Tag: Traditional Tales

Traditional Tales: The Garden of the Heart

Traditional Tales: The Garden of the Heart

| March 5, 2013 | 1 Comment

Walking within the garden of his heart, the pupil suddenly came upon the Master, and was glad, for he had but just finished a task in His service which he hastened to lay at His feet. “See, Master,” said he, “this is done; now give me other teaching to do.” The Master looked upon him [...]

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Traditional Tales: The Search for Peace

Traditional Tales: The Search for Peace

| March 5, 2013 | 2 Comments

Once upon a time there was a King who offered a prize to the artist who was able to capture in a painting the concept of Profound Peace. Many artists presented their screens and artwork. The King watched and admired all the paintings, but there were only two he really liked and he had to [...]

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Zen Tales – A Master in Prison

Zen Tales – A Master in Prison

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

A Zen master had been put into jail several times. Now, it is one thing to forgive a thief, it is one thing not to think that he is bad, it is another thing to go to jail oneself. And not once, many times – for stealing small things from his neighbors. And the neighbors [...]

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The Legend of the Serpent and the Firefly

The Legend of the Serpent and the Firefly

| December 4, 2011 | 2 Comments

Once upon a time there was a serpent that was persecuting a firefly. The poor firefly fled from the ferocious predator, using all the energy created by fear to speed him along. The serpent, however, never considered giving up his pursuit, so he chased the poor firefly run away one day, and again for the [...]

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Traditional Tales – Persistence

Traditional Tales – Persistence

| October 9, 2011 | 0 Comments

A Muslim Tale of Persistence A man woke up early in order to pray at the mosque.  He got dressed, made his ablution and left home headed to the mosque.  On his way, the man fell and his clothes got dirty. He got up, brushed himself off and headed back home.  Once there, he changed [...]

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The Spider and the Silkworm

The Spider and the Silkworm

| October 9, 2011 | 0 Comments

Traditional Tales One day, a spider and a silkworm crossed paths and struck up a conversation. The spider said to the silkworm, “I admit your silk is better than the silk from the spider. It is yellow and white, dazzling and bright. You use the silk that you spin yourself to make a beautiful comfortable [...]

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Traditional Tales – Two Monks

Traditional Tales – Two Monks

| October 9, 2011 | 0 Comments

This is an often repeated tale, but such a good one that we will share it here as well. Two monks were walking along a river when they came upon their usual crossing point. At the crossing was a woman in tears. The older monk asked her what the problem was, and she told him [...]

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Chinese Wisdom – Prioritizing Solutions

Chinese Wisdom – Prioritizing Solutions

| September 18, 2011 | 0 Comments

Once there was a fellow walking along a empty road. Suddenly he heard a feeble cry. He looked around but saw nothing. Thinking he heard nothing, he continued to walk along. Once more he heard the faint cry. This time the call was nearby. He searched high and low, and found the sound was coming [...]

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Zen Tales – The Poison

Zen Tales – The Poison

| July 20, 2011 | 1 Comment

Once upon a time, many moons ago, there was a beautiful young lady named Lily. Lily lived in a very small village with her parents. One beautiful day Lily, like all pretty girls at her age, got married. According to the tradition of her village, she would move to her new husband’s village and live [...]

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Zen Tales – Dreams

Zen Tales – Dreams

| July 16, 2011 | 1 Comment

Once upon a time, the Taoist Master Chuang Tzu dreamed he was a butterfly flying joyfully everywhere. In his dream, he had no conscious awareness of his individuality as a separate entity with the entire Universe. He really was a butterfly. Suddenly, he woke up and found himself lying alone as a person again. He [...]

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