Confucius Opposes Killing 季康子问政于孔子曰：“如杀无道，以就有道，何如” 孔子对曰：“子为政，焉用杀？子欲善而民善矣。君子之德风，小人之德草，草，上之风，必偃。” Confucius: Analects – Book 12 – Chapter 19 Ji Kangzi asked Confucius about the nature of politics: ‘Is it not a matter of
Author: Adrian (釋大道)
Adrian Chan-Wyles is a British expert specialising in the forensic translation of historical and contemporary political, cultural and philosophical Chinese texts - providing reliable English language interpretations. A number of his English language articles (interpreting Chinese affairs) have been published within the PRC - referenced in a number of Chinese language academic and news texts as examples of reliable transliterations regarding the (correct) 'foreign' understanding of Chinese culture.
My Numerology Number is ‘4’!
You are practical, down to earth with strong ideas about right and wrong. Adrian, you are orderly and organized, systematic and controlled, you are decisive
In Praise of ‘Divine’ (1945-1988)
Part of my progressive upbringing involved my parents introducing me to films which expanded my awareness and dissolved socially contrived barriers! When young, probably in
Aleksander Untilov: Soviet-Japanese War (1945): Memoirs of a Kaluga Veteran
Translator’s Note: Alexander Yakovlevich Untilov (25.4.1919-7.3.2019) was nearly 100-years-old when he died! The Russian language sources state that in 1937, his father was arrested as
Eric von Daniken and Mental Illness in the Service of Predatory Capitalism!
Eric von Daniken has been a very successful author ever since he started stealing the science fiction ideas of others – and presenting these as
Background to the Soviet-Japanese War (August 8th – September 7th 1945)
Churchill and Roosevelt had discussed (in secret) the possibility of ‘weakening’ the USSR through its war with Nazi Germany. This did not work-out as planned, however,
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 