Wisdom

Upholding Integrity: We Are Family

December 16, 2022January 15, 2020 by Emma Lu

A square bronze ding. (Image: via Wikimedia Commons)

Trust Enables Hero Guan Zhong

January 4, 2023December 23, 2019 by Helen London

Guan Zhong (723 ~ 645 B.C.) was born in what is today's Anhui Province. (Image: via eTeacher Chinese)

Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations: Winning the Admiration of the Gods

January 14, 2023December 7, 2019 by Nspirement Staff

'The Last Words of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius,' Eugène Delacroix, oil painting, 1844, The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon. (Image: via Public Domain)

A Consort’s Wisdom Saved the King and His Kingdom (Part 2)

February 8, 2023October 25, 2019 by Emma Lu

King Zhuang of Chu. (Image: via Baidu Encyclopedia)

A Consort’s Wisdom Saved the King and His Kingdom (Part 1)

February 8, 2023October 25, 2019 by Emma Lu

King Zhuang of Chu State (reign 613-591 B.C.) was the most accomplished monarch among the five rulers during the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China. (Image: via Public Domain)

Shi Dakai Valued Righteousness Above Material Interests

March 12, 2023September 1, 2019 by Helen London

The Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864) was the largest civil war in China and had a long-lasting impact on Chinese history. (Image: via Wikimedia Commons)

What Caring Emperors Do for Their People

March 22, 2023August 25, 2019 by Helen London

The best Chinese emperors all had something in common: they held the people in their hearts and treasured them as their children. (Image: Screenshot via YouTube)

Why a Divine Horse Knelt in Front of a Merchant — the Circle of Deeds

June 3, 2023July 31, 2019 by Helen London

Once she looked back, standing before her was not the old blind lady anymore but a Buddha with incomparable majesty and a kind of compassion that no words in the world can describe. (Image: via Pixabay)

Legend of How a Pre-Teen Emperor Outwitted a Powerful General

June 7, 2023July 24, 2019 by Hermann Rohr

The then 14-year-old Kangxi Emperor took over the administration of state affairs. (Image: via Public Domain)

Enlightening to the Meaning of the Vicious Snake

February 21, 2023July 8, 2019 by Helen London

In ancient India, a farmer overheard the Buddha and his disciple talking about a snake (Image: naban55 via Pixabay)

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