Archive for September 2020
孙悟空节 Festival of the Monkey King
孙悟空节 Festival of the Monkey King _______________________________________________________ This festival occurs in the 8th lunar month, on the 16th day in the farmer’s calendar. The monkey King, Sun Wu Kong [孙悟空] is the main protagonist of a folklore legend, which has gained worldwide acclaim under the name of Journey to the West [西游记]. The plot consists…
Read MorePath of the Spiritual Warrior: Agastya Cave
Path of the Spiritual Warrior: -Agastya Cave- ______________________ The following is an excerpt from Lindsey Wei (魏诚灵）‘s forthcoming book ’Path of the Spiritual Warrior: Life and Teachings of Muay Thai Fighter Pedro Solana‘ to be published by Purple Cloud Press by mid-October: _____________________________________________ In the morning we were to gather for coffee and cookies at…
Read MoreWang Feng Yi 王凤仪: The Record of the Words and Deeds of Wang Fengyi 王凤仪⾔⾏录
Chapter 4: 孝心 A Heart-Mind Respectful Towards one’s Parents ___________________________________________________________ The following is an excerpt of Chapter Four of Wang Fengyi’s magnum opus; ‘The Record of the Words and Deeds of Wang Feng Yi’ [wang feng yi yan xing lu 王凤仪⾔⾏录], containing more than 200 chapters. Wang Feng Yi is considered a Confucian sage, as…
Read MoreDaoism Series 25: 胎息 Embryonic Breathing (excerpt)
Daoism Series 25: 胎息 Embryonic Breathing (excerpt) ____________________________________________ by Li Shi Fu 气蛰脐下，曰胎息。 —大成捷要 When Qi hibernates below the umbilicus, it is called ‘Embryonic Breathing’. —Essentials of the Shortcut to the Great Achievement Embryonic breathing is an internal breathing, in which one does not breathe externally through one’s nose or mouth. This first began in…
Read MoreDaoism Series 24: 西華帝君 The Sovereign of the Western Florescence (excerpt）
Daoism Series 24: 西華帝君 The Sovereign of the Western Florescence （excerpt） _________________________________________________________ The Sovereign of the Western Florescence was also known by the name of the Sovereign of the Eastern Florescence, as a counterpart to the Queen Mother of the West. His other appellation was Minor Yang Sovereign of the Purple Mansion and Realized One…
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