Stories about temptation
Looking for a Buddhist story about temptation? Here are 2 complete stories. They come from 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.
- The bird, the fish and the wise crab — A bird lures the fish of a shrinking pond away one by one with tales of a wonderful lake, until a…
- The poisoned banana — In his early years as a monk, Ajahn Chah sees sense pleasures as a sweet but poisoned banana, and…
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- Is there a Buddhist story about temptation?
- Looking for a Buddhist story about temptation? Here are 2 complete stories. They come from 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 temptation?
- These 2 complete stories are from 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.