Nan huaijin, a native of Yueqing, Zhejiang, was born in a scholarly family. Nan is an only child, and his father has high hopes for him. He has been very strict in supervising the class since he was a child. Nan studied hard since childhood, and read history books and classics before 12 years old, which laid a solid foundation for his lifelong learning. Nan is knowledgeable and has studied classical literature, Buddhism and Yijing, which has been widely praised by academic peers. In the early days of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Nan studied at Nanjing Jinling University. Faced with the difficult situation of broken mountains and rivers and people being displaced, he resolutely decided to join the army to serve the country. At that time, he transferred to Chengdu before graduating from college, was admitted to the Central Military Academy of the Kuomintang, and studied in the 10 research class. After graduation, he joined the army and was stationed in the southwest with the anti-Japanese troops. He was appointed as the general manager of Liangshan Reclamation Company and the commander-in-chief of the local self-defense regiment, responsible for raising food and grass to support the front. Soon, Nan was transferred back to the Central Military Academy as a political teacher. After witnessing the darkness of officialdom, he didn't want to go into politics again, so he decided to learn Buddhism. From 65438 to 0943, Nan resigned as an instructor and went to Daping Temple in Emei Mountain, Sichuan Province to study Zen. He stayed there for three years at a time, interacting with monks every day with the morning light and yellow rolls. During his stay in the temple, he searched for Buddhist classics everywhere, studied them carefully, and always humbly asked the local monks for advice, reading 12 Tripitaka and other related Sanskrit classics. From 65438 to 0946, after graduating from Nan, he was hired by Yunnan University, Sichuan University and other schools to give lectures. During the period of 1947, nan huaijin went deep into the Qinghai-Tibet region to study Buddhism and humbly visited the local Buddhist tantric guru. After learning from Baijiao Gongga, Huangjiao, Jiao Hong and Hua Jiao, he had a deeper study of Buddhism and was awarded the position of tantric guru by Gensang Living Buddha. 1949, Nan moved to Taiwan Province, where he set up an account to teach China's ancient books and classics, and served as a professor at Taiwan Province Provincial Political University, Fu Jen Catholic University and Cultural University. Some Kuomintang veterans who retired from Taiwan, such as How, Gu, Jiang, Yang Guanbei, came to pay their respects. At the beginning of the trip to South Taiwan Province, Taipei Dojo of Hundred Thousand Zen Forests, East-West Essence Club and Emei Dojo of Hundred Thousand Zen Forests in Hsinchu County were set up in Taipei to teach meditation to all beings. Later, he held many Zen Seven Dharmas in Taipei, Beitou, Xizhi and Kaohsiung. Celebrities such as Yang Guanbei, Zhou Xuande, Zhang participated in it, and his main courses were forbidden words, meditation, meditation and incense. In Taibei Dojo, Nan studied Buddhist scriptures and China's classic works, such as Shurangama Sutra, Shurangama Sutra, Huayan Sutra, Buddhism, Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Yijing, and the comments of political figures of past dynasties, and was able to learn from others and integrate them. He narrated all kinds of theories, the changes of various dynasties, modernized and made the classics of sages interesting, and provided the way of managing the family, governing the country and leveling the world. He is very lively and popular. At that time, there were many educated people, and many famous professors and important political figures on the island, such as Ma, attended the lectures. Nan has a strong memory and can recite poems and allusions when giving lectures. In order to tell the history of modern politicians, he spent three months rereading Twenty-Five History. When giving a lecture, you can quote historical stories, political events and other historical facts, point out the source, make it clear, and leave a deep impression on the listener. He believes that it is easier for ordinary people to get rid of thieves in the mountains than to get rid of thieves in their hearts. In other words, for modern people's mental illness, we should start with psychological factors, "heart disease needs medical treatment." Only by strengthening moral and cultural cultivation can it be completely eradicated. Nan teaches people to meditate, cultivate their nature and eliminate their worries, so as to keep healthy, and makes students realize that in the era of knowledge competition, more stability and wisdom will give them more guarantees for success. During his stay in Taiwan, he also gave a speech at a military base at the invitation of the military. His teaching has nothing to do with politics. He never asked the authorities for a penny, nor did he accept any donation from anyone. Advocating Chinese Cultural Revival 1966 South Taiwan Province cooperated with the authorities to promote the "Chinese Cultural Revival" movement and advocate "ethics". Communicate with Qian Mu, Hu Shi, Lin Yutang, Mou Zongsan and Tang Junyi in Taiwan Province and Hongkong to explain traditional culture. Later, he founded "Old Ancient Culture Enterprise Company" and "Shifang Academy" and other cultural and educational institutions in Taiwan Province to spread the theory of literature, history, philosophy and Buddhism and improve people's cultural level. 