"The Golden Pavilion" is based on the true incident in 1950 when monk Lin Yangxian set fire to the Golden Pavilion. Mizoguchi, a young man who was born with a stutter and was obsessed with the beauty of the Kinkakuji Temple, came to the Kinkakuji Temple to become a monk with the dream of succeeding as the abbot of the Kinkakuji Temple and owning the Kinkaku Temple. After confirming that he could not achieve his wish, he fantasized about dying with the Kinkakuji in an enemy bombing. The end of the war frustrated his wish. In despair, he decided to find an opportunity to burn the Golden Temple to the ground. By burning down the Golden Temple, Mizoguchi eliminated his own mental demons, his suppressed humanity was released, his vision shackles by phantoms was also expanded, and destruction became the path to rebirth.
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The author seeks balance in extreme pain and uses psychological changes to connect the meaning of philosophy and aesthetics, which is rare and very precious. Cioran's philosophical concepts run through this book, and every word and sentence connects a grand feast of philosophical and aesthetic growth. Pain is the fundamental source of ideological greatness and forges mankind's sharp sword against nothingness. But at the same time, such ideological greatness will undoubtedly push people into the river of death.
It is a serious piece of literature that is refreshing to read, and Mishima's charming philosophy makes me feel like I have found a soulmate. However, this feeling is always no match for thinking, and I find it hard to agree with the metaphors of political views mixed in Mishima's works. Still a masterpiece nonetheless.
The description is very comfortable. I love the last sentence the most.
The book "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion" touched me very much. The protagonist's experience in the book reminded me of times when I was confused and helpless. His persistence and final decision towards the Kinkakuji Temple made me understand that sometimes only by letting go of the past can we embrace a new future. Moreover, the book's very delicate depiction of human nature and psychology gave me a deeper understanding of the inner world of myself and others. 📖
Born as a human being, surrounded by hell, should I be Nanquan or Zhaozhou?
The beauty of the Golden Temple imprisons one's own ugliness and isolates oneself from the living world. The only way to break this barrier is to burn down the Golden Temple.
The author seeks balance in extreme pain and uses psychological changes to connect the meaning of philosophy and aesthetics, which is rare and very precious. Cioran's philosophical concepts run through this book, and every word and sentence connects a grand feast of philosophical and aesthetic growth. Pain is the fundamental source of ideological greatness and forges mankind's sharp sword against nothingness. But at the same time, such ideological greatness will undoubtedly push people into the river of death.
It is a serious piece of literature that is refreshing to read, and Mishima's charming philosophy makes me feel like I have found a soulmate. However, this feeling is always no match for thinking, and I find it hard to agree with the metaphors of political views mixed in Mishima's works. Still a masterpiece nonetheless.
The description is very comfortable. I love the last sentence the most.
The book "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion" touched me very much. The protagonist's experience in the book reminded me of times when I was confused and helpless. His persistence and final decision towards the Kinkakuji Temple made me understand that sometimes only by letting go of the past can we embrace a new future. Moreover, the book's very delicate depiction of human nature and psychology gave me a deeper understanding of the inner world of myself and others. 📖
Born as a human being, surrounded by hell, should I be Nanquan or Zhaozhou?
The beauty of the Golden Temple imprisons one's own ugliness and isolates oneself from the living world. The only way to break this barrier is to burn down the Golden Temple.
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