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“And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.” — Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

"If you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt. Only more love." #caughtbythetides #love

What is the meaning of ritual to a person without benevolence? What is the meaning of music to a person without benevolence? The ritual and music are prepared for people with kindness. #chineseculture

A man with a benevolent heart must be humble and courteous. For what is benevolence if not love. #Mencius

Being low key and humble is the best protection for yourself. On the contrary, if lordy and imperious you will kill yourself. #rituals #chinesecivilisation

Ritual is the bible of Emperors - Shu Xiang #chinesecivilisation

A good leader is not only a king but also a teacher. He is both a leader and an educator. So governing a country is to make the people well educated. It is in using rituals to remind and cultivate the cultural self awareness deeply hidden in our hearts. #chinese #rituals

The heart that no longer clings is a heart that can finally breathe. The person that no longer strives is the one that can truly serve. - Lao Tzu #taoteching

“Nothing is more fertile than emptiness.” - Alan Watts #emptiness

Life is fleeting. Isn't it liberating that every moment is a totally new opportunity to choose to start afresh? #nts

“The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.” ~ Robert Henri.

Anger is simply the refusal to dance ~ Alan Watts.

"If you can act crazy long enough, maybe you can survive this crazy world." ~ Concubine Ling #weiyinglor #yanxipalace

My father used to say; “ I can’t wait to get old. For my mind to soften. For my memories to rot away. The hardest thing to do is forget. Forget the scars life gives you, forget the scars you gave others. The challenge is hiding a few memories worth keeping from your dying mind.”

"the most masculine man has a feminine soul, and the most feminine woman has a masculine soul." ~ Carl Jung