Archive for March, 2009

THE GOLDEN BUDDHA

Posted by Corinne Malaske on Sunday, March 29th, 2009

 
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Welcome, this is Corinne Malaske with an Ancient tale of Wisdom to share, that of ‘The Golden Buddha’. It has touched my heart and I hope it will touch yours.Since time began, Humans have always sought divine enlightenment. This story is about the purity of this desire to cultivate or raise ourselves up.
A butcher came [...]

Trustworthy_A Promise is Worth One Thousand Ounces of Gold_narrated by laura market

Posted by Catherine Hennessy on Sunday, March 29th, 2009
 
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Hello, and welcome to Ancient Tales of Wisdom, on the SOH Radio Network. I am Laura Market, today I’d like to share with you a story of trustworthy Fan Zhongyan a very famous scholar who later became prime minister in the Song Dynasty,
Since China has a very long history that emphasizes moral cultivation [...]

A Noble Person Cultivates Wisdom and Far-Sightedness

Posted by Catherine Hennessy on Monday, March 23rd, 2009
 
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Hello and welcome to Ancient Tales of Wisdom on Sound of Hope Radio Network. This is Catherine Hennessy. Today I’m going to narrate to you a Chinese story called ‘A Noble Person Cultivates Wisdom and Far-sightedness’. I hope you will enjoy it.
As Confucius was traveling through many regions of China, he ran [...]

Selflessly Fulfilling One’s Duty

Posted by Grace Mann on Friday, March 20th, 2009
 
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My name is Grace Mann, and it is my privilege to bring you the story; Selflessly Fulfilling One’s Duty.
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Bing Ji, a man from the West Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.) was very forgiving and morally respectable. He did a lot of great things in a low-keyed manner and never showed off.
Emperor Xuan [...]