1985, Nan left Taiwan to live in the United States, 1988, moved to Hong Kong, lived in the Mid-Levels apartment, gave lectures every day, and there was an endless stream of local students coming here for consultation. In the early 1990s, he invested $65,438+700 million to build the Jinwen Railway (Jinhua to Wenzhou) in his hometown in Chinese mainland. Project 1992 started, and 1996 was completed in April. Nan Huai Jin became a railway boss, and he could have made a fortune from it, but he didn't want any money. He sometimes stays in Shanghai and is famous for coming to ask questions frequently. What Nan said is mainly China culture and philosophy of life. Those who listen to the Tao have their own gains and return home satisfied. A few years ago, under the guidance of Nan, the general manager of the old ancient culture company promoted children's reading activities on both sides of the strait, printed and distributed a large number of books such as Tang poetry, Four Books, Five Classics and Laozi, subsidized preschool education and widely spread Chinese traditional culture. Nan Yisheng wrote a lot. Since 1955 published the first book, Speculation of Zen Sea, more than 30 monographs have been published and translated into English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Rome and other languages. He has been teaching for decades and has given lectures in the United States, Japan, Europe and other places many times, and countless students have fallen behind. Nan huaijin College was founded in Washington University, aiming at spreading China culture to the west. For more than half a century from Nan's youth, he wandered from the mainland to Taiwan Province and from the United States to Hongkong. Whether in his works or in lectures or conversations with students or friends, he expressed his concern about the development of national culture. He often said: it is not terrible for a country or a nation to lag behind temporarily. What is terrible is that a country, a nation's own fundamental culture has disappeared, and then it can never turn over. Because without its own culture, a nation will have no cohesion and will always be like a loose sand; Without its own culture, a nation will not have self-confidence and will not be respected by outsiders. What is the traditional culture of China? Nan believes that before the Qin and Han Dynasties in China, Confucianism, Mohism and Taoism almost covered all cultural thoughts. After the Six Dynasties, one of the three schools changed, Jimo theory was replaced by Buddhism, and Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism became the mainstream of culture. Therefore, we must thoroughly study the knowledge of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in order to master the essence of China culture. Nowadays, scholars are all western-style education, and most of them classify human cultural knowledge and become experts specializing in one subject. However, he neglected that he didn't fully understand the traditional culture of China, and even it was fragmented. Therefore, he advocated comprehensively and deeply absorbing and inheriting the essence of China traditional culture. Some people think that Nan is different from ordinary scholars because of his special life experience and knowledge. He can go out of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism without sticking to a certain theory. In recent years, many of Nan's works have been published on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, but it is difficult for ordinary readers to systematically study all his works, so they often define Nan from the parts they have contacted, which leads to different opinions from Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. It's like people often say that the blind people touch the elephant, each holding its own end, and it can't really sum up Nan's life. In order to help readers understand Nan's knowledge and life, his students edited and published The Complete Works of Nan. This complete collection includes 29 works written by Nan so far and 4 related annexes, which can be roughly divided into four aspects: Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and literature, history and poetry. Of course, this is not a strict division, because most of his works are extrapolated, sometimes from Buddhism to Confucianism, from Taoism to Buddhism; Sometimes the Buddha enters the Tao and Confucianism enters the Buddha; Sometimes Confucianism enters Buddhism and Taoism; Sometimes Buddhism and Taoism become Confucianism. The so-called four-level division is only for the convenience of narration. Nan is good at learning and writing, and has published many books. These works can be divided into several categories. The first category is Confucian works. He believes that Confucianism is the mainstream of China's culture and spiritual civilization, centering on the Confucian Four Books and Five Classics. Nan's research on the Four Books and Five Classics is not only profound, but also unique. The southern works listed in this