Marblehead Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) The extraordinary opening of this chapter takes the form of an extended series of riddles like those posed by ancient Indo-European seers and magi. It temporarily returns to par with the other heaven chapters by having a pseudo Master Chuang discourse clumsily upon the relative merits of humaneness and filialness. The remainder of the chapter, however, includes the magnificent description of the Yellow Emperor's transcendental ritual music and a group of interesting colloquies between Confucius and Lao Tzu. Edited February 26, 2018 by Marblehead 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taoist Texts Posted February 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Marblehead said: extended series of riddles Why riddles? Those are sincere questions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 26, 2018 I guess all we can say is that it's Mair's way of expressing his thoughts. For him perhaps they are riddles? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
