Enlight Putting things in order Yan Hui came to Confucius and asked permission to leave. -Where are you going? - asked Confucius. “I’m going to the kingdom of Wei,” answered Yan Hui. - What will you do there? “I heard that Lord Wei ... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Bookmarks One Master read a lot. Every time he stopped reading, he left a new bookmark in the book and threw away the old one. - Why do you take a new bookmark every time? - they asked him. “But the place in th... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Master's Melody The Perfect One from the Northern Gate said to the Yellow Ancestor: — You, lord, performed the melody “Sunrise” in the vastness of Lake Dongting. I began to listen to her and at first I was afraid, th... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Mandarin and overseas bird The Mandarin of Liu Province went to meet the overseas bird that had appeared in the vicinity and escorted it to the state chambers. On this occasion, an ox, a sheep and a pig were slaughtered, and a ... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight The stamp of humanity and justice Er Tzu came to Xu Yu. Xu Yu asked: — What wealth did Yao give you? Ier Tzu replied: “Yao told me: “You must practice humanity and justice with all care and reveal the true and the false. “Then why did... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight I just remembered There lived a wise and venerable saint. From all over the country, enlightened people rushed to see his wisdom, but he remained silent. He was silent before everyone who came with a question; instead ... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Peasant and fox Once a fox fell in love with a peasant. I came to him and let’s declare our love, and he answered - they say, I can’t love you, I have a wife. “You’re a fool,” says the fox. “Your wife is angry and gr... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Confucius and "fleas" Tzu-Yu introduced the great Chinese thinker Confucius to the Song minister. When Confucius left, Tzu-Yu went to the minister to find out his opinion about the guest. “After I saw Confucius,” said the ... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Peasant and thief One peasant noticed the disappearance of his wallet with money. After searching the entire house, he did not find the wallet and came to the conclusion that it had been stolen. Going through his memor... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight How wonderful! Lao Tzu went for a walk early every day. He was accompanied by a neighbor. But he knew that Lao Tzu was a man of silence. So for years he accompanied him on his morning walks, but he never said anythi... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Heaven's punishment In the kingdom of Lu there lived a man with one leg, his name was Shushan-Fingerless. One day he hobbled over to Confucius to talk to him. “You were careless before,” said Confucius. - After the misfo... Parables Taoist Parables
Enlight Keys of the Tao Many noble people wanted to learn from Lao Tzu, but it was impossible. People were too definite, but Lao Tzu is naturalness, it is nature itself. To learn from Nature, you need to be nobody or everyth... Parables Taoist Parables
