Sacred Books of the East Vol. 40 - Taoism Vol. 2

THE THAI-SHANG TRACTATE OF ACTIONS AND THEIR RETRIBUTIONS. Translation of the Tractate 235 {p. vi} APPENDIXES. PAGE I. Khing Käng King, or the Classic of Purity 247 II. Yin Fû King, or Classic of the Harmony of the Seen and the Unseen 255 III. Yü Shû King, or Classic of the Pivot of Jade 265 IV. Zäh Yung King, or Classic of the Directory for a Day 269 V. Analyses by Lin Hsî-kung of several of the Books of Kwang-dze 273 VI. List of Narratives, Apologues, and Stories in the Writings of Kwang-dze 298 VII. The Stone Tablet in the Temple of Lâo-dze. By Hsieh Tâo-häng of the Sui dynasty 311 VIII. Record for the Sacrificial Hall of Kwang-dze. By Sû Shih 320 INDEX TO VOLS. XXXIX, XL 325 Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East 337 {file "Book XVIII. Kih Lo, or 'Perfect Enjoyment'"} {p. 1} THE TEXTS OF TAOISM. BOOK XVIII. PART II. SECTION XI. Kih Lo, or 'Perfect Enjoyment{fr. 1}' 1. Under the sky is perfect enjoyment to be found or not? Are there any who can preserve themselves alive or not? If there be, what do they do? What do they maintain? What do they avoid? What do they attend to? Where do they resort to? Where do they keep from? What do they delight in? What do they dislike? What the world honours is riches, dignities, longevity, and being deemed able. What it delights in is rest for the body, rich flavours, fine garments, beautiful colours, and pleasant music. What it looks down on are poverty and mean condition, short life and being deemed feeble{fr. 2}. What men consider bitter experiences are that their bodies do not get rest and case, that their mouths do not get food of rich flavour, that their persons are not finely clothed, that their eyes do not see beautiful colours, and that their ears do not listen to pleasant music. If they do not