Buddhism in daily life - Mindfulness in every day tasks

The tree In a beautiful forest stood a young tree, directly at the brook it struck deep roots, it had enough sun, in front of it were bushes, which protected it from the wind. A hiker passed by and st...

27 Feb 20235min

The Stories of Aesop The Greek poet Aesop lived about the time of Buddha. He founded the so-called "example narrative", he conveyed "morals" and "values" in his short stories. The German phrase "getti...

26 Feb 20235min

The wisdom of Socrates Socrates was a Greek philosopher whose understanding of the world was characterized by knowledge of human nature, ethical principles and unchanging values. In many points his vi...

25 Feb 20235min

Gold in the cupboard In a prosperous town once lived a rich man. He had many businesses, he was involved in almost all aspects of economic life, he did not miss any good deal. He kept his wealth in a ...

24 Feb 20236min

A little piece of heaven Every year, a large German company organizes various company outings, joint events and various activities that are intended to strengthen team cohesion, build a sense of commu...

23 Feb 20236min

There are millions of reasons to smile! The fat Buddha In the gift store of a temple, the nearsighted woman asked, "How much is that fat Buddha, the one standing back there next to the door?" "Shh! Sp...

22 Feb 20235min

Bad luck becomes good luck - and vice versa My father used to say, "Son, there is nothing bad that doesn't have something good about it"! Examples (freely invented): Mr. K. broke his leg in a car acci...

21 Feb 20237min

Listening helps! In China, there was a Buddhist teacher who taught throughout the country. He was very respected, his wisdom was legendary, many people attended his talks. As a monk of his monastery h...

20 Feb 20235min