Enlight Diamond in Buddha's Pocket When a pickpocket meets Buddha, all he sees is his pockets... In Lahore, the city of jewelers, there lived a professional pickpocket. One day he saw that some man had bought a beautiful diamond that h... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Soar above faith Buddha was once asked: “Is there a God?” He replied: “Yes!” That same day another man asked him, “Does God exist?” And Buddha answered: “No!” Towards the evening of the same day, a third person asked ... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Give it up! One peasant's white lilies began to bloom. Usually at this time the flowers were not yet blooming. The peasant was very happy about such a curiosity and decided to sell them at a profit. He knew that ... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Rich poor man Once upon a time there lived a noble man who acquired a rare precious box made of fragrant sandalwood, trimmed with gold. This noble man publicly announced: “I will give this jewel to the poorest man ... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Buddha Blessed is the solitude of one who joyfully knows and sees the truth; Blessed is he who is steadfast and who knows how to restrain himself every hour, Blessed is he who puts an end to all passions, al... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Temptation of Buddha One day Ananda asked Buddha about Nirvana. And Buddha told his disciples about the temptation of Mara, who tried to seduce him from the true path of salvation: — When I became enlightened, the evil Ma... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Follow the path In the city of Savatthi in Northern India, the Buddha had a large center. People came there to practice meditation and listen to his talks on dharma. Every evening one young man would come and listen.... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Buddha and the Path The student asked the Master: -What is Buddha? The master replied: - Buddha is mind. The student asked: “Then what is the Path?” - The path is no-mind. - So, Buddha and the Path are different concepts... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Take yours One day Buddha and his disciples passed by a village in which opponents of Buddhists lived. The villagers rushed out of their houses, surrounded the Buddha and the disciples, and began to insult them.... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Actor Once upon a time there lived an actor who knew how to stage performances of all kinds. He asked a rich householder for an ox. The householder did not even think of fulfilling his request and therefore... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Taste of bliss - What does your bliss taste like? - someone asked Buddha. “Take a drink from the sea,” he answered. “Take a sip from one shore, sip from the other, try to sip from the middle of the ocean: the taste ... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Buddha is waiting for us There is a legend: Buddha stopped at the gates of Paradise. He worked all his life to achieve this goal. The gates opened. Music was playing. There was celebration and rejoicing, because very rarely h... Buddhist Parables Parables