category mainly include The Analects of Confucius, The Original Notes of the University, Mencius Bypass, Miscellaneous Notes of the Book of Changes and so on. , are the handouts he gave to the students. The second category is Buddhist works, including 17 kinds of Buddhist works. Buddhism was introduced into China in the Han Dynasty, that is, it came into contact with China's Confucianism and Taoism, and experienced a process of conflict and integration, thus becoming a part of China's traditional culture. Nan's works of this kind can be roughly divided into three parts: interpretation of scriptures, meditation and Buddhist practice. There are five explanations of Buddhist scriptures: the explanation of the great meaning of Lengyan Sutra, the explanation of the great meaning of Lengga Sutra, the introduction of Jue Yuan Sutra, what the Diamond Sutra said, and the pharmacist's view of saving the world. Because most of the Buddhist scriptures circulated in Chinese in the past were translated before the Tang Dynasty, the language Gu Zhuo was abstruse and its meaning was obscure. In addition, it has lasted for thousands of years, and its understanding and interpretation are different in ancient and modern times. Therefore, most readers find Buddhist scriptures difficult to speak and often daunting. However, after being interpreted in the south, these Buddhist scriptures became popular and easy to understand, and were welcomed by readers of all cultural levels. The characteristics of his Buddhist scripture translation are as follows: on the one hand, he combined translation with interpretation, and explained its great significance in modern language on the premise of maintaining the meaning of the original words and sentences; On the other hand, modern theories and doctrines are used to explain the essence of Buddhism. The third category is academic works about Taoism, mainly including Lao Zi Talking about Others and A Brief Introduction to the Development History of Taoism in China. In addition, some chapters in the aforementioned Buddhist works, such as Introduction to Zen and Taoism, Meditation and Immortality, and Tantric Taoism and Oriental Mystery, are also about Taoist knowledge. Taoist learning is inherited from Laozi, Zhuangzi and a hundred schools of thought, and it is "comprehensive, broad and subtle". Since the Han Dynasty, Taoism has changed and concentrated on Taoism, and its "general history" will inevitably lead to the disadvantages of "miscellaneous palaces and fragmented". Therefore, nan huaijin studied Taoism in his early years and gained Samadhi, especially Taoist culture. He once said: among Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, Buddhism pays more attention to birth. Although Mahayana of Buddhism also advocates joining the WTO to save all beings, monks themselves pay more attention to being born; Moreover, the knowledge of Buddhism begins with psychology and then enters the metaphysical way. Confucianism takes Confucius and Mencius as a refuge and focuses on joining the WTO. Taoism, Zhuangzi is better, can join the WTO, can also be born; Whether you go out or come in, let it be. The fourth category is literature and history poetry, including five orthodox strategies, which are rich in content and involve a wide range, giving full play to the essence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. His main work, New Generation, analyzed the social problems at that time and diagnosed the problems of teenagers. It is clearly pointed out that only people with good educational foundation and cultural accomplishment can improve their political level and economic realm. At the same time, Nan also made an in-depth study of China's traditional strategy. He edited a series of orthodox strategies, thinking that strategies are the reference for a gentleman to stand in the world, while unscrupulous people can make waves and endanger society. Nan's poems are profound in attainments, brilliant in talent and broad in artistic conception. Most of the poems included in the two collections are based on the charm of non-party Zen poems, which reflects his feelings of worrying about the country and the people and has a unique style. The first series of gold chronological poems is arranged in chronological order. From Nan's poems in different periods, readers can get a general understanding of Nan's life training and behavior. 1On September 8, 990, when Nan met Lee Teng-hui in Taipei, he talked for more than two hours on the spot, talking about the past and present, talking about the world, and understanding the national significance of "peaceful reunification." After the talks, Li saw Nan to the door and asked Nan what he ordered. Nan replied, "I hope you don't be a sinner of history." . These words made people around Li feel that Nan overstepped his status and was not polite enough. Looking at Nan's remarks from the standpoint of "Taiwan independence" is a bit harsh, but it is natural for the people of China to safeguard the reunification of the motherland. Regarding the cross-strait negotiations, he has always adhered to the principle of "peace and mutual assistance, reconciliation of old grievances, concerted efforts, economic development, and consultation on the great cause of national reunification", showing his basic belief of patriotism and old Confucianism.