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52 Zen Stories to Calm Your Mind
One short mindfulness story a week, each with its meaning, a modern-life link and a simple practice for anxiety, anger, overthinking, comparison and letting goBy Imad Muratspahic
Length2h 46m
About this audiobook
Some weeks are loud inside your head. A short story, read slowly, can quiet it. These are the old teaching tales passed from teacher to student for centuries: the master who keeps pouring tea into a full cup, the farmer whose luck keeps changing, the two monks and the woman at the river. Here they come to you one at a time, in fresh original words, with nothing to join and nothing to believe. 52 Zen Stories to Calm Your Mind gives you one story for every week of the year, grouped into four seasons: letting go, presence, acceptance and simplicity. Each week has a story you can read in two minutes, a plain explanation of what it teaches, a link to an everyday struggle, and one small practice to carry through the week. It is not a meditation manual and not a book about Buddhism; it is a year of short readings and small habits that need no equipment and no experience. Inside, you'll learn: Keep it by your bed, on your desk or in your bag. Read one story a week, try the practice, and see what a slower week feels like. It also makes a thoughtful gift for a friend who could use a calmer year.
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Rating★★★★★ 4.8 (11)
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, Self-Help
Length2 hrs 46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
152 Zen Stories to Calm Your Mind
2Important Notice
3How to Use This Book
4Chapter 1: Spring: Empty Cups and Heavy Loads (Weeks 1-4)
5Chapter 2: Spring: Rafts, Arrows and Gifts Refused (Weeks 5-8)
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6Chapter 3: Spring: Broken Cups and Open Hands (Weeks 9-13)
7Chapter 4: Summer: Bowls, Berries and Ordinary Days (Weeks 14-17)
8Chapter 5: Summer: Silence, Tea and Falling Leaves (Weeks 18-21)
9Chapter 6: Summer: Gates, Attention and Still Water (Weeks 22-26)
10Chapter 7: Autumn: Luck, Waves and Falling Leaves (Weeks 27-30)
11Chapter 8: Autumn: Tears, Seeds and Two Frogs (Weeks 31-34)
12Chapter 9: Autumn: Miracles, Willows and Good Days (Weeks 35-39)
13Chapter 10: Winter: Gourds, Flags and Dogs (Weeks 40-43)
14Chapter 11: Winter: Mushrooms, Fingers and Tiles (Weeks 44-47)
15Chapter 12: Winter: Mountains, Oxen and Open Hands (Weeks 48-52)
16Another Year, Another Cup
17Quick Reference: Find a Story by Struggle
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