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
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 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
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
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
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 Enlight
Enlight The art of sword fighting The first achievement in the art of sword fighting is the unity of man and sword. When this unity is achieved, even a blade of grass can become a weapon. The second achievement is when the sword exist... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight The Art of Abduction In the kingdom of Qi there lived a Rich Man from the clan of the Owners, and in the kingdom of Song there lived a Poor Man from the clan of the Responders. A poor man came from Song to Qi to ask for t... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Brutal power One day Confucius was passing near the mountain. Some woman sobbed loudly over the grave. Bowing down on the front of the chariot as a sign of respect, Confucius listened to her sobs. And then he sent... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Why do ants have such a preference? Chuang Tzu was on his deathbed, and his disciples were planning to give him a magnificent funeral. Chuang Tzu said: “Heaven and Earth will be my inner and outer coffin, the sun and moon will be a pair... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Apologies One simple village boy came to the city for the first time. On the station platform someone stepped on his foot and said, “Sorry.” Then he went to the hotel, but there someone pushed him again and sai... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Sovereigns of two kinds Toothless asked Wang Ni questions, asked them four times in a row, and four times he did not know how to answer. Toothless even jumped for joy and told the Sage in Reed Clothes about it. - Did you rea... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
