Are You God's Wife?

On a very cold winter's day, a little boy, barefooted and shivering with cold, was standing outside a shoes store, staring at the shoes....

Eddie Jaku's Advice for a Good Life

Eddie Jaku, a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor, sharing his advice for a good life. "You must not hate. You say, "I don't like ...

Stop Complaining

Around the 1970s, a man drove his car in Arizona (USA) and stopped at a gas station during heavy rains. This man sat in his car, and an empl...

Do You Pray?

I like the interpretation of this prayer. What is a prayer? Prayer doesn't just happen when we kneel or put our hands together and foc...

Yes, I am Changing

A friend of mine turned 60...I asked him what's changing? He sent me following lines: "Yes, I am changing. After loving my paren...

Khalil Gibran on Perfection in Life

One day Khalil Gibran had a dialogue with his master. Gibran : "Master, how can we get something perfect in this life?" The M...

Hakuin and the Baby : Is That So ?

The Zen Master Hakuin was praised and respected by his neighbors as one living a pure life, as well as simplicity and virtue of his life. A...

Story about a Fish and a Turtle : Is Nibbāna Nothingness?

"Nibbāna is bliss supreme." ---Dhammapada Once upon a time there was a fish. And just because it was a fish, it had lived all i...

An Old Legend about Three Men and Their Sacks

There is an old legend about three men and their sacks. Each man had two sacks, one tied in front of his neck and the other tied on his back...

You Have to Take the Medicine Yourself

A man becomes sick and goes to the doctor for help. The doctor examines him and then writes out a prescription for some medicine. The man ha...