Month: July 2012
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Autobiography of Confucius – Confucius Analects – 孔子论语 – 孔子一生
This is an autobiography of Confucius. There were three stages in Confucius life, first stage begins on learning (age 15) and establishing oneself (age 30) in the world. Second stages consolidates and refine one’s life until there is no internal doubt (age 40) and one knows one’s role in the world (age 50). The results…
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Life in Wudang – Summer 2012 – 武当夏天2012
Summer is here. Our life up at the farm house up in the mountain is blossoming. Little kitty, chicks, gooses, squirrel running around, our classes in kungfu, philosophy, and meditation continues. We also made a trip to visit the mountain, and start doing caligraphy on Daodejing and Qingjingjing. Life is hot! but everyone is enjoying…
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Dao De Jing core 33 chapters – completed!
After 7 months of work and sharing, i’m pleased to announced that our weekly lecture on Daodejing core 33 chapters has come to an end. I hope you have gained something in this series, as i certainly had. We will continue our weekly lecture on Confucius Analects starting next week. Please stay tuned.…
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Dao De Jing 79 – Hatred mediate vs. not arising
Mediate big hatred, and there is always some residual hatred; how could it be a good? -> When we harm or take advantage from someone, we create a debt to them. Even though we pay back and hope to “get even” later, the fact of hurting remains. Therefore saints holding a debt note, but do…
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Dao De Jing 73 – Nature of heaven, like a giant net
Courage when applied to doing kills, when applied to not-doing saves. -> In sentiments, courage could lead to hurting and killing. In stillness, courage to refrain from participating saves. E.g. when someone hits you, courage could be used to revenge (kill), or forgive (saves). These two could benefit or harm. Who could know what the…
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Dao De Jing 71 – Knowing one knows nothing
Knowing one knows nothing, is sane; not knowing but claim one knows, is sickness. -> The limited self, with its limited perception and bias, is not capable to see the whole picture in this unlimited universe. Having some understanding and opinions and proceed to claim that one knows, is arrogance out of ignorance. When one knows sickness…
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Dao De Jing 70 – Easy to know and do
What i say is easy to know, easy to do. The world does not know, no one does. -> do you know? are you doing without doing? What i say have principle, what i do have basis. People do not know, therefore do not understand me. -> seemingly random speeches have their meanings; seemingly random…