This is the story of a boy who would sneak into the woods every day for a few moments. His father started to worry. What could the boy be doing in the woods every single day? One day, the father asked the boy: “Why do you spend so much time in those woods?” And the … Read more
During a large assembly of people, Demosten stood up to speak, but the people did not want to listen to him. He then said to them, “I just wanted to tell you a funny little story.” The people around him fell silent, and he began: “On a hot day, a young man hired a donkey … Read more
One old Chinese sage was walking across the snowy field when he noticed a woman crying. – Why are you crying? – he asked. – Because I remember the past, my youth, the beauty I saw in the mirror, the people I loved. God was cruel to me because He gave me memory. He knew … Read more
Damon and Pythias, initiates in the sacred Pythagorean wisdom, formed such a faithful friendship that when Dionysius, the ruler of Syracuse, decided to execute one of them, and he asked for permission to return home and settle his affairs before his death, the other did not hesitate to offer himself as a pledge for his … Read more
A student came to the teacher and said: “O blessed one, you are pure and incarnated compassion. Help me to rid myself of worldly concerns and their goals and reasons – I am tired of it, and disappointed. I thirst for spiritual knowledge! I am eager to be free from all illusions and delusions that … Read more
There was a man who ardently desired to learn levitation. He secluded himself in the forest for forty years, practiced diligently, and truly learned. One day, by the riverbank, he saw a teacher surrounded by students waiting for a ferryman to cross to the other side. Recognizing the man as a great teacher, he swiftly … Read more
Once upon a time, a female chachatatutua, the smallest and ugliest of all birds, laid three eggs in her nest in the grass. However, every day, while she was away, a magpie would come out of a nearby hole and eat one egg. Two were already gone. Disturbed, Chachatatutu flew to the phoenix to complain … Read more
Once upon a time, there lived a man in Đambunada and as his wedding approached, he thought: If only the blessed Buddha would come to the celebration. And lo and behold, the Blessed One passed by his house, looked at him, and upon reading the groom’s desire in his heart, agreed to enter. When the … Read more
Once at the bottom of a large crystal river lived a community of beings. The river flow calmly streamed over all of them – young and old, rich and poor, good and evil, following its path, knowing only its crystal self. Each creature in its own way clung tightly to branches and rocks at the … Read more
Aristotle, who was the teacher of Alexander the Great, would often respond with “I do not know” to many questions asked by the courtiers. “Why does the king even pay you if you do not know anything?” asked one courtier. “The king pays me only for what I know,” replied Aristotle. “If he paid me … Read more
