“Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.” – Confucius This is a story from the compilations in Liezi, an ancient Chinese philosophical text, about how having a heart of sincerity can create miracles. There was an elderly farmer with a heart of sincerity named Shangqiu Kai whose family was impoverished and often suffered from ...
A tour guide in Beijing had the opportunity to escort a group of Tibetan tourists. Unfortunately, his impression of Tibetan people came mainly from films, television, or preconceived notions regarding their cleanliness, temperament, and education. When the guide first saw the Tibetan tourists, they looked like what he had expected; they were rather dark in ...
The family is considered the cornerstone of society due to its contributing role to social stability. However, in today’s society, divorce is commonplace. So just why has this happened? According to surveys on the subject, the number of divorces each year has increased exponentially. Many families have fallen apart, and as a result, children’s education has ...
How important is faith? Does it have an impact on how we treat one another and our ability to discern right from wrong? The following story explores that question and portrays the true accounts of a Chinese judge, who would ask those convicted of a serious crime about their faith. Is there a guiding, harmonizing, ...
We have all experienced the power of belief in our lives. The real superpower in our lives is continuous belief — never allowing a single doubt to raise its head. The question about the supremacy of mind or matter is as old as civilization itself. How powerful an impact can continuous belief have on your ...
Millennials are turning away from religion in greater numbers than ever. In the United States, over one-third of people between the ages of 18 and 35 have no religious affiliation, according to the latest Gallup Poll. It doesn’t mean they are atheists. They still have a longing for a connection to the divine. When this ...
In 1957, famous psychologist Bruno Klopfer wrote a case study article called Psychological Variables In Human Cancer for the Journal of Projective Techniques. The case involved a patient named Mr. Wright, who was a patient in the end stages of lymphoma. He had tumors the size of oranges in his neck, chest, armpits, abdomen, and ...
In ancient China in the state of Song, there lived a family who tried to maintain faith in themselves and others and followed the principles of kindness and justice for many generations. They always put these principles into practice in their daily lives. One day, a black cow they owned gave birth to a white ...
In Butte, Montana, a 90-foot statue of the Virgin Mary, known as Our Lady of the Rockies, stands high on top of the Rocky Mountains, honoring women everywhere, regardless of religion or belief. But do you know the heartfelt story of how she came to exist in this place? This towering icon stands on the rocky ...
The COVID-19 epidemic is disrupting society and business, upending people’s lives, and causing widespread concern in this age of uncertainty, but also moments of compassion. Today, the CCP virus, which is known by other names, such as the coronavirus or COVID-19, is ravaging the entire world with worry. So far, almost 40 million people worldwide have ...
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