Enlight Eyes of the Artist (Hing Shi) Once Hing Shi talked with Yange Ren, a rather skeptical sage, about the importance of canons in the fine arts. Yange Ren insisted that the master, when depicting something, must, regardless of his des... Parables Zen Parables
Enlight Where can I find time to meditate? The Enlightened Guru had one disciple who was instructed to meditate for a certain amount of time every day. Coming to a conversation with the Guru, he complained every time: “Oh my Guru! I do everyth... Parables Zen Parables
Enlight Dirt road Tanzan and Ekido were walking along a muddy road one day. It was pouring rain. Passing by an intersection, they met a beautiful girl in a silk kimono and scarf, who could not cross the pothole. “Let’s... Parables Zen Parables
Enlight Choice Talking with the hermit, the merchant claimed that, thanks to his wealth, he was freed from the need to indulge someone else's desires or tastes. - That's how it is! - he exclaimed. - Well, when you c... Parables Zen Parables
Enlight Everything is the best As Banzan walked through the market, he heard a conversation between a buyer and a butcher. “Give me the best piece of meat,” said the buyer. “Everything I have in my shop is the best,” answered the b... Parables Zen Parables
Enlight Question and answer One evening a monk knocked on the door of a Zen monastery. He was tired, hungry and wanted to stay there for the night. The owner opened the door, but instead of greeting the monk, he greeted him with... Parables Zen Parables
Enlight Business card Keito, a Zen master, was the abbot of Tofukuji, one of the main temples in Kyoto. One day the governor of Kyoto came to him. The novice handed the old man a business card: “Kitagaki, Governor of Kyoto... Parables Zen Parables
Enlight What is the truth? When, after many years spent in the Shaolin monastery, Bodhidharma decided to leave the Celestial Empire, before leaving, he gathered around the best students in order to find out: what did they under... Parables Zen Parables
Enlight Hell and heaven A samurai named Nobushige came to Hakuin and asked: “Is it true that there is heaven and hell?” "Who are you?" - asked Hakuin. “I am a samurai,” answered the warrior. “You are a soldier!” exclaimed Ha... Parables Zen Parables
Enlight You can't steal the moon Renan, the Zen master, lived the simplest life in a small hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief broke into the hut and discovered that there was nothing there to steal. Returning, Renan f... Parables Zen Parables
Enlight Not love - kindness There lived a woman in China who helped a monk for over 20 years. She built him a small hut and fed him while he meditated. Finally, she wanted to know how much he had progressed during this time. To ... Parables Zen Parables
Enlight Not far from Buddhism One university student, during a visit to Gadzan, asked him: “Have you read the Christian Bible?” “No, read it to me,” Gadzan replied. The student opened the Bible and began to read from the Gospel of... Parables Zen Parables
