Li Shangyin, the character Yuanjia, the name Xuanjiaozi, is said to be the grandson of Li Bai. He is the best at lyricism, and his poetry is very Zen, and the world calls his poems "like dreams, like dew and electricity". Among them, this song "North Qingluo" is only 40 words, but it has been cooked into a beautiful masterpiece, which makes people have an epiphany after reading, and every sentence is a swan song for the ages.
The remnant sun entered the west, and the thatched hut visited the lonely monk.
The first two lines of the poem describe the season and the scene. The remnant sun shines obliquely, in the evening; Kuanrong Mountain is in the west of Chang'an City, where the remnant sun is setting. There was a lonely monk in the hut, and the poet came to visit.
Li Shangyin was born in a noble family, and at the age of eighteen, he was a junior sergeant, and an official was a member of the Ministry of Labor. He was ambitious as a young man and had unlimited scenery, but he also saw through the red dust early, and at the age of thirty, he abandoned his official position and lived a life without contention. The lonely monk in the thatched nunnery at the foot of the Kuanrong Mountain is in line with his temperament of thinking about Zen and not asking about the world.
And the poet's visit also shows that Li Shangyin and this Mao'an monk have the same interests. The first two sentences are incisive, describing the scenery and characters appropriately.
Where are the deciduous people, a few layers of Hanyun Road.
Immediately afterwards, the poet continued to describe the scenery in the hut. In autumn, the grass and trees are withering, and the fallen leaves are fluttering; Cold clouds were gathering in the sky, and the road was not clear.
"Fallen leaves" echoes "thatched hut"; "Cold clouds" make the scenery even more desolate. Both sentences are written about scenes, but they are not simple, but express the poet's inner world through the scenes—he is sighing that between the scenery and the clouds, the world comes and goes in a hurry, the fate is uncertain, and sighing that life is like a dream.
Zen Buddhism says that "color is emptiness, emptiness is color", and every grass and tree in front of you contains the Buddhist understanding of life. Li Shangyin's writing of the scene is also full of Zen flavor, conveying the perception of life to the reader.
Knock on the ** chime alone, leaning on a vine.
On the surface, these two sentences are a depiction of the middle of the night in the thatched hermitage, but in fact, they use artistic conception techniques to express Li Shangyin's unique attitude towards life.
There is "knocking on the moon to spread Zen silence, leaning on a stick to listen to the sound of the pool", which is very similar to this sentence. **Silence, ringing the wooden fish chime alone, leaning on the vine, can't help but be troubled by the world, and the whole mood seems extraordinarily relaxed.
This is exactly the portrayal of the poet Li Shangyin's life. He doesn't do anything to make a name for himself, he doesn't care about the world's disputes, he stays out of the red dust, and lives a comfortable life that is not burdened by fame and fortune. The two sentences seem ordinary, but they express the author's detached life proposition.
In the dust of the world, I would rather love and hate.
The last two lines of the poem are wonderful!
"In the dust of the world" is a metaphor for the prosperity of the world like dust. Red dust is like a dream, fame and fortune are like dew, but the world regards fame and fortune as life. Li Shangyin is not bound by foreign things, he would rather be out of the world and not ask about the world.
And the phrase "I would rather love and hate" is even more emotional. People in the world are often led by external factors such as the environment and interests, and they come and go in a hurry, and it is inevitable that they will love and hate. And Li Shangyin, who is transcendent from the outside world, would rather love than hate, and calmly face everything in the red dust.
The Buddha said that all the causes in the world are illusory. Knowing this, all the troubles of the world can be kept away; Knowing this, the boundaries between people and me can be reconciled, and no external environment will make the mind as clear and turbulent as a mirror.
Li Shangyin's aphorism is precisely his understanding of the world and the true meaning of life. In the last two sentences, they point to life and express the wonderful meaning of detachment!
"Bei Qingluo" is only 40 words, but it sums up the life of the poet Li Shangyin appropriately - not about fame and fortune, detached from seeing through the red dust, resolving the troubles of the world, and living a leisurely life isolated from the hustle and bustle.
Among them, the cross of "In the dust of the world, I would rather love and hate" is particularly wonderful, expressing the high attitude of life in the face of everything in the world, preferring to love rather than hate, resolve the opposition between people and me, and integrate the realm.
After reading this poem, it makes people have an epiphany, every word and every sentence contains infinite flavor, strong Zen, it can really be described as a swan song for the ages.
Poetry revealed:
"Northern Green Carrot".
Li Shangyin, Tang Dynasty
The remnant sun entered the west, and the thatched hut visited the lonely monk.
Where are the deciduous people, a few layers of Hanyun Road.
Knock on the ** chime alone, leaning on a vine.
In the dust of the world, I would rather love and hate.
Fate is not over, it is good to meet again