Contemplation

NMH 15-12-2025 Created by ChatGPT Toward late afternoon, as the sun cast long shadows and the schools of fish return to their resting places, Kingfisher still perchs on the branch. Its eyes follows the setting sun; it no longer looks like a laborer hunting fish, but like one lost in vague, wandering thoughts. Delighted by this strange sight, Zhuangzi speaks up: – Which stubborn fish has chased you adrift into the realm of reverie? Seemingly unperturbed, Kingfisher swoops down

NMH 30-11-2025 Six Persimmons  (六柿圖), Muqi Fachang (1210–1269) One autumn day, Kingfisher perches on the pomegranate branch next to Zhuangzi’s house, cheerfully boasting: — I just ate a fish that had a pearl, which allows me to see the future, so I witnessed many marvelous things! Zhuangzi asks: — What did you see? Kingfisher replies: — I saw that 1,500 years later, there would be a painting called Six Persimmons . And more than 2,000 years later, the advanced Japanese would

Minh-Hoang Nguyen HCM, 29-11-2025 Six Persimmons  (六柿圖), Muqi Fachang (1210–1269) Six Persimmons  is a painting created by Master Muqi Fachang (牧谿 法常), a Chinese Chan Buddhist monk and artist, in the 13th century. Although the painting was not particularly well-known in China at the time it was created, once it was brought to Japan, it came to be regarded as a national treasure there. It is not easy to deeply understand the meaning of this painting. One can search far and wid

NMH 8-10-2025 Created by ChatGPT Kingfisher diligently catches fish. Zhuangzi leisurely watches the clouds. The two friends couldn’t be...

Minh-Hoang Nguyen 05-10-2025 Created by Copilot Zhuangzi strolls slowly when he sees Kingfisher perch on a branch by the pond. He looks...

Minh-Hoang Nguyen 02-10-2025 Created by Copilot Zhuangzi sits by the lake, watching the wind ripple the water. Kingfisher lands nearby,...

Minh-Hoang Nguyen (*) 28-09-2025 Created by ChatGPT The court officials have just dispersed after a grand banquet celebrating the First...