by Samyo | Jan 23, 2011 | Spirituality
AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS by Portia Nelson Chapter I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk I fall in. I am lost … I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes me forever to find a way out. Chapter II I walk down the same...
by Samyo | Jan 23, 2011 | Musing's, Zen Stories
Once a division of the Japanese army was engaged in a sham battle, and some of the officers found it necessary to make their headquarters in Gasan’s temple. Gasan told his cook: “Let the officers have only the same simple fare we eat.” This made the...
by Samyo | Jan 23, 2011 | Musing's, Zen Stories
A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no...
by Samyo | Jan 23, 2011 | Zen Stories
A Family of Burglars Noticing that his father was growing old, the son of a burglar asked his father to teach him the trade so that he could carry on the family business after his father had retired. The father agreed, and that night they broke into a house together....
by Samyo | Jan 23, 2011 | Ten Zen Bulls
The Story of the Ten Zen Bulls My personal journey with the Ten Zen Bulls has been more than a decade, and a truly beautiful part of my life. There is no doubt the world is changing, looking for something illusive. In sharing this metaphor and my musings, it is my...
