This time, ‘The Zen Series’ shares the story about the how we can see the world in a drop of water by extending our consciousness onto things… A Zen Master asked a young student to bring him a pail of water to cool his bath. The student brought the water, and after cooling the bath, […]
A freezing cold shower with your ‘bun maska and choi’ may not sound like an attractive prospect first thing in the morning. After all, most of us relish a toasty warm shower to ease us out of our ‘aalas’ and get us ready for the day. That said, the school of thought for showering is […]
In this fifth part of ‘The Zen Series’, the short story about ‘Chasing Two Rabbits’ leaves much food for thought! A martial arts student approached his teacher with a question. “I’d like to improve my knowledge of the martial arts. In addition to learning from you, I’d like to study with another teacher in order […]
Happy New-Year!! Greetings to all my Kadmi readers with prayers for the year ahead to bring in news of joy and togetherness, defeating the virus and healing the world. When the lockdown was announced at the time of our Jamshedi Navroz, how many of us would have thought that we would all be in a […]
The fourth part of ‘The Zen Series’ shares the short story about the man on the horse… “A horse suddenly came galloping quickly down the road. It seemed as though the man had somewhere important to go. Another man, who was standing alongside the road, shouted, “Where are you going?” and the man on the […]
The third part of ‘The Zen Series’ shares the story about an old man learning a valuable lesson from a young girl saving starfishes on the beach… “An old man walks down to the beach and sees it is covered with tens of thousands of starfish, as far as the eye can see. Far down […]
You wake up in the morning, diligently do your ‘kasti’, still feeling a little groggy, you look up at the ceiling and all you can think about is what to eat for breakfast, bun maska and choi (tea) – followed with pora pav, akuri or sev and ravo. You get up, walk past the mirror […]
. We are so used to success that it often assumes paramount importance in our lives. Some amongst us have been fortunate and blessed with a relatively easy life. However, a comfortable life sometimes makes it harder to understand others’ predicaments. In addition, in many cases, a false sense of security and arrogance tends to […]
We start off with the story of a young martial arts student, under the tutelage of a famous Master… One day, the Master was watching a practice session in the courtyard. He realized that the presence of the other students was interfering with the young man’s attempts to perfect his technique. Sensing the young man’s […]
One goes through school, college, medical school and one’s internship, learning a good deal about success but little or nothing about goodness! I once had a patient visit our OPD, complaining of getting hurt. With the enthusiasm of a young intern, I was quick to ask her where she was hurt. Her prompt reply – […]
Scholar Tokusan – who was full of knowledge and opinions about the dharma, came to Ryutan and asked about Zen. At one-point Ryutan re-filled his guest’s teacup but did not stop pouring when the cup was full. Tea spilled out and ran over the table. “Stop! The cup is full!” said Tokusan. “Exactly,” said Master […]