<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Emptiness in Motion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kotodama]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:51:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A beginner's guide to learning Cantonese: What is "Chinese" and how do you even learn a language?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong cinema stars such as Bruce Lee - a household name in the United States - did much to popularise the Cantonese language...]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/post/a-beginner-s-guide-to-learning-cantonese-what-is-chinese-and-how-do-you-even-learn-a-language</link><guid isPermaLink="false">631c702fb04b1e5eb3f6f481</guid><category><![CDATA[Linguistics]]></category><category><![CDATA[China]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 04:55:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b385e_196c1b7307d4473eb8d4e7a8d198ed35~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alexandre</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem: Skin of Thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[When time swallows them quietly And they vanish from your mind, Where is it that they go to Until their memory is recalled? Without...]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/post/poem-skin-of-thought</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62634929fcfeecd6699d3852</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:42:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b385e_cd94f284cd754f6cb8354da4beabe4c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_395,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alexandre</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem: Boundless Potentiality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lost as they're gained, Memories are written Like pen strokes on water Rippling out along the course of time. Things that never belonged...]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/post/poem-boundless-potentiality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">626343375b0a3f948cfd79f2</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:31:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b385e_f098b497712d43d7838a944fdb2b63d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_778,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alexandre</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem: Humble Abode]]></title><description><![CDATA[This skin and bones ensemble Is a house without a master. The tenant sees, the floorboards sigh A weary, jaded groan. I have the hunger...]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/post/poem-humble-abode</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6263467f0484c8a091ce2727</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:25:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b385e_213c3ddbd8d845b7a763097f745f42ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_545,h_307,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alexandre</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem: Entwined]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this timeless blur Where all things unfold The mind is a creeping vine. It reaches and clings Among infinite things All not apart from...]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/post/poem-entwined</link><guid isPermaLink="false">626344fb2b896212114a0308</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:16:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b385e_a2f8e2cf66694d7591fc648bd810b1a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_521,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alexandre</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem: The Bountiful Stream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two idle fishermen sitting by a river, Comment on the creatures caught in the stream. One raises his finger and boldly proclaims, "This...]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/post/poem-the-bountiful-stream</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62633675f1832ab6abda18f7</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 23:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b385e_9f9f16c8e06b4974bd63f01566e26c76~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_995,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alexandre</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Floating World: A Selection and Description of Seven Japanese Edo-Period Prints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a selection of seven Edo-period woodblock prints I chose and did a commentary on for a project I worked on a while ago. I decided...]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/post/the-floating-world-a-selection-and-description-of-seven-japanese-edo-period-prints</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6262c83fefd6769aaeba1d7c</guid><category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:47:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b385e_b0e015f5a44f40f4a7bf0522abff6593~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_513,h_731,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alexandre</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zen is not Daoism: What are they and how are they at odds?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A painting of Dayi Daoxin (580 - 651 CE) I came across a passage while researching Dayi Daoxin, the fourth "patriarch" of the Zen...]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/post/daoxin-the-fourth-patriarch-argues-against-zhuangzi-and-laozi-historical-truth-or-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">622f711802d14c66f2b33e18</guid><category><![CDATA[Daoism]]></category><category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:45:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b385e_e78a1a758e414b9996cf196f91f0e8b6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_724,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alexandre</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The issues with translating literary Chinese: a meta-translation of case #9 of the Gateless Barrier]]></title><description><![CDATA[I decided not long ago to do a meta-translation of the ninth case of the Gateless Barrier (無門關,  Mandarin: Wumenguan; Japanese:...]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/post/meta-translation-case-9-of-the-gateless-barrier</link><guid isPermaLink="false">622f6e295fa087318f3cb671</guid><category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category><category><![CDATA[Linguistics]]></category><category><![CDATA[China]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b385e_242d4d37e8ca439b9423120fe673bf56~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_215,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alexandre</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta-translation: Huangbo Xiyun's first sermon in Pei Xiu's record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here, you see the first sermon of the Pei Xiu Record as given in John Blofeld's edition of "The Zen Teaching of Huang-Po on the...]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/post/meta-translation-huangbo-s-first-sermon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f039472be08dd0017519aa4</guid><category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category><category><![CDATA[Linguistics]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 21:31:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b385e_e7b614005ff541ef954a0e4ab8d95da7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_300,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alexandre</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A reflection on Daoist philosophy, the cognitive sciences, science and conceptual limitations]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a short essay I wrote in response to a post online about the link between Daoism and the cognitive sciences. After receiving some...]]></description><link>https://alexthepolyglot.wixsite.com/kotodama/post/taoism-and-the-cognitive-sciences-science-and-conceptual-limitations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e3e7ec9764680001713af77</guid><category><![CDATA[Daoism]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2020 09:30:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b385e_42c121ade28245b1880efba47b030a23~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_460,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alexandre</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>