There is no scenery more suitable for seeing off than the West Lake, where willows are lingering and water waves are rippling. 19 18 In the spring, a Japanese woman and her friends searched all the temples in Hangzhou and finally found a monk husband in a temple called Tiger Run.
38-year-old, once worked as a teacher in Zhejiang No.1 Normal University opposite the West Lake. Not long ago, he resigned from his teaching post, left school and became a monk there. Ten years ago, he met his wife when he was studying in Japan. Since then, he has experienced many reunions and separations, but this time is the last farewell. Her husband decided to leave this bustling world and convert to Buddhism.
Several people had a relatively quiet vegetarian meal together in a vegetarian restaurant by the lake in front of Yuemiao. Give my husband a watch as a farewell souvenir for his wife to comfort her that you have a skill and you won't lose your job when you go back to Japan. People on the shore looked at the receding ship and burst into tears. The people on board never looked back.
This poor Japanese woman may die and never understand why her husband is so fickle. Yes, what could be more cruel and heartbreaking? I burst into tears when I read this.
At that time, I was young. I gnash my teeth at Li Shutong, a talented scholar, and think that he is the most fickle and selfish person in the world. All his talents have become floating clouds in my heart. From then on, there was no Li Shutong who could write poetry, lyrics, calligraphy, painting, seal cutting, music and acting. Only a generation of famous monk master Hong Yi was born!
Years later, I read a letter that Li Shutong wrote to his Japanese wife before becoming a monk:
Cheng Zi:
Regarding my decision to become a monk, I have explained everything around me to the people concerned. Last time I talked to you, I thought you already knew it was only a matter of time before I became a monk. After a period of thinking, can you understand my decision? If you agree to let me do this, please write and tell me that your decision is very important to me.
It's hard for you to accept the pain and despair of losing someone close to you. I understand this feeling. But you are special. Please swallow this bitter wine and endure it. I don't-I don't think you have a vulgar and cowardly soul inside. May our quilt help you through this difficult period.
I made this decision not because I was ungrateful. I have to give up everything to pursue a more eternal and difficult course of Buddhism and Taoism. I let go of you and the fame and fortune accumulated in the world. These are fleeting things, and they are not worth nostalgia.
What we want to build is a brilliant Buddhist country in the future. Let's meet again in the promised land of western paradise.
I won't go back to Shanghai in order not to add to your pain. Everything in our family is a souvenir, you can dispose of it at will. Life is only a few decades, and what should come will come. Now it's just a push. Sooner or later, we have to part. I hope you can see through it.
Before the Buddha, I pray for the holy light of the Buddha to bless you. Please take care and recite the Buddha's name.
Uncle Wu July afternoon 1
After many years, I finally realized Hony's feelings. Where is his ruthlessness? It's clearly ruthless. Do people have feelings?
For many years, Li Shutong has always been a determined, cold, he who sees through the world of mortals, and his heart is dead. For many years, I have always regarded my conversion to Buddhism as an irresponsible self-escape.
However, this is not the case. He set aside three months before becoming a monk. The salary is divided into three parts. Part of it, together with the self-cut beard, was given to his old friend Mr. Yang, who asked his friend to send his wife back to Japan. From this detail, we can see Hongyi's inner tenderness and guilt, as well as his care and consideration.
It is said that the news that Li Shutong became a monk caused a sensation and speculation at that time. Most people in the world can. I don't understand. What they can do is that those readers who are moved by his poems, especially those sentimental female readers, have lost their sustenance for a while, which can be described as painful. There is a female reader who has always loved Li Shutong. After he shaved, she came to the temple every day to beg him to return to the secular world. How did Master Hongyi handle this matter? He sent someone to send a poem to a woman, which contains two lines: I will return you a bowl of heartless tears, and I will not return you if you don't see each other or shave.
How gentle and kind! Instead of blaming a woman for disturbing others, he said to her in a regretful tone: this is practice. It's not that I refuse to accept you. It's just that we met too late. And there is no fate in this life, but I I have no heart for you. We can be sure that after reading the poem, this lady must be enlightened and have mixed feelings. Even if you are unwilling, you must accept your fate. In fact, she left in tears, leaving Master Hongyi alone.
As for why Li Shutong became a monk when he was young, I was puzzled and kept asking. Now, I figured it out. There is no need to ask. After reading his letter to his wife, things became clear.
