A certain artisan was travelling to the Ch’i State. On reaching Ch’ü-yüan, he saw a sacred li tree (a worthless species of oak), large enough to hide an ox behind it, a hundred spans…
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Nourishment of the soul
Argument:—Life too short—Wisdom unattainable—Accommodation to circumstances—Liberty paramount—Death a release—The soul immortal. Prince Hui’s cook was cutting up a bullock. Every blow of his hand, every heave of his shoulders, every tread of…
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Exercise of faculties
Argument:—Tao unattainable by mundane arts—To be reached through repose—The world’s infancy—The reign of peace—Government sets in—Tao declines—The true Sages of old—Their purity of aim. Those who exercise their faculties in mere worldly studies, hoping thereby…
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When Yao ruled the world
When Yao was ruling the world, Po Ch’eng Tzu-kao was appointed by him prince of one of the states. From Yao the throne passed to Shun, and from Shun again to Yu;…
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A contract is more than a scrap of paper
Duke Wen of Tsin, in going to attack the Yüan State, assured his ministers that the enemy would submit in three days, and he converted them to his enterprise by this hope.…
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The virtue of God
Of old, Shun asked Yao, saying, “How does your Majesty employ your faculties?” “I am not arrogant towards the defenceless,” replied Yao. “I do not neg lect the poor. I grieve for…
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Hanuman Chalisa
The Hanuman Chalisa is one of the most widely recited devotional hymns among the Hindus. It transcends regional and linguistic barriers enjoying widespread popularity across India and beyond. Millions recite it daily…
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The bell-stand of Chuang Tse
Khing, a worker in rottlera wood, carved a bell-stand. When it was completed, all who saw it were astonished as though it were the work of spirits. The Prince of Lu went…
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Wisdom
A big factory was being built in Kerala (India) and a grave problem arose during the construction of that plant. The problem was that a really heavy machine had to be placed…
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Trimurti and Tridevi
Hinduism holds Brahman as the divine source of all beings, the origin and foundation of all existence. Major schools of Hindu philosophy describe it as the non-physical, efficient, formal and final cause of…