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As a consequence of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, Germany was divided into two global blocs, the East (occupied by the former Soviet Union) and the West (under the control of ...
Culture 07/15/2019
The swastika is, to this day, taboo for many in the West, because it is associated with Nazism and invokes the memory of the Holocaust. While Hitler was in power, any investigation into its authentic ...
Culture 07/14/2019
According to the latest NPR-IBM Watson Health poll, “42% of those polled said they were angrier in the past year.” Most of us think we are better than average. We believe others are getting even angrier ...
Culture 07/12/2019
Epics and verse are not the result of hazard, but rather of a group that has developed a moral code and a sophisticated culture. There exist diverse types of epic poetry around the world, but they ...
Culture 07/12/2019
A long time ago, a poor man visited his relatives, who treated him with generosity and kindness. He fell asleep in his seat after enjoying a giant dinner complete of food and drink. It was almost time ...
Culture 07/10/2019
Abraham Lincoln is an innate genius. But few know that his talent was attributed to his wonderful mothers. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States is famous for his achievements in leading the country ...
Culture 07/08/2019
Many ancient sayings from Western and Eastern cultures encouraged people to treat others with kindness and do good deeds. By doing that, they would receive blessings and avoid bad luck. The ancient Chinese also attached ...
Culture 07/06/2019
Since the days of Aesop, animals have been used as vehicles by which humankind has addressed its moral, ethical and cultural identity. For some, this serves to misrepresent animals, privileging anthropomorphism at the expense of ...
Culture 07/05/2019
In February of 1988, in Hebei province in China, some ten kilometers northeast of the city of Handan, farmers working in their fields stumbled upon an unprecedented finding: a stone dragon that was an astounding ...
Culture 07/03/2019
The occurence in China inevitably recalls to mind the prophecy about the destiny of the Chinese government (regime?), which was revealed through a secret book circulated in the folklore: “Tie ban tu.”
Culture 07/02/2019
Steve Jobs had liver transplant surgery in 2009 and died two years later. His untimely passing saddened people all over the world, but in his final years, he had no regrets. Earlier in 2009, Apple President ...
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Art 07/10/2019
Classical Chinese dancer Miranda Zhou-Galati says one of the most interesting roles she has played over the course of her 13 years with Shen Yun Performing Arts is that of a bodhisattva statue.
Art 06/27/2019
Beijing Opera is a quintessential art form and a national treasure. For over 200 years, Beijing Opera has been considered an important performing art with profound cultural connotations.
Art 06/21/2019
Leonardo da Vinci is generally recognised as one of the great figures of the Renaissance and one of the greatest ever polymaths. As the world marks the 500th anniversary of his death, it’s important to ...
Art 06/18/2019
Drums are traditional musical instruments in China, which play many roles in various rituals such as sacrificial offerings, exorcising evil spirits, and dance ceremonies. In addition, they have always been vital instruments during wartime. Drums ...
Art 06/06/2019
Wood carving is a supremely unique art form. Instead of painting onto paper or silk, wooden works are revealed by carving away from the negative space, with immaculate intricacy and skill, to bring to life ...
Art 06/04/2019
There is a well-known Dutch saying: “This world is like a haystack, and people try to grab from it as much as possible.” That proverb has become a theme in music and painting, especially in ...
Art 06/01/2019
The Roman city of Pompeii was a busy harbor and luxury resort equipped with elaborate villas, temples, theaters, lecture halls, courts and churches. It was located near the peaceful shore of the Gulf of Naples. ...
Art 05/27/2019
Laying in a solemn corner of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City, is Michelangelo’s sculptural masterpiece, Pietà. It is a piece that displays both his extraordinary talent as well as his extreme level of ...
Art 05/24/2019
Today, we will look at one of the pinnacles of human culture, which has, like a fine wine, stood the test of time. We will visit the birthplace of outstanding works of art, music, literature, ...
Art 05/22/2019
Close your eyes and make yourself comfortable. If you want, make a cup of tea. Get ready to listen. Press “play.” If you have chosen a good melody, you will feel the notes of the ...
Culture 05/18/2019
Art can act as a mirror, a looking glass, through which a true reflection of the values and aesthetics of an era are displayed. In contrast to this, art can also affect the social and ...
Art 05/16/2019
Shen Yun Performing Arts has become a sensation in the arts world and continues to amaze spectators from around the globe. Headquartered in New York, Shen Yun has shared its special magic with spectators across ...
