The story of "Journey to the West" is a classic for several generations, and the Monkey King subdued demons and eliminated demons, which makes people feel refreshed;Zhu Bajie is funny and cute, which makes people laugh;Tang Seng is compassionate and cowardly, which is worrying ......
Every character in the play is very vivid, and every plot is fascinating.
In fact, life is like learning from the West, on the way, you have to go through thousands of difficulties and dangers, resist the outside world, overcome your own demons, go all the way through the generals, and go through 9981 difficulties in order to reach the other side of life.
Learning scriptures from the west is a journey of enlightenment in life, but the true meaning of everyone's understanding is different
Only by guarding against arrogance and rashness can we become a great weapon
The Bible says, "Pride precedes destruction, and arrogance precedes fall."
Sun Wukong was originally a wild monkey, but he was taught by the Bodhi Patriarch and learned the seventy-two changes and a somersault cloud of 108,000 miles of kung fu.
He also got the Dinghai God Needle of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, a Ruyi golden hoop stick that can change the size.
He is clever and smart, strong in martial arts, and a golden hoop stick is clothed, but he is arrogant and arrogant, making trouble in the heavenly palace and the earth, asking the Jade Emperor to give way to him, and as a result, he was pressed by the Buddha at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain, and spent 500 years of suffering.
Later, after being ignited by Guanyin, he was rescued by Tang Seng who went west to learn scriptures and accepted as an apprentice.
On the way, robbers robbed the farmhouse, and as soon as Wukong made a move, he killed six robbers.
Tang Seng taught him that he should not kill people easily, he refused to accept it, and a somersault cloud ran to the Dragon King of the East China Sea to drink, leaving Tang Seng halfway.
The Dragon King of the East China Sea taught him with the allusion of Zhang Liang, and asked him to diligently protect the Tang monk to go to the west to learn scriptures, so as to achieve positive results.
Wukong finally figured it out and returned to Tang Seng's side, and Guanyin sent Tang Seng a tight spell to restrain Wukong.
From then on, as soon as Wukong made a mistake, Tang Seng recited the mantra to make him obediently surrender.
When he stole the ginseng fruit, he was made difficult by Zhenyuan Daxian in every way, and under the teachings of the master, he looked for prescriptions and medicine trees;
Three dozen white bone spirits were misunderstood by the master and punished him with a tight spell, making him roll on the ground in pain
In order to protect the master to cross the Flame Mountain, he borrowed the banana fan three times, ate the closed-door soup, and lowered his eyebrows to please the princess of the iron fan before borrowing the banana fan.
Wukong's life is gradually on the right track under the constraints of the mantra, and he also knows how to be tolerant and courteous, and endure humiliation.
Although the road to learning from the experience was bumpy and he was wronged, he never gave up and matured in setbacks again and againAgain and again, under the constraints of the mantra, he relented, and no longer hurt people at will.
If Wukong didn't have Guanyin's enlightenment, without the persuasion of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, and without the restraint of Tang Seng who often used the hoop mantra, he would be an arrogant, wild and untamable monkey.
After the hardships on the way to learn the scriptures, he overcame the difficulties of the outside world and defeated his own demons, and his heart became strong and tolerant.
In the end, he escorted Tang Seng to obtain the true scriptures and achieve positive results, and he was named a "Battle Victory Buddha" by Rulai, and transformed from a demon to an immortal.
Abandon Xi and ferry fate
The author Wang Lianzuo once said: Desire, human nature, but there must be a degree;If you are greedy, you will eventually destroy yourself.
At the beginning, Zhu Bajie had many bad Xi, greedy for money, lustful and lazy.
He was originally the marshal of the heavenly court, but he was demoted to mortal dust for molesting Chang'e, and he cast the wrong pig's fetus, and he still did not change his heart when he reached mortal dust.
Rescued the daughter of the high-ranking outside, was recruited by the old man as a quick son-in-law, the wedding night showed his original form, and he was rejected from the round house, so he repeatedly took the clouds and drove the fog to threaten.
Tang Seng and Wukong stayed in Gaojiazhuang, learned of this, was surrendered by Wukong, and was accepted as an apprentice by Tang Seng through Guanyin.
From then on, even if Bajie had the idea of being greedy for money and lustful, he did not dare to act recklessly.
Once he made a mistake, Tang Seng used Buddhism to restrain him, and Wukong took the opportunity to remind him: Idiot, you are sick again!
There is an episode in which Wukong tricked Bajie into going down the well to look for treasures in order to save the King of Black Chicken, but the treasure was not found, but the body of the King of Black Chicken was found, and Wukong asked him to carry the body on his back, but he did not obey and was trapped in the well by Wukong.
