“The universe is lit by the sun, man is enlightened by wisdom,” says a Chinese proverb. This collection brings together Chinese, Daoist, and Zen parables that preserve the wisdom of centuries and contain an entire world within them.
They help us understand the laws of Nature and Heaven, the beauty of things and of ourselves.
Contents:
Daoist parables
One god knows
Talkative man
The chicken-traveler
The husk of ancient souls
A hunter for cicadas
Fighting rooster
The spirit does not know embarrassment
I prefer to drag my tail through the mud!
Being poor doesn’t mean being bad
We must understand fate
Know how to comfort yourself
How to know what’s better
Who am I
Before Heaven and among people
A divine result
Peace of oblivion
The sun
Stay behind—be in front
Let’s not judge
How do we know?
Dignity and self-satisfaction
Don’t interfere
Nothing is better than emptiness
Having submitted, don’t change
Gains and losses
The emperor and the butterfly
Excessive care and love
The dog is not to blame
Thief or not thief
Know the reason
The natural process of development
An adviser’s hint
Who can learn to manage a boat?
The cook’s knife
No obstacles
True oblivion
How to find peace
Much or little
Why worry?
Light and darkness
A meeting of Teacher and Master
The Supreme Judge
Become useless
There is a light, and it’s true
What are “I” and “You”?
Zen parables
A cup of tea
A diamond on a dirty road
Is it really so?
Obedience
If you love—love openly
Not love—kindness
Huge waves
You can’t steal the moon
A lucky Chinese man
A dirty road
The one who said that is not far from Buddhism
Parable
The first principle
The cotton of one palm
A mother’s advice
The rules of Sēn Saku
A repeated sutra
A dispute in silence
Open your treasure chest
No water, no moon
Business card
An instant is worth more than treasure
Mokusen’s hand
Publishing of the sutras
Good and bad
In the country of dreams
Buddha with a black nose
Soured miso
The giver must be grateful
Gates of paradise
A tea master and a killer
The arrest of the stone Buddha
A tunnel
In the hands of fate
Taming a ghost
Clothes for the children of His Majesty
What are you doing! What are you saying!
A swallowed reproach
The most valuable thing in the world
Learning silence
Flattery and gratitude
True transformation
Don’t cling to ashes
Character
True flourishing
A real miracle
Nothing exists
Two students
Who doesn’t work doesn’t eat
Time to die
The blade-ripery test of Banjō
The final snap
Night walk