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Zen Story: The Zen master read some Zen proverbs, ..

A Story by zennedpen

Truth always reaches deeper than the words that are describing it. The real truth exists behind the words.

Zen koan: The death of dying means what?

A Story by zennedpen

If death itself were to die, what would that mean to us? Would it mean that we would live on forever?

Zen story: Living in the present moment of the now..

A Story by zennedpen

A Zen master talks about the real now of now, which only exists now, but also in the next now. Nows flow through present time moments.

Zen Story: A worthy answer proved the student was ..

A Story by zennedpen

The old Zen master had already picked his most likely successor, but he did perform one final test. The would-be new master passed honourably, with hi..

Zen story: A Zen master questions the words of ano..

A Story by zennedpen

No great master is ever so great that we shouldn't ever question his words, as this old Zen master does here. There is nothing wrong with applying you..

Short Story: (A Zen koan) Who are you, when you ar..

A Story by zennedpen

A Zen master tests his students with a koan about themselves. The sun warms itself from itself too.

Short story: Zen and Karma

A Story by zennedpen

Karma has its own types of coins, and values, which usually need to be paid in full, rather than exchanged for anything else of greater, or lesser val..

The Journey Begins

A Story by msutcliffe

Short Taoist/Zen style story about the struggle to find wholeness

Short Story: The old Zen master dreams anew

A Story by zennedpen

An old Zen master becomes confused by the way that his dreams have started becoming mixed up in the way that they are being put together. Another Zen ..