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如何知「字如其人」？How
to read a person through his calligraphy? 心筆合一為書，陰陽合一為道。故言書道者乃自心中自然發出「本相非相」之心影圖像。若違此自然法則，其所表達的自非心語，也即口心不一致。所以字是心的影子。 If the mind and brush are united, the writing is calligraphy. If the Ying and Yang are combined, it's called the Tao. Thus, those who talk about the Tao of Chinese Calligraphy emit a self-image naturally from their hearts. If the person is not in accordance with this natural law, what he writes is not what his heart desires to communicate. The mouth (or writing) does not follow the heart. So we say Chinese calligraphy is the self-image of one's heart.
劉熙載著《藝概》云：「書如也，如其字、如其才、如其志，總之曰如其人而已。」又云：「賢哲之書溫醇，俊雄之書沈毅，奇士之書歷落，才子之書秀穎。」又云「養性靈須從執筆，運筆端正其心起。其心正則古人之性情可尋繹而得，從而勤練不輟，則古人之情性入我筆心竅，妙字出筆底，書名見矣。」 Liu
Shi-Zai in his “The Concept of Art” said, “Chinese calligraphy resembles
one’s personality, talent, and will. It resembles oneself.” He also said,
“The calligraphy of the sages look warm and pure; the calligraphy of the
handsome and masculine people look calm and willful; the calligraphy of the
skillful hermits look sharp and direct; the calligraphy of the talented look
elegant and wise.” He further said, “The way to elevate one’s spirit
starts from the holding the brush; the mind will be enlightened if the operation
of the brush is correct. If one’s heart is upright, his calligraphy will
inherit the personalities and spirits of the ancient masters and sages. If he
practices calligraphy diligently, the spirits of ancient calligraphers will be
in the core of the brush with beautiful writings flowing underneath. Then his
calligraphy will be remembered.”
故書法不只是「黑白的傳承」等技法的層次，更是「人的傳說與傳承」。 Thus,
Chinese calligraphy is not just inheritance of “skills with black strokes and
white spaces.”
It’s an inheritance of spirit and legacy of human being.
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Not
only Chinese calligraphy requires an artist to open his inner spiritual ears and
eyes. Many forms of arts such as painting or music also require deep observation
of inner images or listening to the inner voice. The following are sayings of
masters regarding the observing and listening to one self:
“It’s
better to learn from the Nature than ancient masters. And it’s even better to
learn from the source of heart than the Nature.”
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老子說：「故道大，天大，地大，王亦大。域中有四大，而王居其一焉。人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。」（《老子》第25章）如果我們「人」以「地」為法，「地」以「天」為法，「天」以「道」為法，而「道」以「自然」為法，我們「人」就和「道」，就和「天」，就和「地」都沒有矛盾，主觀和客觀就完全統一，就達到「天人合一」，就和「自然」達到高度的一致，就和「道」達到高度的一致，這就叫做「四大一心」。「四大」其實就是「一大」 -- 「道大」，因為「天」、「地」、「人」都統一於「道」了，都統一於「法」了。 |
“The
nature of the mind is like a mirror which has the natural and inherent capacity
to reflect whatever is set before it, whether beautiful or ugly; but these
reflections in no way affect or modify the nature of the mirror. It is the same
with the state of contemplation: There is nothing to correct or alter or modify.
What the practitioner does when entering into contemplation is simply to
discover himself in the condition of the mirror”
“Just
as we cannot talk of visual beauty if we are blind, so we cannot discuss inner
spiritual beauty if we have never received it.”
“Things
are because we see them, and what we see, and how we see it, depends on the arts
that have influenced us. To look at a thing is very different from seeing a
thing. One does not see anything until one sees its beauty. Then, and then only,
does it come into existence.”
“Rachmaninoff
was made of steel and gold; steel in his arms, gold in his heart.”
“Franz
Liszt
– ah, you see I bow when I mention the name – you never heard Franz
Liszt? Ah, it was the great Liszt
who listened – listened to his inner voice. They said he was inspired. He was
simply listening to himself.”