Bitterness Grows Bitter
The Bodhisattva was once born as an ascetic. He would wander from place to place, meditating, seeking inner peace and becoming one with God’s creation. Like all ascetics, he...
Angry Buddha
“When I make Pa angry, he growls at me,” Little Hosh had big tears in his eyes. “When he makes me angry, nobody growls at him.” “Anger is punishment...
Importance Of Meditation
Buddha was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” He replied, “Nothing!” However, Buddha said, let me tell you what I lost : Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, Fear of...
Death Is Inevitable: A Buddhist Short Story
From the moment we’re born, we are, in a sense, dying, and the sooner realize how impermanent this life is, the less entangled we’ll get in superficial things that...
Nagarjuna And Thief
A great master, Nagarjuna, was asked by a great thief…. The thief was well known over the whole kingdom and he was so clever, so intelligent that he had...
The Affection Of A Tree
There was once an ancient and majestic tree, with branches spreading out towards the sky. When it was in a flowering mood, butterflies of all shapes, colors and sizes...
Day of Surrender
It’s 9.30am and as every morning Adam is sitting on his patio drinking his coffee. He is staring out across the fields. The sun is shining, the sky is...
Why Are You Here So Soon?
Her hair was dark and curly, and she looked slender. She winced, a dimple appearing on her left cheek. I inherited that dimple and also her hazel-green eyes. She...
Sam Segal the Regal Bald Eagle
Samuel Segal, the Regal Bald Eagle by Rabbi Allen S. Maller Samuel Segal is a bald eagle. Samuel Segal is very regal. This story relates how and why Samuel...
The Proud Rock And The Ocean
Once there was a Rock. And the rock lived on top of a high cliff, overlooking the ocean. He was a Great Rock. The Rock was Big. The Rock...