Author |Mr. Nai (ID: lashoukeji).
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"Life is like the day of the West Mountain, and wealth is like frost on the grass. ”
It was Li Shutong who wrote these two meaningful verses, when he was only 15 years old.
Li Shutong's life, did too many "extreme" things, at the age of 15 he said that "life is like the day of the West Mountain", at the age of 39 he escaped into the empty door, after more than 20 years of penance, and finally became the eleventh ancestor of the Vinaya, known as one of the four great monks.
Master Hongyi said"When a person is clear and exquisite, it is art." At that time, you can sacrifice your life for righteousness, you can see death as home, you can see money as dung, you can see wealth as floating clouds, and you can see color as shoe. ”
Take Feng Zikai's words: "Anyone who is a human being, at the beginning, did not want to be a person who is very human-like, but later, hindered by the environment, Xi, material desires, delusions, etc., often cannot be very human-like. Among them, those who are nine points like people and eight points like people are already great in this world, and those who are seven points like people and six points like people are also worthy of praise; is a five-point human, and he is already a rare 'upper class' in recent society. There are very few people who are very human-like like Master Hongyi throughout the ages. ”
Feng Zikai divides life into three realms: material, spiritual and soul.
Those who are too lazy (or can't) to climb the stairs live on the first floor, which is also a view of life for most people in the world.
Those who work hard can climb to the second floor, just like the intellectuals, scholars, artists, and other people now.
There is also a kind of person who has a great desire for knowledge in life, and is no longer satisfied with material and spiritual feelings, and wants to explore life, which is the three-story building.
Master Hongyi's life can be described with the word "extreme".
Regardless of **, drama, calligraphy, painting, and poetry are all first-class, he can be called an all-round master, and he is the originator of Chinese modern art, and he is an artistic giant of "twenty articles in the sea".
He was the pioneer of China's New Culture Movement, the first to introduce oil painting, piano, and drama to China, and was good at calligraphy, poetry, danqing, music, and gold and stone.
When art was no longer enough to fit his mind, he chose to escape into the void in order to transcend the pain of impermanence.
Feng Zikai summed up his master Li Shutong like this: he has a strong "desire for life".
Uncle Li is very strict with himself, and he must do things by himself, or he will not do it, and he must do it thoroughly.
In 1880, Li Shutong was born in the Li family in Tianjin, which was the home of the eunuch and the family of the merchants.
His father, Li Yulou, and Li Hongzhang and Wu Rulun were known as the three great talents of the late Qing Dynasty, but later because he was not used to some things in officialdom, he decided to engage in business, and this became a figure.
Li Yulou and his wife were both devout Buddhists at the time, and they were kind and charitable all their lives, and at that time they built schools to take care of the poor people, and were known as Li Shanren in Tianjin.
It is precisely because of such a Buddhist origin and such a family influence that 15-year-old Li Shutong was able to write such poems, and also laid the foundation for him to escape into Buddhism in the future.
The young Uncle Li was an artistic genius, in his 20s, which was the peak of his art and the most enriching period of his life.
Since ancient times, there have been many talented people, and Li Shutong is the same, because of filial piety to his mother's order to take the original wife, he is still lingering among the famous prostitutes at that time.
This extravagant past should not be buried, people are inherently imperfect, it is inevitable to fall into the red dust, it is natural to enjoy yourself, and you can be calm when you lose.
Because of these pasts, Master Hongyi seems to be flesh and blood.
As Feng Zikai said:"I admire Master Hongyi because he is a very human-like person. ”
The first point of being a human being is not to be hypocritical, to act above board, and even if you do something wrong, you must face it calmly.
When Li Shutong was 26 years old, his mother died of illness and the country was in danger, as an aspiring young man, Li Shutong decided to give up the pleasures of the past and go east to Japan to seek a way to realize himself.
While studying Western painting in Japan, he became Xi with the piano and underwent finger surgery to make it easier for his fingers to play.
In terms of drama, he formed the Chunliu Society and performed "Lady of the Camellias", which was a sensation, which marked the beginning of Chinese drama.
In 1911, two years after returning from Japan, Li Shutong taught in Tianjin. The Qing Dynasty changed the salt industry to "official salt", and the Li family's investment in the salt industry disappeared.
At this time, almost all of his father's life's wealth was dissipated.
is in response to Li Shutong's sentence: wealth is like frost on the grass.
"He does the same, he accomplishes the same; He let go of one and never looked back. This kind of courage to see through, endure and let go of broken wrists is something that others do not have. ”
When he was teaching in Hangzhou, he wrote to persuade his students: "We should be with the light, retain our individuality, and be tolerated by the world." ”
This attitude towards the world has been summarized by later generations as "doing things to enter the world with the heart of birth". Only in this way can we live in the world and not belong to the world.
No matter what period a person is, a noble personality is far lacking in brilliance in art and wealth in a country that rivals the richness of the country.
The 39-year-old Li Shutong is perfect in art, but he can't solve the ultimate problem of life in his heart.
"What is the ultimate knowledge of life? Yukiko asked him.
Li Shutong said: "At first, I studied poetry and books, studied gold and stones, and looking back, it was just a reflection of the psychology of the temple. ”
"Then I pursued Western comedy and oil painting, but what kind of world can this help and what kind of sacred literary psychology can it satisfy? ”
"The innate philosophical nature of human beings tells us that we must have wisdom, instrumentality, and determination in order to create a better world. ”
Finally, he said, "I have figured it out that all worldly art, if it is not of a religious nature, cannot be art." But a religion is not a religion if it does not have artistic beauty. ”
Giving up everything, letting go of himself, and finally going up to the third floor, Li Shutong detached himself from his body and began to have problems in the depths of his soul.
In the eyes of many people, Uncle Li is a ruthless person who abandoned his wife and children in order to escape into Buddhism.
His Japanese wife said the last word when she saw him:"Master, you have compassion for the world, why do you hurt me alone? ”
Master Hongyi turned his back to the ship that was drifting away, silent.
In April 1938, before the fall of Xiamen, Master Hongyi did not avoid the flames of war, but devoted himself to preaching.
The commander of the Japanese ship paid a warm visit to Master Hongyi, and after the meeting, invited him to Japan to enjoy the treatment of a national teacher.
The mage replied lightly: "The monks have forgotten all the humiliations, although our country is poor, love is the best!" I don't want to leave when I am dandang, and I don't hesitate to die if I die! ”
Since ancient times, the greatest significance of the existence of eminent monks, great virtues, sages and celebrities, in addition to attaining enlightenment, is to create a kind of personality realm and height, so that everyone can see it.
During his 24 years as a monk, he gradually changed the image of Buddhism in the world.
In the intellectual class, his influence was even more far-reaching, in addition to the spiritual life, you can also get a glimpse of the solemnity and joy of the soul from him, in addition to worldly fame and fortune, he found that a noble personality can also be the goal of life.
The shadow of oneself gradually became a beacon, shining into the corners and corners of the hearts of the world.
"When I was a teenager, I was like a handsome son; Be a celebrity in middle age, like a celebrity; do dramas, like an actor; Learn oil painting, like an artist; Learn piano, like a ** family; run newspapers and periodicals, like an editor; Be a teacher, like a teacher; Be a monk, like a monk. Feng Zikai outlined the life of the master like this.
Master Hongyi did end up on the third floor, and he also spent his ultimate life.