The Earth | 地藏


I Ching endows the earth with the inner character of "receptive devotion". The earth has always been where life can multiply. Here, what we are concerned about is the character displayed by the earth in human existence, its power to contain all things and create all kinds of creatures. However, in our contemporary life, has the earth been too far away from us? Hard cement, asphalt, and reinforced concrete replaced the vibrant soil. Our feet seem to be separated from the once earth. Here, have the various personalities of the earth also turned away to us?

《易》以“坤”言地，并赋其“厚德载物”之内在性格。大地从来都是让生命得以繁衍的所在。在此，我们所关注的乃是大地在人类生存境遇中所展现的性格特征，它的包容万物与创造种种生灵的力量。然而在我们当代的生活中，大地是否已经离我们太过疏远了呢？坚硬的水泥、柏油以及钢筋混凝土取代了富有生机的土壤。我们的双脚似乎与那个曾经的大地相隔绝。在此，大地的那些种种性格是否也对我们转身而去了呢？