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Ikkyū Sōjun – The Zen Master Who Tore Away Every Mask

Ikkyū Sōjun – The Zen Master Who Tore Away Every Mask

There are people who change history through armies, empires, or books. There are others who establish no new religion, create

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3 Rare Eastern Spiritual Stories That Can Change the Way You See Life

3 Rare Eastern Spiritual Stories That Can Change the Way You See Life

The Wish-Fulfilling Tree Once, a wandering man accidentally found himself in heaven. According to Indian tradition, heaven contains a wish-fulfilling

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The Story of Nagarjuna and the Thief

The Story of Nagarjuna and the Thief

Nagarjuna possessed only a single begging bowl, which he used throughout his simple ascetic life. The queen of the region

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Here and Now: Zen Stories That Reveal the True Nature of Life

Here and Now: Zen Stories That Reveal the True Nature of Life

The Breakfast Is Getting Cold One day, a student approached his Zen master with a series of profound questions. „Master,

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5 Zen Stories from Ikkyū Sōjun, the Rebel Monk Who Defied Tradition

5 Zen Stories from Ikkyū Sōjun, the Rebel Monk Who Defied Tradition

Ikkyū Sōjun (1394–1481) was a Zen master from Japan, born during a period of political turmoil and civil war. As

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13 Zen Stories That Can Change the Way You See Life

13 Zen Stories That Can Change the Way You See Life

In a world that constantly pushes us to hurry, overthink, and search for complicated answers, some of the deepest truths

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