81. Ngủ đi thôi! – Just Go To Sleep – Song ngữ

By Middle Way | March 8, 2023

Just Go To Sleep Ngủ đi thôi! English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group 81. Ngủ đi thôi! – Just Go To Sleep “Don’t ask such foolish questions. Just go to sleep.” “Đừng hỏi những câu ngốc nghếch như thế nữa. Ngủ đi thôi!”   Gasan was sitting…

80. Phép mầu – The Real Miracle – Song ngữ

By Middle Way | March 2, 2023

101 Zen Koans stories – Công Án Thiền English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Phép mầu – The Real Miracle   When Bankei was preaching at Ryumon temple, a Shinshu priest, who believed in salvation through the repetition of the name of the Buddha of Love,…

79. Lư hương – Incense Burner – Song ngữ

By Middle Way | March 2, 2023

101 Zen Koans stories – Công Án Thiền English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Lư hương – Incense Burner A woman of Nagasaki named Kame was one of the few makers of incense burners in Japan. Such a burner is a work of art to be…

78. Thịnh vượng – Real Prosperity – Song ngữ

By Middle Way | March 2, 2023

101 Zen Koans stories – Công Án Thiền English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group  Thịnh vượng – Real Prosperity     A rich man asked Sengai to write something for the continued prosperity of his family so that it might be treasured from generation to generation. Một…

77. Không vướng bụi trần – No Attachment to Dust – Song ngữ

By Middle Way | March 2, 2023

101 Zen Koans stories – Công Án Thiền English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Không vướng bụi trần – No Attachment to Dust   Zengetsu, a Chinese master of the Tang dynasty, wrote the following advice for his pupils: Thiền sư Thiền Nguyệt, sống vào đời…

76. Tảng đá trong tâm – The Stone Mind – Song ngữ

By Middle Way | March 2, 2023

101 Zen Koans stories – Công Án Thiền English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Tảng đá trong tâm – The Stone Mind Hogen, a Chinese Zen teacher, lived alone in a small temple in the country. One day four traveling monks appeared and asked if they…

75. Cơn giận – Temper – Song ngữ

By Middle Way | March 2, 2023

101 Zen Koans stories – Công Án Thiền English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Cơn giận – Temper   A Zen student came to Bankei and complained: “Master, I have an ungovernable temper. How can I cure it?” Một thiền sinh đến gặp ngài Bankei và…

74. Chuyển hóa – True Reformation – Song ngữ

By Middle Way | March 2, 2023

101 Zen Koans stories – Công Án Thiền English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Chuyển hóa – True Reformation   Ryokan devoted his life to the study of Zen. One day he heard that his nephew, despite the admonitions of relatives, was spending his money on…

73. Mười người nối pháp – Ten Successors – Song ngữ

By Middle Way | March 2, 2023

101 Zen Koans stories – Công Án Thiền English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Mười người nối pháp – Ten Successors   Zen pupils take a vow that even if they are killed by their teacher, they intend to learn Zen. Usually, they cut a finger…

72. Vị lãnh chúa ngu ngốc – The Blockhead Lord – Song ngữ

By Middle Way | March 2, 2023

101 Zen Koans stories – Công Án Thiền English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Vị lãnh chúa ngu ngốc – The Blockhead Lord Daigu Ryokan (1758-1831) The Japanese Zen Master and Poet, Lived most of his life in a simple mountainside hut. Thiền Sư Nhật Bản…