"Banquet under the Bodhi Tree" (serial 11)

Backward Sutra: I would like to use this merit

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thirty-fifth rosary. Later when I passed the Hangu Pass, he was detained by the guarding General Yin Xi, Guan Ling. The general said, old sir, you are too lazy to write in your life, and you don't write. This is wrong. I want to hold you here to write a book. You must write your high-level thoughts with help and write them into something like a will for our race, and I will let you go. Laozi couldn't, so when he was fettered, he eloquently wrote five thousand words of "Tao De Jing" before continuing to travel west.

When riding on the blue bull and about to lift his feet, Lao Tzu said: if you speak awkwardly, if you are clumsy and clumsy, you will be simple and wise, the elephant is invisible, and the sound is unbelievable, my five thousand words will From the Yellow Emperor, from Zhou Gong, to today’s Huang Lao’s thoughts, I have written all of them. If, if there is nothing to say, two hundred years later, there will be a successor and follower of my thoughts. , His name is Zhuang Zhou. This Zhuang Zhou is a man who is indulged in thinking all day long, and he is so eloquent, so you can ask him when the time comes!

This 5,000-character "Tao De Jing", as the supreme classic of Taoist thought, came out in this way. Later, the "Tao De Jing" was widely published and popularized in more than 3,600 editions. Taoists believe that the version unearthed from the Han tomb at Mawangdui in Changsha is the most authoritative and accurate. This book also traveled across the oceans and influenced the Western world. A philosopher named Hegel in the West said: "Another strange school of Chinese philosophy is characterized by speculation. The main concept of this school is Tao, which is reason. This school of philosophy is closely related to philosophy. It’s Lao Tzu who plays the life style.” Another Western philosopher, Nietzsche, who wrote The Sayings of Zarathustra, said: The Tao Te Ching is an inexhaustible well, full of treasures. Put down the bucket, at your fingertips. Lao Tzu is the only one who can touch on the latitude and longitude of heaven, earth, people, culture, politics, economy, military, art, ethics, etc. in one sentence. That is the flame of unique insight and wisdom.

Lao Tzu goes west, that group of purple gas these days, as Lao Tzu stops at Hangu Pass, they float on the pass and the city. Now as Lao Tzu goes west, the purple gas recondenses and is on top of Lao Tzu’s head. Floating all the way. The Chinese folks say that "purple gas comes from the east", that's how it came. When

went down to the bottom of Zhongnan Mountain, he was surrounded by believers. This is Haojing, the old capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Lao Tzu came to Fengshui Haoshui and saw the scene of decline in front of him, so he sighed last time. After sighing, I came to the viewing platform of Zhongnanshan Tower and set up an altar for the believers. This place called Louguantai was revered as the ancestral palace by later Taoists.

How did Lao Tzu end up getting old? Later generations of Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism created a beautiful myth for us. The myth is that after Lao Tzu finished speaking at Louguantai, he continued to walk west through the Hexi Corridor until he reached the top of Kunlun Mountain. Then he stood on the top of the mountain and called Sakyamuni. They are contemporaries. In this way, another prophet, Shakyamuni of the Five Seals Civilization Section, heard the call and went up from the Ganges River Basin to meet Lao Tzu. This was really a grand encounter, and the confluence of the three religions that supported the Chinese civilization plate began. There is a Taoist book called "Lao Zi Hua Hu Jing", which tells this story. The book was written during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the time when Dajiao was popularized in the east and Han Buddhism was established in the land of China. This story is obviously a beautiful fairy tale that people imagine and act out for the confluence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, to live in harmony, coexist and prosper together.

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thirty-sixth rosary. Confucius knelt down on the thoroughfare of Luoyang City, eyes full of tears, watching Lao Tzu riding a blue bull with a cloud of purple air, and slowly going west. The setting sun was like blood, and Laozi swayed step by step, like a moving mountain.

Confucius leaned forward until the mountain peak moved so far away that it merged with the western horizon under the setting sun and disappeared. He filled the bamboo slips with an ox cart leisurely, and then left Luoyang City and returned to his country of Lu. His bullock cart made a creaking sound from the axle, and walked through the historical space more than 2,500 years ago. The axle of the

ox cart is made of the strongest wood-jujube. A jujube with the thickness of an arm and a wrist will grow for ten or twenty years. This wood is dense and tough. Using jujube wood for axles is the most appropriate thing. Two curved car shafts are made of the old locust tree with crooked neck in the yard of Qufu's hometown. A locust tree is sawed down and dried, and then the cracker cuts two halves from the middle, It happens to be two car shafts. The two wooden wheels of the cart were also made of locust wood. There are wooden spokes, wooden wheels, and the joints of the spokes are filled with iron nails, and the parts of the wooden wheels on the ground are covered with iron tiles. As for the carriages, miscellaneous wood can be used, and even lightweight poplar can be used to hit carriages. When the

ox cart is walking, the axle is always anointed, so that its call will be lighter and smaller. On that sad day, Confucius rode in the bullock cart and left Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. He will spend some time in his native country Lu, and then leave disappointedly. Before leaving, he laughed at himself with "the temple is too small to wield my sword", and then walked into a nearby big country, Qi country known as one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. He also stayed there for about three years, and then left disappointed again.

