The theme song of "Jigong" is a well-known song, it sings the character and style of Jigong, he is a crazy, sloppy living Buddha, he is not bound by the world, not afraid of the threat of power, not afraid of the test of life and death, he has an extremely sober Zen heart, he is proud of the rivers and lakes, he is proud of life.
The prototype of Jigong is the Southern Song Dynasty monk Daoji Zen Master, he was born in a wealthy family, but gave up the glory of the world, chose the path of monkhood, he practiced chivalry, relief of the common people, deeply admired by the people. His Dharma name was Hui Zhen, and he was later named Jigong Living Buddha because of his compassion and wisdom, which made people feel the grace of the Buddha.
Before Jigong died, he left a masterpiece poem, which can be called a swan song for the ages, with only 24 words, it woke up countless people. The poem goes like this:
Life is like a dream, and a bottle is still a river.
The world is impermanent, and a sword can cut off the red dust.
This poem uses two contrasting imagery, one is wine and the other is a sword, which represent Jigong's two attitudes, one is to be happy in time, and the other is to be detached from the world. He used wine to drink Jiangyue, expressing his love and enjoyment of life, he is not informal, regardless of gains and losses, he believes that life is like a dream, should do what you want, do not miss any good time. He used the sword to break the red dust, indicating his insight and transcendence of the world, he does not cherish fame and fortune, does not move his mind, he believes that the world is impermanent, should be seen through and let go, do not cling to any disturbing things.
Jigong's life is spent with these two attitudes, he does not stick to the rules of the world, does not care about the evaluation of the world, does not succumb to the power of the wealthy, does not care about his own fame and reputation, only insists on doing what he wants to do, he looks at the joys and sorrows of life with a normal heart, goes with the flow, and God has his own arrangements. He once did not hesitate to confront the government in order to save a wronged woman, he once broke with the temple in order to protect a monk who was **, he once fought a decisive battle with the court in order to resist a greedy emperor, every action he took was out of justice and conscience, freedom and kindness.
Jigong's life, is also with these two attitudes to enjoy, he does not refuse the banquet of dignitaries, to the banquet on the open to eat meat, open to drink, he believes that life is short, should enjoy life, do not be burdened by the world, when you want to laugh laugh happily, when you want to cry out loud, cry loudly, live every minute and every second of the moment. He once fell in love with a beautiful woman, but he couldn't combine because of her identity, he used to be with a loyal **, but he couldn't follow because of his fate, he once had fellowship with a hero's friend, but he couldn't help because of his choice, every time he felt out of sincerity and affection, it was out of nature and fate.
Ji Gong used one of his verses as a summary of his life, he said: "A broken fan has boundless mana, a robe and a half-body vulgar Zen, a golden body rises from the heart, practice is in front of you, wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha is in the heart." He used his own behavior to show a kind of detachment from the world, but not out of the world of Zen, he is a legend, but also a role model, he tells us, life is short, everything is fleeting, when go with the flow, in time to be happy!
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