"Come back to the root of the dish"

Author: Mu Zi
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: The author of "The Root of Vegetables," Hong Yingming, lived during the Jiajing era, a time when internal and external troubles were gradually emerging. His life story remains unclear, but from the thoughts expressed in "The Root of Vegetables," we can see the author's intense inner conflict—sometimes detached and uninvolved, sometimes optimistic and ambitious. As the ancients said, "When the nature is calm, the fragrance of the vegetable root is sweet." By meditating and savoring it, one can grasp its essence. Reading "The Root of Vegetables" and reflecting on worldly matters often leads to different interpretations—，. This classic text, encompassing thousands of years of Chinese wisdom in dealing with life, has remained timeless since its publication. Its enduring vitality lies in the fact that everyone can draw useful wisdom from it—successors read it, failures read it, the proud read it, the ordinary read it, merchants read it, officials read it, and even monks and scholars in temples and hermitages study it diligently.