In his journey around the world, he has actually been looking for a place where he can realize his political ideals. After leaving Qi State, he led his disciples to Wei State. Wei Linggong was old and slack in government. In order to see him and get reused, Confucius put down his figure and went to see Wei Linggong's wife Nanzi. This is the famous "Zi Jian Nan Zi" story in history books. Nanzi is a native of Song Dynasty and is extremely beautiful. Although he has a bad reputation, he is very favored by Ling Gong. Nanzi wanted to use Confucius to elevate herself, so she gave a message to Confucius, saying that to get the trust and use of Wei Linggong, she must introduce her, and she would like to meet Confucius. Confucius declined politely at first, but was unable to push him later, so he had to go. In Jin Jianzhong, Confucius bowed to Nanzi in the tent, and Nanzi worshipped in the tent. The jade that Nan Zi wears makes a pleasant sound. After Confucius came back, he explained to his disciples that he didn't want to see Nanzi, but just thanked Yili. The disciple Zilu of

felt that her husband had lost his status and said: Didn’t the husband teach us on weekdays, don’t listen to evil, don’t see evil? Confucius argued that I did this: "Do not see any evil," I did it. I did not see Nanzi's face through a curtain. As for "Listen to no evil", I didn't do it because I was separated. Holding the curtain, I heard the choking sound of the jade that Nan Zi was wearing, but I couldn't cover my ears in time. After speaking, Confucius asked Zilu to get a basin of clean water to wash his ears.

Confucius's submission, although he finally got the opportunity to stand up with Wei Ling, he was not reused, and he was left alone. A mediocre, arrogant, lazy, and licentious king, why should he listen to a poor literati and talk endlessly about the principles of governing the country? The embarrassment of Confucius’s life is very similar to that of Socrates, who was born ten years after Confucius’s death, the initiator of Western classical philosophy. No wonder Confucius is called the Socrates of the East, and Socrates Known as the Confucius of the West. However, although they are called civilian intellectuals, their main thrusts are quite different. Socrates opened up a path of public intellectuals paved with blood, using their conscience and conscience to make a sound. This path has been extended to this day and has become the mainstream of Western culture. Confucius followed a path of "learning civil and martial arts, and the emperor's family". This path is also full of thorns and continues to this day, and it still profoundly affects the value orientation of contemporary Chinese literati. Therefore, in the Chinese cultural tradition, there is no concept of public intellectuals. Those cynics in the past dynasties are largely because they have not been appreciated by the officials, and have not been able to use their talents and enthusiasm to serve the officials. And the sound of complaints.

However, cultural people still have a little use. Wei Linggong suddenly thought of going out and took his glamorous wife Nanzi for a drive in the capital of Weiguo. At this time, he thought of Confucius. The king and Nanzi sat in the first car, and the car stepped past. As a foil, Confucius sat in the second car. When the car passed by, the crowd onlookers saw that Confucius's face was ugly.

Confucius stayed in Weiguo for another three years. One day, there was a civil strife in Weiguo, and the prince sent someone to kill Nanzi, but when the man saw that Nanzi was beautiful and beautiful, he couldn't bear or dare to do it. When the prince gave several hints by the side, he was noticed by Nanzi. Nan Zi desperately shouted: "The prince is going to kill me!" When things were revealed, the prince fled and fled to Jin. For this reason, when Wei Ling wanted to use troops against Jin, he asked Confucius about the war. Confucius felt that this matter involved the Kingdom of Jin, and it was a dispute between father and son, so it was difficult to speak, so he responded: "If you ask about the etiquette of sacrifice, I understand! Boast, no one in the world knows better than me. However, it is necessary.I don’t know anything about fighting! "Wei Linggong was very upset when he heard this. He spoke to Confucius the next day and ignored it! When

saw it, Confucius knew that he should go. After a while, Wei Linggong died, Nanzi The presiding officer, let Linggong Wei’s grandson inherit the throne, was for the sake of defending the public. With the support of Jin, the fugitive prince Kuaikui reached the border crying and led his troops to usurp the throne, but was blocked by the military by force. Kuai Kui’s conspiracy went bankrupt.

"Dangerous state is not in, chaotic state is not inhabited", Confucius mumbled like this, leaving Weiguo in frustration, and heading southeast blankly. The bullock cart creaked again. This time he is going to Shangqiu, the capital of the Song Dynasty.

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