The Master in these tales is not a single person. He is a Hindu Guru, a Zen Roshi, a Taoist Sage, a Jewish Rabbi, a Christian Monk, a sufi Mystic. He is Lao Tzu and Socrates, Buddha and Jesus, Zarathustra and Mohammed. His teaching is found in the 7th century B.C and the 20th century A.D. His wisdom belong to East and West alike.

  It will only take a minute to read each of the anecdotes that follow. You will probably find the Master's language baffling, exasperating, even downright meaningless. This, alas, is not an easy book! it was written, not to instruct, but to Awaken. Concealed within its pages (not in the printed words, not even in the tales, but in its spirit, its mood, its atmosphere) is a Wisdom which can not be conveyed in human speech. As you read the printed page and struggle within the Master's cryptic language it is possible that you will unwittingly chance upon the Silent Teaching that lurks within the book, and be Awakened- and transformed. This is what Wisdom means: to be changed without the slightest effort on your part, to be transformed, believe it or not, merely by waking to the reality that is not words, that lies beyond the reach of words.

  If you are fortunate enough to be Awakened thus, you will know why finest language is the one that is not spoken, the finest action is the one that is not done and that the finest action is the one that is not willed.

Caution: Take the tales in tiny doses- one or two at a time. An overdose will lower their potency. (From the introduction by the author)