A Saint In The Wrong Place
Once upon a time, there was a man who had been the soul of kindness all his life. When he died, everyone assumed that he would go straight to Heaven, for the only possible place for a good man like…
Looking Fool
Every day Nasrudin went to beg for alms in the market, and people used to make fun of him by playing the following trick: They would show him two coins, one worth ten times more than the other, and Nasrudin…
El Greco And The Light
On a pleasant spring afternoon, a friend went to visit the painter El Greco. To his surprise, he found him in his atelier with all the curtains drawn.
That Which Is Funny About Man
A disciple asked Hejasi: I want to know what is the most funny thing about human beings.
Three Precise Blows
How can I know the best way to act in life? the disciple asked the master. The master asked him to build a table.
The Businessman and The Fisherman
There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small Brazilian village. As he sat, he saw a Brazilian fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore having caught quite few big fish. “Well, I usually…
The Rain and The Boy
After four years of drought in the small north-east village, the priest gathered everyone for a pilgrimage up to the mountain; There they would do a collective prayer, asking for the rain to fall again. It sufficed the faith of…
Think Before You Judge
A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call as soon as possible, changed his clothes, and went directly to the surgery block. “Calm down?! What if your son…
The Wisdom Of The Old
An old hunter of foxes, considered to be the best in the region, decided finally to retire. He gathered together his belongings and resolved to set off for the south of the country, where the climate was milder. In the…
The Gift Of Insults
Near Tokyo lived a great Samurai, now old, who decided to teach Zen Buddhism to young people. One afternoon, a warrior – known for his complete lack of scruples – arrived there. The young and impatient warrior had never lost…
All The Difference In The World
Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There’s a lake located in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly woman sitting at the…
The Sad Tale Of The Butterfly
One bright morning a man found a silky cocoon of a butterfly in a garden. He was very eager to see what would happen to that cocoon. The next day the man found a small opening appearing from the cocoon….