Category: Tales

A young student of zen, who felt he had accomplished a great deal, presented himself before a zen master, and to show his zen, declared, “The mind, Buddha, and sentient Continue Reading →

Once, long ago, there was a great sage whose name was Parnada. Through study, abstinence, holy sacrifices, long meditation and difficult disciplines he had trampled human limitations underfoot and earned Continue Reading →

It happened once that two students came and greeted their guru, and respectfully requested that he resolve an uncertainty they had. ‘Guru-ji,’ said one, ‘we have a doubt about the Continue Reading →

It happened once long ago in Japan that there was a storyteller who was famed for his skill. Those who listened to his stories seemed to experience the events as Continue Reading →

There is always a great deal of symbolism in the appearance ascribed to a deity, but what can we learn from. the fact that Ganesha, the elephant headed god in Continue Reading →

It happened long ago in Japan that a blind man went to visit a friend. They talked far into the evening, and when the blind man was taking his leave, Continue Reading →

It is well known that when young Lord Krishna grew up, he danced with all the gopis or cow-herds in his village, and each one felt that he danced with Continue Reading →

It is said that Lord Shiva and Lord Krishna always greeted each other with the greatest respect, each declaring himself the devotee of the other and never omitting to call Continue Reading →

Once upon a time a certain father heard that his children, living in another land, were hungry.  This news made the father very sad, but he knew there was a storeroom Continue Reading →

There was, once upon a time, a blind woman who lived with her son and her daughter-in-law. They were very poor, with barely enough to eat, but the woman was Continue Reading →