Download or read book Fortune and the Dao written by Jason P. Blahuta and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Times of prolonged conflict spur great minds to seek a lasting peace. Thus was the case of Warring States China, which saw the rise of the Hundred Schools of Thought, including the Doadejing and the Han Feizi, and Renaissance Italy, which produced Niccolò Machiavelli. Witnessing their respective societies fall prey to internal corruption and external aggression, all three thinkers sought ways to produce a strong, stable state that would allow both the leader and the populace to endure. Fortune and the Dao: A Comparative Study of Machiavelli, the Daodejing, and the Han Feizi demonstrates where the shortcomings of each theory lie, with emphasis on the similarities among Machiavelli, Laozi, and Han Feizi. Jason P. Blahuta ultimately argues that if Machiavelli’s philosophy, the most comprehensive of the three theories, were supplemented by aspects of the Daodejing, the revision would potentially overcome the deficiencies of the original.

Download or read book Foul Lady Fortune written by Chloe Gong and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends comes the “equal parts intoxicating and dazzling” (Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves) first book in a captivating new duology following an ill-matched pair of spies posing as a married couple to investigate a series of brutal murders in 1930s Shanghai. It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue. Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption for her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country. Code name: Fortune. But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march, Rosalind’s mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalind’s new orders are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the terror plot before more of her people are killed. To reduce suspicion, however, she must pose as the wife of another Nationalist spy, Orion Hong, and though Rosalind finds Orion’s cavalier attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating, she is willing to work with him for the greater good. But Orion has an agenda of his own, and Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried. As they both attempt to unravel the conspiracy, the two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.

Download or read book The Fortune teller Next to the Beauty written by Qianlong Wuyong and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fortune-teller went down the hill. All sorts of beautiful ladies came forward together to change their fate, borrowing heaven-defying luck to come rolling over. Beautiful women, please wait a moment, I see that you don't look too good, there's a big barrier of evil, I'll help you find a bone to help you, there's definitely a way to save you.

Download or read book Super Fortune Teller written by Huo BaoYouYu and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-07-18 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A copper coin to open up the real estate tycoon's wonderful life; One of them was to activate the changes to the Wind and Water Movement.

Download or read book Fortune tellers and Philosophers written by Richard J Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-28 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an analysis of Chinese divination as a means of organizing and interpreting reality, Richard Smith examines a wide variety of mantic techniques - from the use of the hallowed Yjing to such popular practices as siting (geomancy), astrology, numerology, physiognomy, the analysis of written characters, meteorological divination, the use of mediums (including spirit-writing), and dream interpretation. As he explains the pervasiveness and tenacity of divination in China, the author explores not only the connections between various mantic techniques but also the relationship between divination and other facets of Chinese culture, including philosophy, science and medicine. He discusses the symbolism of divination, its aesthetics, its ritual aspects, and its psychological and social significance, pointing out that in traditional China divination helped to order the future, just as history helped to order the past, and rituals the present.

Download or read book Heavenly Sword Evil Sovereign written by Liu FengHuiXue and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-09-13 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The path to becoming an immortal, reversing to becoming a devil, that would only take a flick of a finger from time to time. Trampling through the cycle of reincarnation with blood, breaking through life and death on the Vast Expanse Society. Buried love reverses the Road to River Styx, the sword aura shook the nine universe. Wrong me now to create eternal tribulation, who to me read the red candle.

Download or read book Tao Classic of Longevity and Immortality written by Zhi Gang Sha and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all want long, healthy, happy, and productive lives. What are the spiritual principles and ancient wisdoms needed to achieve this? A Tao Grandmaster distills the essential knowledge from thousands of years of sages and introduces powerful new insights and accessible practices to help you achieve longevity and even move in the direction of immortality, while never losing sight of the true purpose of our existence. How can longevity be best attained? Is immortality possible? What is the true reason we should want longevity, and even to strive for immortality? How can we do it? The spiritual principles and practical techniques from thousands of years of ancient wisdom, together with powerful new insights and a "how to" practice that will actually yield results, are distilled into this book. Very few will actually attain immortality, but in following the principles and practices in this book, every aspect of life will benefit.

