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Stories from Ancient China: From the Perspective of Gods and Buddhas, the Most Important Thing Is One's Heart

2007-09-20

Several days later, the Buddha statue was completed. When people looked closely, they found that the dime from the old woman was right on the chest of the Buddha statue. After a rich person saw the dime, he felt uncomfortable, and suggested that the dime be removed and so someone cut the dime from the statue.

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Stories from Ancient China: Gentlemen Are Hard to Please

2007-09-18

Confucius said, "Gentlemen are easy to serve, but hard to please. In order to please a gentleman, you must act according to the principles, or he will be unhappy. A gentleman will think highly of your talents and give you an opportunity to use them. Villains are difficult to serve and easy to please. You do not need to behave according to the principles as long as you do exactly what you are told.

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Poem: Two Men

2007-09-17

Two men of strength and staturestriving for a greater causemen of heart and hopeexposing inhuman crimes behind China's walls.

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Stories from Ancient China: General Wei Qing

2007-09-15

Others said, "That is not the right thing to do. Su Jian fought a vigorous battle and he led only one thousand soldiers to fight with tens of thousands of enemy soldiers. If you kill him, you are also telling others that, from now on, if you lose a battle you should never return."

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Stories from Ancient China: Heaven Protects A Compassionate Heart

2007-09-11

Ziwei was moved by Jinggong's s thought. He backed up several steps, led all the officials to bow at Jinggong and said, "The virtue that you are willing to suffer by yourself, instead of letting your people and officials suffer for you, must be heard from heaven. God will not only eliminate your disaster, but will also extend your life."

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Stories from Ancient China: Deities Prevent a Robbery

2007-09-09

During the earlier Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty in ancient China, a merchant by the name of Jin in Yizheng County of Jiangsu Province, opened a pawnshop. He was honest and treated people coming to pawn their goods with fairness. He also gave generous appraisals and allowed a longer redeeming time compared to other pawnshops and when a poor elder came to pawn their goods, he often made an exception to charging any interest.

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A Look at the History and Origin of Chinese Medicine

2007-09-07

It is said that traditional Chinese medicine was passed down by the gods. In the first chapter of the The Yellow Emperor, a classic of Chinese medicine, it discusses on how one should follow and obey the heavenly principles instead of how to cure illnesses via certain methods. In addition, it discusses true selves, virtuous men, sages, and wise men. Here the true selves are really enlightened beings, namely gods. Why, in the first chapter of a Chinese medicine classic, does it talk about gods and Taos?

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Poem: We Come

2007-09-06

From countless lifetimes we cometo rise above stormand strifesail beyond all billowof seasinto a light more luminousthan sun.

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Painting: Imperial Purple Flowers

2007-09-05

Zhang Cuiying has travelled to over 40 countries and 100 cities to exhibit her paintings and tell her story. Ms. Zhang hopes, "I will continue these worldwide art exhibitions. I hope people can clearly understand Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance in Falun Dafa through my experiences of being persecuted, as well as the inner beauty revealed from my art works."

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Poem: Dear China

2007-09-03

May your voyage guide you across boundless oceansgolden sails awaken you upon timeless shores.May the truthuncloud your every horizonand freedom be your song forever more.

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Stories from Ancient China: The Honourable Yelu Chucai

2007-09-02

Upon hearing this, Genghis Khan was so greatly shocked that he immediately sought the advice of Yelu Chucai who commented: "It is a good omen animal and is called the Good Omen Horn. It can speak many local languages. It is a being whom greatly cares for lives and detests killing indiscriminatingly. His appearance is a warning to the Great Khan from Heaven. I hope that you will follow Heaven's will." Genghis Khan therefore withdrew his troops and returned home.

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A Chinese Idiom: The Fox Profits from the Tiger's Might

2007-09-01

This is a story stated in the Zhan Guo Ce (Intrigues of the Warring States). The idiom that the fox profits from the tiger's might evolved from this story. It is an analogy referring to people who like to bully or suppress others when they are associated with someone in a powerful position.

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Drawing: Celestial Madiens Display a Banner

2007-08-31

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Ancient Cultivation Stories: The Huayang Hermit

2007-08-29

His whole life Tao Hongjing searched for the truth--the ultimate truth of life. And with compassion he always cared about sentient beings. He was modest, understanding, sharp-eyed, and always conformed to etiquette regardless of his reclusive life or being a high-level official. He was honest, calm, and unperturbed regardless of what was happening. The stories of his cultivation and great deeds will forever be remembered.

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Stories from Ancient China: News of an Official's Virtuous Rule Travels Far and Wide

2007-08-28

In short, Zhang Fangping ended the chaos in Sichuan that began one autumn by calming and trusting the people. He did not treat people in Sichuan like bandits or thieves. Instead, he treated them with respect and trust. As a result, peace and order was restored by January of the following year.

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