When I arrived in the daughter country, I drank the water of the Zimu River, and "fetal gas" formed in my abdomen. Bajie was in unbearable pain, but he still didn't forget to tell Wukong: "My old pig is going to give birth to a baby, so I have to find a young midwife." ”
Wukong teased him: "Let the midwife poke a hole in your belly and give birth to a fat doll." ”
When Tang Seng was caught by the spider spirits, Bajie heard that the spider spirits were bathing in the spring, and the color heart rose again, went to the spring to peek and went into the water to bathe with the spider girls, and was teased by the spider girls and entangled with spider silk.
After the Huanghua Temple, the master of the view turned out to be the Taoist brother of the spider girls, put poison in the tea, Bajie greedy cup, the first poisoned, fortunately Wukong found Vilampo to get the antidote and saved him.
Lishan's mother and Guanyin set up a game to test the heart of Zen Buddhism of Tang monks and apprentices, and turned into four mothers and daughters, only Bajie was fooled, and was hung on a tree by Lishan's mother**, Bajie was ashamed after knowing and promised to change the evil and return to the right.
Under the teachings and supervision of the masters and apprentices, the greedy heart of the Bajie gradually converged, and finally did not deviate from the right track.In the end, he was also named a "Pure Altar Messenger" by Rulai because of his meritorious service in protecting his master.
Xi is a shackle to the soul, and only by abandoning it and cultivating one's mind can one make oneself radiant and cross others.
Control your emotions to control your life
Motivational mentor Orison Madden said: At any time, one should not be a slave to emotions, but should control emotions, no matter how bad the situation, should strive to dominate the environment and save oneself from the darkness.
Sha Seng was originally the general of the curtain next to the Jade Emperor, because he broke the glass cup by mistake and was demoted to the mortal, he was angry, he made waves in the quicksand river for many years, lived by cannibalism, and still wore a skull collar around his neck.
Tang Seng and Wukong passed through the quicksand river, fought with Wukong, and then were ignited by Guanyin and accepted as apprentices by Tang Seng.
Since then, Sha Seng has put away his emotions, stopped killing, became loyal and honest, and worked diligently as a porter all the way.
He knew that only by respecting the master and going to the west with him to learn scriptures could he have the opportunity to turn the tables against him.
In the episode where Red Boy catches Tang Seng, Red Boy follows Tang Seng's master and apprentice twice with red light, and Wukong pushes Tang Seng off the horse twice to protect his master.
Tang Seng was frightened and scolded Wukong: "This monkey is very tricky to me." "He recited a mantra to Wukong, and the sand monk pleaded for Wukong.
In the first battle of the poisonous enemy mountain, Wukong was pierced on the head by the pipa essence, and Bajie laughed on the side, your head has not been refined, how can you not help this piercing?
Sha Seng stopped: Second senior brother don't make fun of it.
Sha Seng has become calm and calm, not impatient, not complaining, and he can always reconcile the team infighting.
Orator Anthony Robin once said:The secret to success is knowing how to control the power of pain and pleasure, not to be countered by it, and if you can do it, you can take control of your life.
Sha Seng forcefully choked the throat of emotion, successfully ferried his fate, and finally was crowned a "golden Arhat" by the Buddha when the merit was completed.
Everything is not stupid, and there is a degree of advance and retreat
The Buddha said: Everything has cause and effect, obsession is like the immortal climbing, it will spread to the depths of the soul and consume qi and blood, only by cutting off the root of climbing, breaking the obsession can we save ourselves.
Bailongma was originally the third prince of the Dragon King of the West Sea, on the wedding night, he saw that his beloved wife had an adulterous affair with the nine-headed insect, and in a fit of anger, he killed the nine-headed insect with a sword, and inadvertently burned the night pearl given by the Jade Emperor, and was demoted to the eagle sorrowful stream as a demon.
Bailongma hated his wife's betrayal, attempted to kill his rival, and was almost punished by the Jade Emperor.
Wukong fought with him, and then after Guanyin, he became Tang Seng's white dragon horse, and followed Tang Seng to the west to learn scriptures.
The Buddha said: Good and evil are between one thought, one thought becomes a demon, and one thought becomes a Buddha.
After being accepted as an apprentice by Tang Seng, he wholeheartedly served Tang Seng and served his master loyally.
In one episode, when Sha Seng and Bajie went up the mountain to subdue the demon for the King of Baoxiang, Tang Seng was turned into a tiger and imprisoned in a cage by the yellow-robed monster, and Wukong was misunderstood by the master and expelled from the master.
Watching the master suffer, Bailongma became a palace maid in a hurry, and went to assassinate the yellow-robed monster, he was invincible and injured, and after escaping back, he persuaded Bajie to go to Huaguo Mountain to invite Wukong back to save the master.
