SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

cause and effect

  • Caigentan 109. Present indulgence vs. Future atonement

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    The ailments of old age have their roots in the prime of life. The hardships and suffering which come after the decline of one’s career have their roots in its acme of success.

  • Caigentan 48. The anatomy of moral disease

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    When the liver succumbs to disease, the eyes become dim. When the kidneys are disordered, the hearing becomes impaired.

  • The Wild Fox Chan

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    During the Tang Dynasty, Chan Master Baizhang Huaihai was renowned for his strict adherence to monastic rules and his profound teachings.

  • Dao De Jing – Chapter 46

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    When the Dao prevails in the world, they send back their swift horses to (draw) the dung-carts. When the Dao is disregarded in the world, the war-horses breed in the border lands.There is no guilt greater than being desirable to others; no calamity greater than to be discontented with one’s lot; no fault greater…