Two apples
Do not rush to judge
A lovely little girl was holding two apples with both hands. Her mom came in and softlyasked her little daughter...
Parable about Alexander the Great and Opportunity
Parable on Opportunity
One day Alexander the Great was going about town, just walking with his troops and roaming about the market. In one of...
“Maybe” – Parable of Wisdom
Once upon the time there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years.
One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing...
Who Am I? Zen Proverbs
Who are you?
Keiji, a long-time Zen student, approached his master and said: “I don’t see how there can be any enlightenment that sets you...
The Burning Hut
Good Luck Signal
The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and...
Dream of a butterfly
Once Chuang Chou dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around,
happy with himself and doing as he pleased.
He didn't know he...
“This is good!”
One African King had a close friend with whom he grew up.
The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred...
The Water Bearer
A beautiful flowers
A water bearer had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole, which he carried across his neck. One of...
Wonder of Wonders
A group of American school children were asked to list what they thought were the present "Seven Wonders Of The World." Though there were...
Secret of Happiness
Paulo Coelho. Story from the Alchemist
A merchant sent his son to learn the Secret of Happiness from the wisest of men.
The young man wandered...
Everything God does is for the good!
Once Rabbi Akiva was traveling with a donkey, rooster, and lantern.
He came to a village seeking lodging. No one took him in.
He...
In the same boat
The parable of the unity of fate
Two people were out on the ocean in a boat.
One of them began drilling in the bottom of...