Su Shi
Su Shi (1037–1101), also known as Su Dongpo, was a leading Song dynasty poet, essayist, calligrapher, painter and government official. The quoted line, from his lyric 'Shui Diao Ge Tou', reflects on life's sorrow and joy and the cyclical nature of time.
Quotes by Su Shi
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Sharing the Moon: Accepting Life’s Rhythms of Change
And so the ethical invitation emerges: cultivate equanimity without dulling tenderness. Stoic counsel—attend to what is within control (Epictetus, Enchiridion)—aligns with Buddhist compassion that meets change with care (Shantideva, 8th c.). We acknowledge sorrow and joy as visiting weather, while we commit to reunion in spirit and practice. By pacing our hearts to the Moon’s calm pulse, we honor change without surrendering connection, sharing the same light even when paths diverge. [...]
Created on: 10/6/2025
Sharing One Moon Across a Thousand Miles
And even the sciences quietly concur. Because the moon’s face is visible to an entire hemisphere at once, observers thousands of miles apart can look upon essentially the same phase within hours. Since Apollo 11 (1969) placed retroreflectors on the lunar surface—joined by Apollo 14 and 15—observatories worldwide bounce lasers off the same panels; coordinated experiments return the same photons to different continents. In that precise sense, we still “share the moon.” [...]
Created on: 10/6/2025