A Zen student comes to see master Bankei with the hope to get some advice to manage his anger. He tells him, “Master, I have an ungovernable temper. How can I cure it?” The master thinks it sounds fascinating and asks the student to show him this temper he is talking about. “I don’t have it right now,” says the…
Tag: know thyself
Do You Believe In Karma?
I recently read a quote about the Law of Attraction that helped me better understand why it has become so popular in the West (aside, of course, from the strategic marketing behind it). The quote basically stated that there’s no need to resolve or even look at the past to attract what you want in life, but to focus only…
Do You Know Who You Really Are?
The famous Greek maxim Know Thyself was inscribed on the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, which was the main cultural and religious hub for the Hellenic culture. But what does it mean, to know yourself? If you assume that you know who you are because who you are is what you think and feel, then what’s the…
