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

The Surangama Sutra and Modern Life: Reclaiming Your Stolen Attention
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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
The Platform Sutra: How an Illiterate Woodcutter Wrote China's Most Important Zen Text
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The Platform Sutra: How an Illiterate Woodcutter Wrote China's Most Important Zen Text

The Platform Sutra is the only Chinese Buddhist text classified as a "sutra" — a distinction reserved for the Buddha's own words. Its author, Huineng, could not read. His teaching comes down to a single question: what is your "original face"?

4/10/202624 min
The Diamond Sutra Decoded: How an Ancient Text Cures Modern Anxiety
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The Diamond Sutra Decoded: How an Ancient Text Cures Modern Anxiety

The Diamond Sutra is the core text of Zen Buddhism. Its central teaching — "cultivate a mind that abides nowhere" — has inspired everyone from a 7th-century woodcutter to Steve Jobs. Here is what it actually means for your daily life.

4/10/202625 min
Thich Nhat Hanh: The Art of Mindful Living
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Thich Nhat Hanh: The Art of Mindful Living

Thich Nhat Hanh brought Zen practice to the West, teaching mindfulness in the simplest ways. He showed us: every moment can be meditation, every step can lead to peace.

4/7/202618 min
Master Ji Qun: A Modern Interpretation of Bodhicitta
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Master Ji Qun: A Modern Interpretation of Bodhicitta

Master Ji Qun interprets the Dharma in language modern people can understand. He teaches us: Learning Buddhism is not about escaping—it is about awakening; not about gaining something, but discovering what was always there.

4/7/202618 min
Master Jing Kong on Buddhism: Pure Land Practice in Daily Life
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Master Jing Kong on Buddhism: Pure Land Practice in Daily Life

Master Jing Kong's teachings: how to integrate Buddhism into daily life, how to practice Pure Land, and how to find true liberation in the world.

7/4/202417 min