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| The Yellow Emperor's Four Canons, 8: On the Covenant（黄帝四经8: 论约） |
By Anonymous Author 2008-03-01
A sage who knows the Tao, when observing things under heaven, makes a point of finding out their sources of origin and checking their forms (what is real) and names (what is in words) against each other....by checking them against the eternal law of Heaven and Earth, he will find out the causes of their birth and death, fortune and misfortune, rise and fall, and survival and extinction.... |
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| The Yellow Emperor's Four Canons, 7: Ways to Extinction（黄帝四经7: 亡论） |
By Anonymous Author 2008-02-28
Whoever runs counter to the Heavenly law and does what It prohibits will be punished by Heaven. Any state facing six kinds of dangers resulting from these violations will be extinguished. Any state which indulges torturing or killing three kinds of innocent people is not far from death itself, ... |
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| The Yellow Emperor's Four Canons, 6: A Discourse（黄帝四经6: 论） |
By Anonymous Author 2008-02-25
The Six Strategic Principles: Observe to find signs of life or death of a state. Analyze to know the causes of its rise or fall. Act timely to restrain the aggressive and protect the weak. Judge by law to defend the right and suppress the wrong. Adapt flexibly to wipe out the decayed and foster the newborn. Use reward and punishment alternately to promote virtue and eliminate vice. By applying these six principles, kingship can be secured.
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| The Yellow Emperor's Four Canons, 5: The Four Principles（黄帝四经5: 四度） |
By Anonymous Author 2008-02-22
If the king on one side and his ministers on the other maintain their relation as appropriate to their respective positions and perform their respective duties, it is called “no meddling”. If the worthy and unworthy are ranked properly, it is called “good order”. If mobilization for military and other public services and demobilization follow the Heavenly law of seasonal changes on Earth, it is called “good civil administration” (“文”,“文治”). If force is properly used to punish injustice and evil, it is called “heroic military feat” (“武”,“武功”). |
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| The Yellow Emperor's Four Canons, 4: Six-Way Demarcation（黄帝四经4: 六分） |
By Anonymous Author 2008-02-19
The six-way demarcation between the ideal or nearly ideal and the anomalous -- the king is performing his duties as expected or not, the ministers loyal or "sitting on the fence", the royal family sound or split, etc. -- spells different possible futures for the state. |
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