The significance of carrying a kettle to enlighten the mind

It's an ancient allusion to enlighten the mind by holding a kettle, which means to impart knowledge. This allusion fully embodies the spirit of respecting teachers and valuing Taoism in ancient China and the essence of traditional culture.

"Lifting a pot to begin to understand" is an idiom and allusion in the ancient traditional culture of China. It means "taking water from a teapot and pouring it into a teacup symbolizes imparting knowledge to others".

"Carrying a kettle" means scooping water from a teapot, and "topping" means pouring water into the top of your head. Temple monks often use this facility to fill their disciples to express their teachings.

The origin of this idiom is said to be an ancient Buddhist legend. According to legend, a Zen master visited another master's Zen temple, hoping to teach Zen, while another master took tea from a teapot and poured water into the Zen master's teacup. This action is regarded as teaching Buddhism and spreading it. Later, people used this idiom to express the meaning of imparting knowledge or inheriting skills to others.

The story of lifting the kettle to the top:

At the beginning of Han Dynasty, General Huo Qubing was ordered to go to the Western Regions. On the way, he met an ordinary soldier named Lv Bai. Lv Bai has a good family, but he joined the army and volunteered to serve the country. At that time, there were many young people like Bailu in this army. They all come from ordinary families. They were trapped in the war for many years, and their families were stagnant. Generals in the army often come from well-known families, but rarely teach military strategy and technology to ordinary soldiers. Lv Bai is an extremely rare exception in this army. He studied military tactics himself and did well on the battlefield, so he was elected monitor.

In the fierce battle with the enemy, our army was at a disadvantage, and General Huo could do nothing about it. Therefore, Lv Bai asked General Huo for a suggestion close to decision-making. Knowing the situation of Lv Bai, General Huo decided to impart his military experience and wisdom to this young man who was proficient in military affairs in time.

Pot-lifting and topping is that General Huo fills a bubbling glass with clear water, lifts the teapot, drops water into the cup, and pours the remaining water directly into the cup. General Huo told us that we must be on high alert in the war and always pay attention to the possible actions of the other side. He also analyzed the enemy's strategy and weakness and told him how to change tactics. Finally, General Huo encouraged Lv Bai to continue to develop with his own knowledge and experience.

This story is a typical educational story. He answered Lu Bai's question in the form of "lifting the pot to begin to understand", and at the same time conveyed to the whole people a belief in learning from the wise and cherishing knowledge and experience. In addition, more importantly, this story expresses China's ancient thought of respecting teachers and valuing Taoism, and has become a long-standing educational model.

The story of carrying a kettle to enlighten the mind expresses the value of imparting experience and knowledge to others. It embodies the spirit of respecting teachers and putting what they have learned into practice, and is also a very important value in our modern life. In our growth and work, we should always pay attention to other people's experience and suggestions, and properly absorb and apply them to our own practice, so as to improve our ability and level. The process of education should also be a multi-faceted and two-way interactive process. Not only teachers and students pass on knowledge to each other, but also students should exchange and learn from each other.