Chinese actress Sun Li, famed for 'Empresses in the Palace,' has a massive fan following. Recently, her performance in the new drama 'A Pretty Good Life' has also received outstanding praise. On the 24th, she shared images of her clerical script copy of the Heart Sutra. Not only is her handwriting neat and elegant, but this was already her 140th time copying it. No wonder her husband Deng Chao is utterly impressed, calling her a 'forever legend.'
Since 2020, Sun Li has vowed to handwrite the Heart Sutra over a span of three years. She completed 100 copies in 2023 and has continued on, showing off her 140th finished copy on the 24th. When she's not filming, Sun Li is extremely self-disciplined, avoiding unnecessary socializing and internal conflict. She practices the cello, yoga, maintains a vegetarian diet, and adopts stray animals. Even her daughter, Xiao Hua, has been inspired and started learning calligraphy.
Sun Li's calligraphy and painting teacher once said that she gets up as early as 5 a.m. every day, and over three years, hand-copied the Heart Sutra a hundred times to calm herself and deepen her self-cultivation through writing. Netizens are amazed by her 140th version of the Heart Sutra, commenting: 'With such perseverance, anyone can succeed at anything.'
Source: United Daily News