Zen stories and non-duality teachers are simply tricking us into seeing beyond the mind. With silly jokes and stories they do it so easily! That goes to show… it’s quite simple.
Author Archives: Zareen
Thinking about Mullas Stick
Mulla Nasrudine stories, and and so many Zen stories, are fun because they twist the mind. Right? They show that all the thoughts that go in our mind can’t completely grasp reality. It’s a brain teaser. The top of the stick is way up high. If you cut off the bottom of the stick the …
Mullas Big Stick
So Mulla Nasrudine is out on a hike with all of his friends. He has this big, huge, tall walking stick. He’s struggling along, trying to get up the hill with this big huge stick. Finally one of his friends says, “Mulla. You know. If you just cut the bottom off that stick, a foot …
The universe is not going to help
The universe is not going to help you wake up because the universe is sees you as already awake.
Bodhidharma and Trust
Our story yesterday is a pretty harsh story about Bodhidharma looking for a student. I don’t really know if it’s true. It’s a story that Osho told. So who knows? This is an important story for several reasons. It’s shocking and so we remember it. The picture of that guy standing there with his hand …
Bodhidharma’s Student
Bodhidharma became enlightened in India and he wanted to teach. He wanted to show people what he had found in this new way to live that would transform life, but he couldn’t find anyone who would listen to him. Finally he goes to China thinking he might find someone there. He goes there. A long …
Finding Your Purpose
When you know who you are then you can start finding your purpose. Our purpose is something we make. It’s not some mysterious thing that’s given to us and… we’ve been creating it our whole lives. We have! Everyone has talents; we have abilities; we have knowledge; we have friends; we have family; we have …
Changing Outfits
If you put on a different outfit you’re still the same person, just in a different outfit. If you put on a different belief system, you’re still the same person, just in a different system.