Enlight This cannot be expressed in the words “Flower Sermon”. While preaching on Mount Gridharakuta, Buddha twirled a flower in his fingers, showing it to his listeners. Everyone was silent. Only Maha-Kashyapa tried unsuccessfully to remain dispassionate and smi... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Death and That Which Never Dies A woman came to Buddha: her child had died. She screamed and cried. She was barren and could no longer have children, and her only child died - all her love and care. Buddha told her: - I'll help you.... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Tricky philosophy One day it happened that a follower of Nagarjuna, one of the greatest mystics to whom India gave birth, realized his limitless being - the world disappeared. Then followers appeared, and followers are... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Flower shower Subhuti was a disciple of Buddha. He was able to understand the power of emptiness, the point of view that nothing exists except in relation to the subjective and the objective. One day Subhuti was si... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
