A Buddhist teacher showed his disciples a basket containing flowers and asked them "What is this basket?" They took all it for granted that it was, of course, a flower basket. Next, the teacher removed the flowers from the basket and replaced it with trash, asking again, "What is this basket?" The d
A king of the Joseon Dynasty looked up to a great Buddhist monk as his mentor, trusting and following him in everything. One day, while hosting a banquet with his supporters, the king made a joke to the monk, telling him he looked like a pig. The monk laughed, and the King asked him "How do I look t
[[Image by Republic of Korea (flickr.com), CC BY-SA 2.0 license]] Paternity leave is a recent development in Western countries, believed to be first introduced by Scandinavian welfare states in the 1970s. But behold! Koreans fathers were provided leave as far back as 500 years ago thanks to King Sej