Download or read book Reading the Dao written by Keping Wang and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dao De Jing represents one of the most important works of Chinese philosophy, in which the author, Lao Zi (c. 580-500 BC), lays the foundations of Taoism. Composed of 81 short sections, the text itself is written in a poetic style that is ambiguous and challenging for the modern reader. Yet while its meaning may be obscure, the text displays the originality of Lao Zi's wisdom and remains a hugely influential work to this day. In Reading the Dao: A Thematic Inquiry, Wang Keping offers a clear and accessible guide to this hugely important text. Wang's thematic approach opens up key elements of the Dao De Jing in a way that highlights and clarifies the central arguments for the modern reader. Presenting comprehensive textual analysis of key passages and a useful survey of recent Taoist scholarship, the book provides the reader with an insight into the origins of Taoist philosophy. This is the ideal companion to the study of this classic Taoist text.

Download or read book Feng Shui written by Raymond Lo and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates clearly and logically how natural forces in our environment affect our well-being, and uses famous buildings and places as practical examples of how feng shui has a very real relevance to our daily lives. The second part of the book takes us into an understanding of the 'Four Pillars of Destiny', an important feng shui tool that provides an explanation of personal events in our lives.

Download or read book Nine Yin And Nine Yang written by Qu MaoDeLaoShu and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 1363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yang Feng did not know who his father was until his mother died of illness when he was ten. Shortly later, he was received by the Yang family, an old martial family, and by his father whom he never met.However, at sixteen, Yang Feng was chased and killed due to the fighting for power in his family. He did not expect he could be reborn and gained the inheritance of his ancestors that his meridians were transformed by powerful internal forces. After cultivating the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Divine Art, Yang Feng decided to challenge his fate. As an illegitimate child who lived at the underclass, how would he become a god and make himself a legend?☆About the Author☆The Mouse That Marries The Cat(娶猫的老鼠) is a prolific novelist. He has created 11 novels, including "Nine Heavens and Dragons", "Nine Yin And Nine Yang", "Chaotic Emperor", "Da u", "Big Superior", "Supreme Dragon Totem", "Nine Stars Lord" and so on. As an author with great creative desire, the cat of the cat The Mouse That Marries The Cat has shown excellent imagination and literary talent since childhood.

Download or read book The Mingjia Related Texts written by and published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ESSENTIALS IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-QIN PHILOSOPHY. The Mingjia (School of Names) is a notional grouping of philosophers first recorded as such in the Shiji. Their identifying feature was a concern with linguistic issues particularly involving the correct use of names. The origin of this concern is taken to be Lunyu XIII.3. The group, as listed in the Han Shu, comprised seven men living between the sixth and third centuries BC. Only four of these men have extant writings attributed to them (Deng Xi, Yin Wen, Hui Shi and Gongsun Long) and in three of these there are issues of authenticity. Nevertheless, it is an important group for an understanding of the development of pre-Qin philosophy as the men themselves and the concepts they explored feature prominently in the writings of the other schools. The present work contains four sections: (i) the extant writings of the four men; (ii) all significant references to them in other works up the fourth century AD; (iii) other significant writing on the topics up to that time; and (iv) four appendices on specific issues concerning the school.

Download or read book Mysteries of Dao De Jing Tao Te Ching Revealed written by Dr. Guo Yong Jin and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2018-08-25 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lao Zi (also Lao-Tzu or Lao-Tze) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. His book, Dao De Jing (or Tao Te Ching), has been in circulation for more than 2,500 years. There are many versions and more than one thousand annotations, yet most readers still find it difficult to understand, let alone apply in daily life. Thus Dao De Jing is often misunderstood and regarded as containing mystical teachings disconnected from reality. In Mysteries of Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching) Revealed, author Dr. Guo Yong Jin dismisses many myths about this great work, including its link to Taoism (a religion founded six hundred years after Lao Zi). Shedding the mystical and surreal, he brings clarity to the teachings by drawing on Lao Zi’s source of inspiration—nature. In this way, Dr. Guo distinguishes his interpretation of Dao De Jing from those before him. The typical interpretation focuses on the semantics of Lao Zi’s written word; Dr. Guo, however, returns to the roots of Dao De Jing, using simple observations of nature to clarify the text. Dao De Jing lays bare the truths and realities of life and the universe. It explains the origins of life and the principles upon which the universe operates. Though much of Dao De Jing is mirrored in science and psychology, the ancient text offers an even deeper understanding. It is neither superstitious nor religious, nor is it a personal philosophy. Dao De Jing is simply wisdom in its essence.

