Self-Sufficiency

  • Huqiu Zilin [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

    Daoist master Huqiu Zilin teaches Liezi that true travel lies in inner reflection instead of chasing outer scenery. Enlightened, Liezi abandons wandering and lives in quiet seclusion for forty years to seek inner self-sufficiency.

  • Mencius – Chapter 13.27

    Extreme hunger and thirst warp one’s taste; likewise, cravings for fame and profit distort the mind. If one guards against such spiritual deprivation, secular inferiority to others will no longer bring inner worry.

  • Rang Fu [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

    Rang Fu was a man from the time of Emperor Yao. During the reign of Emperor Yao, the world was in perfect harmony, and the common people had no troubles.

  • Shan Juan [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

    Shan Juan was a worthy man of antiquity. Emperor Yao heard that he had attained the Dao and thus faced north to study under him as a teacher. After Yao completed his reign, Shun also offered to yield the world to Shan Juan.