This is a quick shortcut to get power and
money(終南捷徑)
In the Tang Dynasty of China, there was a
famous official whose name was (Lu Zangyong).
One of his stories is recorded in the
history books.
He studied Taoism when he was young, and he
hoped to become a supernatural being through his practice.
He and several of his good friends lived in
seclusion on a mountain near the capital at that time. They ate simple food and
wore simple clothes.
The name of this mountain is (Zhongnan
Mountain).
The king at that time heard that he was a
very capable man, so the king hired him as an official of the central
government.
Attracted by the generous salary and power,
he ended his seclusion and returned to the capital.
A few years later, the king invited a
famous Taoist priest to the capital to publish his research experience on
Taoism. The Taoist priest's name was (Sima Chengzhen).
The Taoist priest and he were good friends,
and they used to live in seclusion together.
After this academic seminar, (Sima
Chengzhen) will return to the mountain where he lives in seclusion, which is
Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang Province, 1,500 kilometers away.
He accompanied (Sima Chengzhen) outside the
capital city, and before parting, he pointed at (Zhongnan Mountain) and said to
(Sima Chengzhen).
This mountain where I used to live in
seclusion is very good and very suitable for spiritual practice.
You can consider living in seclusion in
this mountain, then we can meet often.
(Sima Chengzhen) said to him with a smile.
I thought that if I moved to this mountain,
I would never be able to practice becoming a supernatural being, and my studies
of Taoism would be stagnant.
This mountain is more suitable for those
who want to get power and money quickly, those who do not really want to give
up worldly desires.
When he heard this, a look of shame
appeared on his face.
This idiom means that this is a shortcut to
get power and money quickly.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What kind of life did you want to live when
you were young? Do you prefer to be (Sima Chengzhen) or ((Lu Zangyong)?
I'm expecting this story to give you
something new to gain?
終南捷徑(This is a quick shortcut to get power
and money)
中國的唐王朝，有一個著名的官員，他的名字叫做(盧藏用)。
歷史書上記錄了一個他的故事。
他年輕的時候學習道教，他他希望藉由自己的修練成為超自然存在。
他與自已的幾個好朋友隱居在當時首都附近的一座山上，他們吃的食物與穿的衣服都很簡單。
這座山的名字叫做(終南山)。
當時的國王聽說他是一個很有能力的人，所以國王聘請他擔任中央政府的官員。
他被豐厚的薪水與權力所吸引，他就結束自已的隱居生活，他回到首都。
幾年後，國王邀請一個當時著名的道士來到首都發表他對於道教的研究心得，這個道士的名字叫做(司馬承禎)。
這個道士與他是好朋友，他們曾經一起隱居。
這個學術研討會結束後，(司馬承禎)要回到他所隱居的山上，這座山是1500公里外位於浙江省的天台山。
他陪著(司馬承禎)到首都城外，在分別前，他指著(終南山)對(司馬承禎)說。
我以前隱居的這座山非常好，非常適合修行。
你可以考慮來這座山中隱居，那麼我們就可以經常見面了。
(司馬承禎)笑著對他說。
我認為如果我搬來這座山上，我將永遠無法修練成為超越自然的存在，我在道教的研究上也會停滯。
這座山比較適合那些想樣快速得到權力與金錢的人，那些不是真的要放棄世俗慾望的人啊。
他聽到這句話後，他的臉上露出羞愧的表情。
這句成語的意思是這是一條可以快速得到權力與金錢的捷徑。
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?
你年輕時想要過怎樣的人生嗎?你比較想成為(司馬承禎)還是((盧藏用)呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫?
出處為唐-劉肅-卷10-隱逸23-盧藏用