The mind is not just for spiritual enlightenment. Food plays as big a role as meditation and action. Our bodies, like vehicles, need very strong sources of energy. Eating candy high in sugar, foods high in fat, food high in preservatives and low in carbohydrates can easily put us off the bumpy road. of enlightenment, […]
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The group rights versus individual rights issue is currently a hotly contested topic among modern democracies around the world. The United States itself is founded on the concept of individual rights, as the Declaration of Independence declares “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” as the most essential rights of all individuals (Eads 2005). Our […]
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“DAO”AND DAOISM (TAOISM) IN 1970’S AMERICAN POP CULTURE How many people out there grew up watching David Carradine as Kwai-Chang Caine in the TV series Kung Fu? Remember how cool he looked doing all those quick moves? The rest of the time he would walk around contemplating his next move with those flowing robes in […]
Appalled, a young scholar of Daoist texts holds the text of the Daode jing in each hand. Written alongside one copy is the commentary of Wang Bi, immediately seeming to flow from the original text itself. In the other hand, the fragmented text is accompanied by the Xiang’er commentary, with its demand for keeping faith, […]
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From the beginning of civilization to our present age, the success of a nation has always corresponded to the actions of its government. Although the order of government has changed over the years, this has never changed. During the Han dynasty beginning in 206 BC and lasting over 400 years, the quality of life and […]
China is a country steeped in history and traditions, many of which affect gender in contemporary Chinese society. The country’s popular message is not exempt from the effect of communist influence and the role of women in the nation’s ancient past. By comparing the story content and types of reporters and subjects in the weekly […]