Art 05/14/2019
From under the ground, on ancient rock and hidden cliff faces, there are hidden traces of our ancient ancestors. The secret wonders that mankind created through the millennia. People have been bestowed with creative minds ...
Culture 05/12/2019
From under the ground, on ancient rock and hidden cliff faces, there are hidden traces of our ancient ancestors. The secret wonders that mankind created through the millennia. People have been bestowed with creative minds ...
Art 05/11/2019
This year marks the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death. Widely considered one of the greatest polymaths in human history, Leonardo was an inventor, artist, musician, architect, engineer, anatomist, botanist, geologist, historian, and cartographer. Did ...
Art 05/07/2019
In 2015, the dancer Melody Qin appeared on the poster for Shen Yun Performing Arts, a globally touring traditional Chinese dance company based in New York. Her image shows the elegant aura and graceful charm ...
Culture 04/24/2019
Ashley Wei talks about her childhood dream and shares stories from her life as a professional classical Chinese dancer with the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts Company.
Art 04/10/2019
Since ancient times, when people think of the word ‘cultivation’, they immediately think of the mysterious Orient with its various kinds of magic and mysticisms. In reality though, for thousands of years, the West has ...
Culture 04/09/2019
The Art of Zhen Shan Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition was held in the New York State Legislative Office Building in Albany, New York for three days, from March 26 through March 29, 2019. ...
Uncategorized 04/08/2019
Franz Seraphicus Peter Schubert (1797-1828) was the last of the Austrian music masters and an iconic figure of the early romantic music era. He was also an outstanding composer, recognized globally for his contribution to ...
Legend 06/11/2019
The Monkey king or Sun Wukong-from the classic book Journey to the West is a kind of "superhero" representative of traditional Chinese culture. However, it is very different from Western superheroes like Spiderman or Superman. ...
Legend 06/10/2019
One freezing night during the dead of winter, a poor shoemaker trudged home feeling as dark inside as it was outside. No customers had come to his shop for several days. On his way home, ...
Legend 05/21/2019
On the western slope of Mount Hua in Shaanxi Province in China, visitors can see the strange sight of a gigantic rock split perfectly into three parts. According to an ancient legend passed down over ...
Legend 05/10/2019
Many people who have faith are not surprised by the confirmation of stories and narratives from sacred texts by scientific research. When the content of these stories, which have been passed down through their faith ...
Legend 04/25/2019
This mysterious eighteenth-century figure keeps intriguing historians and onlookers alike, as there are multiple records of his presence throughout history. At the same time, nobody really knows anything about the circumstances of his birth, and ...
Legend 04/24/2019
It is a mistake to think there wasn’t international travel during Jesus’ time. As this map of ancient merchant routes shows, the known world was linked by land and sea. Perhaps with some helpful knowledge ...
Legend 04/23/2019
This compelling Buddhist story about a monk's decision that would determine whether he lived or died will make you reflect on what is truly important in life. In ancient India, there once was a young man ...
Culture 03/29/2019
People that live in Western countries tend to believe in the concept of ‘cycle of kindness,’ while people living in Eastern countries believe in the ‘Causal Principle’ – they share the belief that when someone ...
Legend 03/27/2019
It was the ancient sages’ belief that every human being’s life and fate had already been pre-arranged in a divine realm, intangible and invisible to the human eye. They understood that every single event that ...
Legend 03/19/2019
The ancients knew him well. He was as powerful as a god, as dangerous as a demon. He generously gave life – and he ruthlessly took it away. He appeared to all, from the darkest and ...
Legend 02/04/2019
Recently, an enigmatic flower has been spotted in different parts of the world, awakening everyone’s curiosity on what wonders it might be prophesizing. The flower that has been enchanting the world is the mystical Udumbara ...
Legend 02/03/2019
In the Res Gestae Divi Augustus (‘The Deeds of the Divine Augustus’), Augustus demonstrates his piety by stating that he was a member of all four major priesthoods in Rome – the Pontifices, Augures, Quindecemviri and Septemviri. ...
Legend 01/21/2019
Before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, Roman Emperor Constantine had an incredibly vivid dream, leading to a decision that changed the course of history. Dreams have always been regarded as omens, or prophecies of the ...
Legend 12/31/2018
On the 1 st January of every year, many countries around the world celebrate the beginning of a new year. But there is nothing new about New Year’s. In fact, festivals and celebrations marking the beginning of ...
Legend 12/18/2018
In ancient myths and legends, there are numerous stories featuring seven wise men. Across the ancient mythologies of Babylonia, Sumeria, China, Ancient Greece, and India, there are tales featuring seven sages? Who were they and ...
