Not long ago, a news that "Jet Li has explained the aftermath to his wife" was on the hot search. Jet Li, who can be said to be a well-known international film and television superstar, has left many classic images on the big screen. Just as Jet Li's latest book "Beyond Life and Death: Jet Li Looks for Jet Li" (hereinafter referred to as: "Beyond Life and Death") is written on the waist seal: He is Huang Feihong, Fang Shiyu, Hong Xiguan, Huo Yuanjia;He is Ling Huchong in "Smiling Proud Jianghu" and Zhang Wuji in "Heaven and Dragon Slayer";He is Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng, he is Zhongnanhai's bodyguard, and he is the deadly Romeo;From the little warrior monk Jueyuan in "Shaolin Temple" to the high monk Fahai ...... in "The Legend of the White Snake".
Looking back at Jet Li's "hot search", he is actually promoting the new book. In 2023, Jet Li will be 60 years old, and "Beyond Life and Death" is Jet Li's 25 years of learning Xi Dharma. In this issue, let's talk about Jet Li's first book.
Introduction of Chengpin
Different from the celebrity books introduced earlier, "Beyond Life and Death" is published in Taiwan, the text is all in Chinese traditional, and even the text on the inner page is arranged from right to left and vertically, which is quite a feeling of reading ancient books. This is the opposite of the "order" of traditional book reading, reading will be affected by some at first, but as the reading deepens, everything will slowly Xi, and it is rare to encounter rare words that are difficult to distinguish.
The cover is the half-length ** of Jet Li that we are familiar with, with his eyes closed and his hands folded, although his face has deep traces of time, his kind smile can always give people a sense of serenity. This sense of tranquility reminds me of the little warrior monk Jueyuan in "Shaolin Temple", and Jet Li, who is now in his age of Jiazi, is more like a devout scholar who has escaped into Buddhism.
Different from traditional biographies, the timeline of "Beyond Life and Death" starts in 1997 to the present, recording the causes and conditions of Buddhism in the past 25 years, and there are naturally many stories and experiences worth sharing, especially about "Jet Li has confessed to his wife", the answer can be found in the book.
Jet Li's answer
Regarding the aftermath, in "Beyond Life and Death", Jet Li and his youngest daughter said, "Just follow the record of "** The Book of Death", if I can find a master to help me practice the Fa, of course it is the best", "After all, I am a public figure, after I leave, I can send a message on the Internet", "I see the way netizens mourn, mostly write 'go all the way' or 'r.'."i.p.Maybe when you help me post a message, just write 'I'm leaving!'My only wish is that I sincerely hope that anyone who sees this news will recite the three voices of Nam Mu Amitabha, thank you. "I don't need to write anything else."
When the youngest daughter asked a question about the "tomb", Jet Li said, "After passing away, according to the scriptures, the spirit will be suspended for seven days, reciting the Buddha and practicing the Dharma, and then cremated, how convenient can you do after that." But your mother wants to do a traditional Tibetan Buddhist cremation, and if I'm still alive, I can help with it, but if I'm not there, I'll have to trouble you."
Therefore, we can see the news of Jet Li's "simple explanation of the aftermath" on many **. A person's life is very small in the universe, and those astronauts who have left the earth, when he looks back at the earth from somewhere in the universe, all we think is only a small point, and the people on the earth are completely invisible, not to mention the fame, fortune and power that happen to human beings. Everything we care about in life is just a fine dust on a fine dust, and the mass tends to be close to zero.
When you look at the universe, the earth is only an insignificant part, and the limited life, fame, fortune and power of human beings are much smaller in comparison. Especially in the face of death, the fame, fortune and power that human beings have will not be able to take away, and the so-called possession is only a temporary safekeeping. Jet Li has always had a logic for holdings, "what you give is yours, and what you have is only keeping".
Reflections on life and death
The South Asian tsunami in 2004 is a story that has to be mentioned in "Beyond Life and Death", and I believe many people also have a certain impression of this natural disaster. During the Christmas holiday in 2004, Jet Li's family vacationed in the Maldives, and many people went to the Maldives for the same reason, it is said that the islands of the Maldives will be submerged in the future, and it is a vacation destination worth visiting in a lifetime.
