Fen Yik 易廷勳

Writer of YA contemporary fantasy and martial arts practitioner, represented by @ErnieChiara at @FuseLiterary

[Fen Yik 易廷勳 @FenYik]

@katharinejadams Congrats! 🎉 Can't wait to read it!

[Fen Yik 易廷勳 @FenYik]

Huge congrats to Ernie on this promotion!!!🎇🎆

[Fuse Literary @FuseLiterary]

We couldn’t be more thrilled to announce that @erniechiara has been promoted from Associate Agent to Literary Agent! 🎉🎉🎉 Congrats, Ernie!
https://t.co/mBI6PucY2W

[The Buddhist Society @buddhistsociety]

"Strengthening the mind is not done by making it move around as is done to strengthen the body, but by bringing the mind to a halt, bringing it to rest."

Ajahn Chah

[The Buddhist Society @buddhistsociety]

“Technical knowledge is not enough. One must transcend techniques so that the art becomes an artless art, growing out of the unconscious.”

Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki

[Fen Yik 易廷勳 @FenYik]

I don't know if Thích Nhất Hạnh and Bruce Lee ever crossed paths in life, but this is one intersection of their thinking/teaching.

[Bruce Lee @brucelee]

🐉✍🏼Inspirational journal entry by Bruce Lee (12.29.68): “Look to this day, for it is life. The very life of life. Within its brief span, lies all the verities and realities of your existence. The bliss of growth. The glory of action. The splendor of beauty. (1/2)

[Accented Cinema @AccentedCinema]

Jet Li posters appreciation.

Left: Once Upon a Time in China
Right: Fist of Legend

[Dominic Beaudry @DhkBeau]

In Ojibwe our word for peace is bekaadesewin (pronounced be-kaa-de-se-win). Also translates to a calm heart. Anishinaabe art by @jamesmish41

[Fen Yik 易廷勳 @FenYik]

It's like #OngBak meets #TheCrow

[Kung Fu Movie Guide @KFMovieGuide]

NEWS: #DYSao (#EEAAO) stars in #ShadowMaster, which lands in selected cinemas, on demand and digital in the USA on 7 November; executive produced by #PrachyaPinkaew (#OngBak). Here's the trailer.
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#OngBak review: https://t.co/EVPgKv8AVJ

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

'Autumnity' is defined as “quality or condition characteristic of autumn.”

[Fen Yik 易廷勳 @FenYik]

@AmanJBedi @erniechiara @BrendanDurkin @gollancz Congrats! 🎉🎇 Can't wait to read it!

[The Buddhist Society @buddhistsociety]

“To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.”

Bodhidharma, The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

‘Videndum’ is a lovely word that has unfortunately fallen out of use. It means “something that should be seen.”
(The plural is ‘videnda’)

[Fen Yik 易廷勳 @FenYik]

My Sifu reminds me to do this all the time, but it's so difficult to do. Especially outside of martial arts.

[Bruce Lee @brucelee]

"Know what you want. Don't worry about the reward; just set in motion the machinery to achieve it." -Bruce Lee

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

The weather is getting chillier, so here’s a nice seasonal example of a word whose origin is hidden in plain sight: ‘knit’ comes from the Old English word 'cnyttan,' which means "to tie in a knot.”

[Dominic Beaudry @DhkBeau]

In Ojibwe our word for truth is debwewin (pronounced de-bwe-win). #trc2022 #OrangeShirtDay2022 #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation

[The Buddhist Society @buddhistsociety]

"To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections."

Dogen

[Fen Yik 易廷勳 @FenYik]

@NigelsThompson Do you mean when both perceiver and perceived are sentient or even when the perceived is typically categorized as nonsentient?

[Fuse Literary @FuseLiterary]

Ernie is now open to submissions, and he’s pretty amazing. #MSWL link in his bio.

[Dominic Beaudry @DhkBeau]

As Orange Shirt Day approaches-lotsa folks asking what can we do?Try being nice to everyone everyday.Remember equity, diversity and inclusion is important everyday and everywhere.Stop discriminating and stop being hateful.Stop spreading lies and yes children listen. Be kind.

[Endangered Languages Project @_ELProject]

Happy International Day of #SignLanguages! Did you know there are hundreds of signed languages around the world, and many of them are endangered? Let's learn a bit about 4 of them! #IDSL