When it comes to Tao Yuanming's pastoral life, we can't help but mention his wine. Wine is the most precious thing besides food and clothing in Tao Yuanming's life.
Indeed, in Tao Yuanming's "Sexual Alcoholism" ("Biography of Mr. Wu Liu"), in his mind, wine is an indispensable part of life, and there is no wine without joy.
Tao Yuanming's spiritual desire, he wrote many poems related to wine in his life. Tao Yuanming said in the preface to "Twenty Drinking Songs": "Occasionally there are famous wines, but I don't drink them every night. Gu Ying was alone, and suddenly he was drunk again. After getting drunk, I asked a few questions to amuse myself. " It can be seen that "wine has become a symbol of Tao Yuanming's life and literature."
? Wine runs through every bit of Tao Yuanming's life. He either drinks it himself, with friends, in the shadow on rainy days, or in front of the court. In Yuan Ming's Wine, we can see his life exploration and spiritual pursuit, as well as his life track. Tao Yuanming lived in seclusion, but he was not a passive hermit. He doesn't live in a deep forest like a hermit before, and he doesn't eat fireworks and die alone. He is close to the secular world, does not hide for the hidden form, moves with his heart, has detachment against the secular world, and has a carefree life after joining the WTO. What he got was the hidden essence. In Yuanming's drinking, we can see the face of Yuanming's seclusion. He loves life, loves drinking, and chews life while tasting wine. Lu Kebing divided drinking into people on wine, people in wine and people under wine. He said, "those who are above wine can travel around the world with their spirits, and after pitching everything, they can be carried in wine;" Its wine can enhance the taste and mind of the drinker. " Yuanming is undoubtedly above wine.
? In Yuanming's drinking poems, we can see the theme of joy.
"Lead the pot to protect yourself, and the court can be graceful." ("Come home to Xi Ci") Yuan Ming consciously, watching the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court, smiling naturally, very comfortable. After drinking day after day, Tao Yuanming relieved his fatigue after work, deepened the friendship between friends, relaxed his mind and found the source of happiness.
? "If you are locked in a cage for a long time, you will return to nature" —— Tao Yuanming's return to nature
If the former is content with the countryside, it is really a choice of life value to show his noble ambition of not colluding with others. Then, what I want to say here is a state of existence, chic and unrestrained. Tao Yuanming retired to the countryside, which was not only the habitat of his body, but also the place where his soul converted and sublimated.
? "No rhyme, sex autumn mountain." (One of the Five Poems of Returning to the Garden) The poet loves nature, likes the free and easy life, truly forgets himself and things, returns to the realm of nature, revels in the embrace of nature, and seeks real interest, freedom and romance. For Tao Yuanming, pastoral life is to embrace and return to nature.
? "The first question that Tao Yuanming thinks about is how people keep nature, that is, how people can not be alienated. He hopes to return to and maintain his original, unadorned and naive temperament and live naturally like a mountain, a tree and a bird. " Tao Yuanming mentioned "nature" four times in his poems. It is precisely because he is so "natural" in his mind that he chose to retire from the countryside and not return to his official position.
? "If you stay in a cage for a long time, you will return to nature." (One of the Five Poems of Returning to the Garden) In the Lost Cage, in the poet's eyes, officialdom is like a cage, which binds and imprisons itself. Now that he has retired to the countryside, he has finally returned to the embrace of nature and can breathe freely. In my opinion, the nature here not only refers to the nature in the biological world, but also refers to the poet's resignation, retirement and lifestyle change. More importantly, it refers to the poet's spiritual freedom and another broad-minded and free life realm beyond his personality. Yuan Ming lived out the true colors of nature and childlike innocence. His thoughts, behaviors, personalities and works present the most authentic and primitive state of life, and also the most free and comfortable state.
? Tao Yuanming also said in "Returning to Xi Ci" that "nature is natural, not corrected." This is Yuan Ming's essential summary of his own nature. I am honest by nature and cannot be changed by the outside world. This is also the fundamental reason why Tao Yuanming retired to the countryside. If you can't change yourself to adapt to officialdom, then stay away from officialdom and go to the countryside that suits your nature.
? Comply with the changes of nature, live freely, live freely, don't be happy for things, don't be sad for yourself, do everything according to nature and do what you can, and don't suppress yourself. Yuanming loves life, but he can face life and death, calmly and fearlessly. It is the best choice to attach importance to the ontological existence and significance of life, advocate that everything follows fate, can not be forced, conform to nature and return to nature. This is the domain of nature. In "Twenty Drinks", the fifth: building a house is on human territory, but there are no chariots and horses. What can you do? The heart is far from being self-centered. Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, you can see Nanshan leisurely. The mountains are getting better and better, and the birds are back. That makes sense. I forgot what I wanted to say. The condition of building a house is to stay away from the noise. How could you do that? "The heart is far from being biased." "The heart is far away", that is, the poet's heart has been far away from officialdom and secularity, and returned to the broadest and noblest nature.