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Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing to steal. Ryokan returned and caught him. "You have come a long way... 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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