Enlight Habit, character, fate Confucius admired the waterfall in Luliang; the streams fall from a height of three thousand ren, the foam seethes forty li. Neither caimans, nor fish, nor turtles - sea or river - can overcome it. No... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Envoy to Lao Tzu Among Lao Tzu's students was Gensan Chu. Having mastered the teachings of Lao Tzu in many ways, he settled in the North, on Mount Dangerous Heap. He drove away those slaves who shone with knowledge, s... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight The Righteous Butcher When Zhao, the king of Chu, lost his lands, the butcher Yue went into exile with him. When the ruler regained his kingdom, he decided to reward those who were faithful to him in exile. The turn came t... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Completeness of vital properties In the kingdom of Lu there lived a man named Wang Tai, whose leg was cut off as punishment, but he had no fewer students than Confucius himself. Chang Ji asked Confucius: “Wang Tai’s leg was cut off a... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Peerless Steed Prince Mu, the lord of Jin, said to Bole: - You are burdened with years. Can anyone from your family serve me and choose horses instead of you? Bole replied: — A good horse can be recognized by its ap... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Release the birds The people of Handan presented turtle doves to their ruler Jianzi on New Year's Day. In great joy, Jian Tzu generously rewarded everyone. - For what? - asked one of the guests. - I show mercy - I rele... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Insight Once upon a time, there lived one of the “Tree Branches” clan, and he passionately desired to win the annual competition of his older brothers, the famous martial arts masters. The warrior decided to ... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Similarity of things Toothless asked Wang Ni: - Do you know in what ways things are similar to each other? - How can I know this? - Wang Ni replied. - Do you know something that you don’t know? - How can I know this? - So... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Full presence Once upon a time, in the Middle Empire, the best, most powerful fighters from all over the world gathered for a tournament. The competition was judged by the great Chinese sage. Finally, after many th... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Heavenly perfection First Minister Shun asked Emperor Yao: —What virtues does the heavenly sovereign exhibit? The Emperor replied: “I do not mock the helpless, I do not turn away from the poor. I mourn the dead, rejoice ... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Use power Gunyi Bo became famous for his strength among the rulers. Tangqi Gong told the Zhou king Xuyinwang about him. The king prepared gifts to invite him, and Gunyi Bo appeared. Seeing his weak figure, susp... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Unjust power Jianwu met the madman Jie Yu. “What did the Noon Beginning tell you?” - asked the madman Jie Yu. “It told me that the ruler among men himself establishes laws, rules, regulations and patterns, and no ... Parables Taoist Parables
