Satisfy a thousand desires, or overcome just one?
At the beginning, there was an eagle. It flew across the ground and picked up a stone. After flying high, it flew The stone was thrown down, killing a sheep immediately, right in front of the lamas who were on their way. The lamas came here to take back Taxi, who had been meditating and practicing for three years, three months and three days in an inaccessible place in the high mountains. He was a good lama who devoted himself to practice and was praised by everyone.
There is also an eagle in the last scene. When he fell on the dusty ground crying after suffering the catastrophe in Taxi, his tears were still wet. He subconsciously looked up and saw an eagle with empty talons. , flying freely in the blue sky. The video ends here.
The eagle only appears twice in the film, but it is at the beginning and at the end. It is plain and unexplained, and an inattentive viewer will probably glance past it. Although there is a profound meaning that cannot be ignored. And it's not just Eagle that has been ignored as well. Under the translation of "Lust, Caution" and the classification of "erotic film", the film has been ridiculously misunderstood in the Chinese world for a long time. Under the interpretation of "erotic", this rare work that explores the meaning of Buddhist scriptures only attracts people who want to watch Christy Chung take off her clothes. I can't help but think of the Tathagata's comments in Journey to the West: "But those who look south to the continent are greedy for sexual pleasure and enjoy misfortunes, and they kill and fight a lot. It is the so-called murderous place of words and a sea of ??right and wrong." Sin, sin.
In fact, Samsara is an ancient Indian word. The meaning I found in the dictionary is: "the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth", which refers to the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth. As the saying goes, 'Every body is suffering, who can find peace?', the answer has long been found in the Buddhist scriptures, "The sutra says: If you seek, you will suffer, but if you don't seek, you will be happy." The answer is simple, but it is difficult to understand, and you must practice it personally. It is even more difficult to put it into practice. In the film, the good lama Tasi, who had been meditating for three years, actually had a burning heart after returning to the temple, and it was the most difficult human desire to circumvent: lust.
Do lamas have sexual desires, or have sexual thoughts? Perhaps, many people have had such doubts like me. Today, when Buddhism has long been vulgar and industrialized in China, Today, when monks and nuns have affairs or get married, it is nothing new. However, the purity that this group of lamas still maintains is simply unbelievable. Although it starts with this issue, the film focuses on the exploration of "desire" and "Tao", rather than "lust" or "caution". Whoever translated this name is really a mistake.
There are many details that can define Samsara and "Sexy", which are completely irrelevant, and are purely an exploration of the depths of human nature. Some details can prove it. For example, the night after Taxi returned to the Lama Temple, she began to have nocturnal emissions in her dream. There was no provocation or stimulation from women, but it was just the natural germination of human nature. When Taxi met the Tibetan girl Dharma played by Chung Liti, he insisted on returning to secular life. The red and pink skull picture shown to him by the old monk had no awakening effect on him. During the argument with the old monk Apo, he said something that was very meaningful if you chew it carefully (unfortunately, I can’t remember the original words, but the general idea was): You often teach me the greatness of the Buddha, how can you give up your wife and children, and give up your throne? , finally achieved enlightenment. But before he attained enlightenment, he already had everything, including wealth, status, wife and children, and people's love and affection. It is precisely because he has had these things that he can give up everything and finally achieve Bodhi. I have been practicing lama since I was a child, and I have never experienced the taste of the human world. How can I truly understand everything I learned if I haven't experienced it myself?
Taxi finally went down the mountain, caught up with the Tibetan girl he liked, grew his hair long, had a child, and lived a happy life. The world is thick and soft, with small livelihoods, small conflicts, and even some temptations. Time passed, and one year, their fields were burned by treacherous grain buyers. He went to seek justice, but was beaten violently. He had to recuperate at home, and his wife had to go to the city to sell goods. At this time, Taxi had been uneasy. An Indian woman came to ask for wages. She was young and beautiful, and she made a living by harvesting grain for others during the harvest season. By some strange combination of circumstances, desire is triggered and they make love (in a particularly erotic position). Before she was even dressed, she heard the bells of her wife's horses. Tasi panicked and pushed the woman out. The shame of the affair made him uneasy. When he was devastated and confessing on the Mani pile, the lama who practiced together in the past came riding alone and brought the news of Apo's death. He read Apo's letter and it said (to the effect):
< p> "...When we meet again in the future time and space, I want to hear you tell me your answer: Which one is better? To satisfy a thousand desires? Or to overcome just one of them? "Is it to satisfy a thousand desires? Or to overcome just one of them?
I guess (it is not stated clearly in the play), Taxi immediately understood after seeing this sentence.
So he quietly carried his wife on his back and returned to the monastery early the next morning. However, his wife intercepted him on the road and let him go after a hearty expression. Taxi passed by Mani where he passed when he finished his meditation practice last time. Heap, the stone on top has the same question written on it:
How to prevent a drop of water from drying up?
However, this time Tassie walked up and put the The stone was turned over and he saw the answer:
Throw it into the sea.
What does this mean?
If Tassie is smart enough, he will definitely think of a game his wife and children played in the past. They put a small branch into the water, The wife teased them, "What will happen to this little branch?"
It will sink, the children said. The wife said, what if not?
It will be blocked by rocks!
What if not?
You will get tangled in the branches!
What if not?
The children were speechless. Finally, the wife said:
In that case, this small branch will reach the sea.
It was at that time that Taxi saw the eagle, but this time, it was unrestrained and soaring freely. It no longer had the desire to grab a stone for no reason. Therefore, the sacrificed lamb finally Can be spared.
The article could have ended here, but I still want to make it clearer.
What is a drop of water, what is a twig?
------- An individual. It can also refer to each of us. Every life, in the vast and boundless world, is as weak and helpless as a drop of water, drifting with the tide like a twig. Isn't it?
What is the sea?
----- Vast wisdom, energy. The beginning of everything. The accumulation of immaterial consciousness. The place where each of us comes from, and the place where we will eventually return after reincarnation.
What is drying up? What is the possible fate of various twigs other than returning to the sea?
------ Drying up refers to the withering away of life. That is the outcome of a life that fails to comprehend great wisdom and fails to discover the meaning of one's life.
The possible fate of the twig indicates the ups and downs and difficulty of finding great wisdom. There are various traps that can stop you from moving forward. Only by overcoming them one by one can you reach the end.
What is an eagle? A stone? And a sheep that was smashed to death?
---The eagle is the true nature of our free-flying soul, the stone is our heavy body, and the sheep is a memorial Taste.
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This is my interpretation, you can have yours too.
It’s rare to comment on a movie. Because this movie has been described as “erotic”, I have never been interested in watching it in China. Now that I see it, I feel really sorry for what happened to this film.
It is said that because of Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" reputation, many people who did not know the truth suddenly rushed to download it, and then yelled at them for being fooled, eh.
In fact, this film has a very high rating on IMDB, which is on par with Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution (7.6, 7.7), and is much better than Bertolucci’s many erotic and being erotic films. His films include "The Dreamer" and "Last Tango in Paris".