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...

Ajahn Brahm's Inspiring Wisdom: All Is Well

People often ask, "How can you say all is well if I am sick or I do not have any money or my sweetheart leaves me ?" All is well ...

Walking on Water

Once a monk approached the Buddha and stated that he had been meditating for over 30 years. The Buddha asked, "What have you learned ?...

A Story of a Poor Sparrow

When the dry season has just started, a sparrow feel his body heat. And he swore to his hostile environment, then he decided to leave the pl...

Nasrudin's Sufi Story - Color of The Mayor's Bread

One day, a barber was trimming the mayor’s beard at the village palace. After he finished up, he remarked, "Your beard is starting to...

The Story of a Blind Girl

There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. Not just for herself, but she also hated everyone, except her loving bo...

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom by Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Because seeing virtue in others is in itself a virtue, in appreciating others, we in fact dignify ourselves. Material object were meant...

A Stone Cutter Story - An Inspirational Story About Contentment

There was once a stone cutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life. One day he passed a wealthy merchant's ho...

The Restaurant Bill

Judge Nasrudin was presiding over a case. The plaintiff went first and exclaimed, "The defendant refuses to pay his restaurant bill !...