Stories for making excuses
If you are looking for a Buddhist story for making excuses, here are 3 complete stories that may speak to the moment you are in. They come from Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Chah. Ajahn Brahm's stories keep his own telling from his talks; Ajahn Chah's are retold in our own words from his free-distribution books. Each page has a short reflection and a link to the source.
- Nasrudin at the archery stall: “That was me” — Mulla Nasrudin takes his students to a fair and tries the archery stall. The first arrow falls…
- The lay sage and Ajahn Tongrat's stump — A precept-keeping patron makes one excuse after another for fishing and killing frogs, slowly…
- The monk who would keep his money — A visiting monk asks to stay and keep his money 'without attachment'; Ajahn Chah answers that if…
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- Is there a Buddhist story for making excuses?
- If you are looking for a Buddhist story for making excuses, here are 3 complete stories that may speak to the moment you are in. They come from Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Chah. Ajahn Brahm's stories keep his own telling from his talks; Ajahn Chah's are retold in our own words from his free-distribution books. Each page has a short reflection and a link to the source.
- Who told these stories for making excuses?
- These 3 complete stories are from Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Chah. Being Mindful Stories presents Ajahn Brahm's stories in his own telling with a link to the talk at the exact timestamp, and Ajahn Chah's as a retelling in our own words with the book and pages they come from.
- How should I cite a story from this page?
- Credit the teacher as the storyteller and link the original source shown on each story page (the timestamped talk, or the talk in the book). You can also link the story page on Being Mindful Stories as the place you found it.