Questions
Questions
You do not need to know "Zai-Sheng Thought" first. Enter through any real question, and follow question → concept → primary evidence → precise citation back to Zai and Sheng.
Ultimate Questions
Is the most fundamental thing about the world “being” or “becoming”?If everything is changing, is there anything that does not change?What exactly is “I”? Is there really a fixed me?Must consciousness have an “observer”?Must truth be “correctly known” for it to hold?Must even the highest concept be let go?Can language state the ultimate truth?Why does the “One” give rise to difference and the “many”?Is a relationship merely a connection established between two things afterward?Why does change form direction, tendency, and turning points?Why is there this world at all, rather than nothing?If even the highest concept and the observer are withdrawn, what is left in the end?
Human Questions
Why do I keep wanting to find my "true self"?Why does wanting more control over life make me more anxious?After losing someone, why does it feel like a part of myself is missing?Why does a relationship turn from love into pulling, control, and harm?Why do some things get harder the harder I try?When life hits rock bottom, is it really possible to start over?If life has no pre-given meaning, how do I live?What is the meaning of life?How can I truly let go of the past?I fear change because I'm afraid of losing myself — what do I do?Does death mean that "I" completely disappear?Why do I feel empty even though I have everything?What counts as true freedom?
AI-Age Questions
AI is very smart — does that mean it has consciousness?If an AI says "I'm afraid" or "I feel pain," does that prove it truly has an inner life?What evidence could make us seriously suspect that an AI has developed an inner life of its own?Can humans really "manufacture consciousness"?If AI truly has an inner life in the future, will it be like a human?If AI has no human body, can it still have its own "becoming"?If AI could have an inner life, should we grant it moral status?As AI grows stronger and stronger, are humans still special?
Comparison & Structure Tests
Do different philosophies, when they speak of “ultimate reality,” really mean the same thing?Are “no-self,” “nonduality,” and “there is no final observer” the same thing?Even if a philosophy says “the highest concept must also be let go,” might it still retain a person who must “see the truth”?How can we tell whether two philosophies are saying the same thing, or merely using similar language?What are the most crucial similarities and differences between Zai-Sheng Thought and Madhyamaka?What are the most crucial similarities and differences between Zai-Sheng Thought and Laozi and Zhuangzi (Daoism)?What are the most crucial similarities and differences between Zai-Sheng Thought and nondual traditions?What are the most crucial similarities and differences between Zai-Sheng Thought and process philosophy?
Ultimacy & Structural Comparison
If a philosophy claims to have reached the “ultimate,” how can we judge whether it has truly left no final fixed point?Why can different philosophies all seem to have reached the end, yet still differ fundamentally?If a philosophy ultimately still needs a “person who correctly knows the truth,” has it truly eliminated the subject?If a highest concept cannot be withdrawn, is it still a tool that points to the truth, or has it already become a new substance?To judge whether two philosophies are saying the same thing, should we compare their words, or what they ultimately retain?