A professor who was full of himself and his knowledge once visited a Zen monastery to learn all about Zen. He asked the master, “Tell me about the Koans,” and, “How do you feel when you have a Satori?” and “How does the Zen theory of the nomind compare with Cartesian dualism?” and, and, and….
After [...]
Once Mullah Nasrudin’s neighbor came to borrow his donkey. The Mullah did not wish to loan his donkey and said it was on loan to his other neighbor, Mustapha. Just then Nasrudin’s donkey brayed. The neighbor said, “I thought you had lent it to Mustapha.”
The Mullah replied, “Who are you going to believe, me or [...]
This is another Zen teaching story:
A cruel tyrant was invading the country and having his troops kill anyone in sight to frighten the populous into submission and obedience. They got to a town with a large Zen monastery. All the people and the monks except one ran to the hills.
The victorious emperor arrived in the [...]
