The day before yesterday, Master Xingyun told the media about his autobiography in Yixing. Master Xing Yun said frankly, "I wrote about suffering, struggle and inspiration. He hopes to communicate with you through this book.
Master Xingyun also revealed that he had never been to school, but because he loved reading, he once worked as a supplement editor and tried to write martial arts novels.
Simplify the complex and do things five days a day.
At the media meeting, Master Xing Yun told reporters bluntly: "You can ask any questions, and don't be afraid to embarrass me. I don't care about problems. Ask whatever you want until you know it. 」
After nearly three hours of conversation, the 85-year-old master Xing Yun is always full of energy, but he says that he works for five people every day.
How can we do that? Master Xing Yun explained it by "simplifying the complex". He said that Mr. Matsushita, the founder of Matsushita Electric Appliances in Japan, had a saying that "life is 300 years old". "What should I do? Is that I do things five days a day. If I reach the age of 60, it will be equivalent to 300. 」
He also revealed his "excellent memory": "(If you want to listen) I can tell you all the weapons that I can play in Water Margin 108 when I was a child. 」
Master Xingyun insists on writing and reading every day. In recent years, he has published more than ten books in Chinese mainland, such as Liberation, Kindness and Inclusive Wisdom.
When talking about the creation of the only autobiography "Living Together", Master Xing Yun said that when writing, he showed readers all stages of his life and various mental processes as usual.
"I wrote that I thought I was going to be shot when I tied the gift, and I was not afraid. I just feel a little depressed. I think I'm only 22 years old and just arrived in Taiwan Province Province. Am I going to die like this? Master and mother don't know, forget it.
Life is like a bubble, and it will soon be gone. I feel sorry, but I am not wronged. Twenty years later, I became a hero again. 」
I was a supplement editor when I was young.
Speaking of writing skills, Master Xing Yun revealed that when he was young, he worked as a supplement editor, contributed to many newspapers and tried to write martial arts novels.
"Because I have read many martial arts novels, such as Magic and Invincible Boxing. Then a man said that Life magazine needed editing, and then I told him that I was a monk and I wanted to be a good monk. Later, after Life magazine was published, I often contributed to it, such as Awakening the World, Life, Buddhism Today and so on. 10 years ago, I also ran the Human Fortune, and I wrote an article to them every day without interruption. 」
He also often writes articles and debates and plays pen battles. "Sometimes because of frequent business trips, I write a few articles a day for later use. I wrote at most 20 articles a day. 」
When talking about writing, Master Xingyun also emphasized that "the pen is written by people, and the mind is the most important. I used to put my heart into it, and when I got used to it, my heart would listen. We should train our hearts to listen to our own words. For example, greed should be controlled. Money is not important to us. Be self-disciplined, be reasonable and unreasonable, and love heartlessly. 」
This is also the wisdom of life that Master Xingyun showed to the world through his writing experience. "I don't write strange words in my article, because many people don't know, so my words are very simple, so people can understand them at a glance, and don't say mysterious things, so that everyone can see them clearly. 」
Illiterate mother, teach him to read.
Master Xing Yun was born in a small town in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, and his family was poor. "So I really want to study. Later, I thought there were many books in the temple. Can I go to study? " In addition, influenced by family since childhood, Master 12 became a monk in Qixia Mountain, Nanjing. He said, a few hours
Hou likes reading very much, but only knows a little. He reads to his illiterate mother. When he read new york, the word "new" became "ugly" when he didn't know it. Later, I began to read Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin, and then I read literary novels and foreign novels. After slowly insisting on reading the truth, I began to read Buddhist scriptures.
Speaking of mother, Master Xing Yun recalled that 12 was once stopped by her mother when she was preparing to become a monk. Later, Master said that his mother was moved before agreeing to let him become a monk. His mother helped him a lot after he converted to Buddhism and embarked on the road of missionary work. Master Xingyun recalled that once my mother went to Foguang Mountain:
"There were twenty thousand people present. I asked my mother to say a few words. She said: You are very lucky. You practice in Foguang Mountain. I have nothing to give you. I will give you my son. After coming down, I said to my mother: Mom, I am not your son anymore. You betrayed me. She is really a great mother. 」
Now, Master Nebula, who has never been to school, knows the importance of education. He founded four universities, four middle schools and many primary schools, and is also an honorary doctor of many famous schools in the world.
How much tolerance there is, how much achievement there is.
Master Xing Yun said that when he was young, in order to control his frankness and love the "mistakes" of criminals, he "forbidden words". When he can't control it, he often hides in places where no one is around, "slaps himself in the face" to reflect on himself, and sometimes even bleeds his mouth.
He thinks it's normal to be wronged a little. If we can stop the voice of inner troubles, it will be a quiet and silent understanding of the world.
Don't fall into a dead end, just accept it. It's best to jump out of this question, calm down, wait for your heart to calm down, and then go back and think for yourself, there will be different answers.
Nowadays, the pressure of survival is increasing, and people are more and more busy dealing with the growing troubles in life and the difficulties in work, thus ignoring communication. A common phenomenon shows that the more developed countries and regions, the more so.
Master Xing Yun reminded us not to forget to communicate.
The reporter asked if you could evaluate your life in one sentence, what would you like to say most?
Master Xing Yun said that it is hard to say clearly, but what he wants to say most is: "Losing is a blessing".
He also told a story, "In ancient times, there was a son in Anhui who was fighting for land with others, and then he wanted to complain to the capital. His father told his son, "Wan Li only complains about this wall, why not make it three feet long?"? The Great Wall of Wan Li is still here today, but I didn't see Qin Shihuang that year. Therefore, how big a person is, how big his achievements are. 」