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Hey God! 23 Aug 2013 | 03:56 am
Photo by Waiting for the Word Me: Hey God! God: Hey, how’s it going? Me: All right, I guess. Nothing to complain about. God: So what’s this all about then? I haven’t heard from you in a while ever...
I Got Mail: Feeling Guilty 16 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Photo by slgckgc I’d like to share an email I got recently and my response to it. I have made some edits indicated by bracketed [ ] words to correct grammar or to protect the writer’s identity: Hi, ...
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Finding a place of peace within the turmoil conflict.com.au 22 Feb 2011 | 06:40 pm
The practice of Aikido is not to overcome an attacker nor to try to avoid them. Rather it is to find that point of connection where the attacker cannot affect you. Zen Story#2 A man travelling acro...
React or Respond … opens the Gates of Heaven or Hell! conflict.com.au 22 Feb 2011 | 05:03 pm
Zen Story#1 A soldier named Nobushige came to the Zen monk Hakuin and asked: ”Is there really a paradise and a hell?” “Who are you?” inquired Hakuin. ”I am a samurai”, the warrior replied. “You, a ...
A Collection of Zen Stories endofthegame.wordpress.com 11 Jul 2012 | 03:29 pm
“We gain enlightenment like the moon reflecting in the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. Although its light is wide and great, the moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch w...
Zen Story: Publishing the Sutras endofthegame.wordpress.com 6 Jul 2012 | 04:24 pm
Tetsugen, a devotee of Zen in Japan, decided to publish the sutras (teachings of Buddha), which at that time were available only in Chinese. The books were to be printed with wood blocks in an edition...
Zen Story: The Ghost and the Beans endofthegame.wordpress.com 3 Jul 2012 | 02:18 pm
A young wife fell sick and was about to die. “I love you so much,” she told her husband, “I do not want to leave you. Do not go from me to any other woman. If you do, I will return as a ghost and caus...
Zen Story: The Stingy Artist endofthegame.wordpress.com 30 Jun 2012 | 07:53 pm
Gessen was an artist monk. Before he would start a drawing or painting he always insisted upon being paid in advance, and his fees were high. He was known as the “Stingy Artist.” A geisha once gave hi...
The Zen story Empty cup mind obs.co.uk 17 Jun 2012 | 05:55 pm
There is a story about an old Japanese Zen master who was engaged in conversation with a prospective student. The student chatted on and on, full of his own ideas and ambitions. He described the maste...
The Zen story Empty cup mind obs.co.uk 17 Jun 2012 | 05:55 pm
There is a story about an old Japanese Zen master who was engaged in conversation with a prospective student. The student chatted on and on, full of his own ideas and ambitions. He described the maste...
Letting Go and Moving Forward: Lessons From a Monk releaseyouremotions.com 18 Sep 2012 | 12:46 am
Letting Go and Moving Forward: Lessons From a Monk (Zen Story) “Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they a....
Master, Who Am I? (Zen Story) releaseyouremotions.com 3 Oct 2012 | 08:09 pm
Master, Who Am I? (Zen Story) Disciple: Master, who am I? Master: There’s a voice inside your head. This voice is always thinking… thinking… judging everything that happens. This voice makes decisio...
