Enlight Buddha's hand One disciple asked Buddha: — Express briefly what your teaching is comparable to? Buddha replied: - Look at this forest. How open it is! Nothing is hidden. I'm as open as this forest. He showed his fi... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Tavern Master Pokéda entered the gates of the imperial palace uninvited and was immediately stopped by the guards. The emperor was informed about what had happened, and he wished to speak with a famous spiri... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Clean look In China, there once lived a dharma teacher named Master Fo Yin. This teacher had a friend named Su Dong Po (1037–1101 CE), a poet of ill repute for his rude, quarrelsome character. One day the poet s... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Blind faith Buddha destroyed authorities, with bitter irony he castigated book wisdom as empty nonsense or daring extravagance; He treated the caste arrogance of the Brahmans with no less severity: “Whoever, repe... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Don't waste time Mulinkyaputta once came to the Teacher and expressed his surprise to him that his preaching left a number of the most important questions unresolved: whether the world is eternal or limited by time, w... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight You can't talk about this directly One day a man came to Buddha and, touching his feet, asked if there is a God? The eternal question! Buddha looked at him intently and said: — When I was young, I loved horses very much and distinguish... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Dive into the river The teacher himself chose the place for meditation today. Twenty monks sat by the river and listened to its flow. Buddha sat nearby under a tree in the shade. He listened to the monks. All twenty took... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Need to jump The master said to the student: - Completely forget about your past - and you will become enlightened. “That’s what I do, only gradually,” the student answered. “You can only grow gradually.” Enlighte... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Buddha's Renunciation One night Buddha was enjoying himself: there was a lot of music, beautiful girls were dancing. Then he fell asleep. It was late and he was tired. All the girls also fell asleep. In the middle of the n... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight The most unlucky man in the world There lived an old man in the village. He was one of the most unfortunate people in the world. The whole village was tired of him: he was always gloomy, always complaining, always in a bad mood, alway... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight To each his own Buddha stopped in a village, and the crowd brought a blind man to him. One person from the crowd addressed the Buddha: “We brought this blind man to you because he does not believe in the existence of... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Dedication After talking with his father, Buddha went to his wife. Yashodhara almost went crazy when she saw him. Of course, this man disappeared one night without even saying goodbye to her, without explaining ... Buddhist Parables Parables
