Are Heaven and Hell Real?

A warrior came to Hakuin, and asked: ‘Is there really a heaven and a hell?' 'Who are you? ' Inquired Hakuin.  ‘I am a samurai,' the warrior replied.

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Empty your Cup

THE JAPANESE MASTER NAN-IN GAVE AUDIENCE
TO A PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY.
SERVING TEA, NAN-IN FILLED HIS VISITOR'S CUP,

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If you love, Love Openly

Twenty monks and one nun, who was named Eshun, were practicing meditation with a certain Zen master.

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The Moon Cannot Be Stolen

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.

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The Taste of Banzo's sword

Matajuro Yagyu was the son of a famous swordsman. His father, believing that his son's work was too mediocre to anticipate mastership, disowned him.

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Trading Dialogue for Lodging

Provided he makes and wins an argument about Buddhism with those who live there any wandering monk can remain in a Zen temple. If he is defeated, he has to move on.

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