Rusty Ring
Reflections of an Old-Timey Hermit
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Thursday, 30 May 2024
Koan: Floors and Ceilings
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'Way back in 1973, Paul Simon released a song called One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor . The lyrics are classic Pa...
Thursday, 12 August 2021
Grave Advice
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One day Nasrudin was walking down a country road when he saw a group of horsemen riding toward him at great speed. Fearing bandits,...
Thursday, 9 June 2016
Sufi Tale
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A traveller paused in a forest clearing beside a stream, where a dervish sat meditating. Sipping from his waterskin, he saw the dervis...
Thursday, 24 July 2014
Koan as Vaudeville: Nasrudin
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Zen is famous for its koans, those quirky, inscrutable Chinese stories that make no sense but are somehow profoundly true. My own devotio...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
Humility Kyôsaku
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While on a trip to another village, Nasrudin lost his favourite copy of the Qur'an. Several weeks later, a goat walked up to Nas...
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