The Liezi

Liezi Chapter 8 – 說符 (Sayings of Symbolism)

Liezi Chapter 8 – 說符 (Sayings of Symbolism)

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 8 — Sayings of Symbolism (說符): the final chapter of Liezi, a bilingual edition featuring 36 Taoist parables on wisdom, fate, governance, and the nature of reality.

Liezi Chapter 8 – 說符 (Sayings of Symbolism)

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 8 — Sayings of Symbolism (說符): the final chapter of Liezi, a bilingual edition featuring 36 Taoist parables on wisdom, fate, governance, and the nature of reality.

Liezi Chapter 7 – 楊朱 (Yang Zhu)

Liezi Chapter 7 – 楊朱 (Yang Zhu)

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 7 — Yang Zhu (楊朱): a bilingual edition exploring Yang Zhu’s hedonist philosophy of self-preservation, fate, and the pursuit of natural pleasure through 17 sections.

Liezi Chapter 7 – 楊朱 (Yang Zhu)

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 7 — Yang Zhu (楊朱): a bilingual edition exploring Yang Zhu’s hedonist philosophy of self-preservation, fate, and the pursuit of natural pleasure through 17 sections.

Liezi Chapter 6 – 力命 (Fate and Will)

Liezi Chapter 6 – 力命 (Fate and Will)

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 6 — Fate and Will (力命): a bilingual edition exploring the tension between human will and destiny through 13 sections of classical Taoist philosophy.

Liezi Chapter 6 – 力命 (Fate and Will)

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 6 — Fate and Will (力命): a bilingual edition exploring the tension between human will and destiny through 13 sections of classical Taoist philosophy.

Liezi Chapter 5 – 湯問 (Tang Wen: The Questions of Tang)

Liezi Chapter 5 – 湯問 (Tang Wen: The Questions o...

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 5 — The Questions of Tang (湯問): a bilingual edition exploring cosmology, the infinite universe, and the limits of human skill through 17 sections of classical Taoist philosophy.

Liezi Chapter 5 – 湯問 (Tang Wen: The Questions o...

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 5 — The Questions of Tang (湯問): a bilingual edition exploring cosmology, the infinite universe, and the limits of human skill through 17 sections of classical Taoist philosophy.

Liezi Chapter 4 – 仲尼 (Confucius)

Liezi Chapter 4 – 仲尼 (Confucius)

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 4 — Confucius (仲尼): a bilingual edition exploring the Dao through dialogues of Confucius, Liezi, and Taoist sages across 16 sections of classical philosophy.

Liezi Chapter 4 – 仲尼 (Confucius)

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 4 — Confucius (仲尼): a bilingual edition exploring the Dao through dialogues of Confucius, Liezi, and Taoist sages across 16 sections of classical philosophy.

Liezi Chapter 3 – 周穆王 (King Mu of Zhou)

Liezi Chapter 3 – 周穆王 (King Mu of Zhou)

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 3 — King Mu of Zhou (周穆王): a bilingual edition exploring illusion, dreams, and the nature of reality through 9 sections of classical Taoist philosophy.

Liezi Chapter 3 – 周穆王 (King Mu of Zhou)

Paul Peng

Liezi Chapter 3 — King Mu of Zhou (周穆王): a bilingual edition exploring illusion, dreams, and the nature of reality through 9 sections of classical Taoist philosophy.