My "empty cup mentality"

In ancient times, a man with profound Buddhist attainments heard that there was a venerable old Zen master in a temple, so he went to visit. When the disciples of the old Zen master received him, they were arrogant and thought, I am a person with profound Buddhist attainments. Who are you? Later, the old Zen master received him respectfully and made tea for him. But when the water was poured, it was clear that the glass was full, and the old Zen master kept pouring. He asked inexplicably, master, the glass is full, why did you pour it in? The master said: Yes, since it is full, why pour it?

This is the origin of the "empty cup mentality". A simple but Zen story. After reading it, cover it and meditate for a while. Why didn't I have a chance to wake up this conceited person when I was studying? But it soon eased. How can life give you the joy of "another village" without experiencing the twists and turns of "mountains and heavy waters and no road to doubt"

I used to be extremely conceited, but even if I could only hum a song "Bring Me to Your Heart" that I had learned for thousands of times, I would ignore the fact that I was tone-deaf, forget the experience that my voice trembled like crying when I went to the stage to get the manuscript, and even refused to choose cappella as the soundtrack, which led to a big joke of "I forgot my words nervously and stepped down awkwardly"!

Such examples were everywhere before I was 30 years old. Just like cicadas want to learn to fly because they envy geese flying freely, they are too proud to study hard for fear of suffering. As a result, he can only lament: late, late. Fortunately, I don't know. And emptying yourself and making an "empty cup" is gratitude for your hobbies. I like listening to music. "If there is no karma, why meet; How can we meet each other if we don't owe each other? " On my long road of growth, music is my best witness and companion.

I liked listening to Oscar songs in junior high school. At that time, my parents and I lived in Hebei and rode a small bike to and from home and school every day. What I look forward to most is coming back from school, putting on tapes and listening to those popular classics with tape recorders.

1998, Princess Zhu Huan was all the rage. When boys can borrow "when the mountain has no edges and corners, when the spring, summer, autumn and winter no longer change" as the opening remarks to pursue the love of little girls; When a girl of the same age hummed "Love is broken, it's nobody's fault, just because the meeting is so beautiful", I was only addicted to rewinding, and the single circulated a song "Take me to your heart", which was also the only English song that was completely hummed for so many years. At that time, I was too stupid to remember the lyrics and I was not sure about the melody, so I couldn't let it go for a long time.

After many years, I no longer worry about whether my favorite song can be sung. Fortunately, I am tone deaf. Because just like friends and lovers, distance produces beauty, getting too close, losing mystery and awe may mean the breakdown and end of this relationship. And a song, if it can bring me relief, happiness, thinking and pleasure at that time, I think it is the most appropriate and relaxing spiritual feast. I really enjoyed this process.

After 30 years old, many golden songs that once fell in love have been left in the lush years. Occasionally there will be a feeling of meeting an old friend I haven't seen for years. Just a face-to-face meeting, no more pleasantries. And there will be new songs in the song list one after another, or there will be a single cycle, or there will be a soft spot for a certain song.

This "love the new and hate the old" has been entangled for some time. For example, My Heart is Eternal was deeply moved by the cross-class love between Jack and Ruth. Just like after one last dance, when you hear "When we swing and turn and turn", you will fall in love and hate between a woman and a lover who fell in love at first sight in a Spanish coffee shop. So I keep asking myself, are those songs really become memories? Will they exist in other ways?

I thought for a long time and finally figured it out. Yes, they bring me longing for love and beautiful fantasy. My love bird came, but it was replaced by my family, so the excitement of love at first sight seems to me to be a white little mermaid. At least I don't have the courage to give up my family and myself for love with a short shelf life. It's a relief to think of it. And those singles that exist today no matter how many songs have been changed, let me see the other side of it in constant review.

Just like listening to the piano version of Tianji, I like listening to that short erhu performance, which makes me cry. Hotel California is also intoxicated by its long guitar melody and lost in its magnetic and hoarse voice. Occasionally, I am surprised to see it translated into Chinese.

? On the dark desert highway, driving on the dark desert highway,

The cool wind blew through my hair. The cool wind blew through my hair.

The warm smell of colitas, the warm smell of marijuana,

Rise in the air. It is in the air.

Looking up into the distance,

I see a faint light. I saw a faint light.

My head is gray and my vision is blurred. The head is getting heavier and heavier, and the line of sight is getting blurred.

I had to stop for the night. I had to stop for the night.

She stood at the door; She stood at the door to meet me.

I heard the bell of the mission. I heard the church bells in the distance.

I was thinking, and then I said to myself in my heart.

This may be heaven or hell. This may be heaven or hell.

Then she lit the candle, and then she lit the candle.

She showed me the way. Show me the way.

