1 Preface: In the previous article (see: Food for Thought Series: Systematic Review of Buddhist Theory (1): From Interest to Rational Understanding of Buddhism), we talked about the compatibility between Buddhism and science—although they take different paths, both use observation as a method and awareness as their destination. Science explores the laws of the world outward, while Buddhism...

1 Preface I have loved singing since I was a child. I remember the first song I seriously learned was "Green Apple Land" by the Little Tigers. In order to write down the lyrics of this song, I listened to it line by line in front of the radio and transcribed it into my notebook~, which was much more self-disciplined than the dictation at school. However, all along, I have never...

1 My Starting Point: Why Choose to Start with Buddhism Speaking of humans as a species, we are inherently a contradiction: we can be powerful enough to reshape mountains and rivers, build grand structures, go to the sky and the sea, and even leave footprints in space; yet we can also be fragile enough to fall into self-pity, depression, or even contemplate... because of a night of insomnia, a word of blame, or a period of loneliness.

1 The Charm of Old Songs is More Than Just Nostalgia For most people born in the 70s and 80s, they probably share the same feeling: compared to today's new songs, we are always more willing to listen to old songs from the past. This has almost become a conventional consensus, even a bit like a tacit understanding of a generation. Whenever those familiar melodies play,...

1 Preface Writing these articles about singing, voice, hearing, and cognition was actually not intended to be a “music special topic” from the beginning. More often, it was just because when practicing singing, listening to songs, and studying related theories, I repeatedly encountered some problems that could not be explained by feeling. As the articles accumulated bit by bit, I...