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Schopenhauer said that the most painful thing in this world is for one's own will to be changed by others. If a person cannot live according to his own nature and wishes, his heart is always in pain. Especially for people with strong personalities, erasing…

This is an old piece I wrote in 2010. Recently, seeing the various injustices in society, I felt the same way, so I have tidied it up and reposted it. Though I have now changed from the hot-blooded youth I was then into a far…

Owing to some special karmic conditions, I recently studied the psychic powers (shentong) of Buddhism and Daoism and came into contact with some "psychic" people and those with miraculous predictive abilities—both Buddhist and Daoist. It opened a door I had not opened before and showed…

Malignant fluid produced by tumors and accumulating in the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pericardium is what is commonly called pleural effusion, ascites, and pericardial effusion. These are common complications in cancer patients; if not handled well, many cancer patients die precisely from pleural, peritoneal,…

Seeing an object and thinking of the person, seeing a scene and feeling emotion—this is human nature. But the ways of the world are always changing; as times pass and places remain while people change, one must know how to let go. Separation from the…

In China today there is a strange phenomenon: lofty, noble feelings have become objects of ridicule. This is a manifestation of the decay of our whole society's spiritual civilization. We envy Westerners—their orderly social order, the strong sense of social responsibility of their business people,…

Today is my son's eleventh birthday. On May 13, 2005, my son was born at Peking University Third Hospital. That day was the day my mother smiled most brightly; when she saw her plump, fair grandson in the maternity ward, she beamed from ear to…

The Chinese patent medicine Shugan Hewei Wan (Liver-Soothing Stomach-Harmonizing Pill) is a commonly used patent medicine for acute and chronic gastritis; as long as it is used appropriately, its efficacy is very definite.

Zhang Zhongxing said that the most important relationship in life is that between man and woman. Love between the sexes is the most stirring love in this world. For one person to enter deeply into another's inner world, to love him or her and be…

Only after dwelling in a low place do you know the danger of climbing high; only after dwelling in the dark do you know how exposed is facing the light; only after keeping still do you know the exhaustion of being forever active; only after…