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Scientific Proof: Telling the Truth Promotes Good Health!

Is it possible that being honest and truthful can lead to good health? Well, there is actually scientific proof that this is indeed the case! Anita E. Kelly, a professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, led a project called the Science of Honesty. In this simple study, 72 healthy adults were randomly ...

Tatiana Denning

Illustration of a heart and a line drawing of an ekg with a regular heart rythm superimposed on an image of a stethoscope.

The Power of Sincere Repentance

As the ancient saying goes: “To err is human, to forgive is divine.” It means that recognizing one’s mistakes and offering sincere repentance is one of the most valuable things a person can do. Let’s look at an ancient story about someone who sincerely offered repentance and stood firm even when he was tested by ...

Mikel Davis

Chinese painting of bamboo and the full moon at night.

Perform Extraordinary Miracles With a Heart of Sincerity

“Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.” – Confucius This is a story from the compilations in Liezi, an ancient Chinese philosophical text, about how having a heart of sincerity can create miracles. There was an elderly farmer with a heart of sincerity named Shangqiu Kai whose family was impoverished and often suffered from ...

Michael Segarty

Rice spilling out of a sack.

Perform Extraordinary Miracles With Just One Sincere Thought

This is a story about devout thought from the compilations in Liezi, an ancient Chinese philosophical text. An elderly farmer was named Shangqiu Kai. His family was impoverished and often suffered from hunger. One day, two men from the wealthy family of Fan Zihua stayed at Shangqiu’s house as guests.  In their chat, they said that ...

Michael Segarty

Mountain lake with the sun behind the clouds.

The Elixir of Good Health: ‘Honesty’ 

Honesty is one of the essential virtues of being a human being. Being honest with each other can establish good communication, while lying has negative consequences. We all know that lies will eventually see the light of day. A scientific study on “honesty” found that telling the truth over a long period of time had ...

Helen London

A smiling African American couple.

A Famous Medicinal Herb Merchant in Chang’an During the Tang Dynasty

In the mid-period of the Tang Dynasty, there was a herb merchant named Song Qing who lived in the capital of Chang’an in the western part of the city. During that time, there was a well-known adage that held: “Medicinal herb merchant Song Qing is a person with righteous thinking.” Being a humble merchant, how ...

Michael Segarty

A herbal apothecary.