Rants & Epiphanies
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“Wisdom that will bless I, who live in the spiral joy born at the utter end of a black prayer.” • — Keiji Haino “The subject of human creativity is not an ethnic-centric, but a composite subject.” • — Anthony Braxton “… It is not my mode of thought that has caused my misfortunes, but the mode of thought of others.” • — The Marquis de Sade
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Ragnar Baldursson: The wisdom in Chinese characters
For Ragnar Baldursson, sinologist and Iceland's former minister counselor to China, Chinese characters contain the DNA of the Chinese civilization. What wisdom is embedded in these mysterious ideograms? How does Confucianism encapsulate the concept of sustainable development? How has China's traditional culture permeated today's society? Baldursson shares his journey toward a greater understanding of Chinese wisdom through Chinese characters, one stroke at a time
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