The Teaching:

          A lesson in Zen. A student had grown tired of his work routine sweeping the floors. One day he asked the Master,             “When are you going to teach me about Zen?”  The master smiled and said, “I already am teaching you” and he handed the student the...

A Principal guide to Live by:

  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...

Thinking:

  Zen Saying:   If you need to climb a mountain, Start at the top.

Discipline:

Learn to be master of the mind Rather than mastered by mind.  

The New Student!

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.”

Principles to live by

 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...