Download or read book Courtyard Housing for Health and Happiness written by Donia Zhang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health and happiness are fundamental to human quality of life. The United Nations World Happiness Report 2012 reflects a new worldwide call for governments to include happiness as a criterion to their policies. The Healthy Cities or Happy Cities movement has been endorsed by the WHO since 1986, and a Healthy House or Happy Home is a critical constituent of a healthy city or a happy city. Nevertheless, the concept has not been fully explored. Existing literature on the healthy house has often focused on the technical, economic, environmental, or biochemical aspects, while current scholarship on the happy home commonly centers on interior decoration. Few studies have addressed the importance of social and cultural factors that affect the health and happiness of the occupants. Identifying four key themes in Chinese philosophy to promote health and happiness at home, this book links architecture with Chinese philosophy, social sciences, and the humanities, and in doing so, argues that Architectural Multiculturalism is a vital ideology to guide housing design in North America. Using both qualitative and quantitative evidence gathered from ethnic Chinese and non-Chinese living in the USA and Canada, the study proposes that the Courtyard is a central component to promote social and cultural health and happiness of residents. It further details courtyard garden house design strategies that combine a sense of privacy with a feeling of community as represented in courtyard housing. The schemes may have universal implications.

Download or read book Blissful Alchemic God written by Wang LingXin and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heaven and earth was in chaos as the heavens took on the shape of three souls, bringing their creations, the Heaven's Path Divine Artifact, into the cycle of reincarnation, and condensing the Heaven's Path aura. The grandmaster of arcane arts, Chu Batian, a 21st century fan of metaphysics and ancient literature, reincarnated and became one with three souls, becoming a legend of his generation, the god of extreme joy, Li Tianle. Alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman drawing, and puppet controlling were all very interesting. They teased geniuses, played with the strong, and oppressed the heavens. Close]

Download or read book Sorcerers of Dobu written by R. F. Fortune and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since its first publication in 1932, Sorcerers of Dobu has been recognized as one of the great triumphs of anthropological research and interpretation in the field of ethnography. A rich source of information on primitive psychology, the book presents sociological analysis of the complex tribal organisation of the Dobuans. Originally published in 1932

Download or read book The Dao of Capital written by Mark Spitznagel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As today's preeminent doomsday investor Mark Spitznagel describes his Daoist and roundabout investment approach, “one gains by losing and loses by gaining.” This is Austrian Investing, an archetypal, counterintuitive, and proven approach, gleaned from the 150-year-old Austrian School of economics, that is both timeless and exceedingly timely. In The Dao of Capital, hedge fund manager and tail-hedging pioneer Mark Spitznagel—with one of the top returns on capital of the financial crisis, as well as over a career—takes us on a gripping, circuitous journey from the Chicago trading pits, over the coniferous boreal forests and canonical strategists from Warring States China to Napoleonic Europe to burgeoning industrial America, to the great economic thinkers of late 19th century Austria. We arrive at his central investment methodology of Austrian Investing, where victory comes not from waging the immediate decisive battle, but rather from the roundabout approach of seeking the intermediate positional advantage (what he calls shi), of aiming at the indirect means rather than directly at the ends. The monumental challenge is in seeing time differently, in a whole new intertemporal dimension, one that is so contrary to our wiring. Spitznagel is the first to condense the theories of Ludwig von Mises and his Austrian School of economics into a cohesive and—as Spitznagel has shown—highly effective investment methodology. From identifying the monetary distortions and non-randomness of stock market routs (Spitznagel's bread and butter) to scorned highly-productive assets, in Ron Paul's words from the foreword, Spitznagel “brings Austrian economics from the ivory tower to the investment portfolio.” The Dao of Capital provides a rare and accessible look through the lens of one of today's great investors to discover a profound harmony with the market process—a harmony that is so essential today.

Download or read book The Key to Good Fortune written by Hua-Ching Ni and published by Sevenstar Communications, U.S.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Key to Good Fortune' offers a practical way toreconnect with the Divine Truth of your being. Not only does it help you to recognize your mistakes and misunderstandings about life, it helps you to understand the danger of negative influences so that you can be guided to appreiate the whole truth. Only the truth will vitalize your root or life essence, while false beliefs merely polish the leaves of your life tree. The work also contains a bonus of three important treatises taken from China's ancient spiritual heritage.