His student Feng Zikai once explained: How did he sublimate from art to religion? At that time, everyone was very surprised, thinking that Miss Li had been stimulated and suddenly entered an empty net. But I can understand his heart, and it is natural for him to become a monk. I think a person's life can be divided into three layers: one is material life, the other is spiritual life, and the third is soul life. Material things are food and clothes. Life is academic literature and art. Life is a religion. Life is such a three-story building. People who are too lazy to take the stairs live on the first floor, that is, they have a good material life, food and clothing, wealth and prosperity, and their children and grandchildren are full of satisfaction. This is also a kind of outlook on life. People who hold this outlook on life account for the majority of the world. Secondly, if you are willing to take the stairs, climb the second floor to play, or stay inside for a long time. This is the people who devote themselves to academic literature and art. They devote all their energy to the study of knowledge and the creation and appreciation of literature and art. There are many such people in the world, that is, the so-called intellectuals, scholars and artists. There is also a kind of person who has a strong desire for life and strong feet. If he is not satisfied with the second floor, he will take the stairs and climb the third floor. This is a pious man. They are very serious. It is not enough to satisfy their material desires, but it is not enough to satisfy their spiritual desires. They must explore the truth of life. They think that their children and grandchildren are foreign things, academic literature and art are temporary beauty, and even their bodies are illusory. They refuse to be slaves of instinct, so they must investigate the source of their souls and the origin of the universe, which can satisfy their desire for life. This is a pious man. There are only three kinds of people in the world.
Although I use three floors as an analogy, I don't have to go from the first floor to the second floor and then to the third floor. There are many people walking from the first floor to the third floor. No, I don't need to stay on the second floor. There are still many people who don't even live on the first floor and run three floors at a time. However, our Master Hongyi has climbed up layer by layer. Master Hongyi has a strong desire for life! His life must be thorough. In his early years, he devoted himself to his mother and wife and lived on the first floor. Middle-aged people who concentrate on studying art and give full play to their talents will move to the second floor. The strong desire for life made him satisfied with the second floor, so he climbed to the third floor, became a monk, cultivated pure land and learned commandments. This is natural and not surprising. Being a man is like drinking; Those who drink a small amount of wine will get drunk, while those who drink a large amount of wine will be too weak, so they must drink sorghum to satisfy themselves. Literature and art are like carved flowers, and religion is like sorghum. Master Hongyi is an alcoholic. He can stop indulging in flower carving. He had to drink sorghum. Can only drink carved flowers, rarely drink a mouthful of sorghum. But people who drink carved flowers can understand the hearts of people who drink sorghum. Therefore, it is not surprising that I have always taken it for granted that Hony's sublimation from art to religion. The highest point of art approaches religion. The last peak of the escalator on the second floor is the third floor, so it is inevitable that Master Hongyi will sublimate from art to religion.
Feng Zikai's theory of bankruptcy, seclusion, disillusionment, lovelorn and political frustration, which swept away the three layers of secular life, is realistic and enlightening. I think Feng Zikai is the teacher who knows him best.
With the eyes of ordinary people, I can't understand the Tao and realm of Master Hongyi in my life.
Lin Yutang said: He once belonged to our time, but he finally abandoned it and jumped out of the world of mortals. Zhang Ailing said: Tang, I don't think I am a proud person. I have never been. At least, I am a humble temple outside the wall of Master Hongyi.
Actually, he doesn't, and I don't want to be a rare treasure or a bright moon. He just wants his own heart. He didn't-he didn't become the first 1 1 ancestor of Lu Zong, and he didn't become one of the four eminent monks of the Republic of China with Xu Yun, Tai Xu and Yin Guang. It goes without saying that this is not a reason to abandon a family and destroy an enterprise. He doesn't-I don't want those pseudonyms. The real him, 63 years old, 39 years old lay man, became a Buddha at the age of 24, abided by precepts, worked hard, was strict with himself, taught classics and taught Zen to all sentient beings, but he called himself the old man 2 1: He did nothing, but he was old and worthless.
When Master Hongyi died, two little things made people think deeply. First, he wrote a sad and happy post on the eve of his death. Whether it is this sentence itself or his Mo Bao, people can see the good mood of a monk in front of the porch of life and death, which is both sad and happy and intriguing. Second, he told his disciples to remember to put a bowl of clear water on the shelf of the urn after cremation, so as not to burn the passing insects and ants to death. It is not surprising that it sympathizes with the little people. Life while alive. This is a general requirement for monks. However, when you are dying, you still hope not to harm the creatures in the world. Your inner delicacy can be shared by truly kind and compassionate people. Really let the whole world respect!
I once knew a Tang poem that returned your pearls with tears. Sometimes I hate that I didn't meet you and get married. M sorry, this sentence is more compassionate than that helpless sentence. Before shaving, they shed tears mercilessly and hate each other!
Because I know I am kind.
The sublimation of love is compassion!
Nursing students master Feng Hongyi Zikai.