mjgfurnellAug 8, 2020Understanding the Dào 道Chinese characters are often full of deep and hidden meaning; the character for Dào 道 is no exception. Let’s break down the 3 main elemen...
mjgfurnellJul 26, 2020The death of the tortoise and the hareA short story I wrote while walking through the tranquil Wudang Taoist mountains. A story about the importance of slowing down, observing...
mjgfurnellMay 26, 2020China’s New NormalIt was the first time for many of the White foreigners living in China, that the colour of their skin was not seen as a positive. The fir...
mjgfurnellMay 7, 2020The Devoted BuddhistA short story from ancient China, with a deep moral meaning of how to live our lives. The Devoted Buddhist. Once upon a time in ancient C...
mjgfurnellApr 7, 2020Was Einstein a Taoist?"I have such a feeling of solidarity with everything alive that it doesn't seem important to know where the individual ends or begins." -...
mjgfurnellApr 6, 2020Thoughts in the Silent Night.A short conversation about art, poetry, loss and longing. A brief window into the life and mind of an old painter. It’s all comes down to...
mjgfurnellApr 4, 2020Street Photography and The Decisive MomentYou are observing, feeling and connecting to everything that is going on around you. Only when we are in-tune with the flow of nature, ca...
mjgfurnellMar 13, 2020The Dao of Tea.There is not one right or wrong way to make tea, each culture simply makes tea in their own way. Daoism is the same. Unlike other religio...
mjgfurnellMar 10, 2020COVID-19: The importance of understanding connection.You are only ever protected from a virus as much as the poorest person in your community. As the COVID-19 coronavirus virus starts to spr...
mjgfurnellFeb 16, 2020Who Moved My Cheese? - A Daoist ApproachFrom my experience, most modern-day books that are about how to better your life, or change your perspective, are actually based on and h...
mjgfurnellJan 30, 2020Shanghai: The Old Jewish GhettoIn 1943 the Japanese army required the 18,000 Jewish refugees in Shanghai to relocate to a Ghetto: a 3/4 square mile area in Shanghai’s H...
mjgfurnellJan 27, 2020Tea House on the Sha RiverThey are not just places to come and drink a morning cup of tea, but they act as community centers. The line between mah-jong house and t...
mjgfurnellJan 27, 2020Niang Niang Miao (娘娘庙) Temple and Tea HouseShe told us of the many changes she had seen in the surrounding area over the years but that the temple and the tea house were much the s...
mjgfurnellJan 27, 2020Pengzhen Tea HouseIt’s difficult to tell if it’s steam from their drinks or smoke from their cigars that’s lingering in the air. Walking into Pengzhen Tea ...
mjgfurnellJan 27, 2020Authentic Tea Houses Of ChengduChengdu is a city where people know how to relax, life moves a little slower here. “Chengdu is a city where people know how to relax, lif...
