This is a Zen beautiful story. Haikyu said, ”illusion obstructs the mind; how can illusion be got rid of?” Obaku said, ”creating illusion, getting rid of illusion – both these are illusion, for illusion has no root; it appears by reason … Continued
Once, a monk asked master nan-yin, ”what is your special teaching?” Nan-yin replied, ”in autumn we reap; in winter we store.” Another monk asked nan-yin, ”what is the way?” Nan-yin answered, ”a kite flies across the great sky; nothing remains … Continued
Bhaddiya was one of the monks staying at the Jetavana Monastery. Because of his short stature he was known as Lakuntaka(the dwarf) to other monks. Lakuntaka Bhaddiya was very good nature; even young monks would often tease him by pulling his nose or … Continued
Pandita was a young son of a rich man of Sàvatthi. He became a novice monk at the age of seven. On the eighth day after becoming a novice monk, as he was following Venerable Sàriputta on an alms-round, he saw some … Continued
This is a story of a man who was going to commit suicide because he was poor,uneducated, unemployed, and he hated to beg. Rather than begging, he thought it is better to commit suicide. He was going towards the river to … Continued