Legend 12/10/2018
Lake of the Pregnant Maiden is a beautiful, wild, and magnificent treasure that is part of the Malaysian landscape. The lake is not only beautiful but legend has it that the waters have a healing ...
Legend 12/07/2018
The tale of how Sisyphus received his eternal punishment is one telling of the retribution facing man and his arrogance. The punishment of Sisyphus would hold some disturbing familiarities to our lives and society in ...
Legend 11/19/2018
Translated by Chua BC, Vision Times Huiyun was a monk from a monastery in Luoyang during the Tang Dynasty. In the first year of the Linde era of Emperor Tang Gaozong’s reign (A.D. 664-665), Huiyun, at ...
Legend 11/16/2018
The myths of severe floods, although originating from vastly differing civilizations, share unbelievable similarities. Suppose that these floods took place exactly as per the stories tell us, what warning should we heed from these catastrophes? ...
Legend 11/07/2018
The cyclops and giants was cleaned out by gods as Zeus prepared Earth for a new age. Zeus told the wisest of the titans, Epimetheus and his brother Prometheus, to make lives that would inhabit ...
New York 05/24/2019
Following an annual experience-sharing conference at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on May 17, Falun Gong practitioners held numerous activities in New York City the next day to introduce the self-improvement system to ...
Natural healing 05/06/2019
During the free Falun Gong workshop at the Fremont Main Library on April 30, 2019, dozens of people from all walks of life and from different ethnic backgrounds living in the San Francisco Bay Area ...
Natural healing 04/29/2019
It was early morning on June 3rd when Doctor Margaret Trey’s Qantas flight landed at Tom Bradley International Airport in Los Angeles after an extended delay at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport. She hastily glanced at her ...
Natural healing 03/23/2019
Did you know that through your ears you could be able to read the human body’s map and discover all of the possible diseases affecting it? According to western medicine, ears are nothing worthy or special ...
Culture 03/11/2019
Ann Teurlings, from Belgium, is the mother of six children. Thirty years ago she sustained injuries from a severe car accident, which left her with chronic pain for decades. However, all of that changed after ...
Culture 01/02/2019
During his early years, Sterling Campbell, a NYC-based drummer for British rock star David Bowie, lived an unrestrained lifestyle—drinking alcohol and smoking pot every day. He couldn’t break out of the vicious cycle until one ...
Culture 12/23/2018
From drugs and despair to becoming a good person, living a normal life and striving to do even better When Mateusz Filipkowski was a boy in Poland, he believed in the existence of a wonderful ...
Natural healing 12/10/2018
Mr. Zhang Zengjun, 57, works as a network management engineer for a Silicon Valley company in California. He is very healthy and happy. It’s hard to believe that about 20 years ago, Mr. Zhang suffered ...
Natural healing 11/26/2018
‘Tis the season when the conversation shifts to what you’re thankful for. Gathered with family and friends around a holiday feast, for instance, people may recount some of the biggies – like their health or ...
Culture 11/19/2018
Martins Rubenis is a retired Olympic medalist from Latvia. Born in 1978, Rubenis started learning luge when he was 9 years old. Despite the honors, an athlete’s lifestyle can inflict a huge toll on the body. “I ...
Natural healing 10/16/2018
Ursula lives in southern Germany. She has a wonderful family that anyone would dream of—a caring husband and three healthy children. However, she often tells her friends, “It was not as it seemed to be. ...
Natural healing 10/11/2018
A recent Harvard study reveals that children who had a religious upbringing are likely to be healthier and have a higher degree of well-being in early adulthood than those who did not. The study, conducted by ...
Culture 09/13/2018
Life is full of many joys and sorrows, that we must face every day. When we feel a void in our hearts, we look for an answer to the pain, that will help us to ...
Natural healing 08/26/2018
I grew up in a swimming pool. My dad was a swimmer both in college and during World War II, and he expected us kids to be swimmers, too. I remember every summer weekday practicing ...
Natural healing 08/26/2018
Before popping pills, try these gentle alternative treatments Let’s face it: Being in chronic pain is awful. It creeps into every aspect of life. Your sleep may suffer, it’s tough on loved ones, and you feel ...
Natural healing 08/26/2018
Adding essential oils to food is an ancient practice that can help the body heal. When we think of cooking with herbs and spices, we usually reach for the fresh or dry versions of those ingredients ...
