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The Tea-Master and the Assassin

Taiko, a warrior who lived in Japan before the Tokugawa era, studied Cha-no-yu, tea etiquette, with Sen no Rikyu, a teacher of that aesthetical expression of calmness and contentment.Taiko’s attendant warrior Kato interpreted his superior’s enthusiasm for tea etiquette as negligence of state affairs, so he decided to kill Sen no Rikyu. He pretended to…Read more The Tea-Master and the Assassin

Muhammad Ali: Heroes

No Greater Wealth

Which of your Lord’s Blessings will you Deny?

On One Point The Matter Ends

By Bulleh Shah On one point the matter ends Catch the point, drop the academe Push away divisions which blaspheme Cast off hell, the grave, chastisement extreme Cleanse out the heart’s every dream Into this house everything descends On one point the matter ends For nothing we rub foreheads on the ground Then show off…Read more On One Point The Matter Ends

An Ounce of Sense?

Tao Te Ching - Chapter 53 If I have just an ounce of sense, I follow the great Way, And fear only to stray from it. The great Way is very straight, But people prefer to deviate. When the palace is magnificent, The fields are filled with weeds, And the granaries are empty. Some have…Read more An Ounce of Sense?