Monthly Archives: May 2013

Subdivisions of Nature – English

Subdivisions of Nature – English Let us begin by becoming better aware of the degree of difference in relating to the world and to the perceived structure of nature between speakers of English and speakers of Chinese. This will enable us to begin to recognize the complexity of the obstacles that we are facing in […]

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Evolution of Chinese Characters

Evolution Of Chinese Characters Chinese characters arose from pictures. We will want to learn to recognize the pictures within the pictographs. How shall we start? Many of the modern Chinese characters have a very long history, and they have changed greatly over time. There have been a series of well-defined, great shifts in writing style […]

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Chapter 1 – Sentence 3

The Art of War: Chapter 1 – Sentence 3 This page contains my translation of Sentence 3 of Chapter 1: The Dao leads the people to be of one will with their ruler, such that they are willing to live or die with him, in spite of any danger… Continue reading

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