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Friday, 2 January 2026
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
NEW ZEN VATSU
A man progressed in business and bought land in London and built a luxurious house on it.
The land already had a beautiful swimming pool and a 100-year-old litchi tree at the back. He had bought that land because of that litchi tree, because his wife loved litchis very much.
After some time, during the renovation, some of his friends advised him to consult a Vastu Shastra expert. Although he did not believe in such things, yet to keep his friends happy, he agreed and called Master Cao, who has been very famous in Vastu Shastra for 30 years from Hongkong.
He picked him up from the airport, both of them had food in the city and after that he took him in his car and drove towards his house. On the way, whenever a car tried to overtake him, he would give way to it. Master Cao laughed and said, you drive very safely. He also laughed and said in reply, people often overtake only when they have some important work, so we should give them way.
As they reached near the house, the road became a little narrow and they slowed down the car a little more. Suddenly a laughing child came out of the street and ran fast and crossed the road in front of their car. They kept walking at the same speed and kept looking towards that street as if they were waiting for someone. Suddenly another child ran from the same street and crossed in front of their car, probably chasing the first child. Master Cao asked in surprise - how do you know that another child will also come running?
He said very casually, children are often running after each other and it is not possible to believe that a child is doing such fun and running without any companion. Master Cao laughed very loudly at this and said that you are undoubtedly a very intelligent person. After reaching outside the house, both of them got out of the car.
Suddenly 7-8 birds were seen flying very fast from the back of the house. Seeing this, he asked Master Cao, if he doesn't mind, can we stay here for some time?
Master Cao wanted to know the reason, he said that maybe some children are stealing litchis from the tree and our sudden arrival might frighten them and cause a stampede, due to which a child might get hurt by falling from the tree.
Master Cao remained silent for some time, then said in a calm voice, friend, this house does not need any Vastu Shastra tests and remedies.
He asked with great surprise, why so?
Master Cao - Wherever a prudent person like you who thinks about the welfare of the people around him is present, that place/property will be very pure, pleasant and fruitful according to the Vastu Shastra rules. When our mind and brain start giving priority to the happiness and peace of others, then it not only benefits others but we ourselves also get mental benefit, peace and happiness. When a person always starts thinking about the welfare of others before himself, then unknowingly he attains sainthood due to which others are benefited and he gets knowledge. Even if we do not take a vow, but we must try that we also develop some such qualities so that our house does not need any mantra-mantra like Feng Shui or Vastu.
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Saturday, 12 July 2025
ஜென் கதைகள் - ஓஷோ
எனக்கு மிக பிடித்த 3 ஜென் கதைகள்
முதலில்
அவை என்ன உணர்த்தின என பின்பு விளக்கம் தருகிறேன்..
ஜென் கதை - 1
ஜென் குருவை பார்க்க ஒருவர் வந்தார்..
குரு, "நாம முன்பே பார்த்திருக்கோமா..???' என்றார்...
"ஆம்" என்றார் வந்தவர்.. "
அப்படியா..???
அப்படின்னா வாங்க டீ சாப்பிடலாம்" என்றார் குரு
அடுத்து இன்னொருவர் வந்தார்
அவரிடமும் குரு
"நாம முன்பே பார்த்திருக்கோமா...???' என்றார்
"இல்லை" என்றார்
இப்போது வந்தவர்..
"அப்படியா...??? அப்படின்னா வாங்க டீ சாப்பிடலாம்" என்றார் குரு
ஜென் கதை -2
ஒரு டீ கடை காரனிடம் ஒரு மல்யுத்த வீரன் எப்போதும் டீ அருந்துவான்
ஒரு முறை டீ கடை காரனுக்கும் மல்யுத்த வீரனுக்கும் தகராறு வந்து விட்டது
அப்போது மல்யுத்த வீரன் டீ கடை காரனை மல்யுத்த சண்டைக்கு அழைத்தான்
அவர்கள் இனத்தில் மல்யுத்த சண்டைக்கு ஒருவன் அழைத்தால் நிச்சயம் ஒப்புக்கொள்ள வேண்டும்;
இல்லா விடில் அது பெரும் அவமானம்
எனவே டீ கடை காரன் ஒப்பு கொண்டான்
ஆனால் இதில் எப்படி நாம் ஜெயிக்க போகிறோம் என பயந்தான்
அறிவுரைக்காக ஒரு ஜென் துறவியை நாடினான்
அவனது கதை முழுதும் கேட்ட அவர்
"சண்டைக்கு இன்னும் எத்தனை நாட்கள் உள்ளன" என்று கேட்டார்
"30 நாட்கள்" என்றான் அவன்
"இப்போது நீ என்ன செய்கிறாய்...???" என்று பின்பு கேட்டார்
"டீ ஆற்றுகிறேன்" என்றான் அவன்"
அதையே தொடர்ந்து செய்" என்றார் அவர்
ஒரு வாரம் கழித்து வந்தான் டீ கடைக்காரன்
"இன்னும் ஈடுபாடோடு, இன்னும் வேகமாய் டீ ஆற்று" என்றார் ஜென் துறவி
இரண்டு வாரம் ஆனது
அப்போதும் அதே அறிவுரை
போட்டி நாள் அருகில் வந்து விட்டது
டீ கடை காரன் நடுக்கத்துடன் ஜென் துறவியிடம்
"நான் என்ன செய்ய வேண்டும்...???" என்று கேட்டான்
"போட்டிக்கு முன் ஒரு டீ சாப்பிடலாம் என நீ அவனை கூப்பிடு" என்றார் துறவி
மல்யுத்த வீரன் குறிப்பிட்ட நாளன்று வந்து விட்டான்
"வா.. முதலில் டீ சாப்பிடு" என்றான் கடை காரன்
"சரி" என்று அமர்ந்தான் வீரன்
டீ ஆற்றும் வேகம் கண்டு மிரண்டு போய் விட்டான்
இதற்கு முன்பும் அவன் டீ ஆற்றுவதை பார்த்திருக்கிறான்
இப்போது என்ன ஒரு வேகம்.....!!!
