The Rat Trap in the Farmhouse Story

A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain ? He was aghast to dis...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Abide by your principles in everything you do. Never do thing just to satisfy others. For rather than satifsfying them, you may get in ov...

A Fox and Vineyard

Once upon a time, there was a fox saw a vineyard full of ripe grapes. The fox thought, "I'll go in there and enjoy a great meal....

An Allergic to Life Story

A man approached a spiritual teacher. He said, "Master, I was tired of living. I was completely saturated. My marriage life has messed ...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

It is easy to reflect on major mistakes, and hard to eliminate small bad habits. Repentance purifies the mind ; a pure mind can readi...

The Orange Story: Interest-Based Negotiation and Communication

Here is a simple story to illustrate the difference between positions and interests. Once there was an orange and two people who sat toget...

Mulla Nasruddin is Looking for Sweet Peppers

One day Mulla Nasruddin went to market and bought a bushel of peppers. He took them home and began to eat them, one by one. An hour later ...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

To be humble is shrink our ego until we are small enough to enter another's eyes and reside in their heart and mind. *** To reg...

An Old Sailor and a Young Professor

Once a young professor was making a sea voyage. He was a highly educated man with a long tail of letters after his name, but he had little e...