Catching Anger
A Zen student came to Bankei and said: "Master, I have an ungovernable temper -- how can I cure it?" "Show me this temper," said...
Echo of Life
A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" To...
What is meditation?
The question is not how to meditate, what system to follow, but what is meditation? The 'how' can only produce what the method...
Man In The Glass
When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day Just go to a mirror and look at yourself And...
Commencement Speech
So here's what I wanted to tell you today: get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the...
Gift of Dry Leaf
A few weeks prior to Independence Day of India in 1947, an emissary of Pandit Nehru and Sardar Patel was sent to Gandhi at Calcutta,...
Worn-Out Path
It is remarkable how easily and insensibly we fall into a particular route, and make a beaten track for ourselves. I had not lived...
Compassion
Compassion can be roughly defined in terms of a state of mind that is nonviolent, nonharming, and nonaggressive. It is a mental...
Give It Your Best Anyway
It is reported that Mother Theresa had this on her wall ... People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them...
The River
I am only a ferryman and it is my task to take people across this river. I have taken thousands of people across and to all of them my...
Imitation
Another cause of dullness is imitation. You are made to imitate by tradition. The weight of the past drives you to conform, toe the...
Comparisons
A person can potentially use comparisons to mess up his life. For example, a person can go to the most elegant restaurant which...