This being so, I should not think of opposing them and thus provoking their anger neither do I humor them and thus cause them to feel pleased. Tigers are of a different species from man, but, like him, they respond to those who coax them with food, and consequently the act of killing their victims tends to provoke them. Again, I time their periods of hunger and repletion, and I gain a full understanding of the causes of their anger. In feeding tigers, then, I avoid giving them either live animals or whole carcasses, lest in the former case the act of killing, in the latter the act of tearing them to pieces, should excite them to fury. But neither their pleasure nor their anger is manifested without a cause. Such is the natural disposition of all living creatures. “With regard to my method of feeding tigers, all I have to say is this: when yielded to, they are pleased when opposed, they are angry. His powers are not confined to walking in perilous places and passing through water and fire.” “The man of perfect faith can extend his influence to inanimate things and disembodied spirits he can move heaven and earth, and fly to the six cardinal points without encountering any hindrance. WARNING: My notes contain far larger segments than usual because of the rich and surprising content : enlightenment, animals, inventions - including the world's first possible robot. A collection of many anecdotes about famed Taoist, Master Lieh Tzu.
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