AI image A story from the Jataka Tales — the early Buddhist tradition of teaching through past-life stories The Jataka Tales are among the oldest narrative teachings in Buddhism. They describe the Buddha’s previous lives—not as a distant figure, but as someone cultivating wisdom, compassion, clarity, and responsibility over countless lifetimes. One of these storiesContinue reading “When Strength Isn’t Enough: A Lesson from the Great Monkey King”
Category Archives: JATAKA TALES
Finding Clarity Amid Uncertainty: Cut What Is Ready, Leave What Is Not
Sitting in the Unknown As a Buddhist practitioner, I have learned that uncertainty is not an obstacle — it is the ground we walk on. We cannot predict the storms of life, but we can learn to meet them with steady attention, to sit with what arises, and to trust that clarity can emerge inContinue reading “Finding Clarity Amid Uncertainty: Cut What Is Ready, Leave What Is Not”
Brytningstid: Embracing Change and Letting Go with Autumn’s Grace
There’s a hush that arrives before the leaves surrender their green. A pause so small it’s almost imaginary—like the breath before someone speaks a truth they’ve kept hidden for too long. The sun’s angle grows tender, the shadows lengthen and hesitate. This threshold between seasons—what in Swedish we call brytningstid—is not a clean cut butContinue reading “Brytningstid: Embracing Change and Letting Go with Autumn’s Grace”
Interdependence Day — A Jataka Tale for the 4th of July
AI Generated image While fireworks crackle across the summer sky and families gather to celebrate independence across the United States, there’s an ancient story from the Buddha’s past lives that offers a gentle nudge toward a deeper kind of freedom — one rooted not in separation, but in connection. Here in Europe, we may notContinue reading “Interdependence Day — A Jataka Tale for the 4th of July”
Even Birds Forget: A Bodhisattva Story About Collective Strength
The Clever Quail and the Net of Habit Sometimes we forget how strong we are—especially when we forget each other.The Buddha once told a story of a flock of birds caught in a hunter’s net.It’s one of the Jataka tales. These are stories of his past lives. Like all good Dharma tales, it is notContinue reading “Even Birds Forget: A Bodhisattva Story About Collective Strength”
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