About Zen Stories

Zen stories are not the fiction. These stories are the incidents which really happened with the Enlightened beings and the Zen Masters, who worked or answered the disciples in order to point to bring the awakening in the self.

Zen is a product of Buddhism which traveled with Buddhist monks from India to China to Japan and Zen became popular in Japan. Most Zen masters rather than giving teachings and discourses, would create conditions or use strange looking techniques to awaken and be aware of the working of mind of the disciple..

Zen is creative. It brings about creativeness in one’s self. The popularity of Zen is such that the word has taken the place in normal modern life with Zen accessories like Zen clock or Zen Alarm Clock, Zen Garden, Zen Furniture, Zen Mats.

The stories are there. These short stories can have a profound effect on the readers as they did to the listener, or might just pass away as an amusing, entertaining story or even a meaningless story for some. Readers are free, what to take from these stories. However it is due to the profound meanings in these very short stories, these have been favorites for many. Books still gets printed telling these stories and one can find good resource online too.