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Yun Rou

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Called the new Alan Watts for his teachings and the Zen Gabriel Garcia Marquez for his writings, Daoist Monk Yun Rou (formerly Arthur Rosenfeld) received his academic education at Yale, Cornell, and the University of California. Ordained a monk in an official, government-sanctioned ceremony at the Chun Yang Daoist Temple in Guangzhou, China, his work has appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Parade, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, WebMD, Fox Business News, and numerous other websites and newspapers.

Yun Rou's unique and primary calling is the ability make obscure ideas, arcane information, and transformative philosophy compelling and accessible through story. Yun Rou is the author of more than 20 award-winning non-fiction books and novels of ma
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Yun Rou It allows you to think deeply about something of interest to you—whether that be a hobby or an academic pursuit or a story—while allowing you to be cr…moreIt allows you to think deeply about something of interest to you—whether that be a hobby or an academic pursuit or a story—while allowing you to be creative and true to yourself.(less)
Yun Rou I am not often blocked. Rather, I tend to have a lot of creative energy and a surfeit of ideas. The resulting challenge is to choose between them, cal…moreI am not often blocked. Rather, I tend to have a lot of creative energy and a surfeit of ideas. The resulting challenge is to choose between them, calm the chatter in my head, and focus on one project at a time. When I DO get blocked it is generally because I've started a project with a fatal flaw, or I have no sufficiently thought through a plot before setting fingers to keys.(less)
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1. Reconnect with your favorite spiritual/religious practice. Showing up at temple, church, or mosque can be especially rewarding if you have not been for a while. A unique perspective on your purpose in life is available there, as are connections to a neighborhood community

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