In this episode of Enlightenment Today, I will explain the most shocking spiritual story ever told, found in the Zhuangzi text of Taoism and featuring the cannibal thief Robber Zhi and Confucius. How can a cannibal thief enlighten a sage? Find out more.
SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week
SUPPORT MY WORK
Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jasongregory
Paypal https://www.paypal.me/JasonGregoryAuthor
MY BOOKS
Spiritual Freedom in the Digital Age https://amzn.to/3iDNaHL
Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance https://amzn.to/2oZZdFm
Effortless Living http://amzn.to/2z0EG3Q
Fasting the Mind http://amzn.to/2zhsAY1
Enlightenment Now http://amzn.to/2B2oNuV
The Science and Practice of Humility http://amzn.to/2z01WPb
RECOMMENDED READING LIST
https://jasongregory.org/recommended-books/
PRIVATE CONSULTATION
https://jasongregory.org/contact/
MERCHANDISE
https://teespring.com/stores/jason-gregory
MY CAMERA GEAR
Main Camera https://amzn.to/2DXxuvv
Main Lens https://amzn.to/2Shk5BF
Microphone https://amzn.to/2S6Evgm
Tripod https://amzn.to/2SdLxA8
FOLLOW ME
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasongregoryauthor/
Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonGregory33
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JasonGregoryAuthor/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongregoryauthor/
Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Gregory/e/B0053O1HKK/
Goodreads Author Page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3021190.Jason_Gregory
THE JASON GREGORY PODCAST AUDIO
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5M7o63rxZ1Co5x86zktVYD
Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enlightenment-today-with-jason-gregory/id1304105394
Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYXNvbmdyZWdvcnkub3JnL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdC8
Anchor https://anchor.fm/jasongregory
MY WEBSITE https://jasongregory.org/
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 How to make sense of this story?
2:20 The Maoist interpretation of this story
3:38 Taoism is a critique of Confucianism
5:15 The nature of Confucian morality
6:37 Why Confucianism leads to falsity and hypocrisy
9:22 Summary of the story and the philosophy of Robber Zhi
12:26 Family is the foundation of social order
13:45 Taoism is the natural way of harmony
14:28 Why Robber Zhi is the counter-image to Confucian morality
16:29 Robber Zhi’s beatdown of Confucius
18:00 The correspondence between name and form is undermined in the story
18:40 The Confucian philosophy of Zheng Ming
21:36 Robber Zhi understands all roles are played
22:07 The Zhuangzian zero perspective
22:55 Why Confucius lacks genuineness
24:18 What does Robber Zhi represent in the story?
Disclaimer: Jason Gregory is an Amazon Associate member. The Amazon links in this description are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Jason will earn a very small commission on qualifying purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos.
Published on December 21, 2022
