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,
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,
. 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,
— 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
— 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
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.
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
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
. In the 19th century, China was branded the “sick man of Asia,” its ancient glory obscured by colonial humiliation. Today, its resurgence as a global power rooted in unbroken
Ògún, the wealthy husband of my mother,The mighty deity who moves with great power,The one who bathes in blood at home,The one who adorns himself with sacred garments.Ògún, the owner
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