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Poem: The Hurting
2005-08-03
One history of clouded horizons,A conscience lame and near to blind.Yet, the ‘Party’ is close to collapsing,Having poisoned many a mind. -
Cao Bin's Kindness Changes His Fate - A Story from Ancient China About the Universal Law of Cause and Effect
2005-08-03Later, Cao was ordered to conquer southern China, which inevitably would involve mass killing. He said he was in poor health, and pretended to not be able to take the assignment. When his fellow generals came to visit, Cao said, "My illness cannot be cured by medicine. If you can all promise to me, with sincerity, that in the war to conquer southern China you will not kill one innocent person, then my illness will be cured." The generals burned incense and pledged to heaven that they would not kill the innocent. -
Poem: Shades of Red
2005-08-02One nation so full of miseryUnder darkest shades of redOnce a colour of good fortuneChina now shrouded by terror instead. -
Poem: Lotus in the Storm
2005-08-01One storm ragingAcross tainted horizonsWhere China’s Darkest skies collide.Despite tumultuous watersAnd poisoned mindsMany a heart awakeningCasting clouds aside. -
Poem: Changing Tides
2005-07-31Make no roomFor bellowing seasWayward journeysOr common dreams.Make no roomFor a clouded heartLesser truths and allWhere courage departs. -
Poem: Can You See
2005-07-30Can you see the light of dayNow the clouds have gone And the sun is here to stay?Can you see the light of dayAs China’s ‘Party’ fallsAnd the truth has found its way? -
Poem: Blood Red
2005-07-29Blood red flagsAn allegiance to liesEvery heart cloudedUnder blood red skies.Blood red fieldsChina’s torrid pastCome cower no moreUnder a blood red mast. -
Ancient Cultivation Stories: Zhuge Liang’s Cultivation Practise
2005-07-28He paused for a moment before telling his disciple with a stern look. “Let me tell you the truth about the beautiful woman. She is not a human being. She is a divine crane in heaven. She was kicked out of the heavenly palace as a punishment after she stole and ate the Queen of Heaven’s peaches. She came to the human realm and assumed the appearance of a beautiful woman. She is a depraved divine crane that knows only to seek pleasure. You have been beguiled by her appearance, but you have wasted more than your time. If you allow yourself to lose your will, you will become a loser! Moreover, if you refuse to comply with her wishes, she will eventually hurt you.” -
Stories from Ancient China: The Origin of the Snack 'You Tiao'
2005-07-27“You Tiao” is Chinese for fritters of twisted dough. “You” means “fried.” “Tiao” means “strips.” It is a Chinese speciality usually served with soy bean milk at breakfast. The legend has it that it was invented by two people in Ling’an, the capital city of the Southern Song Dynasty and that the original name of “You Liao” was “Fried Kuai.” -
Lessons from Chinese Idioms: “The Ability to Revive the Dead”
2005-07-26Zhang Xuansu was a government official in the Jing Prefecture during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Great Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) Emperor Taizong once summoned him to the royal court and asked him about his philosophy on government administration. Zhang Xuansu told Emperor Taizong, “Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty (the previous dynasty) insisted on overseeing everything. He did not trust the court subjects. He relied on his own wisdom to run the entire country. That was the tragic flaw that led the Sui Dynasty to its end! -
Poem: The Summit
2005-07-25Steeper towards the summitA trail long and narrowRising from valleys belowCloser to realms alight and hallowed. -
Lessons from Chinese Idioms: “Humbled by the Vast Ocean”
2005-07-24According to a Chinese legend, in an autumn, the heavy rainfalls made all the rivers in China surge. A lot of rivers raced into the Yellow River. The Yellow River became all the wider, larger and more powerful. The God of the Yellow River became very pleased and arrogant, thinking he must be reigning over the largest body of water under heaven. As he travelled down the Yellow River, he arrived at the North China Sea. He looked to the east and could not see the eastern edge of the North Sea. He became humbled before the North China Sea and sighed. “I was too arrogant,” he said. “I thought I was larger than everything else. Now I have seen your vastness. I realised I had been ignorant. I wouldn’t have even realised it had I not travelled here.” -
The Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance International Art Exhibition Website is Available in Several Languages
2005-07-23The Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance International Art Exhibition Website recently launched a German version and is now available in several languages. The exhibition shows the sharp contrast between the evil campaign of persecution against Falun Gong and the kindness of practitioners as they have continued to peacefully resist these human rights abuses. The art exhibition mainly displays western traditional oil paintings together with Chinese traditional paintings. -
Poem: The Chapters End
2005-07-23Closer to a chapters endCome turn another pageThough, the plot still unfoldingTruth and a new light shiningChina’s ‘Party’ now destined to fail. -
Poem: A Vision of Hope - A Dedication for July 20th
2005-07-22Six years now, Still the brutal persecution against millions of innocent Chinese citizens continues… However, the shadows cast by such evil are fadingThe light of truth is finding every darkened den and many a perpetrator’s heart.
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