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peaceandmoney in ThoughtfulDailyPost • 3 months ago

What a delightful post, Zen Tales are lovely to read and you do not disappoint with this one. Can I ask are you interested in wider Chinese culture and philosophy? I used to do research pieces on Confucian philosophy which I think is uniquely enlightening and empowering. As well as intelligence I think Confucius had an extraordinarily positive energy. His teachings were and are such a powerful force for good.

I was also interested in the cultural and artistic habits of the Chinese emperor Qianlong and the Qing dynasty, just such a beautiful and rich history. Do you know much about the Qing dynasty?

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dbooster 3 months ago

Glad you enjoyed the post!

My knowledge of China is pretty much limited to Zen history, as it moved through China as Chan Buddhism on its way to Japan, to some extent Buddhist history in general, and the Chinese poetry (usually Tang poetry) that early Japanese haiku poets loved. I have some vague ideas of the general history of the country, but nothing specific. I would say I'm more partial to Taoist ideas than Confucian ones, but given that Taoism had a much more profound influence on Zen and that is where my main philosophical interest lies, that's kind of a given. However, Confucian philosophy did have a huge effect on Japan, so I'm at least familiar with it in general terms.

I'm afraid all I know about the Qing is the general decline due in no some part to the West and then the sad ending of the last emperor. As to their more successful beginnings or highlights of the dynasty, I'm sadly in the dark.

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peaceandmoney 3 months ago

I would like to learn more about Zen history and Buddhism, I think there is an enormous amount of fulfilling and positive lessons we can learn from it. I will be following your Zen knowledge very closely. Thanks again for your great post.

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