Sexual Orientation and Kaleidoscope

Dear Friends,

Are you troubled by people with different sexual orientations from yourself ?

In my previous posting “From Nothingness to 有生于无”, we discussed the concept of  无 “Nothingness” and  有 “Somethingness”.
The relevant passages in 《道德经〉 (Dao De Jing) and 《易传。系辞〉 (Yi Zhuan – Xi Ci) respectively are :

道生一，一生二，二生三， 三生万物。

易有太极，是生两仪，两仪生四象，四象生八卦，，，，。

These two statements, from two different classical texts, refer [...]

Red Underwear & Your Birthday in Anno F.X. ?

Dear Friends,

Just before Chinese New Year, a Feng-Shui “master” told his Singaporean TV audience that RED UNDERWEAR is good for you in 2008. Singapore, as ever a competitive society, quickly ran out of red underwear stock citywide. 

In most non-Chinese history books, years are indicated as B.C. or A.D. (Or more recently, to be more politically correct, C.E. “Common [...]

Sub-prime and Post-Conditions (後天八卦)

Dear Friends,

Post-Conditions Ba Gua (后天八卦) is more complex and dynamic than Pre-Conditions (先天八卦). This note inevitably is  a very superficial exercise with little in details, if any at all.
To recap, Pre-Conditions (先天八卦) deals with a set of paired pre-Conditions (essentially a balance of Yin and Yang Qi) before the birth of “any event”. It consists of 4 [...]

Desert Afforestation : Mr.Toyama Seiei and Master Shao Xing

Dear Friends,

What’s in common between Mr. Toyama Seiei (远山正瑛) and Master Shao Xing (绍兴法师) ?

Mr. Toyama planted his first tree at age 83 in a desert in China in 1992 (in a Project called Engebei in Ertos in Inner Mongolia).

I visited the desert afforestation project in 2007, it looks like the top right picture, 300,000 mu in [...]

Rhythm of Great Mother Earth (24 节气）

Dear Friends,

It is the beginning of the year so it is probably meaningful to discuss a bit on the natural rhythm of our planet Earth.

From Traditional Chinese Medicine as well as 道, since human being is a very tiny part of the Universe, we invariably have to respond to external environmental change, i.e. “天人合一”.

There are [...]

What Modern Women need to know

Dear Friends,

In Asia, there is an increase in incidence rate of women suffering from breast tumours, fibroids etc.  Incidence age group is getting lower as well.
Many believe this increased rate is likely due to hormones/chemicals consumed via food chains. It is also attributed to awareness programs encouraging people to go for more regular check-ups. No doubt these are [...]

What’s in store for the coming Summer

Dear Friends,

The Winter of 2007 seems very strange to many in North Asia. It was almost warmer than average year until  around 大寒 (Jan 21,2008), then the temperature suddenly dropped like a stone in the following 3 weeks and was colder than normal.

This is known as “revenge” of the Winter as it was initially suppressed [...]

Character of Spring

Dear Friends,

For those living in North Asia, it has definitely been a dramatic late Winter and a “cold” start to the Spring season.
Now, what is the optimal Character  of the Spring season that foster our general well-being ?
Before answering this question, lets look at the fundamentals of Spring season :

it begins the cycle of  new growth (生) and passing of the old [...]

Beat the cold and ready for Spring

Dear Friends,
The cold snap in North-Asia has taken many by surprises.
To better prepare the body for the coming Spring, please find below a simple recipe for your kind reference.
1. mutton  : 1 lb (clear fat and bones, chop into pieces),
2. 当归      : 18g,
3. 红枣      :  10 pieces (slice open before cooking)   
4.  Raw Ginger : 5 slices [...]

Wishing You a Happy Chinese New Year (戊子年)

Dear Friends,
Wishing you all and your families a Happy and Prosperous 戊子年 (Wu zi year)