Stories

“Notice that, while lots of people are happy to tell you about Golden Ages, nobody ever seems to think one is happening right now. Maybe that’s because the only place a Golden Age can ever happen is in our memory.” – Adam Mastroianni

Arenius

In the sun-scorched sands of the fifth century Egyptian desert, lived a man named Arenius. Determined to carve a path towards a holy life, he abandoned the bustling streets of Alexandria, its markets filled with trinkets and treasures, for the stark and solemn embrace of the desert. He traded the comfort of silken sheets for a rough straw ma

A story is our only boat, to sail on the river of time.

(Ursula K. Le Guin)

The biggest problem in the world.

There is a story about a young reporter who discovers a Buddhist monk at a train station and decides to interview him. He asks the monk what he thinks is the world's biggest problem: is it global warming, world hunger or corruption? The monk smiles and replies: "Let me ask you something first: who are you?" I'm a re

Two clay pots

A father sends his son to school. After 12years the son comes back and the father asks: "Did they teach you about that which cannot be seen, which cannot be heard and which cannot be known, yet without which nothing can be seen, heard or known?" - "No, what is that?" replies the son. So the father begins teaching:

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