Bonus Episode: the Art of Living and the Game of Go (Wei Qi, Baduk)

Send us Fan Mail"Music, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting" are the four arts whcih every refined person should become accomplished in.But "Chess" does not mean Western chess, rather it is the sophisticated--but extremely simple--game of surrounding, known as 圍棋."Simple" because all you do is place a piece on any of 361 intersections on the board, aiming to surround your opponent."Sophisticated" because choosing the right place to put that piece involves thinking strategically on many fronts at once.Not to mention all the ways the game of Go reflects the whole cosmos ...SHOW NOTES:Xiaoyao Xingzhe, the self-styled carefree pilgrim, has lived and worked all over the world, having crossed the Gobi in a decrepit jeep, lived with a solitary monk in the mountains of Korea, dined with the family of the last emperor of China, and helped police with their enquiries in Amarillo, Texas.FAN MAIL is. a new feature now available to leave feedback on episodes, love or hate them.  Look for the button in the top ribbon when you click on “Episodes.”Visit the Fat Monk Website: https://thefatmonk.net/for pdfs of all recorded chapters and a few more, as well as other bits of interest on Daoism, Buddhism and Neidan, with an emphasis (but not a limitation) on pre-twentieth century authors such as Huang Yuanji and Li Daochun.If you would like to support the production costs of  this podcast, you may do so at Ko-fi. Check out the wonderful Flora Carbo and her music:https://floracarbo.com/