Enlight Mirror A long time ago, a king built a huge palace. It was a palace with millions of mirrors. Absolutely all the walls, floors and ceilings of the palace were covered with mirrors. One day a dog ran into the... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Friendship of four The Offerer, the Porter, the Plowman and the Comer, talking, said to each other: “We would make friends with someone who is able to consider non-existence as the head, life as the spine, and death as ... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Source of misfortune When Yilyao of Shinan met Lord Lu, he looked very tired. - Why do you look so tired? - asked the Shinan teacher. “I studied the path of previous kings and was preparing to continue the work of my ance... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Tree of Tranquility - Oh, Teacher, what are the roots of calm? - asked the inquisitive student. — The roots of Tranquility are safe. If a person is not threatened with death or illness, he is calm,” answered the Wise One... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight The truth is in wanderings At first, Lieh Tzu loved to travel. “You, Defense of Robbers, love to travel.” What's good about them? - asked the Teacher from Chalice Mountain. “The joy of wandering,” answered Le Tzu, “is that you ... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Nine trials Confucius said: “It’s more difficult to penetrate a person’s heart than to get into a mountain gorge.” It is easier to know Heaven than the human heart. The sky established spring and autumn, summer a... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Everyone in their place Once upon a time, King Yao, conceding the Celestial World to the hermit Xu Yu, said: “If the sun and moon shine in the sky, can the fire of a torch compare with their radiance?” And isn’t it a waste o... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Source of misfortune When Yilyao of Shinan met Lord Lu, he looked very tired. - Why do you look so tired? - asked the Shinan teacher. “I studied the path of previous kings and was preparing to continue the work of my ance... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight The Sound of Truth One day, a warrior of the “Tree Branches” clan came to the Bird, the Guardian of the Black Stone, with a request to reveal new knowledge to him. The bird took a shell lying on the river bank in its be... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Artisan art Carpenter Qing was the best in his craft. One day he was ordered to make a frame for a bell for the ruler of Lu, and when the work was completed, the frame turned out to be so beautiful that it seemed... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Needle, Mallet and Rod One day, a peasant saved a Taoist when he was drowning. The Taoist decided to thank the peasant for his good deed and took him to his cave. There he took out a huge pumpkin from its hiding place and t... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Forget about danger Yan Hui asked Confucius: “Once I was crossing the deep Shanshen stream, and the ferryman was guiding the boat so skillfully that it seemed to me as if he was not a man, but an almighty God. I asked if... Parables Taoist Parables
