Enlight Two teachers Teacher Le-tzu, after studying with the Forester from Bowl Mountain and making friends with the Darkening Eye, settled in the Southern Suburb. His followers settled right there. They did not have time... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Change of Confucius Chuang Tzu said to the Creator of Good: “Confucius preached for sixty years, and at sixty he changed. What he declared to be true at the beginning, he declared to be false in the end. He has not yet u... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Two shadows One shadow asked another: - Why are we so fickle? They used to move, but now for some reason they stopped, they used to sit, but now for some reason they stood up? - Maybe we do this depending on some... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Duty and fate The ruler of She Gong Zigao, preparing to go to the kingdom of Qi, asked Confucius: “The assignment that my master gave me is extremely responsible; in the kingdom of Qi, ambassadors are received with... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight It could be me in the shirt The wind dropped the Hodja's shirt hanging on the tree to the ground. Khoja said: “We will need to make a thanksgiving sacrifice.” His wife asked him about the reason, and the Khoja explained: - What ... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin Enlight
Enlight Two vases Once upon a time there lived a Chinese emperor. He had a beautiful palace, the most remarkable decoration of which was considered to be two vases - real works of art. The emperor loved them very much ... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
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
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
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
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
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
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