Zen Story of the One-Eyed Monk: Know Yourself

Management is about encouraging and controlling the behaviour of others. We cannot do that unless we understand, encourage and control our o...

A Great and Inspiring Story of A True Teacher

An old man meets a young man who asks, "Do you remember me?" And the old man says, "No." Then the young man tells him ...

The Value of a Car

There was a father who said to his son, "Since you have finished your education, dad will give you a car that dad bought a long time ag...

We are Our Own Saviours

One day a young man approached and asked the Buddha, "O lord, my father has died. Please come and say some prayers for him. Raise up hi...

The Death of a Faithful Dog

There was a young couple very much in love. They were expecting a child and they looked forward to having a lovely baby. As the due date app...

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....

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...

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...

You Have to Walk on the Path Yourself

In the city of Sāvatthī in northern India, the Buddha had a large centre where people would come to meditate and to listen to his Dhamma ta...

Zen in a Cup of Tea

A university professor went to visit Nan-in, a famous Japanese Zen master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), to inquire about Zen. While Nan...

Light the Candle in the Lantern

Another different version of the story of the blind man with lantern. Late one night a blind man was about to go home after visiting a frie...

The Lantern Has Gone Out

A blind man was leaving his friend's house at night when he was suggested to carry a lantern. Laughing aloud, the blind man snapped, &qu...

The Value of a Rock

One day, a young novice monk constantly contemplated about what the value of life is. He often asked his master questions about life, "...