The Huainanzi presents two categories of ganying resonance. Charles LeBlanc labelled these as “relative” and “total” resonance. Relative resonance relates to those of the same category – that which shares […]

Jianzhi buhuo 見 知 不 惑 “seeing and knowing are never deluded.” A fundamental belief in the Huanglao boshu that differentiates itself from the views of Laozi and Zhuangzi. Another […]

Among my readings on shi 势 it felt like a good time to take a pause and read this short (compared to recent material) study on the philosophy of Shen […]

I had the pleasure of reading the forthcoming second installment of the Jingyue Quanshu by Allen Tsaur. This text struck a chord with me on three primary fronts: 1) as […]

“Thunder and lightning at twilight—Return! Why worry?If we do not even maintain our prestige,what can we expect from the Lord of the Sky? If I hide in a cave,what then […]

“King Hui of Liang asked Wei Liao-zi ‘The Yellow Emperor possessed “Recision” and “Accretion” and could win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. Is it true?” Wei Liao-zi replied, […]

One of my favorite passages from Abdu’l-Baha, one I consider to be foundational to the Baha’i paradigm: seeking Truth as an individual and then manifesting such virtues in our heart. […]

Finished “The Propensity of Things” by Francois Jullien. I found it to be a valuable and enlightening work on Chinese philosophy; having studied Greek and Chinese philosophy in my undergrad […]

by Jia Yi, June 174 BCEConsidered to be one of the finest expressions of early Han DaoismTranslated by Burton Watson The owl breathed a sighRaised its head, and beat its […]

Editorial by Justin Penoyer & Joshua Park The Lantern Volume: XVII, Issue: 3 We live in extraordinary times. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has put healthcare systems and political […]

Lead plant, A. canescens, is listed as one of the various species used for moxibustion by Amerindians. The Omaha of Nebraska and western Iowa used the stems of lead plant […]