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Classical Texts (general)

These symbols are meant to be questioned (they just don’t often give clear answers)

12 February 2010 Classical Texts (general)

I have a feeling I’m going to get in trouble for my teaching. It’s not that I’m that revolutionary, or that I really even know that much more than my students. It’s just that my fundamental orientation towards the universe is to be always, always asking questions. I don’t always need to let those questions [...]

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Let’s learn Classical Chinese together : encouragement and an interview with Richard Goodman

1 December 2009 Classical Texts (general)

Hey everyone,
Well, the winter holidays are upon us here in the Northern hemisphere. For those of you in school, that means you’ve probably got some free time coming up. Why not use some of that to get going on the honorable project of learning to read classical texts of Chinese medicine? Sounds like fun to [...]

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Learn to read classical Chinese medical texts – special deal for Deepest Health readers

7 November 2009 Book Reviews

I’ve been a little slow out of the gate with this one, folks, and I’m sorry about that. Richard Goodman, author of the excellent Classical Chinese Medical Texts: Learning to Read the Classics of Chinese Medicine Vol I has released Volume II of the series! I have to say that I have never encountered a [...]

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Stripped to the bone

16 September 2009 Blogging

Pardon the period of relative silence, I can only hope it won’t last long. I’m currently being taught the truest meaning of a hexagram I threw twice in a row when contemplating the Autumn and what is in store for me during this transitional period from light to dark. I hope my dear readers will [...]

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Chinese character input using the Macbook’s multi-touch trackpad : a boon for Classical Chinese language learners?

20 August 2009 Character

You know how it’s sometimes quite a pain to input Chinese on your computer? Well, I do. I use a program called QIM that works pretty well, but I’ve always longed for a better solution. Well, my friends, Apple has done it again. Without buying a tablet PC, without installing any weird software, for $29 [...]

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