ஒரு சாதாரண டீ ஆற்றும் விஷயத்திலேயே இவ்வளவு முன்னேற்றம் என்றால்
போட்டிக்கு எந்த அளவு தயார் செய்திருப்பான் என எண்ணுகிறான்
போட்டியே வேண்டாம் என சென்று விடுகிறான்
ஜென் கதை -3
சிறுவன் ஒருவன் சிறிய குருவி ஒன்றினைப் பிடித்து
தனக்கு பின்புறம் கைக்குள் வைத்து மறைத்துக் கொண்டான்
ஜென் குருவிடம் அவன்
"குருவே, என்னுடைய கைக்குள் வைத்திருக்கும் பறவை உயிருடன் உள்ளதா அல்லது இறந்து விட்டதா...???" என்று கேட்டான்
குரு "இறந்து விட்டது" என்று கூறினால் தன்னுடைய கையில் இருக்கும் குருவியினை சுதந்திரமாக பறக்க விட்டு விடுவது
அப்படி இல்லாமல் குரு "உயிருடன் உள்ளது" என்று கூறினால்
தன்னுடைய கைகளால் குருவியின் கழுத்தை நெரித்துக் கொன்று விடுவது என்று மனதிற்குள் முடிவெடுத்தான்
ஜென் ஆசிரியர்
"இந்தக் கேள்விக்கு பதில் உன்னுடைய கைகளில்தான் உள்ளது" என்று சொல்லி விட்டுச் சென்று விட்டார்
கதை - 1 உணர்த்தியது
நமக்கு தெரிந்தவர், தெரியாதவர் இருவரையும் ஒரே விதமாய் நடத்த வேண்டும் என்பதே இந்த கதை சொல்லும் செய்தி
கதை - 2 உணர்த்தியது
அநேகமாய் இந்த கதைக்கு விளக்கம் தேவை இல்லை
எனினும் சில வரிகள்
நாம் செய்யும் செயலையே ஈடுபாடோடு செய்யும் போது
அந்த செயலும், நாமும் ஒரு உன்னத நிலையை எட்டுகிறோம்
(ஜென் கதைகளில் டீ சாப்பிடுவது அடிக்கடி நிகழும்
ஜப்பானில் இன்றைக்கும் டீ சாப்பிடும் திரு விழா என்றே ஒரு விழா உண்டு
இதில் ஒவ்வொரு மிடக்கும் நிதானமாய், மகிழ்ச்சியாய் அனைவரும் டீ அருந்தி கொண்டாடுவர்
வாழ்க்கையை இவ்வாறு துளி துளி ஆக enjoy - செய்ய வேண்டும் என்கிறது ஜென்
கதை 3 - உணர்த்தியது
அந்த குருவி நம் வாழ்க்கையையும்
அந்த சிறுவன் நம்மையும் நமக்கு
உணர்த்துகிறது
நம் வாழ்க்கையை அழிப்பதும், சிறக்க வைப்பதும் நம் கையில் தான் உள்ளது
# ஓஷோ
Thursday, 30 January 2025
PRACTICE - ZEN STORY
Zen Story: Practice
One day a small boy was playing near the river when he saw an old man with a long beard seated in the sand. The boy moved closer and watched as the old man drew a perfect circle into the sand.
“Hey, old man, how did you draw such a perfect circle?” asked the boy.
The old man looked at the boy and said, “I don’t know, I just tried, and tried again…here, you try.”
The old man handed the stick to the boy and walked away. The boy began drawing circles in the sand. At first his circles came out too wide, or too long, or too crooked. But as time went by the circles began to look better and better.
He kept trying and then, one bright morning, he drew a perfect circle into the sand. Then he heard a small voice behind him.
“Hey old man, how did you draw such a perfect circle?”
