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Climbing the Mountain of Enlightenment

An old man begins a long and steady climb up to the top of a mountain. The path is rough as not many take the route he has chosen. It is muddy and in places slippery underfoot with many jagged rocks and thorny bushes he must negotiate along the way. It is raining heavily and the clouds have descended all around him making his journey seem even tougher. His thinking is fast and one of constant complaining, causing him much suffering as he goes.

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As he slowly climbs he mutters under his breath with every step. His words are harsh and cruel to himself but he continues onwards. The rain doesn’t let up and the clouds seem even thicker as he keeps to the chosen path.

On more then one occasion his mind tells him to give up, on more than one occasion he feels it is hopeless and believes that the journey isn’t worth it. But he pushes on despite he constant complaining.

As he progresses his thoughts begin to slow and his harsh words to himself lessen. He begins to see the clouds all around him part ever so slightly. The rain is easing.

Finally he pushes through the clouds and is greeted with a glorious blue sky with the sun shining its beautiful warming rays upon him. A smile graces his face and his thinking mind has stopped. He can see the peak in the distance and the clouds far below.

His mind is still and as clear as the blue sky around him. He is filled with joy and peace and It’s just a few more steps to the top, just a few more steps to go.

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Moral of Story:

As humans it is the thoughts we have that play havoc in our lives, they cause us stress and anxieties sometimes of pure suffering. To see these thoughts and inner dialogue as no more than passing clouds in a weather system of our own making can help us let go and stop attaching importance to them.

Our feelings come from our thoughts and our behaviours are acting on those feelings. It is the thinking and inner dialogue that causes our feelings and are feelings dictate our behaviours. Thoughts come and thoughts go, just like clouds in the sky, neither attach or hold onto them as they blow across our conscious minds eye, and are behaviours are innately one of peace.

We can not control our thoughts, as humans we are like little thought factories producing one thought after another. It is always our attachment to these thoughts that make us suffer. Just allow the thought to pass, like the clouds in the sky, neither wanting to control or attach to them.

Author: Dhamma Tāpasā*

*Dhamma Tāpasā is a trained former Buddhist Monk and the spiritual name given to Andrew Hallas. A life changing positive Life Coach, a certified NLP practitioner, a 3 Principles Coach, Mindfulness Trainer, Motivational Speaker and a Published Author.

Creator of the highly acclaimed “The Four Trees” a story of learning how we can all live a more fulfilling and content lifestyle.

By using his unique approach of storytelling, mixed with some ancient Buddhist Monk Secrets and combined with 21st century scientifically proven techniques, Dhamma Tāpasā is able to capture your imaginations whilst teaching you valuable Life life Skills and change your entire thinking.

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Descriptions of our inspirational Short Spiritual Stories & Metaphors

The Two Arguing Tigers

The Two Arguing Tigers is a simple and sweet Short Moral story of the heaven and hell that exists within our own minds. Carefully written by wandering Monk Dhamma Tāpasā

The Four Trees

This is an original moral tale never before published. Bought to you by Dhamma Tapasa this is a short story on impermanence and living contently.

The Monk and the Grasshopper

A simple sweet Short Moral tale demonstrating how our consciousness can be like that of a little grasshopper.

The Boy Who Was Cursed to Breath Fire

A short moral story, on the consequences of how anger can cause deep emotional scars that may take many years to heal or be covered over.

The Wise Mouse & Silly Tiger

A simple bedtime tale of how to live more contently in life, how to slow down and smell the roses.

How to Catch a Baby Dragon

A longer Moral Story on how humans perceive the world through our 6 senses, known in Buddhism as the six sense doors.

The Chicken Farmer & The Peacock

How we perceive ourselves is the moral of this short moral story. A peacock grows up believing he is a chicken, until one day all that changes

The Horse and The Butterfly

A simple tale of the prisons we create within our own minds. Never before published.

The Fairy Gathering

An original Moral story never before published about stealing and how the polar bears came to be at the North Pole.

The Roman Soldier

An Original Dhamma Tāpasā short story on Karma and it’s consequences. The transformation of a soldier man.

The Monk & The Snake

Never before published Moral story on our Fears. Fear can compel us to do some remarkable things but also has the power to cripple our thinking. Learn to change yours

The Grumpy Old Man

Moral tale demonstrating that what we think we become. Feeding anger and hatred will only make it stronger. Feeding positivity and kindness instead

The Two Three Headed Eagles

Dhamma Tāpasā, explains with great clarity the workings of our mind and how inner speech can cause all of life’s problems, creating our anger, anxiety, depression and hatred our inner speech can cause us great torment and much suffering.

The Beautiful Red Racing Car

A simple apology of how our minds operate using a racing car and it’s driver as the simile.

The Monk & The Cricket

Never before published story on meditation and how the little cricket learns about his mind.

The Four Monks

A short story on the principles of the monkey mind, a Buddhist term used for the untrained mind and it’s wanderings.

The One Bad Apple

A beautiful simple and sweet Moral Story, of how it can be that we focus too hard on the negative in life and forget about all the wonderful positives we already have. A compelling Original Story by Dhamma Tāpasā

The Two Zebra’s

A Short inspirational tale of The Two Zebra’s who have changed their lifestyle from the normal herd and seek spiritual enlightenment. This story we learn how to let go!

The Poison

All-Original Buddhist Moral Story. “I Hate My Boss & The Poison” a story of revenge and peculiarity. This story will engage with your imagination and impart wisdom.


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