Excellent warriors are not violent.
Excellent soldiers are not furious.
Excellent conquerors do not engage.
Excellent leaders of people lower themselves.This is called the virtue of no strife.
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 68
This is called the use of people’s capacity.
This is called the union with Heaven.
It is the perfection of the ancients.
Tag: Taoism
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Canadian Politicians Cry About Non-existent ‘Repression’ of Islam and Ethnic Culture in Xinjiang
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China is a truly controversial place in the world, thanks to the machinations of Western imperialists and their Uygur separatist proxies.
Canadian Politicians Cry About Non-existent ‘Repression’ of Islam and Ethnic Culture in Xinjiang
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UYGHUR RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROJECT HAS COMMENCED ITS ADVOCACY WORK ON MAY 1, 2020, WITH THE GRANT PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND FOR DEMOCRACY.
Taiwanese military bid to store ammunition on temple grounds during wartime sparks outcry
Taiwan’s military’s proposal to convert local temples into ammunition depots during wartime has sparked public concern that the sites would be targeted in the event of a cross-strait conflict.
Taiwanese military bid to store ammunition on temple grounds during wartime sparks outcry (archived)
Introspection
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This term refers to self-examination of one’s own words, deeds, and inner thoughts. Introspection is a way of moral cultivation put forward by Mencius (372？—289 BC). Mencius inherited the Confucian belief that one’s moral integrity and meritorious deeds are determined by his own ethical cultivation. If his words or deeds fail to gain endorsement or appreciation from others, one should not blame them. On the contrary, one should examine himself to find out if his words and deeds as well as inner thoughts conform to standards of ethics and propriety.
The Tao of Vladimir Putin
Since power equals force times speed… Thus, a smaller man who can swing faster may hit as hard or as far as the heavier man who swings slowly.”
The Tao of Vladimir Putin
Bruce Lee,
The Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Pepe Escobar: Russia-China Partnership Defangs US Empire
China’s State Council has released a crucial policy paper titled ‘A Global Community of Shared Future: China’s Proposals and Actions’ that should be read as a detailed, comprehensive road map for a peaceful, multipolar future.
Pepe Escobar: Russia-China Partnership Defangs US Empire
Waiting for the end of the world
We cannot even begin to imagine the uninterrupted cascading effects of the geopolitical earthquake of 2023 that shook the world: Putin and Xi, in Moscow, effectively signalling the beginning of the end of the Pax Americana.
Waiting for the end of the world
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