About the author

Pan Lin is a Chinese author whose works touch on Eastern philosophy and the philosophy of life. Public information about him is limited, and biographical details are not available in the records. His ten existing titles show a sustained engagement with classical texts, including Direct Explanations of the Yoga Sutra, A Broad Reading of the Great Learning, The Essentials of the Doctrine of the Mean, and Admiring the Moon on the Other Shore: The Wisdom of the Diamond Sutra, which guide contemporary readers through these classics chapter by chapter. Other works, such as Transmission from Mind to Mind and Pan Lin's Lectures on the Aesthetics of Life, focus on lived experience and spiritual cultivation, while The Door of the Home Is Unlocked and Singing on the Ganges carry documentary and travel qualities, combining philosophical reflection with narrative. Aimed at general readers, his plain prose turns philosophical ideas into accessible everyday wisdom and has earned him a steady readership in philosophy and Eastern philosophy categories.

Written (10)

A Direct Interpretation of the Yoga Sutras (Life Philosophy Series) cover
Rating 3.6
A Direct Interpretation of the Yoga Sutras (Life Philosophy Series) 潘麟 Central Compilation & Translation Press · 2025 The Direct Explanation of the Yoga Sutras is divided into three parts: the Samadhi Section; the Path of Achievement Section; and the Inconceivable Pow…
Mind-to-Mind Transmission (Life Philosophy Series) cover
Rating 3.5
Mind-to-Mind Transmission (Life Philosophy Series) 潘麟 Central Compilation & Translation Press · 2025 Pan Lin's Transmission from Mind to Mind is one volume in the author's Life Philosophy series. It supplements and enriches his earlier book Crown Yoga…
The Door Is Not Locked cover
Rating 3.5
The Door Is Not Locked 潘麟 Fudan University Press · 2025 The Unlocked Door is Mr. Pan Lin's first work on life practice. Guided by his teacher from his youth, Mr. Pan set out to explore the truth of life, en…
The Great Learning in a Broad Sense cover
Rating 3.5
The Great Learning in a Broad Sense 潘麟 Fudan University Press · 2025 The Expanded Great Learning is the only (and first) academic work in human history to interpret The Great Learning from the perspective of life practi…
Mr. Pan Lin's Lectures on Life Aesthetics cover
Rating 3.2
Mr. Pan Lin's Lectures on Life Aesthetics 潘麟 · 2025 Life Aesthetics is a work of aesthetic theory by Pan Zhichang, professor at Nanjing University. This new edition systematically sets out a theoretical…
Wandering and Chanting by the Ganges cover
Rating 3.2
Wandering and Chanting by the Ganges 潘麟 · 2025 From February to March 2018, Mr. Pan Lin and a film crew traveled to India once again to shoot the large-scale humanities documentary Roaming the Gang…
Essentials of the Doctrine of the Mean cover
Rating 2.6
Essentials of the Doctrine of the Mean 潘麟 Jiangxi People's Publishing House · 2025 The Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books, is Kong Ji's (Zisi's) concentrated summary and systematic elevation of the thought of Confucius and Z…
Appreciating the Moon on the Other Shore: The Wisdom of the Diamond Sutra cover
Rating 2.6
Appreciating the Moon on the Other Shore: The Wisdom of the Diamond Sutra 潘麟 China Intercontinental Press · 2025 This is a collection of reading essays, mainly gathering the reading reflections the author has written in recent years. The articles collected in the…
Directly Pointing to the Truth of Life cover
Rating 2.5
Directly Pointing to the Truth of Life 潘麟 Modern Press · 2025 This is a selection of the author's reading essays, gathering some of his recent reflections on books he has read. The collection offers his close rea…
Crown Yoga: From Physical and Mental Health to Life Awakening cover
Rating 2.3
Crown Yoga: From Physical and Mental Health to Life Awakening 潘麟 Huangshan Publishing House · 2025 Crown Yoga: From Physical and Mental Health to Life Awakening is Pan Lin's systematic exposition of Crown Yoga, drawing on his research into Indian yo…

Publishers

Central Compilation & Translation PressChina Intercontinental PressFudan University PressJiangxi People's Publishing HouseModern PressHuangshan Publishing House