After being punished by the Jade Emperor and the hardships of the journey, the white dragon horse is no longer obsessed with love and hatred, and when he misses the battle with the yellow-robed monster, he no longer loves to fight, and knows how to withdraw in time to think of a more thoughtful way to save the master.
Although the white dragon horse does not have the ability to subdue demons and eliminate monsters, he is unknown, loyal, and determined to be Tang Seng's mount, and he bravely goes west.
He never complained about the fatigue on the way, never gave up the pace of moving forward, he learned to let go of what he couldn't get, and the goal he chose was unwavering.
In the end, when Tang Seng obtained the true scriptures, Bailongma was also awarded the immortal position of "Eight Heavenly Dragons" because of his single-minded filial piety to his master and his cultivation of positive results.
Only by letting go of obsession, holding the bottom line of action, not obsessed, and advancing and retreating, can we give full play to our future potential.
Only by cherishing talent can we realize our dreams
Ma Yun said: "The biggest challenge and breakthrough of a person's success lies in employing people, and the biggest breakthrough in employing people lies in trusting people." ”
Tang Seng wants to go to the West Heaven to learn scriptures, with a clear goal and a firm will, but from the Tang Dynasty to the West Heaven, the journey is 108,000 miles, and there are many difficulties and dangers on the way, and there is no way to do it without foreign aid support.
The white dragon horse is his foot strength, the sand monk is his logistical support, and Bajie is just Wukong's helper, Wukong can not only subdue demons and eliminate demons, but also find ways to fast.
It can be seen that Wukong is the main force among the four disciples, and a team will definitely not be able to operate without the core force, and the goal will not be achieved.
However, Tang Seng expelled Wukong out of the house three times, and he was always dissatisfied and distrustful of him.
The ancients said: ".Don't use suspicious people, don't suspect people. ”Distrust of the core characters is tantamount to letting a strong enemy destroy oneself.
The first time, Tang Seng and Wukong stayed in the farmhouse overnight, and when the robbers robbed the house, Wukong shot and killed the six robbers. Tang Seng blamed Wukong for killing and expelled him. After Wukong abandoned him, Tang Seng was almost devoured by a tiger in the mountains.
The second time, the white bone spirit wanted to eat Tang Seng's meat, and turned into a village girl, an old woman, and an old man in turn to ** Tang Seng, but they were all recognized by Wukong and killed.
Tang Seng blamed Wukong for killing innocents indiscriminately, and listened to Bajie's provocation, and used a letter of resignation to expel him from Buddhism, and Wukong left with tears of grievance.
Later, when he arrived in the Treasure Elephant Kingdom, Sha Seng and Bajie were no match for the Yellow Robe Monster, and Tang Seng was turned into a tiger and imprisoned in a cage by the Yellow Robe Monster.
The third time, several bandits robbed Tang Seng, was beaten to death by Wukong with a stick and cut off the head of the first evil to see Tang Seng, Tang Seng was extremely angry, and scolded him for being too **, and wanted to break off the master-apprentice relationship with Wukong forever.
As soon as Wukong left, the six-eared macaque took advantage of the weakness to enter, and Tang Seng suffered again.
Tang Seng was in danger after expelling Wukong three times, and the other two disciples couldn't save him, so he finally asked Wukong to come to the rescue.
After a few tosses, Tang Seng also deeply realized that the dream of learning scriptures must be inseparable from the protection of Wukong, he finally trusted and attached importance to Wukong, and finally Tang Seng obtained the true scriptures under the protection of several apprentices, and was named "Zhantan Merit Buddha" by Rulai.
Tang Taizong Li Shimin said: ".For the sake of government, only in winning souls, using non-talents, it will be difficult to govern. ”
To govern the country, talent is the key. Isn't it also the key to the consummation of Tang Seng's merits?
Watch Journey to the West and comprehend the fivefold realm of life
Reading "Journey to the West" also comprehends the true meaning of life, the Journey to the West five, a metaphor for a person, to get rid of the five poisonous hearts of slowness, greed, hatred, ignorance, and suspicion, in order to overcome the predicament, achieve great causes, and reach the highest state of life.
When Tang Seng first went to the west to learn scriptures, Wuchao Zen Master once taught Tang Seng a "Heart Sutra", and said to Tang Seng: "The Buddha is not far away in Lingshan, and Lingshan is only in your heart." ”
In other words, no matter how far away the spiritual mountain is, it is the distance of the heart. On the road of life, as long as you abandon evil thoughts, promote good deeds, cultivate your mind, and have a firm will, there is no unattainable Western Heaven.
Just like Wukong said to Tang Seng:As long as you see the ambition of nature, the place where you look back is the spiritual mountain.