Reflection
This elegantly structures Zen story centers on the circle as a shape and symbol of perfection. The literal circle in the sand represents the necessity of repeated effort (practice makes perfect), while the narrative circle of the story (beginning and ending with a small boy on the beach) represents the circular nature of life.
Sometimes in modern times we view success or perfection as a destination at the end of an arrow-straight line; we see ourselves at the beginning of the road, or the bottom of a mountain, and we can picture our destination clearly, glittering far away and out of our reach. In this mindset, reaching our goals can be intimidating, causing us to lose the focus needed to practice whatever it is we want to become better at, such as art, meditation, yoga, or perhaps attitudes of kindness and love.
However, if we look at life as a circular path, a line without beginning or end, then we can learn to shift or focus away from the “final destination” at the end of the road and towards the gently curving slope of the absolute present moment. This viewpoint makes the journey towards perfection a little less imposing!
CAUSE & EFFECT - ZEN STORY
Zen Story: Cause and Effect
There lived an old farmer who had worked in his fields for many, many years. One day, his horse bolted away. His neighbors dropped in to commiserate with him. “What awful luck,” they tut-tutted sympathetically, to which the farmer only replied, “We’ll see.”
Next morning, to everyone’s surprise, the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. “How amazing is that!” they exclaimed in excitement. The old man replied, “We’ll see.”
A day later, the farmer’s son tried to mount one of the wild horses. He was thrown on the ground and broke his leg. Once more, the neighbors came by to express their sympathies for this stroke of bad luck. “We’ll see,” said the farmer politely.
The next day, the village had some visitors – military officers who had come with the purpose of drafting young men into the army. They passed over the farmer’s son, thanks to his broken leg. The neighbors patted the farmer on his back – how lucky he was to not have his son join the army! “We’ll see,” was all that the farmer said!
HIDDEN MEANINGS - ZEN STORY
Zen Story: Hidden Meanings
A young Zen student was on his way to buy vegetables at the market for his monastery. On the way, he encountered a student he had seen occasionally, from a monastery some distance from his own.
“Where are you going?” he asked.
“Where my legs direct me”, replied the other fellow nonchalantly.
Our young fellow turned this answer over in his mind – surely there was some meaning hidden in its depths? Back at the monastery, he recounted this conversation to his elderly master, who said: “You ought to have asked the boy what he’d do if he didn’t have any legs.”
The next day, the student chanced upon the other boy again. “Where are you going?” he asked, and before the boy could reply, he continued, “Oh, I know…wherever your legs direct you, I suppose!”
“Nope!” came the unexpected response. “Today, I am going to follow the wind!” This reply threw the student into so much confusion that his mind went blank. Back again at the monastery, he related the incident to his teacher.
“You should have asked him what he’d do if no wind was blowing,” remarked the old man.
A few days later, the student came upon the other boy once more in the market. Aha! Here was his Zen moment!
“So where are you off to this time? Where your legs go or where the wind blows, I suppose. But, what if…”
“Neither of the two,” replied the boy, with a cheeky grin. “Today, I am here to buy vegetables!”
GREAT WAVES - ZEN STORY
Zen Story: Great Waves
Long ago there lived a famous wrestler whose name meant “Great Waves.” He was massively strong and knew the art of wrestling. In private bouts he defeated even his teacher, yet in public was so bashful that even his students threw him down.
Troubled, the wrestler decided to visit a Zen temple for help. There, a wise teacher advised him.
“Great Waves is your name,” said the teacher. “So spend tonight in the temple. Imagine that you are water. You are no longer a wrestler who is afraid. You are those powerful waves sweeping over everything in sight. Do this and you will never again be defeated.”
The teacher left. The wrestler sat still, trying to imagine himself as water. His mind wandered but soon he began to feel more and more like moving waves. As night advanced the waves grew taller and taller. They swept away the flowers and rushed over the statues. Before dawn the temple was nothing but the tide of a vast ocean.
In the morning the teacher found the wrestler in meditation with a slight smile on his face. He patted the man’s shoulder. “Now nothing can disturb you,” he said. “You are those waves. You will sweep everything before you.”
The same day the wrestler entered and won a prestigious tournament, and was never defeated again.
Thoughts:
Sometimes the most challenging opponents we face live inside of us. The confidence we need in life does not reside in temples on mountaintops. When we look with honesty inside our own hearts, that is where we find the self-belief we seek.
IMPERMANENCE - ZEN STORY
Zen Story: Impermanence
A revered Zen teacher once approached the king’s palace late at night. The guards did not stop him as he made his way inside to where the king was seated upon his throne. The king recognized him too.
“Welcome, sir. What do you want?” the king asked.
“I wish to sleep in this inn tonight”, said the teacher.
Taken aback, the king snorted, “This is no inn! It is my palace!”
The teacher politely asked, “If I may ask, who owned this palace before you?”
“Why, my father, of course! He is dead now.”
“And who lived here before your father?””
“My grandfather, naturally. He’s dead too.”
“This building where people live for some time and go away, did you say that it is not an inn?”
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