A genius is a genius, and his thinking is always different from that of ordinary people.
The life of mathematical genius Liu Zhiyu has experienced two major turns, both of which have caused great repercussions in society.
With the aura of mathematical talent, he was successfully admitted to Peking University and received a full scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but he resolutely chose to become a monk when his future was infinitely bright.
Just when people accepted this fact and thought that he had a special fate with Buddhism and would become a generation of eminent monks, he chose to return to the world.
He once again showed his unique qualities in the world.
The boss offered him a monthly salary of 30,000 yuan, but he voluntarily reduced it to 20,000 yuan.
Yoo Ji-woo's life is always full of unexpected changes and challenges.
What is he looking for, what is he hoping for, and what is his desire for life?
Liu Zhiyu is a post-80s generation born in 1988.
His father was a physics teacher at the First High School Attached to China Normal University, and his mother was an engineer, both of whom were high-level intellectuals.
His IQ far exceeds that of his peers, thanks to the high IQ he inherited from his parents.
The children had a lot of fun playing hide and seek and sand together, but Yoo Ji-woo felt that the games were too childish and lacked meaning.
He was kind-hearted and rarely ate meat as a child because he couldn't bear animals to be killed.
When he was in the third grade, he began to think about the meaning of life, dreaming of becoming a doctor when he grew up, treating diseases and saving lives.
He showed a talent in mathematics, and a teacher who taught him once said of him: "I have taught all my life in terms of mental dexterity, but he was the first person I met." ”
Since Liu Zhiyu was in the fourth grade, he has often participated in various mathematics competitions, and he has been able to win the first place every time, so he has become a well-known "prodigy".
He has a special love for mathematics, but not out of love for mathematics itself, but as a way to cultivate oneself and explore the mysteries of the universe.
Liu Zhiyu is not affected by the outside world in his academic Xi, and his mathematical talent has allowed him to achieve one remarkable achievement after another, which can be described as a very pure person.
In 2005, he stood out in the International Mathematical Olympiad round-robin competition, defeated many competitors, and finally won the gold medal.
In 2006, he achieved a perfect score at the 47th International Mathematical Olympiad and won a gold medal.
Due to his outstanding grades, Liu Zhiyu was successfully admitted to the Department of Mathematics of Peking University.
Countless people dream of entering Peking University, but he has no joy.
His original ambition was to use mathematics to better connect with the lives of ordinary people and provide practical help to everyone.
He felt that he was getting further and further away from his expectations in mathematics and getting farther and farther away from his goal.
He joined the "Zen Society" and the "Cultivation and Reading Society" in the hope of finding a new way out so that he could make a difference in the university.
In the "Zen Society", Liu Zhiyu came into contact with Buddhist thought and found that the concept of Buddhism to help the world and save people and purify all living beings was very consistent with his beliefs.
He began to concentrate on studying Buddhism, and often went to Beijing Xishan Longquan Temple to volunteer, not afraid of hard work and tiredness.
He saw the monks neatly lining up at Longquan Temple, and a thought came to his heart, hoping that he could join the Buddhist sect like them.
One of Yoo Ji-woo's acquaintances"Cultivating and Reading Society"After graduating, the president Deng Wenqing chose to give up his bright future and went directly to Longquan Temple to become a monk and became a master of Xianqing.
This further strengthened his determination to become a monk.
He applied for graduate school at MIT so that he could prove to the world that becoming a monk was just a choice in his life, not because he couldn't get along. He made this decision as he approached graduation.
MIT welcomes top math talent like Ji-woo Yoo, and they promised a $70,000-a-year scholarship for fear that other schools would poach him.
Once again, he showed his talent to the world.
In the summer of 2010, while people were speculating about his mathematical achievements, Liu Zhiyu surprised many people and chose to become a monk at Longquan Temple.
The sudden transformation of a mathematical genius into a monk has attracted widespread attention from society.
Yoo Ji-woo's fantasy of temple life was not as good as he expected.
