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I was filming my dad’s carving work today. I came across this fried egg and found it super funny. Just wanted to share it with everyone here.

No need to doubt it. This is real stone, not AI.

The inspiration behind this piece comes entirely from “borrowing colors from nature.” Every detail was carefully planned according to the stone’s natural color flow:

🤍 The Top: Ice-white and translucent, carved into a crystal-clear blooming magnolia, symbolizing purity and hope. 🤎 🌲 The Bottom: Cleverly utilizing the natural brown and green colors to shape wild mushrooms and lush grass bursting from the earth, representing the raw, untamed vitality of nature.

The front and back echo each other perfectly. Within this tiny space, it feels as if the essence of an entire spring has been locked inside. As the final finishing touches are completed, looking at it now, this magnolia truly seems to breathe.

Through this artwork, I wish that everyone's life can be like nature in spring—growing toward the light and blooming in full splendor. 🌸

My dad is getting ready to carve a white marble Bodhisattva head in the style of the early Northern and Southern Dynasties. I am documenting the whole journey to share with you all.

Stone carving is a subtractive art. There is no going back once you make a cut. Because of this, he always creates a 1:1 clay model first. This allows him to add and remove material freely while perfecting the lines and the 3D proportions.

I wanted to share this stage of the process with anyone who appreciates Buddhist art and sculpture. Watching a lifeless lump of clay slowly take on such a peaceful and divine presence is incredibly therapeutic and powerful.

I wanted to share a quick insight with you all today. From the perspective of conventional teachings (the Dharma of signs/forms), the Buddha teaches us that the way to change our fate is to "flow with causes and conditions, do good deeds, and build positive connections with others."

The logic is simple: you plant good "seeds" (causes) to accumulate good "fruit" (results). However, this process can be slow. It really depends on the weight of the karma you’ve already built up. If you're lucky, you might see the benefits in this life, but it could also take several lifetimes to fully ripen.

But I feel like that’s still secondary. What truly benefits us long-term is when our roots of virtue and merit are "full" enough that we finally get the chance to hear the Ultimate Truth of the Dharma. If we can truly accept it, practice it, and escape the cycle of Samsara—that is the ultimate way to change your fate.

（Because English is not my native language, I used translation software to translate my words into English. Please correct me if there are any inappropriate words or phrases. :)）

What do you guys think?

I wanted to share a quick insight with you all today. From the perspective of conventional teachings (the Dharma of signs/forms), the Buddha teaches us that the way to change our fate is to "flow with causes and conditions, do good deeds, and build positive connections with others."

The logic is simple: you plant good "seeds" (causes) to accumulate good "fruit" (results). However, this process can be slow. It really depends on the weight of the karma you’ve already built up. If you're lucky, you might see the benefits in this life, but it could also take several lifetimes to fully ripen.

But I feel like that’s still secondary. What truly benefits us long-term is when our roots of virtue and merit are "full" enough that we finally get the chance to hear the Ultimate Truth of the Dharma. If we can truly accept it, practice it, and escape the cycle of Samsara—that is the ultimate way to change your fate.

（Because English is not my native language, I used translation software to translate my words into English. Please correct me if there are any inappropriate words or phrases. :)）

What do you guys think?

I wanted to share a quick insight with you all today. From the perspective of conventional teachings (the Dharma of signs/forms), the Buddha teaches us that the way to change our fate is to "flow with causes and conditions, do good deeds, and build positive connections with others."

The logic is simple: you plant good "seeds" (causes) to accumulate good "fruit" (results). However, this process can be slow. It really depends on the weight of the karma you’ve already built up. If you're lucky, you might see the benefits in this life, but it could also take several lifetimes to fully ripen.

But I feel like that’s still secondary. What truly benefits us long-term is when our roots of virtue and merit are "full" enough that we finally get the chance to hear the Ultimate Truth of the Dharma. If we can truly accept it, practice it, and escape the cycle of Samsara—that is the ultimate way to change your fate.

（Because English is not my native language, I used translation software to translate my words into English. Please correct me if there are any inappropriate words or phrases. :)）

What do you guys think?