Insights
You Are Not the Fish: Standing on the Bridge Over the Hao River
Zhuangzi said the fish were happy. Huizi said you are not a fish. Standing on the bridge, I finally understood: between compassion and wisdom, there is a bridge.
6/7/20269 min
Writings
What Ru Shi Writes
Whatever comes to mind. Sometimes a story I read, sometimes something that came to me while holding my mala beads.
All Writings - philosophy
Insights
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
Insights
Feng Zikai: Compassion in Life-Protection Art
Feng Zikai recorded life
4/7/202616 min