数学奥林匹克竞赛金牌得主柳智宇因眼疾困扰放弃了数学研究的道路。[1]2006年，他以满分获得第47届国际数学奥林匹克竞赛金牌。[1]从高二暑假开始，柳智宇患上严重干眼症和视力疲劳，这一困扰从高三到大二上学期达到最痛苦的阶段。[1]尽管在2010年获得了麻省理工学院的全额奖学金，但他最终选择了出家修行，直到2022年才下定决心还俗。[1]还俗初期，他的体重不到50公斤，如今已恢复到70多公斤。[1]
还俗后，柳智宇从事心理咨询工作，将修行经历和佛学思想融入实践中。[1]他认为自己的人生选择是追寻本心的体现，并将传统文化与心理学相结合，以帮助现代人解决内心困扰。[1]对于过往的人生轨迹，他表示："我此刻的人生很丰盛，很满意。"[1]
展望未来，柳智宇计划明年出版融合《大学》《中庸》等经典的书籍。[1]他还期待能够打造"智愈百科"，借助人工智能让学问回归生命。[1]
Liu Zhiyu won a gold medal at the 47th International Mathematical Olympiad in 2006 with a perfect score.[1] Beginning in his high school sophomore summer, he suffered from severe dry eye syndrome and visual fatigue, with the condition intensifying through his junior year and into his second year of university.[1] Despite receiving a full scholarship to MIT in 2010, Liu chose to enter monastic life instead of pursuing mathematics research.[1] After more than a decade of spiritual practice, he made the definitive decision to return to secular life in 2022.[1]
Today, Liu works as a psychological counselor, integrating his monastic experiences and Buddhist philosophy into his practice to help contemporary individuals address their inner struggles through a fusion of traditional culture and psychology.[1] Upon leaving monastic life, his weight had dropped below 50 kilograms, but has since recovered to over 70 kilograms.[1] Reflecting on his unconventional choices, Liu stated: "My life at this moment is very abundant, and I am very satisfied."[1] Looking ahead, he plans to publish a book next year that incorporates classical works such as the Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Mean.[1] He also envisions developing "Wisdom Healing Encyclopedia," a project that would leverage artificial intelligence to reconnect knowledge with human life.[1]
