Whatever comes to mind. Sometimes a story I read, sometimes something that came to me while holding my mala beads.
On a lost path behind Mount Qingcheng, I met a Daoist who had not eaten lunch in seven years. Bigu is not dieting, nor fasting — it is another kind of relationship between a person and food.
An 80-year-old TCM doctor taught me zhan zhuang — Chinese standing meditation. I didn't believe it at first. How can standing still heal anything? After 100 days, my insomnia is gone, my hands are warm, my temper softened. This is my honest record of those hundred days.
A blonde girl on TikTok doing Ba Duan Jin with imperfect form. After three years of practice, I realize — it doesn't matter if your form is perfect. What matters is whether you're willing to give your body eight minutes a day.
Master Nan Huaijin discusses the core essence of spiritual practice: how to know yourself, how to cultivate in daily life, and how to face life and death.
Mala beads are not just accessories, but tools for spiritual practice. Explore the evolution of mala bead culture over millennia and its modern significance.