Enlight How to Write a Chinese Poem A well-known Japanese poet was asked how to write a Chinese poem. “Usually, a Chinese poem consists of four lines,” he explained. - The first line contains the initial phase, the second - the continua... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Bokuju and stream One Zen monk, Bokuju, said: “Go and cross the stream, but don’t let the water touch you.” And there was no bridge across the stream near his monastery. Many tried to do this, but when they crossed the... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight The giver should be grateful When Seisetsu was Enkaku's teacher in Kamakura, he demanded a larger room because the one he taught in was overcrowded. Umezu Seibei, a merchant from Edo, decided to donate 500 pieces of gold, called ... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Business card Zen Master Keichu presided over the main temple in Kyoto. One day a novice brought him a business card and said that this man wanted to see him. The card read: “Kitagaki, Governor of Kyoto.” Keichu lo... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight In the world of dreams This story was told by Sena Saku: Every day at noon our teacher usually dozed off. We children asked him why he did this, and he answered: “I’m going to the land of dreams to meet the old sages there,... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Thief turned student One evening, while Shichiro Kojun was reading sutras, a thief with a sharp sword entered and demanded either money or life. Shichiro told him: - Don’t bother me, you can take some money from this box.... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Diamond in road dust Gudu was at one time the emperor's mentor. Despite this, he used to travel alone, like a simple wandering monk. One day, heading to Edo, the cultural and political center of the shogunate, he came to ... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Be careful The Great Teacher Nan-In was on his deathbed. There were many incidents, anecdotes, and stories in the life of this extraordinary man. And so, dying, he said to his disciples: “I don’t want you to mou... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Time to Die Ikkyu, the Zen Master, was very intelligent even when he was just a boy. His teacher had a precious tea bowl - a rare antique. It so happened that Ikkyu broke this cup and became very confused. Hearin... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Arrest of the Stone Buddha A merchant, carrying 50 bundles of cotton on his shoulders, stopped to take a break from the heat in a shelter where a stone Buddha stood. Here he fell asleep, and when he woke up, his cotton had disa... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Hoping for a fix The young samurai stood with a bow and several arrows in his hands, measuring the distance to the target with his eyes. A monk passing by said to him: “You won’t learn to shoot accurately if you rely ... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Two swords Master Muramasa made samurai swords as striking weapons. Master Masamune is like a weapon with which to protect your life. To compare, their blades were driven into the bottom of a stream. Fallen leav... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
