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		<title>Gift of God</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This teaching story comes from Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism literally meaning receiving&#8230;
When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods doves did not have wings.
Each day the lion would persecute the dove, running after her and scaring her to near death.
The dove prayed to the Ultimate Reality for help and succor. Ultimate Reality being [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This teaching story comes from Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism literally meaning receiving&#8230;</p>
<p>When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods doves did not have wings.</p>
<p>Each day the lion would persecute the dove, running after her and scaring her to near death.</p>
<p>The dove prayed to the Ultimate Reality for help and succor. Ultimate Reality being the source of Ultimate Loving Kindness had compassion on the dove and gave the dove wings to escape from the lion.</p>
<p>Next day the dove pranced in front of the lion showing off his beautiful wings.</p>
<p>The lion chased &#8211; the dove ran as fast as possible&#8230;</p>
<p>Typically the dove would get away at the last moment &#8211; but today the wings got in the way &#8211; you see the dove did not know what the wings were for &#8211; he imagined he could run faster with them&#8230;</p>
<p>So this time the lion caught the dove and ate him.</p>
<p>Somewhere beyond time and space in dove heaven, the dove complained to the dove god. He said, &#8220;I asked for help and now I&#8217;m dead. You call this justice? You call this loving kindness?&#8221;</p>
<p>The dove god explained the truth. Thought all about Ultimate Reality &#8211; the Truth (Al Hagh) beyond conception and words. The dove god explained what the wings were to be used for&#8230;</p>
<p>Since that time no lion has killed a dove&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">***</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Note:  When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods refers to the first sentence of Genesis which according to a Kabbalistic translation means, &#8220;The beginningness created the gods, the heavens and the earths&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Nasrudin and what people think</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mullah Nasrudin was returning from the market with his son and donkey. They had sold all the goods they had taken to the bazaar and now the Mullah was riding the donkey and his son was on foot when a passing man said, &#8220;Aren&#8217;t you ashamed old man that you ride the donkey and your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This teaching story comes from Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism literally meaning receiving&#8230;</p>
<p>When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods doves did not have wings.</p>
<p>Each day the lion would persecute the dove, running after her and scaring her to near death.</p>
<p>The dove prayed to the Ultimate Reality for help and succor. Ultimate Reality being the source of Ultimate Loving Kindness had compassion on the dove and gave the dove wings to escape from the lion.</p>
<p>Next day the dove pranced in front of the lion showing off his beautiful wings.</p>
<p>The lion chased &#8211; the dove ran as fast as possible&#8230;</p>
<p>Typically the dove would get away at the last moment &#8211; but today the wings got in the way &#8211; you see the dove did not know what the wings were for &#8211; he imagined he could run faster with them&#8230;</p>
<p>So this time the lion caught the dove and ate him.</p>
<p>Somewhere beyond time and space in dove heaven, the dove complained to the dove god. He said, &#8220;I asked for help and now I&#8217;m dead. You call this justice? You call this loving kindness?&#8221;</p>
<p>The dove god explained the truth. Thought all about Ultimate Reality &#8211; the Truth (Al Hagh) beyond conception and words. The dove god explained what the wings were to be used for&#8230;</p>
<p>Since that time no lion has killed a dove&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">***</p>
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		<title>I dropped her at the other side</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Zen master and novice were walking from one monastery to another. They came to a wide fast river. A young lady was drying at the bank.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This teaching story comes from Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism literally meaning receiving&#8230;</p>
<p>When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods doves did not have wings.</p>
<p>Each day the lion would persecute the dove, running after her and scaring her to near death.</p>
<p>The dove prayed to the Ultimate Reality for help and succor. Ultimate Reality being the source of Ultimate Loving Kindness had compassion on the dove and gave the dove wings to escape from the lion.</p>
<p>Next day the dove pranced in front of the lion showing off his beautiful wings.</p>
<p>The lion chased &#8211; the dove ran as fast as possible&#8230;</p>
<p>Typically the dove would get away at the last moment &#8211; but today the wings got in the way &#8211; you see the dove did not know what the wings were for &#8211; he imagined he could run faster with them&#8230;</p>
<p>So this time the lion caught the dove and ate him.</p>
<p>Somewhere beyond time and space in dove heaven, the dove complained to the dove god. He said, &#8220;I asked for help and now I&#8217;m dead. You call this justice? You call this loving kindness?&#8221;</p>
<p>The dove god explained the truth. Thought all about Ultimate Reality &#8211; the Truth (Al Hagh) beyond conception and words. The dove god explained what the wings were to be used for&#8230;</p>
<p>Since that time no lion has killed a dove&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">***</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Note:  When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods refers to the first sentence of Genesis which according to a Kabbalistic translation means, &#8220;The beginningness created the gods, the heavens and the earths&#8230;</p>
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		<title>A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Iran we have a story about children playing together. Ali the youngest was everyone’s favorite and had many friends but one enemy called Rashid. One day as they played, Ali fell down in a well. All Ali’s friends were scared since they had been told not to play near the well. So they ran [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This teaching story comes from Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism literally meaning receiving&#8230;</p>
<p>When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods doves did not have wings.</p>
<p>Each day the lion would persecute the dove, running after her and scaring her to near death.</p>
<p>The dove prayed to the Ultimate Reality for help and succor. Ultimate Reality being the source of Ultimate Loving Kindness had compassion on the dove and gave the dove wings to escape from the lion.</p>