He is often negligent in the details of his life, such as often forgetting to turn off the lights when he goes to the bathroom. The other monks were very disgusted by this behavior of him, so his interpersonal relationship in the monastery was very bad.
At Longquan Temple, he longed to study Buddhism as intently as he did at school.
In addition to chanting sutras and Xi studying the Dharma, the monks also need to do many other jobs, such as cooking and building houses, which are difficult for Liu Zhiyu to adapt to.
In 2013, Longquan Temple planned to publish the "Nanshan Vinaya Proofreading", a Buddhist classic that Liu Zhiyu poured a lot of effort into, he traveled to many places, day and night, and frequently fainted from fatigue.
When the book was published, only the name of Venerable Xuecheng, the presiding officer of Longquan Temple, was signed on the cover, and the contributions of others were completely ignored.
Yoo Ji-woo's idol and master is Master Xuecheng.
Master Xuecheng's image in his mind plummeted because of this incident.
In this society full of all kinds of **, Buddhism is not all a place of pure cultivation, and there are also many scum wearing Buddhist clothes mixed in.
One of Yoo Ji-woo's esteemed idols is Master Hakseong.
In 2018, many scandals involving Venerable Xuecheng were **, which had a negative impact on society and a negative impact on the reputation of Longquan Temple.
Liu Zhiyu was deeply touched by this, and he believed that Longquan Temple was no longer a pure land. After 9 years here, he decided to leave.
At that time, he did not want to return to the world, but planned to find a new monastery to settle in, but encountered that no monastery was willing to take him in.
Sometimes he lives in a hotel, sometimes he stays in a layman's home.
It was a very difficult time for him as he had some difficulties in dealing with relationships and his ability to take care of himself.
He once lived in the home of a layman, but because he did not clean and clean in time and did not water the flowers and plants, the layman was very angry and finally had to move out.
With the support of a few good friends, I was able to achieve stability in my life.
When he was at Longquan Temple, he dabbled in some psychological works, believing that psychology and Buddhism have similarities, both of which are aimed at solving people's psychological problems and enabling them to achieve true inner peace.
He was no longer able to return to the temple because there was always a need to deal with people in society. He also wanted to do something for others, so he decided to start from a psychological perspective.
Yoo Ji-woo began to study psychology diligently.
He has a great talent and always has an easy grasp of what he wants to Xi.
After obtaining the National Counselor Certification and other nationally recognized psychological counseling certifications, he began to provide free counseling services to people online.
The psychological counseling services he provided attracted many people who asked for help, and he really helped many people.
Yoo Ji-woo believes that being able to help others feel happy is the embodiment of his ideal life.
He made a decision at the beginning of 2022 and decided to return to the vulgar.
When Liu Zhiyu described the feeling of taking off his monk's robe, he called it "relaxed, light and breezy".
In May this year, the person in charge of a well-known psychological consulting agency "Huaxia Psychology" contacted him, hoping to reach a cooperation, and gave him a very generous remuneration, with a monthly salary of up to 30,000 yuan.
Liu Zhiyu said that he had no plans to get married, nor did he plan to buy a car or a house, and his living expenses were not much, so he voluntarily reduced his salary to 20,000.
After going through ups and downs and studying psychology, Liu Zhiyu finally matured and comprehended the skills of interpersonal communication and the wisdom of dealing with interpersonal relationships.
Colleagues have a very good impression of him, he does not have the frame of a boss, he is approachable and kind-hearted, and helpful.
After he was still vulgar, he would fold his hands when greeting people, chant sutras before eating, eat only vegetarian food, like to meditate and practice meditation, and still maintain some Buddhist Xi.
Liu Zhiyu is a genius boy who chose to become a monk and practice when his life was as gorgeous as a flower, and then decided to return to the world. Every decision was made after careful consideration and was part of his life's exploration.
After many choices and experiences, he finally found a path of cultivation that suited him, saving not only himself but also others in the mortal world.