Chapter 61 Section 1 Death Notice

"Life and death circulate, and the cycle is endless. It is for reincarnation. In reincarnation, even if a person does not fall into the evil realm, there is no joy in the suffering of life, old age, sickness and death. Therefore, people who believe in Buddhism want life and death, beyond reincarnation, and realize the law of no birth. Forbearance. Being a monk is just a means, and Xi Jing is just a means." This passage is Mr. Liang Shiqiu's summary of the Buddhist concept of life and death.Among the various sects of Buddhism, Zen puts more emphasis on the state of detachment in which life and death are one.

The most important Zen teacher in Jobs' life, the Japanese Zen master Hirofumi Otokawa came to the United States in 1967 in order to promote Buddhism.Otokawa Hirofumi is the son of Zen Master Soto School of Japan (Japanese Zen masters can marry and have children, which is different from monks in the strict sense). Since he was a child, he has been in the teachings of Zen Buddhism to understand the magic of Buddhism between life and death. righteous. After returning to Silicon Valley from Reed University, Jobs often practiced at the Zen Center in Los Altos hosted by Hirofumi Otokawa. Before founding Apple in 1976, Jobs once fell into confusion.That's right, even if he is as strong as Gangzhu Qiao, he will be at a loss in the face of opportunities and unknowns.

"Should I start a business in Silicon Valley, or should I go to Japan to practice Zen?" Jobs respectfully asked Zen Master Otsukawa Hirofumi for guidance, "Entrepreneurship is busy and hard work, and the mind cannot be peaceful; practicing Zen is like a blue lamp and ancient Buddha, and the ambition cannot be displayed. Master, How should I decide?" "Go!" The Zen master patted Jobs on the shoulder, waking up the young people in the mist with a lion's roar, "Life is like electricity, and like dew in the morning. Running around is a life and death, and the ancient Buddha with the green lamp is also a time. Life and death. Originally, there is no life and no death, everything is a dream, so why make a decision?"

"However, I don't want to change the world all the time. If life is like a dream, what's the difference between changing and not changing?" "Look!" Zen Master pointed to the prayer flags on the wall, "The wind blows the flags and moves them. Thousands of years ago, some monks said: 'It's the wind that moves.' Another monk said: 'It's the flags that move.' Said the sixth patriarch : "It's not the wind, nor the banner, but the heart." Change or change, in fact, only depends on whether your heart is really moving." "You mean, as long as you follow my heart, you don't need to worry about it?"

"All dharmas are inseparable from the self-nature. Go, since the heart yearns for it, what is there to be entangled with? The whole heart is the Buddha, and the heart is no different from the Buddha. When there is no hindrance in the nature of the mind, and when everything follows the heart, you He is the Buddha who is fully enlightened!" We don't know whether Jobs really woke up after hearing what Otsukawa said.But we know that since then, Jobs has been like a magical fighter, moving forward on the road to change the world, no matter whether he wins or loses, he always does what he wants, stops at will, and arrives as he wants.It has to be said that Jobs is practicing the true meaning of Zen with his own life.

When Jobs founded NeXT, he specially asked Zen Master Otsukawa Kobun to serve as the company's spiritual mentor to explain the wisdom of Zen to employees. In 1991, Jobs and his wife Laurene held their wedding in Yosemite (Yosemite), and the officiant at that time was Hirofumi Otokawa. Unfortunately, on July 26, 2002, at the shore of a Swiss lake, in order to save his 5-year-old daughter who accidentally fell into the water, Zen Master Otsukawa Hongwen drowned.In fact, for a Zen master who has attained the Tao, there is no difference between life and death. The so-called "several times of birth, several times of death, life and death are endless".Before his death, there was a Zen master who yelled: "I'll go!" and left freely, with the intention of coming and going without any worries, freedom and obstacles.

In a twist of fate, Jobs, who bid farewell to Zen Master Otokawa Hongwen in pain, also encountered the cross-examination and test of life and death early on. In early August 2004, an e-mail written by Jobs to Apple employees from his hospital bed was suddenly made public by the media.In the email, Jobs announced that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.In general, pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat.But Jobs claimed in the email that he had a rare, less deadly form of cancer that could be cured by removing the tumor without chemotherapy and radiation.Jobs, who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy, announced his temporary resignation to recuperate. During his departure, Tim Cook acted as CEO.

Since Jobs said it was not too serious, most Apple fans who were shocked by the news gradually put their hearts down. In 2005, at the graduation ceremony of Stanford University, Jobs delivered the most important speech in his life, and talked frankly about "death" in the speech. Jobs said: "About a year ago, I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctor told me that it was probably an incurable cancer, and I still had 3 to 6 months to live in this world. My doctor told me to go back to the Put your things in order at home, which is actually the doctor's code word for 'prepare for death'. It means that you have to say in a few months what you plan to say to your children for the next 10 years. It means that you have to put everything in order Arrange it so that your family can live better. That means, you say 'goodbye'."

