Stories about appreciation
2 Buddhist wisdom stories about appreciation from Buddhist teachers, each linked to the original talk.
- The frog beside the lotusAnalogy · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: An old story: a frog living right by the lotus could never smell it because it was used to it; someone coming afresh could savour the scent because they didn't grow up with it.…
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There's an old story, it was about the frog who was so close to the lotus, he could never smell it because he was used to it, and someone came afresh and they could savour the beautiful scent of the lotus because they didn't grow up with it.
- Wow, this is good, ain't it, Brahm?Story · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: The coarse Australian who single-handedly built Bodhinyana's concrete water tanks asks 'Brahm' if he can look inside the 'church'. Boots on, he only puts his head through the…
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Would you mind if I have a look inside your church?" He said. You know, it don't you know, it doesn't really know it's not a church, but you know, who cares? And so I said, "Yeah, come along." So talking talking talking. Said, "I don't have to take me boots off?" Have you seen like workers boots? It would take half an hour to take those boots off. So no, no, come on. And so we went into the um the entryway and I opened the door. He he wouldn't go on the carpet with his big boots. He just put his head through to have a look. And I always remember that moment. It was it was about a couple of minutes. He was totally silent. Stopped speaking. And I just I was not going to not going to interrupt this cuz you could feel that this was really important for him. And he just went put his head inside there for 2 minutes and he came out afterwards. Just his head. He looked at me with a big no no many tooth missing smile. And he said, "Wow, this is good, ain't it, Brahm?