A timeless verse from Chapter 8 of Laozi’s Dao De Jing reads: “Supreme goodness is like water. Water …
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Chinese CultureEditor's Pick
11 Timeless Idioms From the Tao Te Ching That Reveal Laozi’s Deepest Wisdom
by Mikel Davisby Mikel DavisAlthough the Tao Te Ching contains just 5,000 characters, its meaning stretches across heaven and earth. Within its …
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The best health regimen doesn’t revolve around better sleep or rigorous exercise but instead centers on a single …
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Mind & SpiritFeatured
Changing Destiny Through Virtue: The Legacy of Dou Yanshan
by Emma Luby Emma LuIs it possible for a person to change their destiny? This is an age-old question. A sentence in …
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The period between 800 B.C. and 200 B.C. is known as the most glorious era in the history …
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Although much of Chinese philosophy began in the Warring States period, Chinese philosophers have existed for several thousand …
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Laozi had a servant named Xu Jia. The two of them had been together for more than 200 years. …
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During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), Japanese soldiers made an attack on Luyi County in Henan Province and …
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Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism are the three pillars of Chinese philosophy and have influenced all thinking and actions …
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Greater Than the Sky: Reflections on the Classic Sayings of Laozi
by Armin Auctorby Armin AuctorLaozi was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is known as the reputed author of the Tao …