In this fifteenth part of ‘The Zen Series’, a Zen master’s answer to a monk’s innocent question, reveals great wisdom to be applied in life! Two men visit a Zen master. The first man says, “I’m thinking of moving to this town. What’s it like?” The Zen master asks, “What was your old town like?” […]
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The Zen Series: Chasing Two Rabbits
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 […]
The Zen Series: Changing The World
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 […]
The Zen Series: Gloating Gets You Nowhere
. 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 […]