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Taoist Tales

Part of the Religious and Spiritual Stories collection

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The Eight Immortals Origin
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The Eight Immortals Origin

Eight diverse mortals achieve divinity and cross the Eastern Sea using their unique inner virtues.

Iron-crutch LiZhongli Quan
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Laozi Writes the Tao Te Ching
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Laozi Writes the Tao Te Ching

A sage leaves civilization but pauses to gift the world his eternal wisdom in the Tao Te Ching.

LaoziYin Xi
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The Yellow Emperor's Dream
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The Yellow Emperor's Dream

A powerful emperor discovers that the secret to ruling is letting go and following the Tao.

The Yellow Emperor (Huangdi)The People of Hua-hsu
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The Useless Tree
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The Useless Tree

A gnarled tree survives the axe by proving that worldly uselessness is the key to a long life.

Carpenter ShihThe Ancient Oak Tree
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The Empty Boat
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The Empty Boat

A simple boat collision reveals how our ego creates anger and how emptiness brings peace.

The RowerThe Empty Boat
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Cook Ding Cuts the Ox
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Cook Ding Cuts the Ox

A butcher teaches a king the secret to a long life through the art of effortless mastery.

Cook DingLord Wenhui
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The Frog in the Well
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The Frog in the Well

A boastful frog learns about the vastness of the ocean from a visiting sea turtle.

The FrogThe Sea Turtle
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The Lost Pearl
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The Lost Pearl

The Yellow Emperor discovers that only through non-striving can the ultimate truth be found.

Yellow EmperorKnowledge
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