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Painting and Poem: Cherubs

2003-09-01

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Poem: Join Me on the Path Home

2003-09-01

We search for truth, but we are quickly wrapped up by partial truthWe search for kindness, but our own attachments replace it with judgementsWe search for freedom, but our own insecurity have already imprisoned our soulWe search for passion, but the selfish heart has no room for compassion

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Photography: Untainted Lotus Flower

2003-08-31

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Poem: Validating the Fa on Tiananmen Square

2003-08-31

Holding up our bannerHigh, really highSo high, so highInto the skyMaking up our mindsLifting up our criesTo awaken your hearts

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Poem: Please Hear my Gentle Heart Speak

2003-08-30

Little children crying in confusion everywhere,As hatred lingers in darkness,Within compassion we travel,Bringing them news of true freedom:Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance.

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History of Chinese Culture

2003-08-30

The Gabon Republic in Africa has a nuclear reactor that went critical 2 billion years ago and operated for 500,00 years. A human footprint has been found on a trilobite fossil formed 260 million years ago. Egyptian pyramids were built according to astronomical changes, calendar calculation, geometry and mathematics. The topography of Antarctica was drawn from upper air at least 6000 years ago. These examples are a small part of those great discoveries. With more and more undeniable evidence revealed to the public, it can be inferred that the theory of evolution is just an assumption. Yet, we still don’t know where pre-historic culture originally came from.

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Painting: Along a River

2003-08-29

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Since Ancient Times, Only One Path Leads to Mt. Huashan

2003-08-29

Mt. Huashan, also known as Western Mt. Huashan in Shaanxi Province, is the pinnacle of awe-inspiring precipices and has been revered as the King of the Five Sacred Mountains of China. Mt. Huashan is situated south of Huayin City, with Mt. Zhongnan further south and the Yellow River and the Wei River located to the north. A Chinese poet once admiringly described Mt. Huashan's breathtaking views as "Soaring above the white clouds and over-shadowing the Yellow River."

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Poem: The Bitter Wind Guards The Mountain

2003-08-28

Freezing gusts tug at the heart.Notions cannot survive this bitter wind,Emotions are torn away in loneliness.Clouds far below, drift like spirits.The air is thinner higher up.Free of weight, the mind moves freely.

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Poem: Walking Upright

2003-08-27

Each path arrangedholds no secrets strange,designed to teach at every stage.The worth of timeis that now I’m not blind,and every step is a chance to rise.

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Stories From Ancient China: “Wonderful Child” - The Story of Kong Rong

2003-08-27

Kong Rong, was a littérateur in the Lu Kingdom of the Three Kingdoms after the end of the East Han Dynasty. He was once appointed as governor of Beihai and was hence called Kong Beihai at that time. He also held a number of other official positions. He was a noted poet and was one of the “Seven Famous Personages of Jian An.” The essays he wrote were incisive and concise. Most of them contained sarcastic words. Eventually he offended Cao Cao and was executed by him.

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Art: Falun Dafa is Good

2003-08-26

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Stories From Ancient China: The Three Sacred Flutes

2003-08-26

Lu Xiangjun was a good flute player. Whenever he came across a lovely spot with a scenic view of the lake, he would paddle his boat over to anchor and play his flute. One night in mid spring, under the moon, Lu Xiangjun paddled over to Jun Hill by himself to relax and have a few drinks. After he finished each cup, he played his flute. Suddenly he saw a fishing boat approaching on the mist-covered water. As the boat came closer, he saw an old man with white hair and bushy eyebrows steering the boat. The old man’s aura seemed out of the ordinary.

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Photography: Cherry Blossom at Dawn

2003-08-25

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Stories From Ancient China: Zhang Jun’s Disaster

2003-08-25

In the Kai Yuan Period of the Tang Dynasty, under the rule of Emperor Xuan Zong, there was a Buddhist monk named Yi Fu who was renowned as a diligent Buddhist cultivator. Due to an illuminating radiance and virtuous character, people from both the upper and lower strata of society were drawn to study the teachings of Zen Buddhism with him. Once, while accompanying Emperor Xuan Zong on a trip to the Eastern Capital of Luo Yang, Yi Fu was offered monetary donations by dozens of people. Living up to his admired and legendary character, Yi Fu declined them all.

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