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The Unopened Gift

On the ability to rejoice in another's happiness.

Inspired by Buddhism

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The Man Who Feared Opening the Book

On the courage to read ourselves.

Inspired by Yama & Niyama

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What Was Never His

On what we can steal without ever touching it.

Inspired by Yama & Niyama

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The Cracked Bowl

On becoming a vessel for what we cannot keep.

Inspired by Sufism

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The Man Who Wouldn't Put Down the Stone

On carrying what no longer needs to be carried.

Inspired by Tao Te Ching

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The Man Who Owned Nothing

Sometimes freedom begins when we stop saying "mine."

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

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The Bench in the Rain

On the three voices within us — and the one who hears them.

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

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The Empty Boat

On the insult that was never sent.

Inspired by Tao Te Ching

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The Salt in the Water

On looking for yourself and finding no edges.

Inspired by Upanishads

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Before the Interview

On doing your best without being owned by the result.

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

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The Woman Who Carried Fire

On loving without a transaction.

Inspired by Sufism

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The Carpenter and the Crooked Tree

On the part of you that doesn't fit.

Inspired by Tao Te Ching

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The Boy Who Asked What He Was

On the question that survives every answer.

Inspired by Upanishads

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The Anonymous Gift

On how loudly the self objects to being unseen.

Inspired by Sufism

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The Tea That Overflowed

On arriving already full.

Inspired by Zen

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The Stranger at the Door

On the whole thing, while standing on one leg.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

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The Caravan That Lost Its Way

On the sentence that has to be said out loud.

Inspired by Sufism

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Traditions represented here: Buddhism · Yama & Niyama · Sufism · Tao Te Ching · Bhagavad Gita · Upanishads · Zen · Jewish Wisdom