SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

projection

  • Suspecting a Ghost

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    This Daoist‑style parable recounts how frightened Mao mistakes a fellow traveler for a ghost and pushes him into a river. They later meet and discover fear, not spirits, created their shared terrifying illusion.

  • The lost axe and the suspicious eye

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    A man who lost his axe suspected his neighbour’s son of stealing it.

  • The Buddha that cannot be found

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    A fraudulent monk, lacking true enlightenment, called himself the “Master of Silence.” To hide his ignorance, he employed two eloquent attendants to answer questions on his behalf. To maintain an air of mystical profundity, he himself never spoke a word.