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‘Gods See All Your Evil Thoughts’

There is an ancient Chinese saying: “Gods see all your evil thoughts.” In July of a specific lunar year, an altar master in Shizhu County was passing through the township of Fengdu and decided to visit the temple of the town’s god. While offering his prayers and burning incense, he raised his head and gazed reverently ...

July 11, 2022

Emma Lu

Burning incense sticks in front of a Buddha statue.

Gods Help a Kind Old Man

In the old stories, it is often recounted that gods come to people in disguise to test their true nature. There was a generous and open-minded old scholar called Liu Gong who lived in Anhui during the early Qing Dynasty. One such test occurred during a very tough time in his life. Thankfully, the old ...

November 21, 2021

Max Lu