Enlight In the shadow of a cloud Nasreddin was digging holes in the steppe. A passerby asked him: - What are you doing here? “Yes, I buried money in this steppe,” Nasreddin answered, “but no matter how hard I try, I can’t find it.” “... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin Enlight
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
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
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
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 Enlight
Enlight burning house Gautama Buddha spoke about the aluba wheel to which we are chained, and taught us to renounce all desires and, thus getting rid of desires, enter into nothingness, which he called nirvana. One day his... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Gifts for Buddha 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
Enlight Supreme Sacrifice An important Brahmin approached the Buddha with a question about what characteristics the supreme sacrifice should have. And Buddha told the story of a powerful and happy king of bygone times, who, af... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Buddha Seeker One pure man wanted to see the Buddha, keeping his attention on a wide variety of objects. His hands did not grasp wise images, and his eyes did not pierce the objects of veneration - the phenomenon d... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Be a light to yourself Early in the morning Gautama Buddha said to his disciples: — More than enough has been done. This body has reached its fullness and needs rest. He looked around and saw two very beautiful and tall tre... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Gautama and the fly In the life of the Buddha, when he was still a simple seeker, a remarkable incident occurred. Together with a fellow traveler, he passed through some village. Both were engaged in a lively conversatio... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Strawberries A man was crossing a field where a tiger was sleeping. Having discovered the tiger, the man ran as fast as he could. The tiger is behind him. Running to the cliff, the man began to climb the slope, gr... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
