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
Enlight Difficult to implement in practice One day, the ruler of the region visited a Zen teacher, popularly nicknamed Bird's Nest because he was meditating while sitting on a tree among dense foliage. The ruler examined the place of meditatio... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Three Strikes of Dongshan Dunshan came to Yunmen, who asked him where he was from. “I’m from Chadu,” Dongshan replied. “Which temple did you stay at for the summer?” - Yunmen asked. “In the Baozi Temple in Hunan,” answered Don... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Is this true? The Zen teacher Hakuin was known among his neighbors as a man who lived an immaculate life. Next to him lived a beautiful girl, whose parents owned a grocery store. Suddenly her parents discovered tha... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Smart and stupid students Bodhidharma was once asked: “Who can be called a smart student and who can be called a stupid student?” Bodhidharma replied: “The intelligent student is not attached to the words of the teacher, he us... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Miserly teaching A young doctor from Tokyo named Kusuda met his school friend who was studying Zen. The young doctor asked him what Zen was. “I can’t tell you what it is,” said the friend. “But I know one thing for su... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
Enlight Fairy Tales for Adults - Zen Once two people were talking - a student of a yogi and a student of a Zen master. Yoga student says: - My Teacher is a great man! He can chew glass, sit under water for an hour and walk barefoot on fi... Parables Zen Parables Enlight
