Food for Thought
In a tiny village long ago, there was a farmer who produced butter of excellent quality. As news of the sweetness of the butter became known, the local baker approached the farmer ……….
A True Story
This setting of this story is China, thousands of years ago, and features a general who was famous for his quick wit and intelligence. At one point in this general’s military operation, he and his army came to a small stronghold and decided to stop temporarily. The general sent the main body of the troops off elsewhere …………
Empty
A famously knowledgeable professor of philosophy oversaw many research projects and wrote many articles on the subject. Eventually he developed an interest in Zen Buddhism. He decided to travel to Japan to learn about the practice …………
New to Town
At a time when towns were surrounded by walls, everyone who wanted to enter was checked by a guard/gatekeeper, who also answered questions. …………
Inner Quality
There was once a lord who wished for a new horse and he asked his advisor where a fine specimen might be found. The advisor thought for a moment and then declared …………
Sufi Tale
A stream was working itself across the country, experiencing little difficulty. It ran around the rocks and through the mountains. Then it arrived at a desert …………
Some Good Some Bad
In a small village in ancient China there was a farmer with one son, a horse and a small plot of land they worked with the horse to grow food. One day the horse ran away, the villagers all said to the farmer …………
A Noble and Traveler
From some other time, from other race
I’ve stopped for a visit, from some other place
All those left behind me, but I bring yet a trace …………