
The Monk, A Boy, and a Flower – A Buddhist Short Spiritual Story
Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a young boy named Jack. Jack was...

Nobody Is Responsible For Your Emotions Except You – by Chris Cade
A while back on Facebook, I wrote this comment: “Nobody is responsible for your own sadness except...

Right and Wrong – A Zen Buddhist Spiritual Story
When Bankei held his seclusion-weeks of meditation, pupils from many parts of Japan came to attend. During...

Nagarjuna and the Thief – A Zen Buddhist Spiritual Story by Osho
A great master, Nagarjuna, was asked by a great thief…. The thief was well known over the...

The Banyan Deer – A Zen Buddhist Spiritual Story
It is told about Gautama Buddha that he spent many lives in animal form, as various animals...

Buddha Is Abused – A Zen Buddhist Spiritual Story by Anthony de Mello
Buddha seemed quite unruffled by the insults hurled at him by a visitor. When his disciples later...

Buddha Threatened by Death – A Zen Buddhist Spiritual Story by Anthony de Mello
Buddha was once threatened with death by a bandit called Angulimal. “Then be good enough to fulfill...

Nagarjuna and the Thief – A Zen Buddhist Spiritual Story by Anthony de Mello
The great Buddhist saint Nagarjuna moved around naked except for a loincloth and, incongruously, a golden begging...

Nonoko And The Thief – A Zen Buddhist Spiritual Story by Anthony de Mello
There was an old Zen master called Nonoko who lived alone in a hut at the foot...

The Wealthy Man And The Poor Son – A Zen Buddhist Spiritual Story
A poor little boy ran away from his father when he was very young. He lived in...