A drop of water and the sea

Reba 2022-01-23 08:02:56

Question: I can only say, I try to write. For now, I think the impression of writing "Samsara" is presumptuous, because I am in the process, and only on the initial road, I have not yet reached the level of being able to write. But I write it down now to record Yoshimitsu Kataba, because some feelings may be forgotten.

"Samsara", the name is really good. Its Chinese name, translated as "Lust Jie", is not very unreliable, but it is far from the original meaning of reincarnation. Lust is only part of it. A small part, not all. "Samsara is a quest;.. One man's struggle to find spiritual Enlightenment by renouncing the world And one woman's struggle to keep her enlightened love and life in the world But their destiny turns, twists and comes to a surprise ending ..."

This It took seven years to prepare the film. The filming location was Ladakh in the Himalayas. This place is not unfamiliar to Buddhists, but it may be An unfamiliar place name. Ladakh referred to in the "Floral Fragrance of Ladakh" written by Master Hsing Yun is here.

Ladakh’s floral

lyrics: Master Hsing Yun’s composition: Li Ziheng’s Arrangement: Wang Yumin’s singing: Li Mingde ’s speech: Master Huitai

I saw an innocent and innocent virgin in the Ladakh Mountains in India, and
her smile was like the color of the sky. The fragrance of the flower is the breath of the flower.

She holds the golden yellow flower in her hand. Come and offer it from far away. In my arms
, the gesture is like a dance of a goddess. Her little hands are the handprints of Guanyin.

No words, no salute,
forty-three degrees C. how the earth with flowers so beautiful
barren water does not flow
In this expanse of desert life so how happy

she is the Himalayas of Ladakh mountain soul of life
she had nothing but the earth's daughter
she is the Himalayas of Ladakh mountain soul of life
she had nothing But it’s the floral fragrance of Ladakh

(white mouth).
She has nothing but a flower.
She has nothing but she has the treasure of the world.
At the moment when the wheels turn, I hurriedly threw a string of prayer beads to her.
That day, the shadow of truth and holiness was here. The vast land is
getting farther and farther and farther away,
but the fragrance of this flower is getting
thicker and thicker as my clothes drifts

away, leaving the family’s Dashi, and in the future, in the Buddhist temple, it’s true proof. When it comes to tranquility and joy, or will there occasionally be nostalgic?

What is more important: satisfying one thousand desires or conquering just one... Has he got the answer to this question? How to keep a drop of water from drying up? He saw the answer and returned to his own sea, but after that, is his soul eternally quiet?

For Parma, I have no such doubts. She is sure. She already knows the answer. She does not refuse to possess or lose. So I said, she is like the mother of the earth. She can bear and let go of the joys and sorrows of the mundane world. Losing Dashi, for her, will be sad, but it will also pass.

On the way to the right way, some people willingly abandon the prosperity of the secular world, such as Gautama Siddhartha, such as Li Shutong; others enter the world with confusion or longing for the secular world or attachment to someone, such as the world, such as " The little monk of "Spring Goes, Winter Comes Another Spring". Are there certain things in life that must be experienced? If you have never owned it, how can you give up? Sometimes I look at the countless pedestrians walking in front of me, guessing at the different lives behind each face. I deeply feel that the world and life are extremely complex systems that are beyond our imagination, but in the complexity, there is simplicity. : The same confusion, the same path, and Dash’s questions are not unique to Dash. He took a different path from that of Sakyamuni. He grew up in a Buddhist temple since he was five years old. The retreat on March 3rd and Wednesday in three years made it difficult to forbid the natural desires of human nature. He left the Buddhist temple and became a mortal and married. He had fulfilled all kinds of desires, gave birth to children, pursued fame and fortune, and satisfied all kinds of desires. He was satisfied, but in the end it was still empty. The death of the master made him pick up questions that he hadn’t contemplated for a long time. His answer was to leave the family as he did when he left the Buddhist temple. Return to the Buddhist temple.

He came originally to leave. Entering the world is the process of his practice, not the end; the pursuit of Parma is not to stop, but to inspire. How to keep a drop of water from drying up? The true meaning does not lie in the superficial meaning. In fact, whether in a Buddhist temple or in the dunya, it is all spiritual practice. It is the right way to find a drop of water that does not dry up. The sea is different for everyone. For Dashi, it is a Buddhist temple. Parma is a dunya, and of course, there are some people who hope to have both, to live up to the Tathagata and live up to the Qing.

Dash didn't know where he should stop, so it was difficult to decide. Even in the end, he will return to the Buddhist temple, his determination and uncertainty are still unknown. But this is the attraction of this film. If Dash returns resolutely without a trace of vacillation and doubt, then this film will become a preaching film.

In this film, apart from the arson to burn the food purchasers of Dash Tianyuan, there are almost no bad people. Everywhere you can see, they are all beautiful people and beautiful things. Apu is tolerant, and Parma's parents are tolerant. People are easily satisfied on that land. , Full of piety. When the old lamas smiled and looked at the childish and innocent little lama, they were full of tenderness; the young living Buddha in the film, with wise eyes, and that image is only admirable, but I still have a question in my heart: whether he Will there be the same distress as Dash?

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Extended Reading
  • Sabrina 2022-03-19 09:01:09

    A drop of water will not dry up unless it flows into the sea. But life is so hard, where is the sea? How should we go? Is it to satisfy a thousand desires in front of you, or to overcome a desire in your heart? Is it possible to have a complete epiphany only after being in the world? The film has flaws in the structure, but the photography is beautiful and the meaning is profound. And you can get a glimpse of the appearance of Tibetan Buddhism.

  • Madelyn 2022-03-19 09:01:09

    "Is it difficult to satisfy a thousand desires, or to overcome one desire?", this is indeed not a pornographic film

Samsara quotes

  • Apo: [his last letter to Tashi] I realize now that my task is not over, and so I will be returning to Samsara. I know that we shall meet again. Perhaps when we do you will be able to tell me what is more important: satisfying one thousand desires or conquering just one.

  • Written on Stone: How can one prevent a drop of water from ever drying up?

    Written on Stone: By throwing it into the sea...