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Confucianism is not Nationalism
There are so many misuses of Confucianism! Here is a fairly common one, projecting an image of modern Chinese nationalism back to Confucius. It is taken from a Washington Post story today: "China Pushes Public To Mind Its… Continue reading
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Repeat after me: A Father is more than a sperm-producing machine…
One of the dangers of having a blog, and writing 5-6 days a week, is repetition. You just cannot help but repeat yourself once in a while. Well, when I saw this headline in today’s NYT, I… Continue reading
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Losing the Past
Nothing demonstrates the shallowness of the revival of Confucianism in China as the destruction of the country’s physical cultural heritage: China’s rapid urbanization has devastated the country’s architectural and cultural heritage sites, state news organizations reported Monday. … Continue reading
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The Cost of Insincerity
Confucius often tells us to stand by our words, to make sure that our actions fulfill our words. The Master said: "If you’re grave and thoughtful, people look to you with the veneration due a noble. And if… Continue reading
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Confucius on the Web
Just noticed this short article in Xinhua about the launch of a web site by the Chinese Confucius Foundation, the organization that oversees the Sage’s family site in Qufu, and which tries to centralize and manage all things… Continue reading
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Gaokao
Tomorrow is a big day for Chinese high school students: This year, a record 10 million Chinese youngsters will sit the two-day National College Entrance Exam, starting on Thursday, vying for about half that number of university places.… Continue reading
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A Woman of Humanity
We held graduation at my college on Sunday. I had the privilege of hosting one of our honorary degree recipients: Ms. Shiranee Tilakawardane (scroll down), a Sri Lankan Supreme Court Justice. What a great experience! … Continue reading
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Eighteen Years
This is the day we remember the horrible killings that happened in Beijing in 1989. While it is true that the greatest number of the killings happened on the night of June 3 in the neighborhoods and intersections… Continue reading
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Friday I Ching Blogging: Getting Started Again
It has been a while since I last consulted the I Ching, and I am going to change my style this time. Often I ask political questions, which I think are very well suited for the oracle. But… Continue reading
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Gender Convergence
In an NYT article today, researchers say that men and women, in the US at least, are behaving more like one another: Now experts who shared their latest research at a conference this month say that far from… Continue reading
The Useless Tree 