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 […]
Afshin Marashi, the Farzaneh Family Professor of Modern Iranian History at the University of Oklahoma (USA), where he also serves as the director of the Center for Iranian Studies, has authored his latest book titled, ‘Exile and the Nation: The Parsi Community of India and the Making of Modern Iran’, which will be published on […]