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Lin-Chi, one Zen master, was speaking. Someone said from the crowd, “Answer me only one question:Who am I? “Lin-Chi stopped speaking. Everyone was alert. What answer was he going to give?............... Man Close, Close Your Eyes, Spiritual Quotes, Zen Master, Body Healing, Spritual

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Lin-Chi, one Zen master, was speaking. Someone said from the crowd, “Answer me only one question:Who am I? “Lin-Chi stopped speaking. Everyone was alert. What answer was he going to give?...............

Pythagoras and School of MysticismWhen one of the great Greek philosophers, Pythagoras, reached Egypt to enter a school — a secret esoteric school of mysticism — he was refused. And Pythagoras was one of the best minds ever produced. He could not understand it. He applied again and again, but he was told that unless he goes through a particular training of fasting and breathing he cannot be allowed to enter the school.Pythagoras is reported to have said, “I have come for knowledge, not for any s Esoteric, Metaphysics, Mystic, Egypt, Spirituality, Knowledge

Pythagoras and School of MysticismWhen one of the great Greek philosophers, Pythagoras, reached Egypt to enter a school — a secret esoteric school of mysticism — he was refused. And Pythagoras was one of the best minds ever produced. He could not understand it. He applied again and again, but he was told that unless he goes through a particular training of fasting and breathing he cannot be allowed to enter the school.Pythagoras is reported to have said, “I have come for knowledge, not for any s

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Zen Master and Jewish Novice - A Zen StoryZEN MASTER: “I have here a staff, and yet I don’t have a staff. How would you explain that?”Jewish novice: “I wouldn’t!”Master: “Now, don’t be impertinent! It is incumbent on you — if you really wish to attain enlightenment as you claim — to make every possible effort to answer this.”Novice: “All right, I guess that looked at one way you have a staff; looked at another way you don’t.”Master: “No, that is not what I mean at all! I mean that looked at exac You Really, Enlightenment, Effort, That Look, Guess

Zen Master and Jewish Novice - A Zen StoryZEN MASTER: “I have here a staff, and yet I don’t have a staff. How would you explain that?”Jewish novice: “I wouldn’t!”Master: “Now, don’t be impertinent! It is incumbent on you — if you really wish to attain enlightenment as you claim — to make every possible effort to answer this.”Novice: “All right, I guess that looked at one way you have a staff; looked at another way you don’t.”Master: “No, that is not what I mean at all! I mean that looked at exac

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SELF AND NO SELF - Story of BodhidharmaI have told many times the story of Bodhidharma and his meeting with the Chinese emperor Wu — a very strange meeting, very fruitful. Emperor Wu perhaps was at that time the greatest emperor in the world; he ruled all over China, Mongolia, Korea, the whole of Asia, except India.He became convinced of the truth of Gautam Buddha’s teachings, but the people who had brought the message of Buddha were scholars. None of them were mystics. And then the news came th Chinese Emperor, Everything Has Change, The Way He Looks, The Monks, Auras

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SELF AND NO SELF - Story of BodhidharmaI have told many times the story of Bodhidharma and his meeting with the Chinese emperor Wu — a very strange meeting, very fruitful. Emperor Wu perhaps was at that time the greatest emperor in the world; he ruled all over China, Mongolia, Korea, the whole of Asia, except India.He became convinced of the truth of Gautam Buddha’s teachings, but the people who had brought the message of Buddha were scholars. None of them were mystics. And then the news came th

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Lin Chi and his angry DiscipleI have heard about Lin Chi, a Zen master. As he was sitting one day in his hut someone came to see him. The man who came was angry. He may have been fighting with his wife or with his boss or something — but he was angry. He pushed open the door in anger, he threw down his shoes in anger and then he came, very respectfully, and bowed down to Lin Chi.Lin Chi said, “First go and ask forgiveness from the door and from the shoes.” The man must have looked at Lin Chi ver Disciple Me, Becoming A Monk, How To Get Warm, Anecdote, Feeling Happy, Angry

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Lin Chi and his angry DiscipleI have heard about Lin Chi, a Zen master. As he was sitting one day in his hut someone came to see him. The man who came was angry. He may have been fighting with his wife or with his boss or something — but he was angry. He pushed open the door in anger, he threw down his shoes in anger and then he came, very respectfully, and bowed down to Lin Chi.Lin Chi said, “First go and ask forgiveness from the door and from the shoes.” The man must have looked at Lin Chi ver

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Two men were arguing about a flag flapping in the wind.“It’s the wind that is really moving,” stated the first one. “No, it is the flag that is moving,” contended the second.A Zen master, who happened to be walking by, overheard the debate and interrupted them. “Neither the flag nor the wind is moving,” he said, “It is MIND that moves.” Walking By, Wind, Flag, Mindfulness, Arguing

Two men were arguing about a flag flapping in the wind.“It’s the wind that is really moving,” stated the first one. “No, it is the flag that is moving,” contended the second.A Zen master, who happened to be walking by, overheard the debate and interrupted them. “Neither the flag nor the wind is moving,” he said, “It is MIND that moves.”

