CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY | CHINESE HISTORY | QIGONG | GENERAL RESOURCES
INSTRUCTOR: JOON THOMAS
CONTACT: joon.thomas@acupuncturist.edu
or palmstone@gmail.com
For Fun
VIDEO Traditional Chinese Noodle Making
Science
Brief notes on development of scientific method
Bibliography
Tao Te Ching, trans. Victor H. Mair
This edition is important for the notes at the end, including the author’s analysis of the connections of the Tao Te Ching with early works of Indian philosophy.
The Impasse of Modern Physics: New York Times Article
Chinese Language and Calligraphy
Yellowbridge.com offers Dictionary with look-up by English meaning, Chinese character, drawn character, or pin yin. You can observe a character being done in the proper stroke order of calligraphy. Also on Yellowbridge is the original text of the Dao De Jing, along with three side-by-side translations into English. The Analects of Confucius and a wealth of other literary works, Chinese language flash cards and other resources make this a site well worth using.
Joon Thomas Bio
I was born in Scotland, grew up In Iran to American parents, had a bilingual English/Persian education and moved to the US at the age of 19 to attend college. In addition I have had connections to India since childhood and lived there for a period of time as an adult. My academic degrees are in Asian and Chinese history (Haverford College and the University of Pennsylvania) and Fine Arts/Printmaking (University of the Arts, Philadelphia). I have studied extensively under numerous teachers in the areas of history, calligraphy, printmaking and painting. My life partner is a scientists (Biophysics and Biomedical Research) and an acupuncture physician. Together we have three children, now all young adults. We have lived in Gainesville, Florida since 1992.
Honor to my teachers:
Asghar Baratpour
Mira Mihelich
Eugene Liu
Victor Meier
Chen Lok Lee
Rulan Weng
Yao Youxin
Maggie Newman
Sri Swami Sahajananda
Paul Campbell
Ou Wenwei
Vincent Chu
