A poem on the joys of fasting by Jelaluddin Rumi, who was born in what is now Afghanistan in 1207. Fasting There’s hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness.We are lutes,
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— Pre-Christian Eurasia thrived on cyclical unity, where Vikings saw death as a nightly sleep before dawn’s rebirth , Chinese sages harmonized with *wu wei* (無為), and African griots
By accepting the label but reshaping its meaning, China turns linguistic colonization into a linguistic jujitsu. As the proverb says: “Sit by the river long enough; your enemy’s corpse floats
— In Chinese metaphysics, alcohol embodies the balance of opposing forces—fire (陽 *yang*) and water (陰 *yin*). The *I Ching* (*Book of Changes*) describes this as the “水火既济” (water-fire
1. The Trap of Labels: Emptiness as Liberation You’re right: “communist,” “Christian,” “capitalist” are words carved in distant valleys, tools to shrink the vastness of human spirit into cramped boxes.
. Beneath the tamarind tree where roots drink from nameless rivers, we lay down our names like rusted coins. A shadow is not a “someone”—it borrows light to dance,
BadBwoy Kitchen Description Hi! My name is Bryan! I’m from Jamaica but currently live in Florida. I’ve been cooking since I was a kid and continue to pursue it as
The interplay between mantra recitation, chi (prana/lifeforce), and extraordinary abilities like levitation is rooted in esoteric Buddhist and Daoist traditions. While modern science remains skeptical, ancient texts describe mantra
A monk once told me in Hangzhou’s mist-draped hills: *“To answer ‘ha!’ is to clap with one hand—soundless, yet the valley answers.”* In Lagos, a Yoruba drummer paused mid-rhythm,
Bryan Jordan had a Near Death Experience. During his NDE, he encountered beings, a heavenly realm of meadows and really big flowers, met his light family, and got some life-altering
