Articles: Stories and Proverbs

A Sudden Dawn

Goran Powell, June 14, 2010

This epic historical fiction novel, A Sudden Dawn, opens in A.D. 507 with a young Indian man named Sardili, born of the warrior caste. Sardili gives up a promising future as a soldier to become a monk and seek enlightenment. More >>

2009, The Year of the Ox - Happy Chinese New Year!

YMAA, January 26, 2009

The Chinese year 4707 begins on January 26, 2009. Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month beginning on the darkest day. More >>

The Poison of Love

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, June 11, 2008

A long time ago, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. More >>

Find Your Teacher and Practice Humbly

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, January 7, 2008

There is a Chinese story about six blind men who touch an elephant to know what it looks like. More >>

A Blessing in Disguise (Chinese Folk Story)

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, December 28, 2007

A long, long time ago, there was a kind old man who lived on the plains outside the Great Wall of China. The gentle old man had only two passions in his life: collecting rare breeds of horses, and his son, whom he loved more than anything else. More >>