The vast majority of people may not be able to experience the tsunami firsthand, and those stormy waves that can only be seen in movies coincidentally rushed to Jet Li's family. In the face of natural disasters, the ability of individuals is extremely small, and even people with status will feel helpless. Fortunately, because the hotel staff wanted to take a photo with Jet Li, the distance between them and Jet Li was not far, and it was the hotel staff who finally saved Jet Li's family.
After experiencing the catastrophe of life and death, it is natural that there will be a new understanding and perception of the meaning of life and death. Later, Jet Li founded the public welfare ** "One**", focusing on the relief of natural disasters. As of press time, Jet Li said that "One**" has received 8.8 billion donations and helped 40 million people. In Wenchuan, Qinghai, Yushu and other places that have suffered natural disasters, the volunteers and relief materials of "One **" can always go to the front line for rescue.
In addition to the South Asian tsunami in 2004, in the process of seeking Buddhism, Jet Li suffered severe altitude sickness in Qinghai and Sichuan-Tibet, and once again experienced the test of life and death in the case of severe hypoxia. Just last month, I went to Ganzi in western Sichuan, more than 4,000 meters above sea level, my friends including me, all had different degrees of altitude sickness, after inhaling oxygen, I felt better, but the uncomfortable feeling of hypoxia chest tightness, now I think about it, it is not a good memory.
Jet Li with her youngest daughter
Jet Li has been married twice and has a total of four daughters, the first two daughters were born to his ex-wife Huang Qiuyan, and the last two daughters were born to the current Li Zhi. The youngest daughter is called Jada, and according to Jet Li, the youngest daughter suffered from depression when she was 7 years old, and even had suicidal tendencies at the age of 12. Due to Jet Li's busy daily work, Jada, who has lived in the United States since he was a child, seems to lack everything, but in fact lacks his father's care. Jet Li also did not shy away from saying that he didn't know anything about his youngest daughter's liking.
On one occasion, Jada** contacted Jet Li, who was in retreat, and said he wanted to learn Tibetan Buddhism. After Jet Li heard this, he immediately went out of the customs and became classmates with his youngest daughter, living together, studying and Xi together, discussing together, taking refuge under the seat of Ming Zong Rinpoche, receiving the empowerment of White Tara together, and visiting the monastery of Sogyal Rinpoche, the teacher of the past teacher.
At the end of the trip, Jada said to Jet Li: "Studying Buddhism makes me feel home, I know how to find happiness, and I also find a way to find the satisfaction that I have lost for a long time, and I have hope again in life." "I have to say that Jada inherited Jet Li's Buddha nature, and Jet Li has the company, support and understanding of his family when he seeks Buddhism.
There is an old Chinese saying, "Heart disease requires heart medicine". Depression is a mental illness that is very difficult. It would also be a blessing if the mental problems could be adjusted through the perception of the Dharma. However, Jet Li has stressed more than once that Buddhism is not omnipotent, and we must not one-sidedly think that studying Buddhism can cure diseases.
Finally pulled
It only took me two days from the time I got "Beyond Life and Death" to the time I finished it, which is arguably the fastest book I ever read. As mentioned above, "Beyond Life and Death" is vertically typeset, and the skill of "one glance and ten lines" is basically useless. After reading the book, I also watched a number of interviews with Jet Li to promote "Beyond Life and Death" in Taiwan**, and learned about the superstar's understanding of life and death through a small screen.
Thankfully, we live in an era of advanced technology, and we can learn Xi what we want relatively easily. Just at the beginning of last month, there were rumors that "Jet Li died". With the release of Jet Li's new book and interview, these rumors have naturally been shattered. Through practice and thinking, Jet Li gradually realized the impermanence of life and the vanity of worldly pursuits, so as to explore the situation beyond life and death, which enabled him to face all kinds of challenges and gossip in life with a calm and open-minded mind.
Everyone will eventually die. Life shouldn't be all about going according to the rules and regulations. Impermanence is life!