Wen Hsiu Quan

Hi, everyone. This week I have gotten started on a new book that I could have read much earlier, but now finally got down to reading. That book, my friends, is the famed Bhagavad Gita. Sun Tzu's Art of War and Lao Tze's Taode Qing are actually very thin and make for relative easy reading. If you manage to get your hands on Musashi's Book of Five Rings you can find yourself finishing it within a month. The Baghavad Gita, on the other hand, is a montsrous volume of approximately 500 pages. The copy I have contains commentaries and translations that raise this number to over a 1 000 pages. Yes- It is a lot to read. One of the main protagonists in this book's story is a man called Arjuna. Now- if you are like me who does not know anything about Hinduism whatsoever you might never have heard of him, but since he is a close friend of Lord Krishna I am certain that the followers of the Hindu faith know very well who he is. Here is a bit of what I have ...

It's no secret. I love the Dragonball franchise- right from the original Dragonball series to the current Dragonball Super series that is currently running. I even like GT- well... a bit... This post is about something that has happened in episode 55 of Dragonball Super. The events I relate here remind us what virtue is actually about and ought to be a lesson to us all. Now- most good karate schools have a Dojo-Kun. I have the Taode Ching, Zen teachings and other classics. I'll get to the relevant quote from the Taode Ching at the end of this post. Well... to those who don't know the new Dragonball Super Universe here's a quick intro: Goku is the main character- a good hearted Saiyan (Warrior Alien) with a childlike heart and unrivalled strength. During his adventures Goku has not only met humans and aliens, but also those deities that watch over the planets and universes, These include: Kami: The Guardian of Earth The Kaioshin: Beings in charge of their qua...