Xu Hui(徐惠): The Concubine Who Lectured an Emperor
Xu Hui was twenty-three years old, a junior consort in the Tang imperial harem. She wrote a memorial to Emperor Taizong quoting Laozi, telling him his wars were unjust and...
Xu Hui(徐惠): The Concubine Who Lectured an Emperor
Xu Hui was twenty-three years old, a junior consort in the Tang imperial harem. She wrote a memorial to Emperor Taizong quoting Laozi, telling him his wars were unjust and...
Wei Guiren(魏归仁): The Friend Who Told a Chancell...
Wei Guiren held no high office and left behind a single text: the Ode to Leisurely Residence. His friend was Zhang Shuo, one of the great chancellors of the Tang....
Wei Guiren(魏归仁): The Friend Who Told a Chancell...
Wei Guiren held no high office and left behind a single text: the Ode to Leisurely Residence. His friend was Zhang Shuo, one of the great chancellors of the Tang....
Figures of Taoism: Wang Bo 王勃
Wang Bo (650–676), a leading "Four Paragons" poet, fused Daoist freedom, Confucian duty, and Buddhist emptiness. He championed transcending worldly distinctions through nature, while embracing cosmic dynamics, leaving a rich...
Figures of Taoism: Wang Bo 王勃
Wang Bo (650–676), a leading "Four Paragons" poet, fused Daoist freedom, Confucian duty, and Buddhist emptiness. He championed transcending worldly distinctions through nature, while embracing cosmic dynamics, leaving a rich...
Liu Ze(柳泽): The Censor Who Used Laozi to Fight ...
Liu Ze was a mid-ranking Tang censor with no army, no faction, and no family connections to the throne. His weapon was the Tao Te Ching. He quoted Laozi to...
Liu Ze(柳泽): The Censor Who Used Laozi to Fight ...
Liu Ze was a mid-ranking Tang censor with no army, no faction, and no family connections to the throne. His weapon was the Tao Te Ching. He quoted Laozi to...
Figures of Taoism: Liu Zhiji 刘知几
Liu Zhiji (661–721), Tang historian and philosopher, championed Daoist humility and restraint. He advocated retiring when full, valuing weakness over strength, and contentment with simplicity—principles for ethical life and historical...
Figures of Taoism: Liu Zhiji 刘知几
Liu Zhiji (661–721), Tang historian and philosopher, championed Daoist humility and restraint. He advocated retiring when full, valuing weakness over strength, and contentment with simplicity—principles for ethical life and historical...
Cui Shi(崔湿): The Chancellor Who Wrote a Poem Ab...
Cui Shi wrote the Ode to Wild Fire—a perfect Taoist meditation on how every flame at its peak is already ash. Then he spent his life feeding the fire. He...
Cui Shi(崔湿): The Chancellor Who Wrote a Poem Ab...
Cui Shi wrote the Ode to Wild Fire—a perfect Taoist meditation on how every flame at its peak is already ash. Then he spent his life feeding the fire. He...