Interest comes from the mind, Intensity comes from the being. A student approached a Zen teacher to learn Zen. The teacher told him, ” Hear the sound of one hand clapping.” The student tried for three years and did not succeed. He was depressed that he could not do what his teacher had told him.
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Continue Reading...A king once went to a master to ask for a technique to become more powerful than his neighboring kings. He sat in front of the master and started telling him the purpose of his visit. The master listened patiently to the king. He then told him to go to the royal garden where a
Continue Reading...A young soldier went to his senior officer and said, ” Sir, my friend is not yet back from the battlefield. I request permission to go out and get him.” The officer said, ” Permission refused. Your friend is most probably dead. I dont want you to risk your life going there.” The young soldier
Continue Reading...Akbar, a great king from ancient India, and Birbal, his advisor, were walking together on the street one day. They passed by a sandalwood dealer and Akbar told Birbal, ” I dont know why but I feel like hanging this man.” One month passed and the two of them walked past the same sandalwood dealer
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