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Poem: Heart

2003-06-20

A great heart has mighty armsThat embrace a world of hurt with ease and silent calm;It looks down upon sufferingWith immense mercy;

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Poems: Aeons..

2003-06-19

Come their final call adrift,sails destined, shining now asnever before... Aeons againunfolding, stark from slumberto harbours of wakefulness.

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Revered Mountains and Ancient Temples: Mount Heng, the Most Significant Mountain in Northern China

2003-06-19

One cannot introduce Mount Heng without mentioning the Hanging Monastery, which has a 1,400 year history. The architectural design is most ingenious and beyond compare. It took more than the wisdom of an average architect to nest a monastery against a deadly cliff.

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Painting: Family

2003-06-18

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Helps Stroke Patients

2003-06-18

This is another case in which the wisdom of traditional Chinese culture rises to humanity’s attention. In this case, it is a compound from traditional Chinese medicine that shows great promise in helping people from all cultures with a debilitating disease at a low cost, high effectiveness, and very few, if any, side effects. One wonders what a great blessing to humankind it would be if only the theories and principles of this ancient practise were applied more broadly in the world.

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Painting: Early Morning

2003-06-17

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Ancient Cultivation Stories: The Ten Tests of Lu Dongbin

2003-06-17

It has been said that when Lu Dongbin was born, an extraordinary fragrance and heavenly music filled the air. In addition, a solitary white stork descended from heaven and disappeared into the bed curtain. He was said to be born of fine qualities, with an oval face of fair complexion, with a strong character, virile body and a strong back, brilliant almond eyes with long slanting eyebrows, slender neck and high cheekbones, broad forehead and round trunk, straight nose and beige complexion with a black mole below his left eyebrow. He was very intelligent and had a good memory since childhood.

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Poem: A Moment in Meditation

2003-06-16

The mind is still, moving according to the cosmos.The mind is tranquil, filled with the Law’s light.Self-aware, but selfless;The heart is only concerned about others.

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Graphic Design: Young Practitioners Meditating

2003-06-16

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Painting: Noble Lady Playing an Instrument

2003-06-15

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A Baby Picture of the Universe Tell its Age

2003-06-15

In addition, the new portrait precisely pegs the age of the Universe at 13.7 billion years old, with a remarkably small one percent margin of error. The WMAP team found that the Big Bang and Inflation theories continue to ring true. The contents of the Universe include 4% atoms (ordinary matter), 23% of an unknown type of dark matter, and 73% of a mysterious dark energy. The new measurements even shed light on the nature of the dark energy, which acts as a sort of an anti-gravity

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Song: The Trial

2003-06-14

"He tried to imprison Falun GongHe tried to destroy its name But these good people kept standing up Their hearts burned like a flameThey stood up for compassion and the truthEndured both terror and harmJustice returned and truth prevailed Jiang Zemin was brought to trial"

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Poem: Spreading the Great Law

2003-06-14

Traversing the human world, both meticulous and painstaking, Benevolence offering the most crucial of predestined relationships. Daily work planned over countless lifetimes. Amidst unequalled tragedy, and the greatest satisfaction, The immense task of innumerable ages unfolds.

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The Sanqi Herb

2003-06-14

In the treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine, there is a rare herb called sanqi. It is known for its amazing ability to stop bleeding, disperse "stagnant blood" (meaning that the passage of blood containing toxins is obstructed by some hardness, causing poor circulation), reduce swelling and relieve pain. It is used externally to heal wounds inflicted by trauma and to stop excessive bleeding. Sanqi is also highly effective for treating internal injuries, such as the bleeding of an internal organ or blood vessel. Sanqi is one of the main ingredients in the world famous yunnan baiyao. There is a Chinese folk saying, “When it comes to stopping people from bleeding, sanqi is worth more than its weight in gold.”

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Painting: Yang Rising from a Bath

2003-06-13

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