Some enlightening Zen Stories

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Some enlightening Zen Stories - 10/2/2007 12:01 PM ( #1 )

There is a wonderful website that has a treasury of old zen stories and
lists various personal reactions and responses to each story. It provides
insight into these stories and the people who have heard them.

Here is an example of one typical zen story:

A student went to his meditation teacher and said, "My meditation is horrible!
I feel so distracted, or my legs ache, or I'm constantly falling asleep. It's just horrible!" "It will pass," the teacher said matter-of-factly.
A week later, the student came back to his teacher. "My meditation is wonderful!

I feel so aware, so peaceful, so alive! It's just wonderful!'
"It will pass," the teacher replied matter-of-factly.

Click here to read some of the responses and Here to learn more stories

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