Enlight What to do with a butterfly One day, the shepherd's son came running to the Wise Pig, crying. “I accidentally killed a butterfly,” the child began sobbing, “and my mother said that taking someone else’s life is a great sin.” “Th... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight I'm leaving and you're staying Shentu Jia, whose leg was cut off, was a student of Bohun the Unknown along with Zi-Chan. One day Tzu Chan said to Shentu Jia: “If you want to leave first, I’ll stay.” And if I want to leave first, yo... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight What helped: the road or the temple? One day, the Wise Pig was returning home after a pilgrimage to one of the temples in India and met on the road a young man walking in the same direction. They met and started talking about the journey... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight The school that kills Yun-Men once said: — Our school gives a person the opportunity to go wherever he wants. It kills and brings back to life - it works in both directions. One monk asked: - How does she kill? The teacher... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Human tendencies Hui Shi asked Chuang Tzu: — Is it true that people do not initially have human inclinations? “Yes, that’s true,” replied Chuang Tzu. - But if a person is devoid of human inclinations, how can one call... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight I got scared Le Tzu headed to Qi, but returned halfway and met Uncle Darkening Eye. - Why did you come back? - asked the Darkening Eye. - I was scared! - Why were you afraid? “I ate in ten taverns, and in five the... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Kill your mother Mountain China, Zhuoang Zhou Monastery. Year from the Nativity of Christ 853rd. Someone asked Lin Zi: -What is a mother? “Greed and passion are the mother,” answered the master. “When with concentrate... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Seagulls One seaside resident loved seagulls. Every morning I went to sea and swam for seagulls. Seagulls flocked to him in hundreds. His father said: “I heard that all the seagulls are following you.” Catch a... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Freak That Ai-kung, the ruler of Lu, said to Confucius: — In the kingdom of Wei there lived one freak, whose name was Freak To. The young people who came to him revered him so highly that they could not bring th... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Yun-Men feasts in a Chinese temple One day, when Yun-Men was preaching to the monks, he asked them: — Do you want to meet the ancient patriarchs? Before anyone could respond, he pointed his stick over the heads of the monks, saying: — ... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Follow your passions Prince Mou of the Middle Mountains asked Chuang Tzu: - What should I do? With my body I wander along the rivers and seas, but with my heart I remain at the palace gates of Wei. “Value life,” replied C... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight The secret of invincibility Once upon a time there lived an invincible warrior who loved, on occasion, to show off his strength. He challenged all the famous heroes and masters of martial arts to battle and always won. One day h... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
