If you would like to have background music (by Yanni) while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. The article below was originally written in Chinese by an unknown author. I enjoyed reading it so much that I decided to translate it into English to share here with you. I hope you enjoy …
The mortal sight determines the mortal vision; mortal vision determines the mortal world that he sees.
凡人的眼界,決定凡人的視界,凡人的視界,決定凡人看到的世界。凡人看不到無為之大為,看不到無用之大用時,凡人在迷途中,覺悟不了道時,聖人說什麼,對於凡人來說,都可能是對牛彈琴。
The image is from https://askyap.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Henry-Kissinger-symbol-of-American-global-power-and-subject-of-1068×641.jpg. Henry Kissinger, the legendary statesman who helped shape modern geopolitics, has died at age 100. He seems to have been as surprised as anybody that he made it that far. In his last TV interview, with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner, the two touched briefly on the point. “How did …
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. As I woke up at 4:00am on October 14th, sweating and tearing, I became completely engulfed by fear. Can I finish my book? Can I accomplish this task? Oh, God what am I going to do? I …
A man died, he started to realize that human life is short. At this time, he saw the Buddha coming towards him carrying a box. The Buddha said: “Okay, let’s go.” The man said, “So soon? I still have a lot of things left unfinished.” Buddha replied: “I am sorry, but your time is up.” …
出生入死。生之徒,十有三;死之徒,十有三;人之生,動之死地,十有三。 夫何故?以其生,生之厚。 蓋聞善攝生者,陸行不遇兕虎,入軍不被甲兵;兕無所投其角,虎無所措其爪,兵 無所容其刃。 夫何故?以其無死地。 We go from birth to death. Three out of ten follow life. Three out of ten follow death. People who rush from birth to death Are also three out of ten. Why is that so? Because they want to make too much of life. I have heard that the one …
Lao Tzu advises the ruler on the chaotic situation of the state that a master executioner is always present, impartial and never fails to dispense the appropriate punishment, including death.
(This is the modified translation from a Chinese article. I was unable to find the author’s name.) One day, a father invited his son to take a walk in the woods with him. They eventually stopped at a bend in the road. After a short silence, the father asked his son, “What do you hear …
天之道,其猶張弓與? 高者抑之,下者舉之;有餘者損之,不足者補之。 天之道,損有餘而補不足。 人之道,則不然,損不足以奉有餘。 孰能有餘以奉天下,唯有道者。 是以聖人為而不恃,功成而不處,其不欲見賢。 The Tao of heaven Is like drawing a bow Lower that which is high Raise that which is low Reduce that which is excessive Add to that which is insufficient The Tao of heaven Reduces the excessive And adds to the insufficient The Tao of people is not so …
org stehen unter der Creative-Commons-Lizenz CC-BY 2. Pflegende Angehörige ermöglichen vielen Menschen die Realisierung ihres Wunsches, bis zum Lebensende in ihrem gewohnten Umfeld bleiben zu können. Wer nebenher isst, isst nämlich in der Regel mehr. Manche Formen von psychischem Leid sind nicht krankhaft, obwohl sie gravierend sein können (z. Dort befinden sich so genannte Geschmacksfelder, …
The air that we breathe on a momentary basis is filled with miraculous possibility. When we do good for others, we, in turn, may see tiny miracles awakening in our own lives. Some call this karma, others call this destiny or fate: I see this as receiving miracles through serving.