Wisdom in the Mundane World

This collection brings together Xuemo's lectures and dialogues from 2019, where he shared timeless insights with audiences in Germany, Nepal, and beyond. From reflections on classical texts to discussions of youth, culture, and everyday challenges, Xuemo shows how wisdom does not stand apart from the world but is tested and revealed within it. In these pages, the dust of daily life becomes the very field in which clarity, strength, and vision arise. Xuemo, born in 1963 as Chen Kaihong, is a renowned writer from Gansu, China. He has written over 90 books, published in more than 200 editions, with translations available in 30 languages. Xuemo's novel Into the Desert won the 2022 Excellent Translation Award by the China International Communications Group (CICG), the 2024 NYC Big Book Award for Women's Fiction and the 2024 Independent Press Award for Literary Fiction. Xuemo has been named International Impact Book Awards-Author of the Year 2025 for Into the Desert. His novel Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia won the 2024 NYC Big Book Award for World Literature. The novel Wild Fox Ridge won the 2024 International Impact Book Awards, it was also honored with the 2025 International Book Awards and 2025 NYC Big Book Award. White Tiger Pass received the 2026 International Impact Book Awards. Eternal Love won the 2026 NYC Big Book Award. He has been nominated three times for the Mao Dun Literature Prize and has won the Dunhuang Literature and Art Award six consecutive times. The e-book editions of Desert Rites, Desert Hunters, White Tiger Pass, Love Letters from the Goddess, Eternal Love and Reclaim the Throne of Your Heart have repeatedly ranked No. 1 on Amazon's bestseller lists.