<p>Next day the dove pranced in front of the lion showing off his beautiful wings.</p>
<p>The lion chased &#8211; the dove ran as fast as possible&#8230;</p>
<p>Typically the dove would get away at the last moment &#8211; but today the wings got in the way &#8211; you see the dove did not know what the wings were for &#8211; he imagined he could run faster with them&#8230;</p>
<p>So this time the lion caught the dove and ate him.</p>
<p>Somewhere beyond time and space in dove heaven, the dove complained to the dove god. He said, &#8220;I asked for help and now I&#8217;m dead. You call this justice? You call this loving kindness?&#8221;</p>
<p>The dove god explained the truth. Thought all about Ultimate Reality &#8211; the Truth (Al Hagh) beyond conception and words. The dove god explained what the wings were to be used for&#8230;</p>
<p>Since that time no lion has killed a dove&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">***</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Note:  When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods refers to the first sentence of Genesis which according to a Kabbalistic translation means, &#8220;The beginningness created the gods, the heavens and the earths&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Mullah Nasrudin and thank God</title>
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Nasrudin and thank God:
Mullah Nasrudin had bought a new pair of shoes that he only wore to feasts. One day, he was plowing his field while wearing hi pair of old torn shoes. He hurt his foot on a big thorn. As he was washing and bandaging his bloody foot [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This teaching story comes from Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism literally meaning receiving&#8230;</p>
<p>When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods doves did not have wings.</p>
<p>Each day the lion would persecute the dove, running after her and scaring her to near death.</p>
<p>The dove prayed to the Ultimate Reality for help and succor. Ultimate Reality being the source of Ultimate Loving Kindness had compassion on the dove and gave the dove wings to escape from the lion.</p>
<p>Next day the dove pranced in front of the lion showing off his beautiful wings.</p>
<p>The lion chased &#8211; the dove ran as fast as possible&#8230;</p>
<p>Typically the dove would get away at the last moment &#8211; but today the wings got in the way &#8211; you see the dove did not know what the wings were for &#8211; he imagined he could run faster with them&#8230;</p>
<p>So this time the lion caught the dove and ate him.</p>
<p>Somewhere beyond time and space in dove heaven, the dove complained to the dove god. He said, &#8220;I asked for help and now I&#8217;m dead. You call this justice? You call this loving kindness?&#8221;</p>
<p>The dove god explained the truth. Thought all about Ultimate Reality &#8211; the Truth (Al Hagh) beyond conception and words. The dove god explained what the wings were to be used for&#8230;</p>
<p>Since that time no lion has killed a dove&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">***</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Note:  When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods refers to the first sentence of Genesis which according to a Kabbalistic translation means, &#8220;The beginningness created the gods, the heavens and the earths&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Pay no attention to miracles</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we have two teaching stories one from Zen sources and another from Sufi with the same message about powers or miracles.
A student of Zen got some powers after ten years of Zazen (sitting Zen meditation). He ran into the master&#8217;s chamber and excitedly told him of the powers he had acquired  from his practice. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This teaching story comes from Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism literally meaning receiving&#8230;</p>
<p>When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods doves did not have wings.</p>
<p>Each day the lion would persecute the dove, running after her and scaring her to near death.</p>
<p>The dove prayed to the Ultimate Reality for help and succor. Ultimate Reality being the source of Ultimate Loving Kindness had compassion on the dove and gave the dove wings to escape from the lion.</p>
<p>Next day the dove pranced in front of the lion showing off his beautiful wings.</p>
<p>The lion chased &#8211; the dove ran as fast as possible&#8230;</p>
<p>Typically the dove would get away at the last moment &#8211; but today the wings got in the way &#8211; you see the dove did not know what the wings were for &#8211; he imagined he could run faster with them&#8230;</p>
<p>So this time the lion caught the dove and ate him.</p>
<p>Somewhere beyond time and space in dove heaven, the dove complained to the dove god. He said, &#8220;I asked for help and now I&#8217;m dead. You call this justice? You call this loving kindness?&#8221;</p>
<p>The dove god explained the truth. Thought all about Ultimate Reality &#8211; the Truth (Al Hagh) beyond conception and words. The dove god explained what the wings were to be used for&#8230;</p>
<p>Since that time no lion has killed a dove&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">***</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This teaching story comes from Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism literally meaning receiving&#8230;</p>
<p>When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods doves did not have wings.</p>
<p>Each day the lion would persecute the dove, running after her and scaring her to near death.</p>
<p>The dove prayed to the Ultimate Reality for help and succor. Ultimate Reality being the source of Ultimate Loving Kindness had compassion on the dove and gave the dove wings to escape from the lion.</p>
<p>Next day the dove pranced in front of the lion showing off his beautiful wings.</p>
<p>The lion chased &#8211; the dove ran as fast as possible&#8230;</p>
<p>Typically the dove would get away at the last moment &#8211; but today the wings got in the way &#8211; you see the dove did not know what the wings were for &#8211; he imagined he could run faster with them&#8230;</p>
<p>So this time the lion caught the dove and ate him.</p>
<p>Somewhere beyond time and space in dove heaven, the dove complained to the dove god. He said, &#8220;I asked for help and now I&#8217;m dead. You call this justice? You call this loving kindness?&#8221;</p>
<p>The dove god explained the truth. Thought all about Ultimate Reality &#8211; the Truth (Al Hagh) beyond conception and words. The dove god explained what the wings were to be used for&#8230;</p>
<p>Since that time no lion has killed a dove&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">***</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Note:  When the Ultimate Reality created the heavens, earths, and the gods refers to the first sentence of Genesis which according to a Kabbalistic translation means, &#8220;The beginningness created the gods, the heavens and the earths&#8230;</p>
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