Natural healing 08/26/2018
Those with allergies suffer many unpleasant symptoms. Luckily, Chinese medicine offers effective relief for allergic rhinitis, including nasty symptoms like itchy, red, watery eyes, digestive disturbances, itchy throat or skin, congestion, postnasal drip, and sneezing. What Causes Allergies? Allergies are a great ...
Natural healing 08/26/2018
A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. Solar terms form the traditional Chinese calendar system. The calendar follows the ancient Chinese belief ...
Natural healing 08/14/2018
More and more people are either swapping traditional cigarettes for e-cigarettes or simply picking up an e-cigarette habit, causing this trend to grow in popularity. The appeal of e-cigarettes is that people believe them to be ...
Beyond science 07/07/2019
It sounds like a science-fiction story or a historical joke, but the discovery of a prehistoric beetle with a human’s shoe print on it raises longstanding questions about evolutionary history. “One side of the heel was ...
Beyond science 06/26/2019
In recent times, science has tried to demystify one of the strangest phenomena on the planet: the Bermuda Triangle, the mysterious place where dozens of planes and ships disappeared, leaving no trace behind. It comprises an ...
Beyond science 06/22/2019
In Western history, there was a record of a talented scientist in the 18th century who could go to Heaven and Hell, and his tales helped people of that time gain more faith in the ...
Beyond science 06/18/2019
Have you ever seen or experienced anything paranormal, which does not belong to this plane or material dimension? There are a variety of phenomena that manifest themselves in this plane. However, because they are not ...
Beyond science 06/15/2019
There has always been partiality when it comes to the discussion of whether spiritual phenomenons do exist or not or whether our current empirical science is in-fact benefiting humanity. After all faith is hard evidence ...
Beyond science 06/13/2019
There seems to be an invisible string that connects twins. When one twin is in trouble, the other would quickly sense it. One afternoon in March 2009, when a girl named Gemma (15) was playing on ...
Beyond science 05/09/2019
After reincarnation, it is common for people to not remember their previous lives. However, there are those that are able to remember clearly memories from lives lived before their own. Among them are celebrities such ...
Beyond science 04/29/2019
What Napoleon Bonaparte saw when he spent the night alone in the Great Pyramid of Giza is a mystery for the ages. Could he possibly have seen his future and his demise? Napoleon's strange encounter ...
Culture 04/22/2019
Today, many atheists believe only in science and oppose the existence of God. However, the famous scientists, the “fathers of modern science,” claim their belief in God. True scientists will not arbitrarily make conclusions, they ...
Beyond science 04/09/2019
How many people have had the feeling or the impression that they have seen and done things before, in another time? The idea of reincarnation follows from this experience, which is that at death we ...
Beyond science 04/05/2019
In Christian religion and costumes, the star of Bethlehem is known as the astronomical guide followed by the Three Wise Men who welcomed the birth of Jesus. Throughout history, as scientific research and theories have changed ...
Beyond science 04/03/2019
Extraordinary images of what was found inside a 2,500-year-old tooth belonging to the historical Buddha are making rounds on the internet. What is truly fascinating about this tooth are the ‘sarira’ – small relics in ...
Beyond science 04/01/2019
Near-death experiences are an unexpectedly common phenomenon. For centuries, their occurrence and subsequent lessons have been recorded across the globe, from ancient Greece and Egypt to Buddhist and Zen philosophy in the Far East. Their ...
Beyond science 03/22/2019
According to the Bible, David managed to beat the giant Goliath with a sling, thus becoming the second Hebrew monarch. The truth of this myth, which might be difficult to assimilate for many people, was ...
Beyond science 03/13/2019
In our collective minds, the word mirage evokes images of deceptive water puddles that lurk in the distance and then disappear when approached, or those illusory oases that are commonly seen in the deserts – ...
Beyond science 03/07/2019
What causes birth defects? Why do some people suffer miserable, incurable diseases? One theory claims that the outcome of actions performed in past lives are to blame. And who does this theory belong to? The ...
Beyond science 02/25/2019
"Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but in the mountains of New Hampshire, ...
Beyond science 02/22/2019
“Geometry has two great treasures; one is the Pythagorean theorem; the other, the auric ratio. The first we may compare to a measure of gold; the second we may name a precious jewel.” – Johannes ...
Beyond science 01/27/2019
Reincarnation is rebirth. Being born again implies transition from life to death and back again; a continuous cycle. According to both Eastern and Western religions, a human being consists of two parts; body and soul. ...
Beyond science 01/12/2019
In the wake of Stephen Hawking’s incredible impact on the world of science, there’s a new kid in town. A child prodigy from America is taking the science world by storm. William Maillis aged 12, ...
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