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Painting: Looking up at the Merciful Glow
2006-05-21
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Ancient Cultivation Stories: Avoid Quoting Out Of Context
2006-05-20
Youzi said, "That is not what teacher said." Zenzi replied, "I indeed heard this from teacher." Youzi said again, "This is not the remark teacher made." Zenzi said, "I heard this remark together with Ziyou." Youzi then said, "Teacher possibly did say this, but teacher must have said these words aiming at a specific matter." -
Stories from Ancient China: Forbearing Hardships
2006-05-19Upon seeing this, Zhao Cishan scolded the grandson, saying, "You are such a young scholar, so you should be diligent and persevere. How come you cannot endure a little cold? You must know that an official in the court, even on a snowy day, has to line up in a group before dawn waiting for the emperor to show up. You will unavoidably have to endure the cold weather. If a person enjoys the comfort of old age while he is young, he certainly will not live to be old." -
Poem: Falun Turning
2006-05-18Falun turninghearts awakeningthe promise of a new dawn to comeTides turninghorizons unfoldingthis journey to ascend as one. -
Confucius Believed in Heaven
2006-05-17Confucius travelled to many kingdoms to spread his views. One time he left the Kingdom of Wei for the Kingdom of Chen via Kuang City. The people in Kuang City mistook Confucius as Yang Hu from Lu. Indeed, Confucius looked like Yang Hu. Yang Hu had invaded Kuang City before, and the people in Kuang City resented Yang Hu very much, so they encircled Confucius and his followers. The situation became very tense, and his followers were afraid. -
Stories from Ancient China: Good Actions are Rewarded with Good Returns
2006-05-16The lady said, "If I am gone, there would be no one to nurse my baby, and he will surely die." Mr. Shu said, "People who travel with me are all private school teachers from Jiangxi Province. As long as everyone donates one ounce of silver, your trouble will be solved." So Mr. Shu went back on the ship and told the others what was happening. However, nobody really cared about it. So Mr. Shu gave all his savings of the past two years to the woman. -
Poem: Many a Flower
2006-05-15Lotus unfolding many a flowerthrough darkest watersemerging into light. -
Painting: Looking up at the Merciful Glow
2006-05-14
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Stories from Ancient China: Paying Attention to Character Despite Ones' Position
2006-05-13When Shanguo went to the tribunal to sit in judgement in public affairs, his mother would sit on a stool behind a curtain at the back of the hall and listen carefully to how her son analysed each situation and rendered his decision. Whenever Shanguo failed to make a fair judgement or lost his temper during the proceedings, his mother would crawl under a quilt and cry when they returned home, eating nothing for the whole day. -
Stories from Ancient China: Take Principles Seriously and Accumulate Virtue
2006-05-12Wei Shiju considered principles more important than profit and rescued other people in crisis. His son Wei Shoujie was an official and achieved a rank similar to today's prime minister. This really shows that good will be rewarded with good and families that accumulate good deeds will have good fortune. -
Poem: Can The World... ?
2006-05-11Sowing seeds of the most bitter fruitsuch fields of shame and despair.As the branches wither under a coldest wintercan the world find its conscience to care? -
Poem: True Sight
2006-05-10Like a spring flower fromThe ashes of mid-winter night's roseArise kindly sir-madameFrom the slumber of your once great repose. Collect thine adornmentsFrom where they lay scattered aboutFind the strength as one wanderingOn again finding one's route. -
Poem: Bitter Harvest
2006-05-09Hearts but shamelessbodies now namelessfrom bloodstained handsto a most bitter harvest.Such human atrocitieslife, a mere commoditya feast repulsiveimpossible to digest. -
Ancient Cultivation Stories: Confucius and Zi Gong
2006-05-06Later Zi Gong served as an official in the state of Wei. Some people slandered Confucius. Zi Gong said, "Confucius is unable to be slandered. Other men of virtue are like the knoll and can be exceeded. But Confucious is like the sun and the moon and cannot be exceeded. Those people who slander Confucious can only put themselves in a hopeless situation. But they cannot harm anything of the sun or the moon. Moreover, it will also show that they do not know their own position." -
Stories from Ancient China: Be Grateful and Seek to Requite
2006-05-05A young fisherman came to Zheng Dinggong and told him, "I have an idea on how to get Wu Zixu to give up attacking Zheng." Once Zheng Dinggong heard this, he asked the fisherman right away, "How many soldiers and chariots do you need?" The fisherman shook his head and said, "I don't need any soldiers and chariots, or food, I only need my paddle and I can get tens of thousand soldiers from Wu to return to Wu." The fisherman put the paddle underneath his arm and went to the barracks of Wu to find Wu Zixu.
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