Buddhism had a great influence during the Republic of China, far surpassing Taoism. Updates are fast and there are no ads.
There are various generals who recite Buddhism in the warlord world, and in Tianjin, countless warlords who go to the countryside hold Zen meetings regularly. Literary scholars also like to study Buddhism. Li Shutong and Su Manshu are monks themselves, Xu Dishan, Feng Zikai are also lay Buddhists, and Liang Qichao even more
He is the leader of a certain Buddhist group.
In addition, Hu Shi, Lu Xun, Zhou Zuoren, Qu Qiubai, Yu Dafu, Lao She, Zong Baihua, Xia Chengzun... the list can be long. They are all keen on Buddhist research.
Although Xu Zhimo himself did not believe in Buddhism, his poems often conveyed a sense of Zen, and he once wrote a sentence such as "Hearing the soft voice of the Buddha is profound and subtle."
The word "Zhimo" itself is closely related to Buddhism.
According to legend, on the day Xu Zhimo turned one year old, a monk named "Zhihui" came to the family. The monk stroked Xu Zhimo's head and muttered: "Amitabha, this son is the reincarnation of Kirin, and he will become a great thing in the future."
When Xu Zhimo was preparing to study in the United States, Mr. Xu suddenly changed his son's name to "Zhimo".
After dinner at Zhou Hexuan's house, Xu Zhimo took the book and returned to his residence. He asked the servant: "Where's the wife?"
"Madam and Mr. Weng are in the smoking room," the servant whispered.
Xu Zhimo frowned and hurried to the second floor. He saw that the door of the smoke room was not closed, and bursts of green smoke floated out from the open gap. A man and a woman were lying on the smoke floor, looking intoxicated.
While puffing away the mist, I didn't feel anyone outside the door at all.
Xu Zhimo did not rush in to disturb him, but quietly closed the door and returned to his study with gentle steps.
Xu Zhimo once said this: A husband never forbids his wife from making friends. The most disciplined and innocent person between men and women should be Yan Da.
Whether he really thinks so or is just deceiving himself, Xu Zhimo is already used to it.
Sitting in front of the desk, Xu Zhimo opened it again and re-read from the first chapter: "Freedom is the opposite of being imprisoned, and being imprisoned is not free... There are countless classes between freedom and imprisonment. Everything we see is at this stage.
In the middle...in the real universe of life, there are no living things, plants, animals..."
Monk Taixu's discussion on freedom is like talking about Xu Zhimo's heart. He feels that the world is a cage, and he is trapped in the cage with no way to escape.
After reading until the end, Xu Zhimo's view of "Buddha is a realist pursuing freedom" once again stood out to Xu Zhimo. Subsequent Buddhist theories such as the Four Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the Three Virtues also made Xu Zhimo read with gusto.
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So Yu Peichen thinks it is very dangerous. Most of the content of this book explains history and the universe from a philosophical perspective, and provides examples through pure academic language. If you are not knowledgeable or have a firm mind,
It's easy to be fooled into it by Monk Taixu.
Moreover, this book is specially designed to deceive intellectuals, and it is difficult for ordinary people to fully understand it. It requires readers to have a certain amount of knowledge in order to truly read it and accept those views from the bottom of their hearts.
Xu Zhimo was completely immersed in the Buddhist thoughts of pursuing freedom. After reading the last few chapters, he said with a smile to himself: "Master Taixu's views are still somewhat divorced from reality."
The last part of the book discusses the ideal education, economy and political system. However, Xu Zhimo's major when he studied abroad was "Political Economics" and he has been engaged in education for a long time. He could see at a glance that Master Taixu was talking to himself.
The view is too childish!
Xu Zhimo threw it aside, stood up and took out the book from the bookshelf. Although Monk Taixu's educational, economic and political views made Xu Zhimo feel unworthy, the Buddhist thoughts on the pursuit of freedom greatly interested Xu Zhimo.
"The world is separated from birth and death, just like a flower in the sky. Wisdom does not know existence and non-existence, but arouses great compassion. All dharmas are like illusions, far away from the mind... Far from the cessation of eternity, the world is always like a dream... Know that there is no self in human dharmas, and troubles are with you.
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Xu Zhimo had studied these verses in it before. But when he read them again at this moment, he had a different feeling. Thinking of his experiences over the years, it was like having a dream.
When you wake up from the dream, everything becomes nothing.
That night, Xu Zhimo ran away from home, leaving only a note to Lu Xiaoman: "Xiaoman, this should be the last letter I write to you... The world is separated from birth and death, like a flower in the void. I want to go
Looking for something eternal. Cherish it! Shima."
Lu Xiaoman didn't get up until noon. She didn't notice anything strange at first. She thought Xu Zhimo had gone to school to teach. She yawned, washed up, sat on the sofa in the living room, and read magazines boringly, just waiting for the servant to bring her lunch.
Bring it.
Suddenly, Lu Xiaoman saw a note on the coffee table. She picked it up and looked a little pale.
In the past, when Xu Zhimo wrote letters, he always called Lu Xiaoman "Longlong" or "Long'er", but now he calls him "Xiaoman" directly, which makes Lu Xiaoman suddenly feel alienated from people thousands of miles away.
Something happened!
To be honest, Lu Xiaoman loves Xu Zhimo very much, but her love is too selfish. She can't do without enjoyment, a life of indulgence, and opium that makes her forget her troubles and pain. She doesn't want to do it for Xu.
Zhimo and change yourself.
Perhaps Lu Xiaoman once thought about changing and integrating into Xu Zhimo's family. But the difficulties he encountered in the Xu family seriously hurt Lu Xiaoman's self-esteem, and the rumors spread by the outside world also made Lu Xiaoman completely choose to break things.
At this moment, Lu Xiaoman suddenly panicked, as if she was losing something precious in her life.
"Madam, it's time to eat." The servant came over and said.
Lu Xiaoman quickly asked: "Have you seen sir?"
The servant shook his head and said, "No, I haven't seen Mr. today."
Lu Xiaoman called everyone at home, and finally the concierge revealed the information: "The gentleman went out in the middle of the night. I saw him walking east. He didn't bring any luggage, and he only had a suit in his hand."
Lu Xiaoman was a little unsteady on her feet. She asked her servants to leave and sat on the sofa in the living room in a daze.
On the coffee table, there was not only a note left by Xu Zhimo, but also several banknotes and bankbooks, totaling nearly 2,000 oceans.
Lu Xiaoman drowsily climbed up the smoke trap and smoked a corner of opium. After puffing on the smoke, her brain finally came to her senses. She ran frantically to the phone and called Xu Zhimo's friends: "Hey, Zhimo is there?"
Is it at your place?"
In just two or three days, the entire Shanghai literary world spread the news that Xu Zhimo had disappeared and was likely to be ordained and become a monk.
