Read Master Ji Xianlin's "The Realm of Life" (1)

A set of books by Master Ji Xianlin (four volumes, namely "My Heart is a Mirror", "Garden Flowers" "Lonely Red", "The Regret of a Long-Term Endowment", "The Realm of Life") have been in my home for a few years, but I never have the patience to read them. In fact, it is better to say that I have no patience, but I have no idea of ????starting reading, so they have been shelved and dusted.

Why did you buy this book in the first place? The reason is that a friend said that I am not rational enough, that my ideological level is too low, that my vision is not broad enough, that I only indulge in small love affairs, that I don’t know that there are mountains outside the mountains, and that I don’t know that there are buildings outside the buildings.

The key is that the friend sent me a classic quote from Master Feng Zikai's "Living Life Without Pampering": "Don't be confused in your heart, don't be trapped by emotion. Don't be afraid of the future, don't dwell on the past." In this way, peace is good! Deep understanding is like a valley, deep friendship is like water. Deep understanding of righteousness, deep understanding of small details. Now, be kind and generous, be kind to kindness, be good at making waves, be good at doing things, this is the best! Be grateful for the time, don't be sad about it. Don't dwell on beauty, don't dwell on vanity. From now on, make progress! Be worthy of heaven and earth. Don't be afraid of people or ghosts. This is how life is!" Let me understand it. It is a great righteousness, but for some reason at that time, I got excited and bought this set of books by Master Ji Xianlin on a certain website. I hoped that I could benefit from it and live a sensible life, not limited to love and affection.

In the past few years, I have only turned a few pages of "Garden Flower Lonely Red", probably because its name attracted me. The other three volumes are untouched.

However, just a few days ago, on a rainy afternoon, I seemed to have lost interest in all the books. I searched around on the bookshelves, but none of them could awaken my interest in books. Desire for hot reading, my eyes dropped in despair, and my heart was depressed. Just like the cool ticking sound outside the window, a coldness spread out and was about to surround me.

I sat leaning against the window, leaning sideways, scanning everything in the room. Suddenly, I grabbed a book, which was "The Realm of Life" by Master Ji Xianlin.

While reading the book, I was thinking about what the realm of life is? What is a person's realm of life? Master Wang Guowei wrote in "Human Words": Those who have achieved great success and great knowledge in ancient and modern times must pass through three realms. The first state is "Last night the west wind withered the green trees. I climbed up to the tall building alone and looked at the end of the world." The second realm is "The clothes are getting wider and wider, but I don't regret it anymore, and I feel haggard because of Yi." The third realm is "I have searched for him a thousand times in the crowd. Suddenly I look back, and that person is there, in the dim light."

These three realms have been explained by too many celebrities and teachers. I only roughly understand them as "the confusion about the future in youth, the obsession with the present world in middle age, and the return to life in old age." Since my level is not high, I can only understand it this way.

What is the realm of life in Master Ji Xianlin's "The Realm of Life"? Made me curious. I want to explore the path in books and seek answers in my thoughts.

So I started to read it and learned that this book was written by Master Ji when he was in his eighties or nineties. It can be said that his writing is lively and his thinking is clear. There is no old-fashioned air, but humor.

This book*** is divided into three albums. The first volume, random thoughts on life. It mainly writes about life insights, what is life, where is the beauty of life, Zen interest in life, ways to maintain health and longevity, imperfection is life, and also talks about fate and destiny, and also talks about love. Pressure, talking about the reality of life, and some emotions that were just ordinary at the time.

In the article "Life", he said that he was already in his late twenties. When I saw this sentence, I was shocked and naturally developed respect for Master Ji. In today's life, how many of the ninety-year-olds around us can write articles and think clearly? Most of them are blind, deaf, and have trembling hands. They are confused and forgetful. How can they read and write articles? Even if I have seen someone around me, there is really no such transparent person.

My grandparents died when they were ninety years old. When they were ninety years old, they were already very old, which made people feel very pitiful. Grandma is neither blind nor deaf, thinks clearly, and is not confused. She just thinks too much about people and things, is sensitive, angry and depressed, which is very harmful to the body. But this was also caused by some external factors, and in the end my grandmother died of depression. As for my grandfather, he was blind, deaf, and a little confused. However, I think my grandfather's life was also very difficult. Every day seemed like he was waiting for death. If they were sincere, grandpa's life might be easier, but there are so many ifs. As I write this, my heart aches. I cherish my grandparents, my dearest people, from time to time.

Just like Master Ji said, the opposite of life is death, and death is passive death, but it only has a little initiative and is basically not used. Yes, who is willing to take the initiative to die?

Life is a big problem that cannot be discussed clearly at the moment. So he talked about the human nature of Mr. Lu Xun, saying that the first is to survive, the second is to have food and clothing, and the third is to develop. This article is the most basic for people or all things. For example, vegetation breaks through the suppression of soil and stones and grows, growing into an independent body and developing itself. But a person must have his own conscience and awe-inspiring spirit to be considered a moral person.

In the article "Life Meditation", Master Ji uses clear writing to show the world that the ageless imagination of an old man is so beautiful, so smart, and so beautiful. This tells people not to abandon their imagination at any time. It will be like a pair of wings, taking you to the dream paradise and the paradise of Langyuan. For example, he writes about the air as "milk-colored air", about loofahs as "like Bodhidharma, facing the wall and meditating", and about green leaves like "thick green fluttering against one's eyebrows", etc. The language is like poetry and the flexibility is like painting, which makes people feel like Read and reread.

"The Beauty of Life" is a preface to other books. The article points out that How to Judge is a good book and has several items that can be compared with each other. Finally, when it comes to the beauty of life, the beauty of old age is like the beauty of autumn, even more like the beauty of frost leaves.

Regarding the method of maintaining health, Ji Lao said that there is no secret, which is the three no principles. One is not to exercise, but in moderation. The second is not picky about food, and eats in moderation according to taste. The third is not to mutter, which means not to be nagging or frowning. He said that he was a follower of Tao Yuanming, and the four lines of his poem he believed in the most were: "In the midst of the great waves, neither joy nor fear. Do what you must and do what you must, and there is no need to worry too much."

For the way to immortality. He said that there is no skill in maintaining good health. The most important thing is not to let the mind be idle, use it frequently, and let it move. Therefore, when he is eighty or ninety years old, he is still as light as a swallow and can walk as fast as flying.

In Incompleteness is Life, Mr. Ji said, Incompleteness is Life. Just like Su Dongpo's testimony, "People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. This matter has never been solved in ancient times.", and also like Fang Yue's poem in the Southern Song Dynasty, "Unfortunate things often happen, but you can tell people the same thing."

For fate and destiny. Ji Lao believes that you can't believe everything, but you also have to disbelieve it. He said that believers can avoid being arrogant when they win, and they can avoid being discouraged when they lose. They will never forget about themselves when they win, and they will blame others when they lose. Only by being able to "submit one's destiny in all human affairs" can a person's emotional balance be maintained forever.

For pressure. Ji Laoyan, life is a struggle. Without pressure, where would there be struggle?

For love. Ji Lao said that love at first sight is not recommended, but there must be a process of mutual understanding, which can be as short as half a year or as long as a year. There is no need to waste too much time on love. It is better to use the controllable time to do meaningful things.

The reality of life is that everyone has a life. The seven things that open the door are "firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea" that everyone must have. We must face real life, accept reality, and live well.