Enlight Lesson One day, a man fell from the roof of a house right on Nasreddin’s head as he was walking along a narrow alley. Nothing happened to that man, but the mullah ended up in the hospital. “What lesson did y... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight What you need One day the Sufi Master and his disciples were looking for a place to stay for the night. But the inhabitants of the nearest village drove them away, mistaking them for charlatans, and they had to sto... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Revelation One day a man came to the Sufi Master and asked permission to study with him. “Okay,” said the Master, “but what prompted you to do this? Maybe there was a sign for you? Some kind of revelation from a... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Escape from death One king dreamed that his death had come. In a dream he saw a standing shadow and asked: - Who are you? Shadow said: “I am your death, and tomorrow at sunset I will come for you.” The king wanted to a... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Bayazid and the vain man Once a certain person reproachfully told Bayazid, the great mystic of the 9th century, that he had fasted and prayed for 30 years, but had never found in it the consolation that Bayazid promised. Baya... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Sacred Bananas One Sabbath day, a man, immersed in the worship of God, asked his son to go and buy some bananas for one rupee. The son was a kind boy. He bought bananas, but on his way home he noticed a woman with a... Indian Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight The Sage's Prophecy Having conquered India, Alexander did not go further. His army, burdened with looted riches, grumbled and demanded return. The way back went through a wild, scorched desert. There was no water; instea... Indian Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Meeting with a sannyasin Alexander conquered India. And so, getting ready to go back, he remembered that his teacher Aristotle told him: “You will probably bring a lot of gifts from India. I would like you to bring me a sanny... Indian Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight I will teach you Once upon a time there lived a Jewish rabbi named Naftali. He was famous, and many came to him for advice. One day there was a knock on the door of his house. On the threshold stood a middle-aged man,... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Not a home, but a paradise! One man came to the Master and began to beg for help: “I’m in despair.” I'll go crazy. We all live in one room: children, wife, relatives. Our nerves are on edge, everyone is screaming and yelling at ... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight And this too shall pass One day a visitor came to the rabbi and began to complain: - Rebbe, everything is so bad for me, so bad! I lost my job, my wife is sick, my daughter can’t get married, my son doesn’t want to study... ... Jewish Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Zen School Zen masters teach their students to express their feelings directly. One boy lived not far from the monastery. He often met Keitya, his peer from the monastery, who went to the market every day to buy... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
