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  • The 10 Very Best Zen Stories

    "Many teachings from Zen-Buddhism are told in short and delightful stories. They are usually designed to develop the mind and to free it from distortions and so to connect with our spirit. Some of them are really inspiring and enlightening. It is helpful to the mind to think about them... more

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  • Rated by ConsciousActual on Oct 05, 4:38pm

    Great list of stories. No matter how many times I read 'Is that so?' I'm still left inspired.

  • Reviewed by amateur6 on Aug 28, 8:21am

    Okay, I've heard or read a number of these before, but there were some that were new to me... I'm not going to thumb it up, but I won't thumb it down either.

  • Rated by Gurushabad on Jul 12, 10:37pm

    Beautiful Zen Stories

  • Rated by mattmattmatt on May 09 2009, 1:18am

    interesting ideas to ponder over

  • Rated by mihiru on Feb 26 2009, 9:32am

    nice zen stories

  • Reviewed by isatcjk on Feb 23 2009, 2:35pm

    From the page: "1. A Cup of Tea Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitorâ€s cup full, and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!" "Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?" 2. The Burden Two monks were returning to the monastery in the evening. It had rained and there were puddles of water on the road sides. At one place a beautiful young woman was standing unable to walk accross because of a puddle of water. The elder of the two monks went up to a her lifted her and left her on the other side of the road, and continued his way to the monastery. In the evening the younger monk came to the elder monk and said, "Sir, as monks, we cannot touch a woman ?" The elder monk answered "yes, brother". Then the younger monk asks again, "but then Sir, how is that you lifted that woman on the roadside ?" The elder monk smiled at him and told him " I left her on the other side of the road, but you are still carrying her." 3. Finding a Piece of the Truth One day Mara, the Evil One, was travelling through the villages of India with his attendants. he saw a man doing walking meditation whose face was lit up on wonder. The man had just discovered something on the ground in front of him. Maraâ€s attendant asked what that was and Mara replied, "A piece of truth." "Doesnâ€t this bother you when someone finds a piece of truth, O Evil One?" his attendant asked. "No," Mara replied. "Right after this, they usually make a belief out of it.""

  • Rated by brainbeam23 on Oct 31 2008, 7:39pm

    I've always admired the wisdom of Zen Buddhism. These are great little tales...maybe.