Category: Living Zen

Here’s another Zen story to help break us out of our accustomed perspectives. What do you make of it? The gardener brings the king a basket of lush fruit ringed with perfumed flowers. He enjoys the fruits so much that he asks to see the orchard from which they came. In the center of the…

Real strength doesn’t rely on physical training or learning technique. Training can give a certain type of strength, which might create the illusion of being strong. Learning a technique can give a certain type of mastery, which may create the illusion of overall mastery. When we focus on growing strong in one area, we grow…