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Painting: Unwavering Spirit

2006-11-24

"The day before Chen Zixiu died, her captors again demanded that she renounce her faith in Falun Dafa. Barely conscious after repeated jolts from a cattle prod, the 58-year-old stubbornly shook her head. Enraged, the local officials ordered Ms. Chen to run barefoot in the snow. Two days of torture had left her legs bruised and her short black hair matted with pus and blood..."

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Stories from Ancient China: Dare to Recognize Mistakes, Compensate and Correct Them

2006-11-23

With some obstacles, Li Rongji was finally rescued and brought to shore. A-Gui was in tears as he helped Li remove his wet clothes. He took off his own uniform, which was made of black fox skin that was granted by the Emperor. A-Gui put the uniform on Li to warm him. After a long time, Li regained consciousness. A-Gui apologized to Li sincerely and then proceeded to report his failure and mistake to the government, recommending that Li Rongji fill his post.

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Painting: Assimilation

2006-11-22

The brother and sister in this painting are reading Zhuan Falun, the main book of the Falun Dafa teachings. The spinning, red light above is an expression of the book's enriching teachings. The book has been translated into more than twenty languages.

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Stories from Ancient China: Saying "Yes" but Meaning "No" is Characteristic of a Villain

2006-11-21

The old saying "Tian (heaven) Gao (high) Ting (listen) Bei (tiny things)" means that even though the Gods are far above us, they observe all good and evil deeds and will reward each with either fortune or retribution. Therefore, if a person says "yes" but means "no," he will only end up cheating people.

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Stories from Ancient China: Don't Do Things You Don't Want Others to Know About

2006-11-19

The officials told him to prepare a notebook and write down everything that he did during the day. If there was anything he said or did during the day that would be too shameful to record, then those were the words that he should not speak and actions he should not do. The underworld official also told him to meditate often to have longevity. He pointed out that no medicine in the human world is more effective than meditation, which doesn't have any bad side effects or cost.

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Stories from Ancient China: Take Things Lightly and Know Your Standards

2006-11-18

Yan replied, "That's not the case. During the time I stayed at your home, when everyone went to bed, you still had a lot of things to do. You were very busy day and night and were anxious and restless. You were never satisfied with what you had. Now, I make a living as a fortuneteller. Every day I have some extra money to spare. Dust accumulates on the extra money, and I don't even know how to spend it. Isn't it the truth that I have extra money and you don't have enough?" After hearing this, Luo was ashamed.

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Stories from Ancient China: Being Forgiving, Benevolent and Disregarding Other's Mistakes

2006-11-17

The guard wasn't careful with the candle and Han Qi's hair caught on fire. Han Qi quickly wiped out the flame with his sleeve and continued to write as if nothing had happened. After a while, he noticed that the original guard had been replaced. Han Qi was afraid that the original guard was going to be punished. So he hurriedly told the supervising guard, "Don't replace him. Bring him back. He has already learnt how to hold a candle properly." Everyone in the army greatly admired Han Qi.

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Stories from Ancient China: The Dangers of Believing Without Rationalisation

2006-11-16

Just when everyone was vigorously discussing what to do, Zeng Shen returned home. Everyone was surprised. They asked Zeng, "Weren't you arrested because you killed someone? How have you manged to come here? Was it because you killed a bad guy so you weren't severely punished?"

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Cartoon: Sweeping Clean

2006-11-15

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Stories from Ancient China: True Gentlemen Cared Little About Loss and Gain

2006-11-14

Zhang Shuai sent his servant's ship home with three thousand pounds of rice. When the rice arrived home, only half of it was left. The servant told him that the birds and mice stole half of the rice. Zhang Shuai smiled, and said, "Those birds and mice are very capable!" Liu Gongquan and Zhang Shuai ceased looking for their lost property, which helped them to avoid conflicts and trouble, manifesting a great amount of tolerance.

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Painting: Golden Lotus

2006-11-13

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Poem: Half-Mast

2006-11-12

A flag drenched blood-redunfurled, waved acrossChina’s every field and revolt.Now flown half-maststars five and goldpaled grey, inverted,falling under shadowand its own assault.

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Ancient Cultivation Stories: "Compassionate People Enjoy Mountains While Wise People Enjoy Water"

2006-11-11

"...People from far and near come to get what they need, and mountains always generously offer what they have. Mountains can also stir up winds and thunder and create clouds and rain to link heaven and earth and harmonise Yin and Yang energies, bringing rain to water all things on earth, so that they can grow and people can have food and clothes as a result. This is the reason why compassionate people enjoy to see mountains."

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Stories from Ancient China: Wise Words from Fu Shuo's Conversation with Wu Ding

2006-11-10

Fu Shuo suggested to Wu Ding, "A wise king should follow the way of the universe. The king should establish a country, select a capital city, and give the officials appropriate titles. Doing so is not for the king's convenience and comfort, but for the wellbeing of the people. The gods are the wisest, and they know everything. A wise king should manage the country the same way that gods treat humans. If the governor and officials follow the way of the universe, people can be easily managed."

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Poem: Rain

2006-11-09

Rain to drown the tearswalls to silence the screamsa spectre to poison mindslies to mask a regime.Red flags to mark the bloodfear to demand submissionlaws to cover the crimesone ‘Party’* to forge division.

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