Nirvana: On a Roller Coaster

This girl I was seeing. We had conflicting attitudes. I really wasn't into meditating and she wasn't really into being alive. - Stephen Wright

The Zen of Alice in Wonderland

Caterpillar: Who… are… you? 
Alice: Why, I hardly know, sir. 
I’ve changed so much since this morning, you see. 

Zen Story: Banishing a Ghost

 

The wife of a man became very sick. On her deathbed, she said to him, 

'I love you so much! I don’t want to leave you, and I don’t want you to betray me. Promise that you will not see any other women once I die, or I will come back to haunt you.

Zen Story: In His Time of Dying

A Zen teacher was on his deathbed. 

His student asked if he had any last words.

The master replied, “I am afraid of dying.” 

Falling Into the Eternal Moment

 The bad news is you are falling through the air; 
Nothing to hang on to, no parachute. 
The good news is there is no ground.

Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Zen: The Way of Tao

Zen Buddhism is a way and view of life that does not belong to any formal categories of modern Western thought. It is not a religion or philosophy, psychology or science. It is an example of what is known in India and China as a 'way of liberation.'  

The Way of Zen by Alan Watts (pdf here)

Zen Story: Too Much Tea

A university professor visited a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen.

Ending Our Stories: Training the Monkey

"All humanity's problems stem from

man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."

Blaise Pascal, Pensées

Zen Story: Focus

After winning several archery contests, the young, boastful champion challenged a Zen master. 

Stoicism: An Introvert's Philosophy?

An introvert prefers to spend time alone to recharge. Although introverts may appear shy, that's not always the case.