Enlight Mother's advice Jiun, a master of the Shingon school, was a well-known Sanskrit scholar during the Tokugawa Era. When he was young, he lectured to his brother students. His mother heard about this and wrote him a let... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight How can you judge? There lived an old man in a village. He was very poor, but all the emperors envied him because he had a beautiful white horse. No one had ever seen such a horse, distinguished by its beauty, stature, ... Parables Taoist Parables Enlight
Enlight Blind One blind man was able to guess by touch what it was for every animal that was put in his hands. And then one day they placed a wolf cub on him; he felt it and said, thinking: “I don’t know whose cub ... Greek Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Prayer to Zeus A shepherd who was tending a herd of oxen lost his calf. He looked for him everywhere, did not find him, and then made a vow to Zeus to sacrifice a kid if the thief was found. But then he entered a gr... Greek Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Conquest of the world They say that on the day Alexander became ruler of the world, he locked himself in a room and cried. His commanders were worried. What's happened? They had never seen him cry. He was not that kind of ... Greek Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Genghis Khan and woman There was a case when the wife of one prince approached Genghis Khan with a request to free her relatives. Genghis Khan said, “Here are your husband, your son, and your brother standing in front of yo... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight The brave do not advance alone The brave does not advance alone, the coward does not retreat alone. One warrior, unable to withstand the tension of the upcoming battle, ran up to the enemy positions, cut off two heads, and returned... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Drowned One poor man drowned in the river while swimming. His body, a little further downstream, was accidentally caught by a rich man living nearby. A relative of the poor man, having learned about this, cam... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Three fighters Once upon a time, in the Middle Empire - as China was called at that time - the best, most powerful fighters from all over the world gathered for a tournament. The competition was judged by the great ... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Happiness of King Solomon One day, a certain respected city dweller came to Solomon, who was enjoying the spectacle of fish splashing in a pond, and said: “King, I’m confused!” Every day of my life is similar to the previous o... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Elder with dutar Tourists traveling through one of the Central Asian countries were visiting the sights of the eastern city. On the outskirts of the village they saw an old man, touched by time, sitting on a rug and m... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Sacred Tome One sage, the wonder of the age, taught his disciples from a source of wisdom that seemed inexhaustible. He attributed all his knowledge to a thick tome, which was kept in the most honorable place. Th... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
