Jul 4, 2012
Keep things simple!! The Master asked a new student; “Where are you from?” The student fidgeted and said “I am from an emptiness created by form. “Most interesting, I am from Hunan Province” replied the Master.
Feb 3, 2012
The Psychiatrist & the Master Upon meeting a Zen master at a social event, a psychiatrist decided to ask him a question that had been on his mind. “Exactly how do you help people?” he inquired. “I get them where they can’t ask any more...
Aug 2, 2011
A traveller passing through the Country side Came upon an elderly gentleman who was busy planting a tiny almond tree. Knowing that almond trees take many years to mature, he commented to the man “Sir It seems odd that a man of your advanced age would plant...
May 2, 2011
The Master and the Student. The master asked a brand new student, “How was the lunch we served today?” The student said “Oh, very good.” The master said to a senior priest standing nearby, “Get rid of the cook. He is useless.”
Apr 3, 2011
A traveller through the mountains came upon an elderly gentleman who was busy planting a tiny oak tree. Knowing that oak trees take many years to mature, he commented to the man “It seems odd that a man of your advanced age would plant such a slow-growing...