I'm wearing a huge basin on my head, so I can't see the whole sky.(戴盆望天)
Taoism originated in China and was founded
by Lao Tzu, who lived around the 6th century BC.
The core idea of Taoism is that everything
in our world has its own natural laws of development and that we should live
and act in accordance with these laws, striving to return to nature.
Confucianism also originated in China and
its founder was Confucius, who lived around the 6th century BC.
The core idea of Confucianism is that we
should cultivate inner goodness, strengthen our moral character and adhere to
social norms in order to build a harmonious society.
The founder of Buddhism, which originated
in India, was Siddhartha Gautama, who also lived around the 6th century BC.
The core idea of Buddhism is that
everything in this world arises from a combination of causes and conditions,
following the law of cause and effect, and that no phenomenon has an eternal,
unchanging essence.
A famous Tang Dynasty writer in China wrote
an essay in which a Buddhist scholar shared his worldview and philosophy of
life with Confucian and Taoist scholars.
At the end of their discussion, the
Confucian and Taoist scholars stood up humbly and said to the Buddhist scholar:
'Your views are unique and novel; we have
never heard anything like them before.
After hearing what you have shared, we feel
like people with a huge basin on their heads; we cannot see the whole sky.
When we look up to see the vast sky, our
vision is blocked by the basin, so our view is very limited.
There are so many people in this world, and
we all lead such hurried lives.
Although we all use our eyes, ears, nose,
tongue, skin and hearts to experience the world, almost none of us can truly
understand life's essence. We don't know how we came into this world or where
we will go after death.
"We don't know who determines the
cause and effect of all things in this world, nor who brought it into
existence.
Our lives change so rapidly that, when
change comes, it's often as sudden as turning a hand from facing up to facing
down.
In this world, people are born and die
every day, like the turning of a wheel. If we hadn't met you, we wouldn't have
heard such profound philosophies. We are willing to learn from you and hope
that you will share more relevant knowledge with us.
The idiom literally translates as 'I'm
wearing a huge basin on my head, so I can't see the whole sky'.
It is used to describe someone who is
limited and therefore cannot see the truth of things.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you gain from this story?
Do you continue to learn and remain humble?
Is there an invisible bowl on your head, preventing you from seeing the sky
clearly?
I hope this story brings you some new
insights.
戴盆望天(I'm wearing a huge basin on my head,
so I can't see the whole sky.)．
起源於中國的道家的創始者是老子，他生活的年代大約是西元前六世紀。
道家的核心思想是認為我們生活的這個世界中的所有東西都有其自然的發展規律，我們應該順著這個自然規律去生活與行動，我們應該追求回歸自然。
起源於中國的儒家的創始者是孔子，他生活的年代大約是西元前六世紀。
儒家的核心思想是認為我們應該培養我們內心的善良，我們每個人都應該強化自己內心的道德修養並且遵循社會規範，我們應該致力於建立一個和諧社會。
起源於印度的佛教的創始者是釋迦牟尼，他生活的時代大約是西元前六世紀。
佛教的核心思想是認為我們這個世間上的所有東西的出現都是因為各種原因與條件的偶然結合並且遵循因果法則，一切現象都沒有永恆不變的本質。
中國的唐王朝有一個著名的文學家，他寫過一篇文章，他在這篇文章中描寫了一個佛教的學者在跟另外一個儒家的學者和另外一個道家的學者分享自己的世界觀與生命觀。
這三個人討論到最後，儒家的學者與道家的學者很謙虛地站起來對佛教的學者說。
你說的這些觀點非常的特殊也非常的新鮮，是我們從來沒有聽過了。
我們聽到你分享的這些話後，我們覺得自己就像是一個頭上戴著一個非常大的盆子的人，我無法看到整片天空。
當我們抬頭想要看見寬廣的天空時，我們就會發現我們的視野被這個大盆子擋住，因此我們看到的天空非常有限。
這個世界上有那麼多人，我們每個人都活著如此匆忙。
我們每個人雖然都正在運用自己的眼睛、耳朵、鼻子，舌頭，肌膚與內心去感受這個世界，但我們中間幾乎沒有人可以認清楚生命的本質，我們都不知道自己如何來到這個世界，我們也不知道自己死後要到何處去?
我們不知道到底是誰在決定所有人世間的因果，我們也不知道是誰讓我們活著的這個世界出現。
我們的人生的變化如此快速，變化來臨時，往往就像是手掌從朝上的狀態在一瞬間轉換成朝下的狀態。
我們活著的這個世界每天都有人出生也每天有人死亡，就如同一個車輪依樣不停地轉動，如果沒有遇到你。我們就無法聽到那麼深刻的哲理，我們願意跟你學習，我們希望你可以分享更多相關的知識給我。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是我的頭上戴著一個巨大的盆子，我無法看到整片天空。
這句成語的被用來形容一個人有所侷限所以這個人看不清楚事情的真相。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你是否有保持學習的習慣與謙卑呢?你的頭上是否有戴著一頂隱形的盆子導致你無法看清楚天空呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為唐-盧兆鄰-悲人生
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