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Professor of Chinese intellectual history at the University of Alberta. Zhuangzi simp. Orange cat grandpa. #StoryOfYanxiPalace
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I want to start playing my meditation app at 2x speed

Seeing all kinds of false Daoist quotes on the timeline today. However, as Lao Tzu said, “Don’t let others’ Google failures bum you out.” Wise advice.

Read old books 💙📚

I spent so much time cooking dinner that I am now too tired to eat it. #苦海

Cozy Christmas morning with cat and martial arts novel

Sunday before Christmas in the West Edmonton Mall parking lot is a good place to practice patience and forgiveness

Leisure reading accomplishment unlocked: just finished LeGuin’s complete Earthsea😁 💙📚

Following the success of the bro stoicism movement I want to start a bro daoism movement

Don’t overdose on outrage news. Pumping yourself full of cortisol is damaging to your liver.

Good morning sunshine

Today is a yoga day. I do yoga because I am terrible at yoga. Perfect physical comedy; it’s a shame you can’t see it.

Books that have not been banned are occasionally pretty good too.

As required by the laws of social media, post #1 is a cat pic