星期五, 一月 05, 2018

星戰電影《最後的絕地武士》與儒釋道



星战电影:最後的绝地武士与儒释道

《最後的绝地武士》乃《星战》系列最新作品。电影带走非常浓厚的华夏元素,儒释道三家都有。

首先,绝地大师路克在紧要关头单挑整个敌军。任敌军如何拼命轰炸射击,他都能安然无事。後来电影揭露那其实是他的元神,其肉身还在光年之外打坐中。这是很典型的道家修炼境界【元神出窍】。

他在成功诈敌後,元神回归肉身,可已经元气大伤,奄奄一息,不久肉身更潇洒的【凭空消失】,只留下所批衣袍随风而飞。这简直就是道家所形容的【羽化飞升】。

现在谈【释】的部分。正当路克手拿一把火,又下不了决心烧掉绝地圣树与经书,尤达大师之灵突然现身,他立刻召来闪电直往圣树劈。顿时间,整棵圣树,连同在内的经书,完全被淹没在熊熊烈火中。这边就很有禅宗味道,禅宗向来奉行【不立文字、直指人心】,真理非文字所能形容,而需自行证得领会。

最後,我们谈电影里面儒的部分。路克言,【原力】非属于绝地武士所有。【原力】一直都在宇宙间,助宇宙维持平衡。如此形容【原力】,简直就是在谈儒家的【氣】。

儒家首经《易经》有言,一阴一阳之谓道。所谓阴阳,就是【氣】。阴阳二氣维持着宇宙的平衡,使之生生不息。

儒家亚聖孟子,对【氣】所知极深。他更分享了【养氣】之术。後世凡学儒者,平时也会静坐养气一番。

星期三, 一月 03, 2018

Star Wars The Last Jedi and its strong Chinese Influence



Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi is so Tao. His soul left his body to confront Kylo Ren light years away, that's a typical Taoist practice, the Chinese Taoist term for this is 元神出窍. The way Luke died - "vanishing" in the air, is the greatest way to leave this world for every Tao practicioner , the Chinese Taoist terminology for this is 羽化飞升

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In my earlier post, I emphasized the Tao element in the movie The Last Jedi. Now I'd like to share the Zen/Chan 禅 scene from the same movie - Master Yoda summoned a lightning bolt to burn the sacred tree and sacred Jedi classics.

According to the Zen/Chan belief, no words can describe Truth . You can only 'be' in the Truth 不立文字、直指人心.

In fact, Master of Tao - Lao Tzu 老子 also said the same thing: The Way that can be expressed is not the everlasting way. Names that can be named are not changeless names. 道可道 非常道 名可名 非常名

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My third post about The Last Jedi.

Besides Tao and Zen, the movie also shows some Confucian elements. Luke revealed that the Force does no belong any Jedi. It is always there to keep the universe in balance. Rey , as a nobody, can also manipulate the Force.

IChing 易经 , one of the Confucian classics, not only tells us about the secret of Ba Gua 八卦 (the Divine Triagram), but also mentions that the entire universe is filled with 2 different types of Qi - the Yin 阴 and the Yang 阳

Confucian Master Mencius 孟子 even shared with all of us the method to nourish Qi 养气, which is always to be in the state of No-Guilt ,No-Regret and most importantly, No-Fear.


星期一, 一月 01, 2018

新年首日首則【訊息】

新年首日首则【讯息】

新年第一天,静虑中得到【讯息】,分享如下:

对外境不起反应,
使脑袋保持清晰,
理性虽可达极致,
决策却非最合身,
人心道心须谨记。

仔细读《学儒学出好运气》之读者可明白

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