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...

Be Kind to Twilight Years

To those of us who are now in our twilight years, this is a worthwhile read. It has a very meaningful and profound message from the famous C...

Family, Place of Forgiveness

Pope Francis's message about the family. Regardless of religion, see how beautiful what Pope Francis wrote about the family. "Ther...

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, ...

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, "...

Kahlil Gibran's Inspiring Poem: On Children

Your children are not "your" children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you b...

A Beautiful Message by Arthur Ashe: Why Me?

The legendary Wimbledon player who was dying of AIDS, which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. He rece...

Dr. Aloysius Loh: Life After 60

Life can begin at 60, it is all in your hands! Many people feel unhappy, health-wise and security-wise, after 60 years of age, owing to the ...

10 Teachings From The Kalama Sutta To Defend Against Intellectual Dependence

All people in the world, including the Thai people, are now in the same situation as were the Kalama people of Kesaputtanigama, India, durin...

The Beauty of Human Relations

A man married a beautiful girl. He loved her very much. One day she developed a skin disease. Slowly she started to lose her beauty. It so h...

Mother Teresa's Inspirational Quotes

Some people come in our life as blessings. Some come in your life as lessons. If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. ...

Inspirational Wisdom by Master Hsing Yun: Who am I ?

Before I was born, who was I? After birth, who am I? We come into this world with happiness and depart with sorrow. Who is the one on the de...

Inspirational True Story: Do Good and Expect Nothing in Return

An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright i...

Zen Story about Egotism

The Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty was a national hero for his success as both a statesman and military leader. But despite his fame, po...

Ajahn Brahm's Inspirational Quotes

If you want to have a good time, be good. Real beauty does not lie in perfection, but in embracing and accepting imperfection. Love is t...

Inspirational Wisdom Story about Buddha

Once, Buddha was walking through a village with his students, where the opponents of Buddhism lived. The people of the village surrounded Bu...

Stress Management: Holding a Glass of Water

A professor walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As he raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'...

What is the Best Religion?

The Dalai Lama, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate is a great spiritual and Buddhist leader. He is the author of many spiritual books. Dr.Leonardo...

The Story of Two Brothers: The Meaning of Brotherhood

Once there were two brothers who inherited their father's land. The brothers divided the land in half and each one farmed his own sectio...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Know your blessings, cherish them and sow more blessings. The ocean can be filled, yet the tiny mouth of a human being can never be fi...

An Inspirational Story about Two Frogs

Once upon a time, there were two frogs live together in a lake. In a summer, the heat of the sun had dried all the water in the lake. The f...

The Inspiration of The Coffee Bean

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make...

WhatsApp Story: An Inspirational Success Story

Jan Koum, an immigrant from Ukraine, was so poor as a teenager that he used to save his old Soviet notebooks for school and queued with his ...

Destiny in Our Own Hand

Once upon a time, there was a general who was leading his army into battle against an enemy ten times the size of his own. Along the way to...

The Viewpoint of Pessimism and Optimism

Long time ago, when China was split into many small countries, there was a merchant who lived in Song, a country in northern China. He took ...

Buddha and a Pile of Shit

Zen Master, Fo Yin was especially intimate with Su Dongpo, a distinguished and mischievous poet. Their friendship had grown so deep that the...

The Eight Winds Cannot Move Him, but One Fart Blows Him Across the River

Su Dongpo (蘇東坡) was an avid student of Buddhist teachings and a distinguished and mischievous poet. He was quick-witted and humorous; as a Z...