Zen Story - Steal the moon

Instead of just simply linking, I thought I’d share a great Zen story with you to begin.

A Zen Master lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening, while he was away, a thief sneaked into the hut only to find there was nothing in it to steal.

The Zen Master returned and found him. “You have come a long way to visit me,” he told the prowler, “and you should not return empty handed. Please take my clothes as a gift.”

The thief was bewildered, but he took the clothes and ran away. The Master sat naked, watching the moon.

“Poor fellow,” he mused, ” I wish I could give him this beautiful moon.”


(from RenegadeZen)

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1 Response to “Zen Story - Steal the moon”


  1. 1 Opher Brayer

    Thanks for your beautiful story, this insightful blog, and for the kind link :-)

    All the best,
    O.

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