Comments on: The 10 Very Best Zen Stories

By: manit

manit — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:56:13 +0000

I liked ‘nothing exists’
It actually tells to talk less & think more.
Also it tells to abstain from boasting.
i.e silence is golden
Nowadays people chatter & fritter away their potential.
Power of concentration is infinite.

By: kinresh patel

kinresh patel — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:01:06 +0000

I have learned something new that wants me to really live the ZEN life. All I wanted was to get ideas for a ZEN garden. WOW..
Thank you,
Kinresh Patel

By: muzib mehdy

muzib mehdy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:13:18 +0000

Visit the link of 37 Zen Koans in Bengali language rendered by me. http://www.mmsatorilave.blogspot.com/

By: Fr Shibu Pulickal

Fr Shibu Pulickal — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:37:24 +0000

ZEN STORIES ARE VERY MUCH INTERESTING AND THOUGHT PROVOKING.

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women pee desperate — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:50:47 +0000

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By: Mahalaxmi T R

Mahalaxmi T R — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:22:58 +0000

I am interpreting (My own way) all Zen stories and below are my interpretations on
“A Cup Of Tea”
http://think-on-spirituals.blogspot.com/2009/06/cup-of-tea.html

“Is that So”
http://think-on-spirituals.blogspot.com/2009/07/is-that-so-zen-master-hakuin-was.html

“May Be”
http://think-on-spirituals.blogspot.com/2009/07/may-be.html
.-= Mahalaxmi T R´s last blog ..May be =-.

By: Liara Covert

Liara Covert — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:07:44 +0000

Zen stories encourage meaningful self-reflection. Thanks for sharing here and empowering readers to step back and reconnect with soul.

By: Sensual photography

Sensual photography — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:01:10 +0000

It was briefly introduced in Charlie Wilson’s War. It’s about a boy and a horse and all the Zen Master says is “We’ll see.” Does anyone know the whole story?

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:50:53 +0000

This is the first time I have come across zen stories and I really liked them!

By: grikdog

grikdog — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:49:59 +0000

My favorite Zen story is the one about the two monks. Younger is sitting in zazen. Elder inquires, “Why are you sitting in zazen?” Younger replies, “By sitting in zazen, I hope eventually to become a buddha.” Elder picks up a brick and begins rubbing it on a rock (I tend to imagine that he has tracked through a lot of carefully raked Zen sand and it rubbing the brick on one of those ancient black “growing” stones). Younger laughs, “And what are you doing?” Elder replies, “I am polishing this brick in hopes that eventually it will become a mirror.” The advanced story ends here, but for the rest of us it continues. Younger asks, “How can polishing a brick make a mirror?” Elder retorts, “How can sitting in zazen make a buddha!” And, true to the ancient formula, the younger monk instantly became a mirror.

By: CG Walters

CG Walters — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:57:34 +0000

Yes, an excellent collection doing a superb job of covering the spectrum of Zen, and our choices.
Thank you, Myrko, for this an all your addition to our collective experience.

This article is featured in CelebraZine (Celebrate What’s Right in the World) http://kathmandau.blogspot.com/2008/12/celebrazine-13dec08.html
Blessings,
CG

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By: Nik

Nik — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:26:10 +0000

@Logan – keep the cup empty all the time.

By: Rumon

Rumon — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:50:53 +0000

I like the 7th, “Cliffhanger”.

That’s the way, how life goes. All we have to do, find the positive parts of it.

By: Anna Varney-Wong

Anna Varney-Wong — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:09:50 +0000

Thank you – loads of great reading material here!

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By: axel g

axel g — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:36:09 +0000

Zen is beautiful!

I suppose the koans were what made it so popular.

Great write up +_+