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Todd Cornell, author of “The Heart Of China” series, grew up in Colorado, lived in California, and 20-plus years in China, Taiwan and Hongkong. He speaks and reads fluent Mandarin Chinese and studied Mongolian Language and Literature at Inner Mongolia University, in China. The languages, cultures and philosophies of China fascinate him. You may find him reading the Dao, I Ching, or other Eastern and Buddhist texts in Chinese, while drinking green tea.

During his time in China, and later after returning to the States, Cornell immersed himself in challenging cultural readings by Chinese thinkers and scholars—in the Chinese language, by first studying Buddhist teachings and learning mindfulness from Buddhist teachers.

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“Once again, we are reminded that awakening, or enlightenment is not the property of Buddhism, any more than Truth is the property of Christianity. Neither the Buddha nor the Christ belongs exclusively to the communities that were founded in their names. They belong to all people of goodwill, all who are attentive to the secret which lives in the depths of their breath and their consciousness. (14)”
― Jean-Yves Leloup, Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity

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“If you are a Buddhist, inspire yourself by thinking of the bodhisattva. If you are a Christian, think of the Christ, who came not to be served by others but to serve them in joy, in peace, and in generosity. For these things, these are not mere words, but acts, which go all the way, right up to their last breath. Even their death is a gift, and resurrection is born from this kind of death. (157)”
― Jean-Yves Leloup, Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity

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“The greatest wisdom is in simplicity. Love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, forgiveness. It's not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is free. It's encoded in your DNA. All you need is within you. Great teachers have said that from the beginning. Find your heart, and you will find your way.”
― Carlos Barrios, Mayan elder and Ajq'ij of the Eagle Clan

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