Wisdom

Reflections on texts, inner life, and enduring questions.

On Stillness

论安静

Stillness is often mistaken for emptiness. But in its truest form, stillness is not the absence of life — it is the condition in which life becomes perceptible.

安静常常被误解为空无。但真正的安静，并不是生命的缺席，而是生命开始变得可感的一种状态。

Ancient Words, Living Light

古老语言与当下之光

Ancient words endure not because they belong to the past, but because they continue to illuminate the present. A true text lives because each generation enters it differently and finds within it a new necessity.

古老的语言之所以能够长久存在，并不是因为它只属于过去，而是因为它仍然能够照亮当下。

The Discipline of Attention

注意力的修行

Attention is one of the quietest forms of devotion. Gathered attention makes depth possible.

注意力，是最安静的一种专注与奉献。被收拢的注意力，才使深度成为可能。