Mind & Spirit, Editor's Pick

Miracles, Wonders, and Enlightenment Left by Ancient Cultivation Cultures (Part 1)

For thousands of years, spiritual practice and cultivation principles have been part of Chinese culture and civilization. Countless stories of practitioners becoming immortals, becoming enlightened, and attaining supernatural powers have been passed down and recorded in the annals of history. However, the world is full of skeptics and doubters who don’t believe in enlightenment. No ...

Michael Segarty

Clouds over the mountains.

The ‘Heavenly Rule’ Is More Accurate Than Fortune Telling

Why do so many people die at a young age these days? Why do some people meet with misfortune just when it seems everything is going so well for them? Many people seek money, power, and fame but these things are not easily found or kept. The reason is the heavenly rule: blessings are bestowed on the virtuous. There was a ...

Emma Lu

Back view portrait of a satisfied woman raising arms and watching the sky sitting on the grass.

Fatal Retribution for the Wanton Slaughter of Sacred Turtles

The subjects of karma and retribution have long been widely discussed throughout the ages in the cultures of the Eastern and Western worlds. This account tells the true story of the severe retribution meted out to a group of people for savagely slaughtering and eating released turtles. It was emphasized by the author that this ...

Michael Segarty

Small turtle on a rock in a pond in a traditional Chinese garden near Wenshu Monastery, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

10 Steps to Help Conquer Fears and Anxieties

Are you feeling anxious and stressed out? Do you feel like you’re constantly in fight-or-flight mode? If so, you’re not alone. Millions of people around the world struggle with fears and anxieties. But there is good news: You can conquer your fears and anxieties. Follow these 10 simple steps to help conquer your fears and ...

Emma Lu

Smiling young woman with outstretched arms standing on the beach at sunset.

Good and Bad Karma Shape Your Life

Despite the considerable progress in medical science and technologies in today’s modern society, there are still incurable diseases and new and previously unknown conditions being diagnosed all the time. Some people with advanced abilities believe that the causes of these diseases have not only appeared in the person’s life, but are related to previous lives ...

Helen London

Pink lotus flower in bloom in front of a heart filled half with the moon and half with the sun.

Who Was Gautama Buddha?

Gautama Buddha left a profound impact on the progress of human civilization. Who was Gautama Buddha? Gautama Buddha, popularly known as the Buddha, was an ascetic, a religious leader, and a teacher who lived in ancient India. He is regarded as the founder of Buddhism and revered by Buddhists as an enlightened being who rediscovered ...

Max Lu

A Gautama Buddha statue.

How Is Genuine Self-Esteem Actually Developed?

Sometimes, you may feel bogged down owing to factors that may not be too obvious. Despite giving your best at the workplace and elsewhere, a sense of negativity and gloom may permeate your mind. There are days when you feel like staying disconnected from everything and everyone. This is often caused by low self-esteem. There ...

Raven Montmorency

A young fashionable bearded man wearing a scarf and sunglasses.

A Tutelary God Repaid Kindness With a Silver Coin

This is a true story that took place in central Taiwan concerning a tutelary god (a guardian god).   A couple lived on a tight budget and often quarreled with each other over their finances. Despite that, they got along most of the time and led a simple life together.  One night, the husband had a dream. A tutelary ...

Helen London

A statue of a village god placed on a famous tomb in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

Have You Ever Experienced Lucid Dreaming?

A lucid dream is described as a type of dream where the individual dreaming is, in fact, aware that they’re asleep in their physical form yet still awake mentally. It has been said that individuals can even control the narrative of their dreams while in this state of dreaming.  I find the concept of lucid ...

Katrina Hicks

A door opens into an outdoor landscape with the moon shining over water.

How Kindness to an Old Beggar Was Rewarded

Victor grew up in a poor family in England, and his parents were both working for a living. Although the family lived in poverty, they had an abundance of integrity, kindness, and love. When Victor was a child, he met a poor old man who was begging at the door. It was winter, and it ...

Helen London

A beggar holding a little silver bowl full of coins.