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Two blindfolded men touch an elephant with their hands — one its side, the other its trunk.

The Blind Men and the Elephant

A man sits on a mat at dawn, a butterfly resting on his hand, his face calm and quietly puzzled.

The Butterfly Dream

A water bearer smiles at a cracked leaking pot on his yoke; wildflowers bloom along the wet side of the path, the other side bare.

The Cracked Pot

A massive elephant with only one front leg tethered by a thin rope to a tiny wooden stake, its other legs free, as a visitor and trainer look on in a circus tent.

The Elephant and the Rope

A Zen master pours tea into an overflowing cup as a startled scholar reaches out to stop him, books stacked nearby.

The Empty Cup

A tailless fox gestures to a crowd of foxes from a log; an old fox at the back watches with calm skepticism.

The Fox Without a Tail

An old master presses a smooth river stone into a young student's open palm on a porch by a stream.

The River and the Stone

An old teacher pours salt into a vast lake as a young man kneels at the water's edge to drink.

The Salt in the Water

The Buddha speaks to a kneeling student beneath a tree at dusk, a single arrow resting on the ground between them.

The Second Arrow

A young samurai bows his head, sword sheathed, before a seated old monk speaking calmly.

The Sword of Discernment

An older man in a robe raises a sword overhead while a younger samurai lowers his own sword and bows his head.

The Tea Master and the Ronin

An old bearded man seated on a stone step raises one hand while a younger man leans toward him mid-stride.

The Triple Filter

A grandfather and grandson sit by a campfire as two wolf spirits — one snarling, one calm — rise from the flames between them.

The Two Wolves

A male carpenter and his young male apprentice stand beneath a huge old tree with a gnarled trunk and twisted branches.

The Useless Tree

A teacher holds up a heavy bag of potatoes before weary students clutching their own sagging bags.

The Weight of Resentment