Philosophy Ray

In Zhuangzi’s tale, some people sing and play music at a funeral. Why aren’t they sad? Join us as we explore this story of the "True Person and the False Person" and discover Zhuangzi’s answers to these deep questions.

Zhuangzi further reveals to us the application of the Tao in our outlook on life. If you can achieve this, you will attain the highest wisdom in life

Zhuangzi explains how to cultivate the Tao and the stages you’ll experience along the way, all through a story.

Zhuangzi and Huizi once again engaged in a discussion about the practices and beliefs of sages versus ordinary people, revealing what it means for sages to 'be emotionless' and why emotions become a problem for ordinary people.

Through the conversation between Duke Ai of Lu and Confucius, we learn about the popularity of Ai Dai, a person known for both his virtue and talent. It also reveals what you need to do to become someone like him.

Through two fictional fables of Socrates, let's uncover two important life lessons.

To us, Confucius is a wise sage who’s reached enlightenment, but to Laozi’s student ShuShan Wuzhi, he’s still falling just a bit short. So what’s missing? Let’s find out in today’s episode.

Today we share two fables from Socrates, about fame, wealth and the Words of Wisdom.

This story is from Zhuangzi’s “Symbol of Complete Virtue” (De chong fu). This chapter mainly talks about how to be full of virtue. Zhuangzi tells us through the stories of Shen Tujia and Zichan that the importance of a person’s virtue is far greater than their appearance.

Have you ever considered these two questions: What is the key difference between humans and animals? Can we really trust our experiences? Today, Socrates conducted an experiment to explain what makes humans truly human and why animals are different. If you don’t practice this, you may be human biologically, but you’re not truly living as one.