Understanding Taoist Classics


Interpreting the Ancient Codes

Interpreting the ancient codes shrouding the esoteric Chinese arts is one of the great challenges facing any serious student or teacher of Taoism. Download the free paper now.

China 2010: Day 5: Kunming to Xizhou

Day 5, Tuesday, April 20 (Kunming to Xizhou)

            After our deep, long sleep, we ate breakfast at the buffet which offered the usual Chinese cabbage, fruit (tomatoes included), Chinese summer sausage (turkey? Tofu?), steamed buns filled with bean paste (I ate three), rice porridge with red rice mixed with white (congee).  Sated, we boarded a [...]

Journey to Dali and Xi Zhou

We journeyed through the Yunnan countryside as we headed for Dali and Xi Zhou. Scenic hills and valleys alternated like Yin and Yang to weave a brocade-like landscape.. Yunnan is suffering from a severe drought, the worst in 80-100 years. Normally the climate is more like a temperate rain forest; but even with drought, it [...]