The Foolish Brahmins
The Foolish Brahmins India There were once four Brahmin friends who lived in a village. Three of them were men of great erudition, who…
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The Mandarin Ducks and the Samurai
The Mandarin Ducks and the Samurai Zen Buddhism – Japan In ancient Japan, in a lagoon near what is now Maizuru, north of Kyoto,…
The Deer King of the Banyan
The Deer King of the Banyan Indian Buddhism In one of his previous incarnations, the Buddha incarnated in the form of a deer in…
Lot’s Dilemma
Lot’s Dilemma Palestine Before dying, Abraham had taken three saplings from the tamarisks that he had planted near his well in Beersheba to his…
The Young Man Who Refused to Kill
The Young Man Who Refused to Kill Tibet In the towering mountains of Tibet, there was once a young man named Tashi, the son…
The Secret of Dreaming
The Secret of Dreaming Australian Aboriginal Peoples Once there was nothing. Nothing… but the Spirit-of-all-Life. For a long time, the Spirit-of-all-Life dwelt in the…