莊子 (Zhuang Zi) : the Fish KUN and the Bird PENG

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莊子 (Zhuang Zi) is one of the greatest Chinese philosophers who lived in the 4th century B.C.
Zhuang Zi, a Natural Dao follower, has a unique way of conveying his thoughts.
In his book <莊子>, the first chapter < 逍遥游 > is the most dramatic.  Many people, when reading < 逍遥游 >, thought it is an older [...]

One Minute Concentration – lost in meditation

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“On Minute Concentration” was both a very simple yet challenging subject to write on.
The earlier posting was not well put together and might do more harm than good to most readers.
Enjoy your day and breath normally.
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Harmonious Cosmic Motion

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The word 宇宙 (“yu zhou”) is typically translated into English equivalent as “Universe”, which is quite incorrect. “宇宙” was coined more than 3 thousand years ago in Chinese language (往古來今謂之宙，四方上下謂之宇).

宇 refers to East-South-West-North and Above-Below  (i.e. x-y-z axes), which is Universe itself,

宙 refers to Past-Present-Future (flow of time).

宇宙 therefore refers to Universe with time [...]

Heaty Twin Sisters : 小暑大暑 “xiao-shu, da-shu”

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In posting 夏至(xia zhi) : Longest Day in Northern Hemisphere, I mentioned that 夏至 (“xia-zhi”) is the “peak of Summer phase” with the 阳气 (“Yang-qi”, Yang energy) rises furthest into the atmosphere.
And the energy that is best to counter this heat is Water Qi. So whoever possesses more Water Qi elements in their [...]