Traditional Culture

Forces beyond your control can take away everything that you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.  —Viktor E. Frankl, Holocaust survivor  ...

Recently, a friend and I exchanged a few emails on artists and their arts, seeking answers to some ...

One of the greatest stories in Greek mythology is that of the Judgment of Paris. It is in a ...

Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, ...

If you are the parent of a child under the age of 18, before reading this article take ...

In our increasingly materially focused world, a world in which image is king over content, it is worth ...

According to legends about the origin of the Chinese zodiac, animals competed in a race to decide their ...

“It was in the night, that the Gods sang the world into existence. From the world of light, ...

It was King Solomon who wrote that there was nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9) and that all ...

We are fresh from Christmas, and if we have been listening to the regular type of services in ...

“When an old person dies, a library burns to the ground.” That proverb, purportedly from Africa, contains a ...

Life can be hard. When faced with fear, crisis, and hardship, some Buddhists call out to Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara ...

Conservative philosopher and public commentator Roger Scruton has died of cancer at the age of 75, according to ...

The student of Greek mythology is often struck by the fact that some gods and goddesses have extensive ...

In the not too distant past, the Chinese freely worshiped their ancestors and deities within their own homes. ...

The Bhagavad Gita (or Gita) contains much profound wisdom. However, the key event leading to the victory of ...

Tim Travis, curator of prints at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, shares in an email about ...

for the last five years, Kong, who lives in Hong Kong, has worked on the massive oil painting ...

The theme of the competition, "pure truth, pure kindness, and pure beauty," inspired many of the artists.

Chia-Chi Lin was only 2 when she first heard the violin, having grown up with many sisters who ...

The music accompanying Taoists is mystical with a strong sense of integrity, and Buddhist music is solemn and ...

The decorations and special objects that are unique to one’s family are a key part of holiday traditions. They ...

The arts are a living history. More than that, they form the tangible embodiment of a culture, and ...