Only this word is only this sentence, and gardenia smells good when plums are ripe.

The poem "Only one sentence is spoken today, and gardenia is fragrant when the plum is ripe" means: just say what is now and do what is in front of you. For example, now is the time when plums are ripe and gardenias are in bloom, so we should taste the sweetness and sweetness of plums and smell the fragrance of gardenias. This poem is from "Poem of Living in a Mountain" written by Zen Master Ishiya. Do you know this poem?

1. The original

Poems of Mountain Living

Zen Master Shiwu

The past has passed, so there is no need to think about the future.

Only this word is only this sentence, and gardenia smells good when plums are ripe.

2. Translation

The past has passed, so there is no need to regret and dwell on it; The future has not yet arrived, and there is no need to be too anxious and deliberately pursue it. Just say what you are saying now and do what you are doing. For example, now is the time when plums are ripe and gardenias are in bloom, so we should taste the sweetness and sweetness of plums and smell the fragrance of gardenias.

3. Author's brief introduction

Shiwu Zen master, a poet monk in the late Ming Dynasty, has been handed down from generation to generation. There is almost no evidence to test about his life. It is worth noting that during the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there was also an eminent monk whose name was Qing Gui, and the word Shi Wu, and the poem Shi Wu Shan Ju was handed down from generation to generation. The Zen poems written by the two monks are easy to understand, but they are thought-provoking.

4. Main idea

Don't think about the past. Why worry about the future? Smart people seize the present. Plum and gardenia are seasonal, so we must grasp the seasonal karma and not let it go empty. The past can't be chased, and the future can't be expected. What people should do most is to grasp the present and live every "today". I happened to read this poem when the plum was ripe and the gardenia was fragrant. This kind of feeling of accidental harmony with the ancient people's hearts is very fascinating. Let's have a taste of this small mountain poem:

"The past is over, so there is no need to think about the future". The first two sentences are as clear as words, which means that the past is over, so there is no need to regret and entangle. The future has not yet arrived, and there is no need to be too anxious and deliberately pursue it. Since "the past" and "the future" are not worth worrying about, then "the present" has become the most important concern in our lives.

"Only today is the way, only today is the sentence". Now, just say what is now and do what is in front of you. For example, now is the time when the gardenia blossoms when the plums are ripe. We should taste the sweetness and sweetness of the plums and smell the gardenia fragrance-"Gardenia fragrance when the plums are ripe". As for other things, let nature take its course and leave time.

Zhu Dunru has a similar sentence in Xijiang Moon, saying, "Don't care and arrange, get the present and present". "Take the present and present" and "Only the present and only the present sentence" all say the truth of "living in the present". If you live in the present, you will not be held back by the past, nor will you be held back by the future, so that you can live a natural and unrestrained life and walk calmly.