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The Surangama Sutra and Modern Life: Reclaiming Your Stolen Attention
Philosophy

The Surangama Sutra and Modern Life: Reclaiming Your Stolen Attention

The Surangama Sutra teaches: When the wild mind suddenly stops, that stopping is awakening. In an age of stolen attention, 2,500-year-old wisdom offers the most precise answer.

4/14/202620 min read
The Ksitigarbha Sutra: The "Warmest" Buddhist Scripture and Why It Resonates So Deeply
Philosophy

The Ksitigarbha Sutra: The "Warmest" Buddhist Scripture and Why It Resonates So Deeply

The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra is perhaps the most moving text in all of Buddhism. His vow — "I will not become a Buddha until all hells are empty" — represents the deepest compassion imaginable. It is not only about death and the afterlife; it is wisdom about how to live, how to love, and how to never give up.

4/10/202622 min read
Four Precepts for Clarity: Wisdom from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism
Philosophy

Four Precepts for Clarity: Wisdom from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism

Four precepts guide the cultivation of clarity: non-attachment, non-craving, non-dwelling, non-striving. These are the shared wisdom of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism.

4/7/20265 min read
Ji Xianlin: Life Wisdom of an Oriental Studies Master
Philosophy

Ji Xianlin: Life Wisdom of an Oriental Studies Master

Ji Xianlin devoted his life to researching Eastern culture, with countless publications. He taught us: True scholarship requires sitting on a cold bench; be sincere in life; the meaning of life lies in contribution.

4/7/202617 min read
Zeng Shiqiang on I Ching: The Ancient Wisdom of the Universe
Philosophy

Zeng Shiqiang on I Ching: The Ancient Wisdom of the Universe

Prof. Zeng Shiqiang interprets I Ching wisdom: how to view the world through I Ching thinking, how to find unchanging principles within change.

7/2/202418 min read