101 Zen Stories

101 Zen Stories85. Time to DieIkkyu, the Zen master, was very clever even as a boy. His teacher had a precious teacup, a rare antique. Ikkyu happened to break this cup and was greatly perplexed. Hearing the footsteps of his teacher, he held the pieces of the cup behind him. When the master... more

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Rated by supumasi on Oct 12, 11:39am

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Rated by sreeelango on Jul 30, 11:26pm

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Reviewed by Wind-Dancer on Jul 18, 2:32pm

Inch Time Foot Gem A lord asked Takuan, a Zen teacher, to suggest how he might pass the time. He felt his days very long attending his office and sitting stiffly to receive the homage of others. Takuan wrote eight Chinese characters and gave them to the man: Not twice this day Inch time foot gem. This day will not come again. Each minute is worth a priceless gem.
Rated by buddha-guy on Jul 12, 3:13pm

Nice. Favorited.
Rated by oranparker on Jun 09, 2:42pm

Nothing fancy...but if it were, would it be zen? HA! I think I hear my one hand clapping.
Reviewed by Kourosh88 on Jun 07, 7:03am

Excellent!
Rated by techwriterguy on May 17, 7:08am

Great Zen stories for your spiritual life :)
Reviewed by garthmoore on Apr 14 2009, 5:36pm

love it... a necesity for every day life

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