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The Pond

Yesterday morning, Sensei led the monks to a pond that was an hour’s walk away from the Monastery, located in the middle of a forest. By the time the ...Read More

Grapes & Chopsticks

A renowned Sage visited the Monastery. He invited Sensei and the Monks into the main hall and made them sit down on neatly placed cushions. The Sage a...Read More

The Shadows

This morning after thoughtless meditation, Head Monk walked into the winter garden lawn, just outside the main meditation hall. There he found Angry M...Read More

Three Blondes on a Piano

Sensei and the Monks were invited to a concert in town hall being performed by the ‘Three Blondes on a Piano’. These were the world renown...Read More

The Shops

A famous sage who had a large and diverse following, left his body recently. He bequeathed his shrine to his disciple groups. The marble shrine was se...Read More

The Food Critic

Last evening after dinner, Sensei and the Monks sat on the cold moonlit terrace. Sensei told them an interesting story – “There was this famous ...Read More

Fishing

Every full moon night, Sensei and Head Monk went away somewhere. No one knew where they went. A few nights ago, after some persuasion, Silent Monk and...Read More

The Ambulance Driver

Last night, after dinner, Sensei told the monks an amusing incident. One of Sensei’s relatives was an Ambulance driver and a really good one. Hi...Read More

The Interval

Sensei and the Monks attended an international movie festival that showcased different movies from all over the world. Some movies were well known, wh...Read More

Backwards

Sensei told the monks this morning that the reason we can’t walk or run backwards easily or comfortably is because we aren’t supposed to b...Read More

The Feast

Yesterday, after early morning meditation, Sensei told the monks they had been invited to the famous ‘thousand meal festival’ at the nearb...Read More

The Question

This morning, Sensei asked the monks whom they thought cared about them the most. Greedy Monk said, “The Cook.” Sensei laughed. Humble Mon...Read More

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