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The Zen Master Hoshin lived in China many years. Then he returned to the northeastern part of Japan, where he taught his disciples. When he was getting very old, he told them a story he had heard in China. This is the story: One year on... continue...

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STORIES, BOOKS & MEDIA
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For thousands of years, stories - inspiring, odd, humorous, off-centered - have awakened people's senses to their surrounding and within themselves. Here are a few for you to ponder.

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1. A Path to Zen Gate
2. Hakuin and the Samurai
3. Happy Chinaman or Laughing Buddha
4. It Is Like to Become a Thief
5. It Was Really a Trial
6. Let's Leave It at That
7. My Coffin Simply Is
8. Obedience
9. Shunkai's Life
10. So I Am Helping
11. Tetsugen and his Three Sutras
12. The Elephant and the Five Blind Men
13. When the Buddha Used a Little Stick

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