Nisshitsu: Tibetan Buddhism stories by Zen Owl

by Varun Malhotra

Nisshitsu means going to the Zen master for instruction. This book is a compilation of 10 short stories and 2 poems. The stories revolve around fictitious characters named Zawa, Kayu, Kyatak, the Zen owl Nisshitsu and many others. Each story has an element of spiritual teaching attached to it. Some stories give a subtle message of a Zen Buddhism doctrine while other stories hint on various teachings and practices of Tibetan Buddhism. Here is the list of stories and poems at the 1) The Silent Healer (2) The Orphan Trees (3) The Zen Owl Nisshitsu (4) The Music Within (5) Beyond the Ambitions (6) Tea with the Zen Master (7) The World used us (8) I am alone in this universe (9) The Zen master and his trees (10) The woman in the neighborhood

53 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 22, 2015

Reviews

[vipul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read for generations past present and future

Kindness brews more kindness. This book shows through simple stories and easy narration what we have lost as humanity and how so much of it we can get back simply by observing our thoughts and doing following what our heart says than our mind. It must not be read like a novel but very slowly, so that it permeates one's consciousness and stays there. I pick up random story anytime, and somehow one or the other dilemmas I have is always cleared...Thanks Varun for bringing this kindness to life through this book...