A teacher stood before his students at the end of the year. As class began, the teacher filler a glass jar with large rocks from the ground around him. Before long the jar was filled to the top. The teacher…
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Master Raven Koan 2-The Teacher’s Jar
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Posted in Koans
The Tao of Forgiveness or The Potato Sack
The following Taoist Parable is taught by Dereck Lin. It illustrates the ideal and philosophy of forgiveness and how not forgiving transgressions affects our lives. One day, the sage gave the disciple an empty sack and a basket of potatoes. “Think…
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Posted in Informaitional, Musings
The Vinegar Tasters
There is a traditional Taoist parable called the Vinegar Tasters. It has been repeated and retold hundreds of times as well as being the basis for numerous paining. The parable (see below) details the philosophical differences between the three big…
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Nian Xióng Hall 