Enlightenment Stories are the stories which enlighten the mind & soul help to guide toward the Nirvana or Moksha.
There was an incidence when a Bhikkhu named Mālunkyaputta, not content to lead the Holy Life, and achieve his Emancipation by degrees, approached the Buddha and impatiently demanded an immediate solution of some speculative problems with the threat of discarding the robes … Continued
Ryokan devoted his life to the study of Zen. One day he heard that his nephew, despite the admonitions of relatives, was spending his money on a courtesan. Inasmuch as the nephew had taken Ryokan’s place in managing the family … Continued
This is a beautiful Zen story about the state of deep meditation in which mind gets dissolved in meditation that even meditation doesn’t exist at all, only remains nothingness. Once Bokuju (Zen Monk) was meditating, meditating very deeply, meditating with … Continued
The story is that when Buddha reached the doors of NIRVANA the doors were opened, celestial music was played, golden flowers showered, angels with garlands were ready to receive him, but he refused to enter. He turned his back to the door. … Continued
A professor of philosophy went to a Zen Master, Nan-in, and he asked about God, about nirvana, about meditation, and so many things, and the Master listened silently – questions and questions and questions. And then he said, ”You look tired. You … Continued