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Here are 10 Taoist stories:
1. ** Taoist Priest Saving Scorpion **: Taoist Priest saw the scorpion fall into the water and wanted to save it, but he was stung by the scorpion twice and still did not give up. He believed that it was the nature of the scorpion to sting people, and that kindness was his nature. He should not change his nature because of the outside world.
2. ** Crow and Pigeon **: The crow was despised and wanted to fly away because of its bad cry. The pigeon advised it that if it did not change its voice, it would not be welcomed wherever it flew. It meant that it had to change itself to make everything better.
3. [Little Daoist Sweeps Fallen Leaves]: The Little Daoist swept the fallen leaves in the Taoist temple. He wanted to shake the tree hard to solve it in one go, but there were still fallen leaves the next day. This meant that one could not be anxious for success. It was important to do what was needed at the moment.
4. ** Wei Boyang's Pill Refinement **: Eastern Han's Wei Boyang brought his disciples into the mountains to refine pills. After the pill was formed, he fed the pill to the white dog. When the white dog died, he also died temporarily after taking the pill. The disciple surnamed Yu died after taking the pill. The other two disciples left without taking the pill. Wei Boyang, the disciple surnamed Yu, and the white dog were revived and ascended, causing the disciples who left to regret.
5. "Cut off the tender shoots": The Taoist priest asked his disciple if he could cut off the tender shoots of the branches, the tender shoots of the whole tree, and the tender shoots of spring. It meant that if one's heart was filled with hope and dreams like spring, no one could cut off the tender shoots of hope in one's heart.
6. ** Sky and leaves **: The Taoist priest asked his disciples about the size of the sky and the leaves, and whether they could block people's eyes. He said that what blocked their vision, lost their minds, and hindered their progress were often small obstacles in life.
7. Gold and mud: Taoist priest asked the Seeker which was better, a grain of gold or a pile of mud. The Seeker replied that it was gold. When Taoist priest asked if it was a seed, it meant that he could be freed by changing his mind.
8. The most precious thing in the world: The Taoist priest asked the disciple what was the most precious thing in the world. The disciple first answered that he had lost it and had not obtained it. After several years of vicissitudes, the disciple thought that having it was the most precious thing.
9. The young man asked the Taoist priest: The young man was called a genius or a fool. The Taoist priest asked the young man how to look at himself. He used the example of how one kilogram of rice had different uses in different people's eyes to explain that success depended on his own opinion of himself.
10. The state of becoming a happy person: The young man asked how to become a happy person and bring happiness to others. The Taoist priest answered that there were four states, namely,"Treat yourself as others (Anatta)","Treat others as yourself (Compassion)","Treat others as others (Wisdom)", and "Treat yourself as yourself (Nature)".
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