Cultivation fantasy stories use the word 'cultivation' all the time. But what does it really mean?

How do you write gongfu and cultivation for a story in which the goal isn't supreme power?

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Be virtuous as water, for water does not compete. Only when your heart is that of heaven and earth. You can achieve the greater DAO.

After watching a documentary about the #SovietUnion under #Stalin . . I decided to take some time to tune into more calming ideas, something that can help me stay balanced a see the big picture. Thank

The Human Anatomy of Blood flowing through the Hierarchical Network of Arteries, Veins and Capillaries . As with all Hierarchies in Nature... The structure consists of the Few Big and the Many Small .

"When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost, right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth, it is

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose." –Jim Elliot . The acceptance of Transience can grant permanence to one's Character . What else is it do you have? One's

A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe . People are creatures of Pattern and Story... . In Life, One finds themselves as Characters of a Narrative . Some are

"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely

“It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God. Without God people only succeed in bringing out the worst in one another. Lovers who have nothing else to do but love each other soon find

One can always see Dao at work... . One can see it at work in The Sky... . The Stars, The Waters . One can connect to Dao... Through the recognition of Pattern, Through the creation of Order . What can

"Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you"--Lao Tsu . In economics, it is known that human desires

"Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate"--St. Thomas Aquinas . All flows within designs The Dao is the Great Designer .

I can pontificate that one of the most difficult aspects of trying to translate the nature of the Dao, would be first to translate classical Chinese into English. Words are deeper than their dictionaries

What do these things mean to you? Is it the left and right brain functioning, intuition and intellect? Are they literally darkness and light? Is it the struggle and reconciliation of the human and animal

The Yin and Yang. This symbol dates back thousands of years in Chinese history. Tao (/taʊ/) or Dao (/daʊ/ DOW; from Chinese: 道; pinyin: Dào [tâu] ( listen)) is a Chinese word signifying 'way', 'path',

Who are you really? An amazing lecture given by Alan Watts a British philosopher, writer, and speaker. Speech extract from "Does it do you, or do you do it" by Alan Watts, courtesy of alanwatts.org

A prolific writer, speaker, economist, and philosopher, Murray Rothbard (1926-1995) has often been branded an extremist by both the political right and the left. Whether or not one agrees with his views,

Since quite long time ago I was thinking to start blogging on English. Somehow it happened so, that I have developed personal brand in Russian media. I am known as a daoist researcher and practitioner,