It was 2:30 in the night. A wealthy man couldn’t sleep. He kept pacing around his house but still couldn’t find peace. Finally, tired, he went downstairs, took out his car, and drove onto the city streets. On the way, he saw a temple and thought, “Let me sit for a while near God. If … Read more
About two hundred years ago, a war broke out between two states in Japan. The smaller state was terrified—its defeat seemed certain. It had far fewer soldiers. In fact, for every ten enemy soldiers, they had only one. The commanders of the smaller state refused to go to war. They said, “This would be utter … Read more
Once, there was a drought in a village. The crops were drying up due to lack of rain. The villagers were worried and sad. They felt that the entire crop would be ruined. Then one day a Monk came to the village and started dancing with enthusiasm. Anyone who saw him in the village would … Read more