Did you know we’re being a bit Buddhist when practicing our catch-and-release beliefs? It’s a distant form of a highly venerable Buddhist practice called fangsheng. No, fangsheng has nothing to do with arranging the furniture to keep it in Daoist harmony with the spiritual flow of the universe surrounding your rental unit. Fangsheng means “release life” – and it has come to life in the Big Apple.

Hardcore fangshenging is certainly more than hooking a fish and freeing it back into the environment.