✨ A Journey Through Symbols of Intuition, Growth & Centering
A poetic exploration of inner light, personal growth, and the journey back to center — reflected through timeless symbols like the lotus, waves, moon, mandala, and more. Inspired by the...
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Knowledge – A Sufi Folktale
There once lived a scholar who had to journey across a huge river. It was a long, slow trip and the scholar soon got bored. He called out to the...
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Kacchapa Jataka Tale – Talking Turtle
The Boddhisattva was once a greatly respected advisor to King Brahmadatta, an intelligent but excessively talkative ruler. His advisor often pondered on how to cure the king of this habit...
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Jataka Tales
Gautama Buddha’s birth as Prince Siddhartha – during which he attained Nirvana – was the last of several thousand births as a bodhisattva, an enlightened being who chooses to be...
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Buddhist Inspirational Tale: The Folly of Pride
Shan the monk lived in a small village in China. He had acquired a great reputation for himself among villages far and wide. But Shan was extremely proud of his...
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Buddhist Inspirational Tale: The Last Problem
Once, a man approached the Buddha, seeking the Enlightened One’s help. After narrating one of his problems to the Buddha, he asked the latter how he could get rid of...
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Baka Jataka – Heron Story
One hot summer, the inhabitants of a pond became fearful for their lives as the water began drying up. A heron, sensing their panic, thought up a plan to deceive...
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Zen Story: Learning the Zen Way
There lived a Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, a leader celebrated for his statesmanship and military prowess. Rich and powerful though he was, he prided himself on being a...
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Zen Story: Existence
A young Zen student once went visiting several masters. He arrived at the home of Dokuon of Shokoku. Eager to show off his accomplishments, he pronounced, “Everything is emptiness. The...
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Zen Story: A Game of Chess
A disillusioned young man travelled to a far off monastery and approached the Master there. “I am tired and disappointed with life. I seek enlightenment and freedom from all suffering....
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Zen Story: Harmony
There is the story of a young martial arts student who was under the tutelage of a famous master. One day, the master was watching a practice session in the...
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Zen Story: The Warrior’s Question
A noble warrior went to the Zen temple seeking peace. Upon finding the master in calm meditation, the warrior was overcome with sadness. Though he knew he had fought bravely...
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Zen Story: The Stone Mind
The wise Zen teacher was walking on the mountain pass with one of his young students. The teacher kept silent while the student spoke the entire time of Zen and...
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Zen Story: Practice
One day a small boy was playing near the river when he saw an old man with a long beard seated in the sand. The boy moved closer and watched...
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