Indeed, that was the first time Jobs came close to dying.Although doctors soon discovered that his cancer could be cured by removing the tumor, he survived the first death in his life after all.In his speech at Stanford University, what he said was the voice of a wise man who has experienced the test of life and death: "No one wants to die, even if they want to go to heaven, people don't die to get there. But death is the end we all share. No one can escape it. It should be, because death is the best of life Invention. It's life-changing, new. I'm sorry to be dramatic, but it's true. Your time is limited, don't waste it repeating someone else's life. Don't be bound by dogma, that means You live as a result of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others cloud your own inner voice, thought and intuition which somehow know what you really want to be and all other things are secondary .”

In 2005, Jobs standing on the Stanford podium may have underestimated the power of death.Even if there was no such thing as heaven being jealous of talents, Death would be interested in taking on the most personal and charming man on earth. In August 2006, when Jobs attended Apple's WWDC developer conference, the audience was surprised to find that Joe's boss suddenly lost weight.The ruddy and muscular Qiao Gangzhu disappeared, and was replaced by a Qiao Gangzhu with sunken cheeks and a clear figure.In less than a year, the contrast in the image of Joe's leader has caused a sensation in the entire technology world.Everyone couldn't figure out what kind of illness Joe's gang leader had.

Over the next two years, although Jobs still frequently attended public events such as product launches, the world's suspicions about Joe's health status never stopped.It was not known whether his pancreatic cancer had returned or if he had other medical conditions.During this time, Apple's stock price has often fluctuated with the rise and fall of rumors. In the summer of 2008, Jobs appeared even thinner in public appearances. On August 28, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) mistakenly issued a 2,500-word obituary due to editorial negligence.It seemed more like a pre-prepared obituary template, because in the obituary, Jobs' age and cause of death were blank. On September 9, Jobs had to come forward to respond to public doubts.He quotes Mark Twain: "Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." On January 5, 2009, Jobs finally disclosed part of his illness.He announced that he suffered from a peculiar hormone imbalance. On January 14, in an internal memo, Jobs announced that he would leave his job for 6 months for treatment, during which Tim Cook would still be in charge of the company's operations. In April, Jobs underwent a liver transplant at the Transplant Institute at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. On June 30, Jobs returned to work after surgery. Liver transplant!My God, it dawned on the public that what was wrong with Jobs was much more than curable pancreatic cancer or a hormone imbalance! No one knows how God will treat the life of Jobs, a prodigy.We only know that since 2009, every time Master Qiao shows up, hundreds of millions of fans around the world will tighten their hearts.Although Jobs became thinner and more emaciated every time he appeared in public, in front of the public, Qiao Gangzhu, who had been washed out of his charm and smiled at life and death, seemed to be more indifferent and detached, more like a well-educated monk. In 2010, Jobs gave a speech at a children's hospital in support of a bill encouraging organ donation in the California legislature.A reader named James (James) wrote an email to thank Jobs after reading the speech. James said: "I lost my girlfriend on April 23, 2008. She had melanoma, the tumor was spreading rapidly in the liver and she died 48 hours after we found out it had spread to the liver. She was only 24 years old , I think about her every day. I really appreciate your willingness to take the time to do this. My girlfriend and I both grew up in Cupertino and seeing our hometown heroes take the time to do this, that is really good." Hours later, Jobs wrote back: "You're welcome, James. I'm sorry to hear about your girlfriend. Life is fragile. —Steve, from my iPad." On January 17, 2011, Jobs announced his resignation treatment again.Apple stock opened down 4.95%.Li Kaifu lamented on Weibo, "Jobs may love the company too much. He waited until the quarterly financial report to announce the news of his sick leave, so that the positive and negative news could offset each other. Although this has prevented a huge decline, the body is still important. !" On February 17, the increasingly thin Jobs and a dozen Silicon Valley giants had dinner with US President Barack Obama. On June 6, Jobs attended the WWDC developer conference during his resignation treatment, and introduced Apple's latest iCloud cloud computing platform to the world on stage with a slightly hoarse voice. There is no joy in life, and no pain in death.When Master Joe used the courage to change the world and the unrestrained freedom to deal with death, when Master Joe returned to the podium of the Apple product launch after receiving the death notice again and again, there is no doubt that he is creating the history of science and technology A unique life legend! In the face of death notices again and again, what we see is Qiao Gangzhu who has a wonderful comprehension of Zen and laughs at life and death.But if you go back to 40 years ago, Jobs, who is free, willful and eclectic, has been deeply branded as a hippie since his youth.