Once one of the Buddha's followers, a monk named Malunkyaputta, came to him and asked four questions that had been troubling him:
Is the world eternal or not eternal?
Is the world infinite of finite?
Is the soul the same as the body or are they different?
Does the Buddha exist after death or...
A man is driving along the road and his car suddenly breaks down just outside a monastery. He knocks on the door, three monks greet him, and he asks, "My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night?"
The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, even fix his car. That...
Two cannibals are eating a clown, one says to the other that tastes funny.
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."
Hello, in this thread I'll post one Koan per day. Feel free to post some too if you know any.
A young and studious monk went his teacher and said, "Teach me all about the Buddha nature." His teacher pushed him on the ground. The next day the student returned to...
Hello, I'm Buddhist. I'm following Theravada the oldest Buddhist surviving school.
"When we lose our conscious thoughts, our stress and worries will go with them. Stillness and quietude will take their place."