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Session 21: Sha Wujing (Sandy) is Subdued by Guanyin
In this session, we meet Sha Wujing, often known as Sandy in the West, one of the key companions in Journey to the West. Once a fearsome...
liz zhang
Mar 233 min read
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Session 20: Guanyin Volunteers to Find the Man for Fetching the Scriptures
In this session, the Buddha explains the varied morality of beings across the four continents, emphasizing human greed and their delight...
liz zhang
Mar 171 min read
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Session 19: The Monkey King is Pressed Under the Five-Element Mountain
This session covers one of the most iconic moments in Journey to the West! The Grate Sage, who had been invincible against celestial...
liz zhang
Mar 132 min read
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Session 17: The Little Sage subdues the Great Sage
In this session, we will explore the fierce battle between Erlang Shen (the True Lord) and Sun Wukong (the Great Sage) as they engage in...
liz zhang
Feb 272 min read
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Session 18: The Buddha is Invited to Subdue the Monkey King
After escaping from Laozi’s furnace, Sun Wukong wreaks even greater havoc in the celestial realm. No one in the celestial court is able...
liz zhang
Feb 272 min read
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Session 16: Bodhisattva Guanyin of Great Compassion Comes to Help
In this session, Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion, arrives in the celestial court to investigate the chaos at the Peach...
liz zhang
Feb 151 min read
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Session 15: The Heavenly Troop Failed to Defeat the Monkey Kin
Session Focus: We will analyze the intense battle between the heavenly troops and Sun Wukong, exploring why the celestial forces were...
liz zhang
Feb 31 min read
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Session 14: Sun Wukong Creates Chaos at the Peach Banquet and Steals the Golden Pills
In this session, after enjoying a carefree and idle life, Sun Wukong was given a new role as the Administrator of the Peach Orchard to...
liz zhang
Jan 302 min read
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Session 13: Sun Wukong Subdued by Accepting the Honorary Appointment from Heaven
In this session, upon learning that Sun Wukong had declared himself the "Great Sage Equalling Heaven," the Jade Emperor sent celestial...
liz zhang
Jan 292 min read
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Session 12: Monkey King Accepts the Title of "Great Sage Equalling Heaven"
In this session, the Monkey King, outraged upon learning the low grade of his celestial job as Protector of the Horses, stormed out of...
liz zhang
Jan 141 min read
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Session 11: Sun Wukong is Appointed Protector of the Horses
Session Focus: We will explore the workings of the celestial court, examining how the Jade Emperor handles reports about Sun Wukong’s...
liz zhang
Jan 142 min read
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Session 8: Sun Wukong Killed the Demon King of Confusion
In this session, Sun Wukong returns to the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit to find his monkey children being bullied by the Demon King of...
liz zhang
Jan 71 min read
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Session 10: Sun Wukong Erases His Name from the Register of Life and Death
In this session, Sun Wukong has a dream where his soul is dragged to the World of Darkness and told that his life would end according to...
liz zhang
Jan 42 min read
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Session 9: Sun Wukong Builds His Empire with Arms Taken from the Dragon Kings
We will explore how Sun Wukong’s character becomes more ambitious, and even reckless during his quest for weapons and armor. We’ll also...
liz zhang
Jan 42 min read
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Session 7: Sun Wukong wanting to avoid the “Three Disasters”
In this session, we explore Sun Wukong’s continued journey after receiving the Way of Immortality. Three years into his practice, the...
liz zhang
Dec 17, 20241 min read
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Session 6: Wukong Shall Not Learn the Side-Entrances to the Way
In this session, Sun Wukong continues his spiritual journey under the guidance of the Patriarch. After practicing with his spiritual...
liz zhang
Dec 8, 20242 min read
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Session 5: The Monkey King received the Dharma-name: Sun Wukong!
Session Focus: In Session 5, we will explore the deeper meaning behind the given name Sun Wukong and the profound lessons embedded in...
liz zhang
Dec 1, 20242 min read
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Session 4: Monkey King’s Uninterrupted Search in the Human World
In our last session, we explored the various layers of enlightenment, emphasizing that true enlightenment goes beyond an idea—it must be...
liz zhang
Nov 23, 20242 min read
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Session 3: Confronting Mortality and the Quest for Enlightenment
In today session, The Monkey King lived happily with his fellow monkeys on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit, but one day, he began to...
liz zhang
Nov 16, 20242 min read
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