Enlight How can you judge? There lived an old man in a village. He was very poor, but all the emperors envied him because he had a beautiful white horse. No one had ever seen such a horse, distinguished by its beauty, stature, ... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Guardian of the Seven Gates The Guardian of the Seven Gates was upset: “I give people an endless stream of miracles, but they do not recognize them. I give new stars, but their light does not change human thinking. I plunge enti... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight How am I better than others? Jian Wu asked Sunshu the Proud: -What are you doing with your heart? You were an adviser to the Chu king three times, but you did not boast; They were removed from this post three times, but they were... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Beast Tamer The Zhou king Xuanwang had a slave, Bird Perch, as the head of the shepherds. He knew how to handle wild animals and birds and, collecting them, fed them in the yard and garden. He tamed and tamed any... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight What is misfortune Yuan Xian, a former student of Confucius, lived in Lu Province. The roof of his hut was covered with thatch. Everything around was overgrown with bushes and mulberry trees. The neck of a jug served as... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Royal Liberation When Lao Dan (nickname Lao Tzu) died, Qin Yi came to his house to express condolences, cried loudly three times and went out. The student asked him: “Wasn’t the deceased your friend?” “Yes, I was,” an... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight What can you own? The guard asked his assistants: - Can I find the path and own it? “You don’t control your own body, so how can you find the way and control it?” - they answered him. “If I don’t own my own body, then ... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Pure breath of life Teacher Le Tzu asked the gate guard Guan Yin: — They say that a superior man walks under water and does not choke; steps on fire and does not get burned; soars above the whole world - and is not afrai... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Brave fakir One day a merchant asked a fakir: - Why aren’t you afraid to keep a snake in your bosom? You must be a very brave person? “You see,” answered the fakir, “there are three types of courage: the first is... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Defectiveness of body and mind There once lived a hunchback named Zhi. His body was so ugly that his chin almost rested on his stomach, and his shoulders stuck out above his head, his insides seemed to have grown to his spine, and ... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Stubborn Aunt One day, the Wise Pig stopped to stay with one of her many aunts, who lived with a poor and wicked peasant, ate from hand to mouth, and, moreover, often received beatings with a knotty stick. At the s... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Three in the morning What is this three in the morning? One monkey trainer, coming to his charges, announced to them: — As for your bananas: you will receive three in the morning and four in the evening. Hearing this, all... Parables Taoist Parables