There was a voice down the corridor. There were bursts of voices in the corridor.

I think I heard them say ... I think I heard them say. ...

Welcome to California Hotel! Welcome to California Hotel!

Such a lovely place! What a beautiful place!

What a lovely face! What a lovely face!

There are enough rooms in the California hotel! There are many rooms in California hotel!

Any time of the year, any time of the year,

You can find it here! You can find a room here.

Her mind was twisted by Tiffany, her heart was twisted by jewelry,

She bought a Mercedes. She owns a luxury Mercedes-Benz.

She has many beautiful boys. She has many handsome boys.

She called it a friend. She called them friends.

They dance in the yard, they dance in the yard,

Sweet summer sweat. The fragrance of summer is dripping.

Some dances are to commemorate! Some are moved by memories!

Some dances are to forget! Some have been forgotten!

So I called the captain, called the foreman,

"Please bring my wine." Please give me some wine. "

He said, he said,

"We don't have spirits here. He said we don't supply spirits here.

Since 1969. "From 1969.

Although the sound came from a distance. Their voices can still be heard in the distance.

Wake you up at midnight. Wake you up at midnight.

Just listen to them, just listen to them. ...

Welcome to California Hotel! Welcome to California Hotel!

Such a lovely place! What a beautiful place!

What a lovely face! What a lovely face!

They are staying at the California Hotel. They're partying at the California hotel.

What a nice surprise, unexpectedly good,

Bring your alibi. Give you an excuse to come here.

Mirrors on the ceiling, mirrors embedded in the ceiling,

Pink champagne on ice. Ice pink champagne

She said, "We are all just prisoners here-but she said, we are all prisoners here.

-our own equipment. Debt for one's own desires.

In the master's room, in the big room in the hall,

They gathered together to celebrate the festival, and people lit the fire of carnival.

They stabbed it with steel knives.

But they just can't kill the beast. But they can't kill the demons in their hearts.

The last thing I remember, the last thing I remember.

I ran to the door. It was me who ran to the door.

I must find the way back, I must find the way I came.

Go back to my old place. Back to my old place.

"Relax," said the night watchman. "Relax," said the doorman.

"Our program is receiving." We will naturally be tempted.

You can check out at any time, or you can end it at any time.

But you can never leave! "But never break free!"

I finally understand why it sounds so desolate and decadent. Freedom, the middle class, cars, jewelry, prostitutes, marijuana, sex, lust, the paradise of desire, the devil's hell, all in vain to find a way back to the past, because I can't get rid of it.

The sadness and confusion in 1970s troubled many people, and also troubled the present of 2 1 century. "False is true, true is false, and inaction is everywhere." True or false, too many people take temptation, wealth, fame and fortune and external things as their pursuit.

I took my daughter to the library to return books on May Day, because I took a few more books and asked my father to drive to get them. As a result, he was shopping with a relative, so he went out shopping together. Relatives and couples, one is a worker of the child's father, and the other is engaged in the service industry in Disneyland. Their monthly salary is about 10 thousand. The older of the two children goes to junior high school and the younger to primary school. And their family is basically in a state of high consumption from eating, wearing and playing. A family of four clothes and shoes are all famous brands. The father of the child left a shopping receipt because he wanted to issue an invoice. He made a rough calculation that day, and they spent more than 2000 yuan in just one day.

I have no objection to their consumption patterns. I just feel that if you work hard for a month just to reward yourself in this way, what's the point of working? Later, the brother and sister complained to each other because their mother was diagnosed with intestinal tumor and had to be transferred to another hospital.

The eldest son bought several houses in Jiangsu, Shanghai and other places, and his car has just been replaced with a new one. While his mother waited for his family to come home before making a decision, he went fishing in the name of "what's the use of going home" The second child is a relative. Because he couldn't take time off from work, he used the unpaid money lent to his third child as the money for his mother to see a doctor. The third child waited for three days and insisted on taking that plane home.

There is a skeleton in the cupboard. When family ties are tested, what is worth cherishing? Are things outside your body really that important? It is a question worth pondering.

When I read the lyrics of Hotel California again, I was convinced of my own values and consumption views. I am willing to spend money to have a sexy brain. I always believe that investing in my inner self is more cost-effective than investing in my outer self. A car is just a means of transportation, and a house is just a place to live. Money can soothe the soul, but it can't soothe the restless soul!

This is my wonderful musical journey brought by my "empty cup mentality". Because of the empty cup, when some music can't meet the ever-changing inner needs, empty them, leaving the touch they give and the music perception enhanced in the spiritual shock again and again, and then let go. Because of the empty cup, you can relive the music that is really worth having, keep learning, let new knowledge pour in, and let you gain different life insights through constant exploration.