Scholars have always had two different explanations for the definition of "he who sees through the world of mortals":
Explanation 1: "He who sees through the world of mortals" means to know, understand and comprehend the truth of the world, and retreat from the bustling life like clouds to the free, simple and natural living environment in the forest or Shan Ye. Obviously, this is a relatively positive explanation, which is commonly used by ancient China literati who were influenced by the Taoist thought of natural inaction, and later hermits were tired of the illusory life of officialdom and yearned for rural life in the mountains. Throughout the ages, there are also many practitioners, such as the famous Boyi Shu Qi in the late Shang Dynasty and the early Zhou Dynasty, the "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest" in the Jin Dynasty, who is famous for "abandoning classics and respecting Zhuang, ignoring etiquette and advocating freedom", Tao Yuanming, a hermit in the Eastern Jin Dynasty who yearns for pastoral life, and hermits who abandoned their officials and returned to the fields in various dynasties. The main characteristics of this kind of "he who sees through the world of mortals" are: his character is often bohemian, he opposes hypocritical Confucian ethics, advocates nature and the way of keeping in good health, dislikes being an official, and his daily behavior is informal. He is an advocate and practitioner of Taoism in China.
Explanation 2: The so-called "he who sees through the world of mortals" is a Buddhist term, and its definition can be divided into two types. One is a more positive explanation, which means to have an inclusive heart and forgive all beings with your own heart. Every concept of learning Buddhism will never look at the faults of all beings. Seeing the faults of all beings will always pollute themselves. It is impossible for you to practice, which means that you will never see through the world of mortals. The other is a more negative explanation, which means that a person has no desire, no longer attached to the secular world, lost his feelings, and has six clean roots, so once he sees through the world of mortals, he becomes a monk, and all monks are people who see through the world of mortals.
However, in our real life, people often only pay attention to those who see through the world of mortals passively, that is, the worshippers and practitioners in the second definition with a more negative explanation, while those who see through the world of mortals actively often lack attention or even turn a blind eye. Why? Because, on the one hand, as just said, the word "he who sees through the world of mortals" seems destined to become a monk. On the other hand, it is often said that people who "see through the world of mortals" are mostly people who have suffered great setbacks in their daily lives because of their own feelings. They can't face the contrast between ideal and cruel reality, and their personalities are often quite distinct, mostly perfectionists. They gradually became extremely tired of everything in the world in the face of cruel blows, so they tried to escape from reality by "seeing through the world of mortals", and the most direct measure to "see through the world of mortals" was to become a monk. However, the most important point is that because their experiences are often inevitably concerned by their neighbors, they can't help, so they have to chew their tongues and comment after dinner. As the saying goes: "Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles!" Although becoming a monk is not a bad thing, the onlookers are also confused, helpless and uncertain, so the more people pay attention to it, the more people talk about it, and the faster it spreads. On the other hand, people don't care about those who abandon their official posts and return to the fields, live in seclusion in the countryside, or become monks for no reason at all since childhood, or even voluntarily become monks for the sake of self-cultivation. Even if they care, most of them just speculate with suspicion: "People who abandon their officials and return to the fields or live in seclusion in the countryside are either frustrated in the officialdom or mediocre; Those who have become monks since childhood are either young and ignorant or have brain problems; For those who really want to become monks for the sake of self-cultivation, either they can't get along in the world, so they become monks for a living, or they must be frustrated in the world because of their poor knowledge and knowledge, but they want to mix an abbot and Buddhism to become famous together. " Wait, there are different opinions, and no one can agree.
. . . . . Since "the world of mortals" refers to the secular world, that is, the bustling secular world, have the above-mentioned respected monks really succeeded in getting rid of the entanglement of the secular world? If so, why are you being chased by the same door in the quiet place of Buddhism? So in my opinion, it is impossible for anyone who is still alive to "see through the world of mortals" and eliminate all human troubles from now on. Only the dead can do this!
However, we already know that the real meaning of "seeing through the world of mortals" lies in knowing, understanding and understanding the reality of the world. In other words, the essence of "seeing through the world of mortals" is to see the essence through the phenomenon to see the truth in the world. The world is made up of men and women, or a society or collective made up of human beings. In that case, why do you have to be a Buddhist to "see through the world of mortals"? In this world, through hard work, I can still "see through the world of mortals" and make my life full, calm and quiet!
As a philosopher summed up, life usually goes through three levels of psychological and practical stages:
The first level and stage: seeing mountains is mountains and seeing water is water. At this stage, everyone will experience it, but thinking about problems is often very simple, life is normal, and there is nothing to do. If you live a mediocre life, you won't suffer any big setbacks except relative poverty.
The second level and stage: looking at mountains is not mountains, and looking at water is not water. At this stage, most people will experience it, because everyone wants to do something, but to varying degrees. But at this stage, people's thoughts will fluctuate violently because of the contrast between dreams and reality. If it can be properly adjusted, it will generally be fine. If they can't adjust in time, they are likely to have extreme thoughts and behaviors. So some people will "see through the world of mortals", hate everything in the world, concentrate on escaping from reality, and finally step into Buddhism.
The third level: see mountains or mountains, see water or water. People at this level actually "see through the world of mortals" from another angle, but they choose different ways and paths. In the second stage, they resisted all kinds of pressures and troubles, finally revealed some truths in the world, and their hearts became calm again. They can face everything calmly, whether it is good or bad, and calmly deal with it, that is, as I said just now, they have reached the realm of "seeing mountains or mountains, watching water or watching water". In fact, such "seeing through the world of mortals" is the real "seeing through the world of mortals".
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