Articles

Tai Ji Men and That Marriage of Liberty and Responsibility We Call Democracy
Democracy should be continuously stress-tested, verified, and criticized, but passion should always accompany devotion. When democracy fails, civil society fails as well.

Tai Ji Men: Building the Civilization of Love Through Charity
Charity is chiefly a cultural act, thus inherently educational. When its persecutors are forgotten, Tai Ji Men’s constant education to a culture of charity will remain.

“The Highest Form of Charity”: Love, Justice, and Tai Ji Men
Catholic Pope Pius XI once stated that politics is the highest form of charity. By fighting for conscience, love, and justice Tai Ji Men dizi practice this higher charity every day.

From the Bazaar of Charity Disaster to the Tai Ji Men Case
The 1897 fire that destroyed the “Bazar de la Charité” was one of the saddest tragedies in European history. It still has something to teach us.

Tai Ji Men and Religious Persecution
Can what is happening today to Tai Ji Men be called “persecution”? Yes, according to the most recent definitions.

Energy, Development, Freedom, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Youth is a wellspring of energy. Education should give this energy a direction without repressing it. The Tai Ji Men dizi prove that this is possible.

Lansquenets and Tai Ji Men: Who Stole Their Youth?
An Italian summer controversy opens a window on how politeness and high ideals can be proposed to young women and men.

The True Spirit of Transitional Justice and the Tai Ji Men Case
The remote origins of transitional justice are in the distinction between vengeance and justice, as taught by wise men such as Emperor Wen of Han and Cesare Beccaria.

Tai Ji Men: Qigong, Conscience, and Freedom
Teachings about universal life energy (Chinese “Ch’i” or Japanese “Ki”) are attacked today as “cultic deviances.” They are in fact a great gift to humanity.