Throughout the long history of human civilization, our ancestors have almost never stopped gazing at the heavens.
Why do humans yearn for the sky?
Before Xu Yun traveled to the Song Dynasty, he once heard an explanation that began with material particles:
As we all know.
All elements in the universe come from supernova explosions.
They have created everything in the material world you see, including yourself.
The atoms that make up your left hand and the atoms that make up your right hand may come from different stars.
When you look up at the starry sky.
What your eyes are gazing upon may be the material from the galaxy that comprises your eyes.
Your thoughts soar as brain cells transmit neural impulses.
Every transmission of a neural impulse might be the first handshake between materials across galaxies.
You look up to the heavens.
Because you originate from the heavens.
