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There is a saying in Buddhism: Bodhisattvas fear causes; ordinary beings fear effects. It means that because Bodhisattvas have transcendent wisdom and can see the effect in the cause, they fear planting bad causes; ordinary beings, lacking understanding of cause and effect, do not become…

After this Spring Festival, my weight dropped by about 1 kg, and my son's by nearly 5 kg. We have finally broken the old vicious cycle of "gain three jin every holiday" and entered a virtuous cycle. Most importantly, I have cultivated in my son…

Every day each of us thinks about many things, but these everyday thoughts are superficial. For a normal person, superficial thinking is enough: they are healthy, work goes well, life is happy, and they have no interest in thinking; they do not need to think…

In the book Sophie's World, one day the little girl Sophie suddenly receives a puzzling letter. It has no sender and no return address; she does not know who delivered it. It simply appears before her eyes, containing only three words: "Who are you?" Not…

A powerful sense of calling has healing power; this is beyond doubt. Zhou Youguang became ill with depression, but after throwing himself into his work and finding love, he recovered without treatment. Zhang Yunhe became ill with depression and endured the loss of her daughter,…

This Spring Festival I have been reading extensively, mainly the latest works in brain science and psychiatry. I would not claim to have fully integrated Chinese and Western medicine, biology, and psychiatry, but many questions I did not understand before I now genuinely grasp, and…

When I was twenty, my older brother spent some time training me to think for three seconds before every sentence, so that my speech would be more rigorous. The method was simple: as the elder brother, he stood beside me, and whenever I was about…

There is a peculiar phenomenon in my family: the children in our clan were all very lively and talkative when young, but after adolescence most became taciturn. I am no exception. Of course, when I say this, readers may find it strange — would someone…

Science once believed that the human brain stops developing after reaching a certain age. But the latest research shows this old view is wrong: the human brain keeps developing throughout life, even into old age. If a person finds knowledge fascinating and is willing to…

I am writing this article not only as a physician but also as a family member of a patient. My mother's final years were tormented by three diseases: sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage, secondary depression, and advanced gastric cancer. Her secondary depression was never given that…