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The Fear of DeathOne day a young man asked his Master, “I fear death. How can I get rid of this fear?”“Tell me,” the old man answered, “When you borrow a few coins, are you afraid to give them later back?”“Of course not,” the student answered with surprise, “but what does this have to do with my fear?”The teacher picked up a small piece of soil from the ground and continued, “You have received your body in debt with required return. And every bite of bread eaten by you, every sip of water drank Outing Quotes, Transform Your Life, Young Man, Drinking Water, The Borrowers, Fear, Survival

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The Fear of DeathOne day a young man asked his Master, “I fear death. How can I get rid of this fear?”“Tell me,” the old man answered, “When you borrow a few coins, are you afraid to give them later back?”“Of course not,” the student answered with surprise, “but what does this have to do with my fear?”The teacher picked up a small piece of soil from the ground and continued, “You have received your body in debt with required return. And every bite of bread eaten by you, every sip of water drank

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Dream and Reality - Buddha StorySariputta came to Buddha. He meditated deeply, then many things, many visions started coming, as it happens with anyone who goes into deep meditation. He began to see heavens, he began to see hells, he began to see angels, gods, demons. And they were actual, so real that he came running to Buddha to tell him that such and such a vision had come to him. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Buddha said, “It is nothing — just dreams. Just dream Photo D Art, Rule 34, Pablo Picasso, Fantasy World, Space Art, Amazing Art, Awesome, Cool Art

Dream and Reality - Buddha StorySariputta came to Buddha. He meditated deeply, then many things, many visions started coming, as it happens with anyone who goes into deep meditation. He began to see heavens, he began to see hells, he began to see angels, gods, demons. And they were actual, so real that he came running to Buddha to tell him that such and such a vision had come to him. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Buddha said, “It is nothing — just dreams. Just dream

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How to See God?TO SEE GOD A DISCIPLE asked his teacher, "Sir, please tell me how I can see God.""Come with me," said the Guru, "and I shall show you."He took, the disciple to a lake, and both of them got into the water. Suddenly the teacher pressed the disciple's head under the water. After a few moments he released him and the disciple raised his head and stood up.The Guru asked him, "How did you feel?" Spiritual Love, Spiritual Thoughts, Positive Thoughts, Deep Thoughts, Awakening Quotes

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How to See God?TO SEE GOD A DISCIPLE asked his teacher, "Sir, please tell me how I can see God.""Come with me," said the Guru, "and I shall show you."He took, the disciple to a lake, and both of them got into the water. Suddenly the teacher pressed the disciple's head under the water. After a few moments he released him and the disciple raised his head and stood up.The Guru asked him, "How did you feel?"

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These are the stages a seeker moves through: the student, the disciple, the devotee. The fourth is also there but it does not belong to the seeker, it belongs to the one who has arrived; that’s why I am not counting it. The seeker is on the path. The student is not aware that he is a student. He may think he is a disciple, he may think he is a devotee; his functioning is absolutely unconscious.

These are the stages a seeker moves through: the student, the disciple, the devotee. The fourth is also there but it does not belong to the seeker, it belongs to the one who has arrived; that’s why I am not counting it. The seeker is on the path. The student is not aware that he is a student. He may think he is a disciple, he may think he is a devotee; his functioning is absolutely unconscious.

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There was a butcher in Japan who was considered to be a great master — and he was a butcher! The whole day he was cutting animals and selling meat; that was his business. One Buddhist scholar could not believe Cut Animals, Shiva Wallpaper, Scholar, His Eyes, Word Art, Buddhist

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There was a butcher in Japan who was considered to be a great master — and he was a butcher! The whole day he was cutting animals and selling meat; that was his business. One Buddhist scholar could not believe

A legend tells how once Nârada said to Krishna, "Lord, show me Maya." A few days passed away, and Krishna asked Narada to make a trip with him towards a desert Radha Krishna Love Quotes, Cute Krishna, Radha Krishna Pictures, Lord Krishna Images, Radha Krishna Photo, Krishna Art, Radhe Krishna Wallpapers, Lord Krishna Wallpapers, Krishna Drawing

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One day while meditating, “there flowed in my mind a current of serene bliss when I kept it still, devoid of all objects. I felt for a Swami Vivekananda, Serenity, Bliss

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One day while meditating, “there flowed in my mind a current of serene bliss when I kept it still, devoid of all objects. I felt for a

NOTHING IS LOST IN THE ECONOMY OF GODTHERE is a story about a man who practised Sava-sadhana. He worshipped the Divine Mother in a deep forest. First he saw many terrible visions.Finally a tiger attacked and killed him. Another man, happening to pass by and seeing the approach of the tiger, had climbed a tree. Afterwards he got down and found all the arrangements for worship at hand. He performed some purifying ceremonies and seated himself on the corpse. No sooner had he done a little Japa than Tiger Attack, Divine Mother, Deep Forest, Another Man, Worship

NOTHING IS LOST IN THE ECONOMY OF GODTHERE is a story about a man who practised Sava-sadhana. He worshipped the Divine Mother in a deep forest. First he saw many terrible visions.Finally a tiger attacked and killed him. Another man, happening to pass by and seeing the approach of the tiger, had climbed a tree. Afterwards he got down and found all the arrangements for worship at hand. He performed some purifying ceremonies and seated himself on the corpse. No sooner had he done a little Japa than

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