Talk Show on the Westward Journey (1)

In my hometown of Taizhou during the Spring Festival, I am destined to see the ancient version of The Journey to the West in China (my niece's, and the book cover also says the fifth volume). Although I really want to read books now, I can read them anytime and anywhere on my mobile phone and computer, but such encounters are really rare.

On the other hand, it is mainly because the book is unexpectedly beautiful. Different from the traditional impression brought by comics and TV series, Journey to the West is a battle scene from one checkpoint to another, and it is a contest of various magic weapons. This time, the picture of four apprentices joking with each other on the way to the Western Heaven for Buddhist scriptures was specially selected, which was also very interesting and Zen. The following is a special excerpt for your appreciation.

1. (The four masters and apprentices are on the road for the first time, and the plot point of "Four Saints Try Zen" is about to arrive. )

This passage is very interesting Through the dialogue of several people, their personalities are highlighted, especially Zhu Bajie, who complains at every opportunity and tells the hard work of leading a horse. The above conversation was originally just a conversation between Tang Priest and Wukong. Bajie just interjected, complaining bitterly that "you must be an apprentice to Master and treat me as a long-term worker", which means Wukong needs to help with some luggage.

It happened that the Monkey King is also a master who doesn't eat gossip. First, he smiled and asked Bajie, Who are you talking to? In fact, you said to the pig: don't dare to joke with my old grandson, just shut up and go. But the pig still doesn't understand. Monkey replied this time: different responsibilities, as much as you can do. Stop screaming, or you will find someone fighting.

However, Bajie is also very tactful. First, he said that "hitting people is deceiving others", which made the Monkey King indefensible. He also praised Wukong for "respecting human nature, being neither arrogant nor impetuous" and satisfying his self-esteem; Finally, I realized that the goal of "sharing the pressure" could not be achieved, so I turned the topic to Bai and relieved myself of the topic pressure so that other members of the team would not think that he was cheating.

2. (Master and apprentice are about to arrive at the plot point of Wuxingguan Ginseng Fruit)

This conversation is full of Zen. Wukong "joked" that the Tang Priest's body was mortal. If we don't protect each other, you will be reincarnated thousands of times, and there is no way to get back the scriptures at Lingshan. However, if you go to the Buddha wholeheartedly and go west with a sincere heart, then the Buddha is not in the distant Lingshan, but in your heart.

Because I also want to be closer to my "Lingshan", I try to translate the idiom "being honest". "See" can be "now" or not. What did you say?/Sorry? "Seeing sincerity" literally means seeing your own nature, seeing what you are pursuing, persisting and being sincere with pure mind and pure heart, and working hard in that direction. Only through such efforts and efforts, even if it doesn't succeed in the end, the experience and accumulated experience along the way are the biggest gains.

In terms of "seeing" and "being", it is performance and expression. In addition to heading for the goal alone, we sometimes need to express ourselves and express our inner pursuit, so as to attract more like-minded people to make progress together. After all, a person is not perfect. The advantage of the team is that they can learn from each other, learn from each other's strengths and give full play to their respective advantages. Moreover, it is more difficult for a team to give up than to fight alone. There is a good saying, "one person can walk very fast, and a group of people can go further."