The Silent Buddha Indian Buddhism In Benares, in northern India, there once lived a very rich man who, on the death of his father, saw both his possessions and his wealth increase. The man wondered what he wanted so much wealth for when he already had everything he could possibly need, until he thought…
Legacy Jing People – Jing Islands, China There was a time when the ocean was in chaos, a place of fear, and the weaker, softer-fleshed ocean creatures lived with their souls in turmoil. Sharks and whales, in their voracious appetite, swallowed and gobbled up massive quantities of those softer creatures, and threatened to exterminate…
The Spring of Bats Nahua People – Mexico A long time ago a tribe arrived in the lands of Tlazincahuatl in San Luis Potosi. They did so exhausted from the obstacles overcome in a long pilgrimage that for years took them across deserts and lakes to find a promised sign. Weak and lost, they…
Wolves in the Neighbourhood Naukan People – Siberia, Russia In Western culture, old children’s tales depict wolves as evil and dangerous beings; and although there is no doubt that they are fierce animals, it is nevertheless true that this reputation is undeserved. This is also conveyed by the stories of other peoples of the…
Glooskap and the Great Wind-Bird Passamaquoddy People – Canada & USA The Passamaquoddies believe in a great bird called by them Wochowsen or Wuchowsen, meaning Wind-Blow or the Wind-Blower, who lives far to the North, and sits upon a great rock at the end of the sky. And it is because whenever he moves…
Tortoise and the World’s Wisdom Yoruba People – Nigeria, Benin and Togo When the world was young, Tortoise was busy for quite a long time collecting wisdom. His task took him a number of years, but at last, looking through all that he had gathered together, he discovered that he had all the world’s…