Liu Zhiyu is a secularist. He is 34 years old. More than a decade ago, this man, who was hailed as a "mathematical genius", was looked up to by people just like the "Shen Wei" of Peking University today, and it was a ceiling-level "other people's child".
Mathematical genius, international Olympic gold medal winner, walked to Peking University and middle school to write philosophical papers, and applied for a full scholarship to MIT. Many dazzling auras were printed on young Liu Zhiyu.
Such an outstanding genius, on the eve of graduation from Peking University, resolutely gave up the full prize of MIT and chose to become a monk at Longquan Temple under the Phoenix Ridge. Everyone was shocked when the news came out.
In everyone's cognition, such a great figure should continue to study in the field of mathematics and achieve more remarkable and outstanding achievements. Winning the Fields Medal is the right way. Now, suddenly, I turned and fled into an empty door.
Peking University has always been a genius. Geniuses have extraordinary thinking and extraordinary IQ, and their world is beyond our reach. Perhaps in their eyes, the world is too complicated and troublesome, and purity is the ultimate they pursue.
Liu Zhiyu was born in Wuhan, Hubei from 65438 to 0988. His parents are intellectuals. He grew up in a good environment. Influenced by his parents, he likes to spend a lot of time studying since he was a child. When other children are playing around, he is introverted and doesn't like to talk. He prefers to be friends with math problems, and solving math problems is his favorite.
The wisdom and spirituality in mathematics and the profound philosophy behind mathematics deeply attracted Liu Zhiyu, who was fascinated by it and began to explore tirelessly. He believes: "In the world of mathematics, there are no trivial gains and losses, only the beauty of nature and the beauty of human mind". Until later, his talent in mathematics was discovered, he was selected for the Olympic team and won the gold medal twice. He was called a "mathematical genius" and once became famous. After that, he was sent to the Department of Mathematics in Peking University.
There are many societies in Peking University, among which the Agricultural Reading Society and the Zen Society are the first choice for students in the Department of Mathematics and Philosophy, and Liu Zhiyu has also joined these two societies. Liu Zhiyu, who joined the Zen Club, got in touch with people who fit his aura by participating in various activities. His inner loneliness for many years has been cured in Buddhism, and now he seems to have a path he wants to take.
Academically, he didn't relax at all and worked hard consistently. On the eve of graduation, he successfully applied for a full scholarship to MIT. The parents who learned the news were very happy, especially proud of their son, and urged him to prepare for further study abroad as soon as possible.
Who would have thought that in the summer of 20 10, he chose to become a monk in Longquan Temple a few months after receiving the notice from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Liu Zhiyu, and became a sage in Longquan Temple. When the news came out, teachers, classmates and friends were in an uproar, and parents couldn't accept it, just like a bolt from the blue. Finally, they used various methods to make them turn around. This couple is in pain.
However, life as a monk is not what Liu Zhiyu first imagined. He originally escaped into an empty door and devoted himself to studying the profound Buddhist "Purdue to All Beings". However, the ideal is full and the reality is very skinny. Temples have their own rules and regulations, and there are trivial things to do every day. The interpersonal relationship in the temple is more complicated than that in the college, and he seems out of place.
The saying that Buddhism is a quiet place has long since disappeared, and not all monks are as devoted to Buddhism as he is. Master occupied the classics and signatures he translated, and even was exposed to the scandal of harassing female disciples. This shocked Liu Zhiyu and was unacceptable. I studied Buddhism painstakingly, but I didn't see poetry or the distance, only my eyes were left, and the Buddhist holy land was no longer pure land. He was shaken by his insistence on staying in the temple to practice, only blaming himself for being naive!
So in 20 18, Liu Zhiyu left Longquan Temple with disappointment and anger, and lived a hard traveling life for four years. In the spring of 2022, he decided to return to the secular world. During this period, he was exposed to psychology. In his eyes, psychology and Buddhism have something in common, and he can realize his "universal redemption". As long as the Buddha is in his heart, it is the same to choose where to practice.
Therefore, he obtained the qualification certificate of psychological counselor and founded Huaxia Xinyuan with Huaxia Psychology, an old psychological institution, to promote the integration of traditional oriental culture and western psychology and build a training platform for psychological counselors. Colleagues rated him as "very emotional". At this point, he returned to the public eye.
Taking off his robe, Liu Zhiyu became a member of the hurry. Peter schulz, a German mathematical genius defeated by him, became a famous mathematician at a young age, and now he has made great achievements in the field of mathematics. After 12 years of tossing and turning, his life is completely different. But he said that he enjoys his present life, has like-minded partners and can do what he likes. He still has the habit of becoming a monk in his life, and perhaps many things have been engraved in his bones.
Both monks and secular people are engaged in psychological counseling. Perhaps this change is not gorgeous, but it is Liu Zhiyu's own choice. I can't talk about anything else. All he wants is to be alive from his heart, feel more comfortable inside, have less trivial constraints and continue his practice in the world of mortals.
Author: Cloud