Reflections on Spring
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2011-05-19 18:54
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China Laundry Journal
When physically and mentally exhausted, one might think that if a person truly had no desires, it might also be a good thing.
Life is said to be like a single lifetime, like grass and trees in one autumn; all things do not compete, adapting to circumstances peacefully. Although it lacks some of the delight of "Ascending the cold mountain's stone path, where white clouds give birth to homes. Stopping the carriage to enjoy the maple forest at dusk, frost leaves redder than February flowers," the joy of harmony between self and nature, it also spares many worries like "Singing to wine, how short life is; like morning dew, the past days are bitterly many," the troubles of unfinished ambitions.
It is lamentable that life is also very helpless; not only sentimental but insists on "leaving a name when passing, leaving a sound when geese fly by." Humans are self-centered and very egocentric creatures; their insights often manifest as "I exist, therefore all things exist; I perish, therefore all things perish." Hence the saying "Buddha is me, I am Buddha." The "seven emotions," "six desires," "fame," and "wealth" ultimately are all just thoughts tied to a single human notion.
Long ago, I heard someone say: a recently deceased great good person was directly taken by an angel to meet God. God first praised his good deeds in the mortal world, then asked if he had any requests. The good person said: I have long heard that heaven and hell are very different and would like to see what they are really like. God agreed and instructed the angel to lead the way. First, they visited hell, where the good person was very surprised to find that except for the pale faces and listless expressions, everything else was as beautiful as people described heaven. At lunchtime, people in hell sat four to a table, with four dishes and one soup per table, all delicious and aromatic. However, each person held a pair of chopsticks nearly a meter long, making it extremely difficult to bring food to their mouths, which was puzzling. Next, they went to heaven, where the scenery was indeed similar to hell, but the people all had rosy faces, clear spirits, and were content. At dinner, the same four people per table, the same four dishes and one soup, equally delicious and aromatic, and even the long chopsticks were exactly the same. The difference was that in heaven, people used the long chopsticks to feed each other.
In the three realms, heaven, hell, and the human world originally had no real differences. Understanding mutual help, cooperation, having more tolerance and tranquility in the heart naturally makes anywhere comparable to heaven.
In ancient Chinese cultural thought, the seasons have long been recognized as "spring sprouts, summer grows; autumn harvests, winter stores." If we look further on this basis, each cycle of the four seasons is truly comparable to rebirth. Therefore, sayings like "the year's plan lies in spring" are not only divine will but also highlight human affairs. Spring is coming; after the long endurance and accumulation of winter, since desires are inevitable, what kind of mindset will one use to perceive spring and express one's heart?
I remember the lyrics of a song say: The things in the story, if said to be true, then they are; if not, then they are not...
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