The Buddha ⁽⁶⁾

The Buddha said: beings take ten things as good, and also take ten things as evil. What are the ten? Three of body, four of speech, three of mind. The three of body: killing, stealing, and lust. The four of speech: divisive talk, harsh speech,…

Yesterday I was in Baigou, Hebei, dealing with a pile of bags and suitcases. A patient I had treated for over a year—after switching to other doctors for more than half a year—developed severe ascites and sought help from every famous physician in Beijing, all…

I The Buddha's teaching takes precepts as the teacher and wisdom as the root. Precepts arise from the mind; apart from the mind there are no precepts, apart from precepts no samadhi, apart from samadhi no wisdom. When the mind gives rise to precepts and…

The Buddha was just an imperfect ordinary person. To say this among devout Buddhist believers would be to court universal condemnation. But I don't mind; I am not a devout Buddhist, only a student of Buddhism who likes the Buddha's thought. In this world, everyone,…

The maxim "Keep your original mind, and you will reach fulfillment"—whose original source can no longer be traced—became popular thanks to Steve Jobs's advocacy. The concept of "original mind" (chuxin) comes from the "initial aspiration" (chufa xin) repeatedly mentioned in the Buddhist Avatamsaka Sutra. Yet…

Every belief is a way of living. Different people choose different beliefs because their karmic conditions differ, which leads to a diversity of life choices. Some choose religion, others choose some ideology within secular life. As long as it does no harm to others and…