From Nan Huaijin's couplet
1. Original text: Buddha is the heart, Tao is the bones, Confucianism is the appearance, look at the world magnanimously. Skills are in hand, energy is in body, thoughts are in brain, and life can be lived calmly. Reading history for three thousand years is nothing more than fame and fortune; enlightening oneself for ninety thousand miles will eventually lead to poetry and wine.
2. The original text explains that in life, we should use the compassion of Buddhism, the indomitable character of Taoism, and the attitude of Confucianism, don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you, and look at the world magnanimously. You must have your own skills, practice them physically, be diligent in thinking, and live a leisurely and unhurried life. Throughout the three thousand years of history, people have pursued nothing more than fame and wealth, and they have been enlightened for a long time. Finally, they talked about the countryside over wine, picked chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, and leisurely saw the tranquility and ease of Nanshan.
2. Nan Huaijin (March 18, 1918 - September 29, 2012), born in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, is a contemporary Chinese poet and writer, Buddhist scholar, educator, and disseminator of ancient Chinese culture. Scholar, poet, martial artist, and master of Chinese culture and Chinese studies. [1] He has successively served as a professor at National Chengchi University, Taiwan Fu Jen Catholic University and Chinese Culture University.
3. Nan Huaijin uses the true meaning of Buddhism to practice the value of life and analyzes the criticism and nobility of human nature. During his lifetime, he often lamented that he was most afraid of coming into contact with people who studied Buddhism. After learning some Buddhism, he saw Buddhist images on his face and Buddhist words on his mouth. Nan Huaijin once publicly said that he was not qualified to be called a Buddhist. From this modesty, we found that in fact, Nan Huaijin was worried that learning Buddhism would turn into a "formality and superstition."