Stories about doubt
Looking for a Buddhist story about doubt? Here are 5 complete stories. 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.
- Asking Ajahn Mun about the Visuddhimagga — Overwhelmed by the endless detail of the monastic texts, the young Ajahn Chah asks Ajahn Mun what…
- The Buddha relics multiplied — Doubting theoretical-physicist Brahm softens when he sees 'weird stuff': relics he left with…
- The friend who lifted the Buddha statue — An old practice companion tells Ajahn Chah that he proved his own purity by lifting a Buddha…
- The wanderer who went from teacher to teacher — A wanderer collects teachers and methods until his confusion only grows; the Buddha tells him to…
- Watching Ajahn Tong Raht eat — As a young monk, Ajahn Chah is upset that his teacher eats fast and noisily while telling others…
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- Is there a Buddhist story about doubt?
- Looking for a Buddhist story about doubt? Here are 5 complete stories. 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 about doubt?
- These 5 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.