "returns to the old forest." It is called "Lao Lin", which is advocated by Zen in China, that is, the mind is Buddha. "If you know your heart, you will be relieved." (TanJing) From "empty knowledge" to "rejuvenation" is actually denying reality, denying life, purifying the soul again and returning to the noumenon; And all this is already contained in my heart, so it is called "old". Wang Wei described his thought with these four sentences, which not only explained its development process, but also explained its reasons. The emergence of this kind of thought is related to the world and life, so it is obviously from social factors, but its destination is deeply influenced by Buddhist thought, and the hidden Zen in the poem is saturated with mysterious consciousness.
Therefore, when we look at the last four sentences, we should not blindly seek literal meaning, but pay attention to their understanding characteristics. "A gust of wind blows me in the pine, and the moon shines on me." On the surface, it is only about the life of seclusion in the mountains, but in fact it is the author's leisure after he is freed from the secular world. Leaving the external repression, the liberation of the spirit prompted his mind to return naturally, and everything in the universe was content with itself, which fully reflected his own harmony, so he felt carefree and interesting: the breeze blew and the clothes fluttered; The mountains are bright and the piano sounds sweet. This is the spiritual realm from poetic emptiness to the highest, that is, the expression of Zen realm. The so-called Zen state is both extremely static in motion and extremely dynamic in static, with static and constant illumination, which can be traced back to the origin of life. This should be the unique understanding of Wang Wei. This understanding has its own reasons, but it can't be said, for example, what Yan Yu called "entering the ring" ("Cang Hua"). So the author finally said, "You ask me good or bad luck? Listen, there is a fisherman singing on the lake! ""Answer "refers to" Answer Deputy Magistrate Zhang "in the poem title, which generally refers to secular people. The reason for poor communication is secular concern, but in terms of Buddhism and Zen, it is empty and does not need to be answered. However, the author has already answered the poem "Answering Zhang's Deputy Governor", but this answer is ingenious and based on Zen. In fact, the whole poem is in response to Zhang Shaofu's inquiry, but deliberately avoids direct explanation. Until the end, it didn't answer directly, but said, "Listen, there is a fisherman singing on the lake!" " I went alone happily. As a traditional image in China's poems, the fisherman's song Shenpu has always been closely related to secluded landscapes. Wang Wei chose it to emphasize his unique understanding of secluded landscapes and detachment from the common customs. The reason is very clear. Although it is not stated clearly, it is actually an unanswered answer. This is the beauty of Wang Wei's poems, which shows a subtle and profound sense of interest in a very light and casual way. No wonder Shen Deqian praised "Truth never pays attention to it" (Tang Poetry).
("Wen Jun") I can't say it! (Zhong Ping) Great! (Tan Comment) Beauty is worth something, just like an idle poem. However, the poems of Youcheng Temple are all idle. (Zhong Ping) (Zhong Xing, Tan, "Poetry Return")
A conclusion without an answer. (Shen Deqian's "Tang Poetry")
In his later years, Gong retired to Wangchuan and enjoyed the scenery. It's quiet, so it's important to empty the streets. Match the meaning of the last sentence ... by asking and answering questions. Still in line with the first intention. Guy Yan Jun asked me about poverty, and I didn't care at all. I am the best, I fell in love with fishing songs. (Zhang Xie's Three Hundred Notes on Tang Poetry)