Martin Buber recounts the story of Rabbi Eizik, who, after a recurring dream, travels to Prague to find a treasure but instead learns from a guard’s own dream that the treasure is actually buried in his home in Cracow, leading to a profound realization about finding what one seeks within oneself.
Mullah Nasruddin, resting under a walnut tree, ponders the oddity of nature’s design where small walnuts grow on majestic trees and large pumpkins on fragile vines, but a falling walnut changes his perspective, leading him to appreciate nature’s wisdom.
A samurai seeking wisdom about heaven and hell visits Zen master Hakuin, who provokes him into drawing his sword in anger, then declares this reaction as the gate to hell, illustrating a profound lesson through direct experience.
R’ Zalman tz’l teaches that a good maisa – a good story – is one where the heart surprises the mind.
Please feel free to use these stories in your teaching and in your holy conversations. I welcome your gentle comments.
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