Liu Zhiyu once won a world-class gold medal and was escorted to Peking University to become the pride of heaven, he gave up the award of the full scholarship of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and made a shocking decision --- go to Longquan Temple to become a monk. In 2018, he stepped into society again as a monk, and in 2022, he returned to the world and engaged in psychological counseling.
There is no road in vain in life, every step counts. Time has passed, and I suddenly realized that every experience in life is connected, and the footprints of every step of effort are connected. Along the way, every decision is made from the heart. Liu Zhiyu worked hard to create "Every Step of Life Counts".
From mathematical genius to Buddhism to psychology, Liu Zhiyu continues to break through himself in cross-borders. Every choice in life is the result of the inner strength of the moment. No matter how his identity changes, no matter what situation he is in, he is always being his truest self. In the pure land of dust, he has been exploring the true meaning of life on the road to knowing himself.
The genius Liu Zhiyu showed amazing talent in mathematics, won a gold medal with a perfect score in a world-class mathematics competition, and in his senior year, many well-known American universities sent him an invitation for a full scholarship. However, all the glory, all the calls of his relatives, could not stop him from yearning for the Pure Land. He turned down the invitation for a full scholarship to MIT and resolutely became the Venerable of Longquan Temple.
During the eight years he lived in Longquan Temple, he practiced compassion and gratitude, recalling the bits and pieces of the family surrounded by love, and recalling the friendship between teachers and students and classmates. When he was suffering in his heart, the warmth and love given to him by the redeemer illuminated his heart and gave him the courage to step through the darkest moments.
After he decided to return to the world, he was lucky enough to meet someone who practiced the same practice and became his beloved. They have the same heart, have a common faith, and enter the palace of marriage hand in hand.
Although there are mixed reviews of Liu Zhiyu on the Internet, no matter what, we are living in our own world, plowing and reading in the rain, building fences and walls.
Self-cultivation is the foundation, only when the kernel is stable, can we have external calmness. Reading "Every Step of Life Counts" will surely enrich our hearts and give us the strength to move forward firmly.