You Have A Staff And Yet You Don’t Have A Staff
ZEN MASTER: “I have here a staff, and yet I don’t have a staff. How would you explain that?” Jewish novice: “I wouldn’t!” Master: “Now, don’t be impertinent! It...
The False Has All Arguments In Its Favor
There is a wall between heaven and hell. God was very disturbed because the wall had not been repaired for centuries and He wanted the devil to repair it...
The Divine Power of Forgiveness
A rich father-in-law gave his poor son-in-law three lacs rupees to start a business. The business flourished but it brought a flood of greed in the heart of son-in-law....
The Boy Who Talked To A Seagull
The Boy was unusual. He had always thought this, but he was only just beginning to figure out the hows and whys of it. He had always been sensitive....
The Panhandler’s Box
Once there was a panhandler who sat on a street corner begging for spare change from passersby. Every day he sat on the curb with a ripped and tattered...
John And The Visions Of Hell
Perhaps Jesus sent some of His apostles to Hell to save souls," said John, even in the worst of torments, not all is lost." The idea surprises me. We are...
Lesson from a Terrapin
There was a boy who found a terrapin, more commonly known as a turtle. He started to examine it but the turtle pulled in its head and closed its shell...
Cleaning Lady
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last...
The Tree of Life
Somewhere in time, in the farthest region of Southeast Asia there was a small village where an old farmer lives. His name was Ripat. He was a virtuous man....
Turtle Soup
We were an irrefutable Soul clump, a group of spiritual adventurers searching for a way to touch the hem of God. Every other month or so, we would...