A story told and commented by Osho: “There were two beggars who lived outside a village. One was blind and the other had no legs. One day the forest near the village where the beggars lived caught fire. These beggars were, of course, competitors — of the same profession, begging from the same people — […]
A Zen story told by Osho: “Life moves so fast; it is dynamic, not static. It is not a stagnant pool; it is the Ganges, it is flowing. It is never the same for two consecutive moments. Therefore, one thing may be right this moment and may be wrong the next moment. What to do […]
“Kabir, the great master, had a son named Kamal. Kamal quarrelled with his father and settled opposite him. People came to Kabir to pay their respects, but he never accepted anything from them. Kamal’s fame also spread and people began to go to him as well, but he accepted all gifts. Kabir became very angry […]
This is one of my favorite fairy tales that supports the archetype of the Wise Man within us. Enjoy it! “In a village, there lived a very poor old man. Yet even kings envied him, for he owned a magnificent white horse. Many offered him extravagant sums of money, but the old man always refused, […]
“A student came before the Master Bankei and asked to be helped in getting rid of his violent temper. – ‘Show me this temper,’ said Bankei. ‘It sounds very fascinating.’ – ‘I haven’t got it right now, so I can’t show it to you’, said the student. – ‘Well then, said Bankei, bring it to […]
“A father and a son acquired a horse. The next day, they set off to travel through the village. The father said: — Son, you get on the horse, and I will walk. When the villagers saw them, they said: — Hey, look at that son—his father is walking on foot, while he rides! The […]
“A King lost his kingdom. Everything went wrong—a drought, an epidemic, and then an invasion. His family died, his people were slaughtered, and he had to flee for his life. On his way to a neighboring kingdom to seek help from a friend, he was captured by robbers and forced into slavery for three years. […]
“Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. “Come on, girl,” said Tanzan at once. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud. […]
“Long, long ago there lived a man devoted to learning. He had dedicated his entire life to the pursuit of knowledge, and a large part of it was mystical knowledge. One day, this learned man was walking along the bank of a river. Suddenly he heard a loud voice that interrupted his reflections. He listened […]
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there were one set of footprints. This bothered me because I noticed that during the […]
From a book of parables: “They poured balls into a box—wooden and copper—of the same size. They closed the lid, waited, opened it. Just as they had lain before, so they remained. They closed it again and shook the box well. They opened it and looked. The wooden balls were on top; the copper ones […]
“Once, the Buddha came to his disciples holding a scarf in his hands, a beautiful silk scarf. It was probably a gift from some king. The Buddha usually did not accept such things, and now everyone looked at him in bewilderment, wondering why he was holding it, as if he were saying, ‘Look carefully!’ All […]
