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Welcome to this Padlet made for you as a participant in the workshop at Nord Universitet, Trondheim.

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Welcome to this Padlet made for you as a participant in the workshop at Nord Universitet, Trondheim.

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1. True stories from your life
2. Fairy tales, myths, short stories - stories that you can find in books or hear from a storyteller that is not their own work
3. Own creations

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Tell about a time where you were positively surprised. You expected something bad, but you experienced something very positive.

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Find an object that you have a relationship to. Describe this object for your partner, size, weight, color, use.
Then talk about your relationship to the object, where did you get it? From whom? When? What are your feelings now, when you have it in your hands.

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legends, folk tales, traditional tales  - stories that you can find in books or hear from a storyteller that is not their own work

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4. A Cup of Tea

Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.

Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring.

The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!"

"Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"

5. The Gates of Paradise

A soldier named Nobushige came to Hakuin, and asked: "Is there really a paradise and a hell?"

"Who are you?" inquired Hakuin. "I am a samurai," the warrior replied.

"You, a soldier!" exclaimed Hakuin. "What kind of ruler would have you as his guard? Your face looks like that of a beggar." Nobushige became so angry that he began to draw his sword, but Hakuin continued: "So you have a sword! Your weapon is probably much too dull to cut off my head."

As Nobushige drew his sword Hakuin remarked: "Here open the gates of hell!" At these words the samurai, perceiving the master's discipline, sheathed his sword and bowed.

"Here open the gates of paradise," said Hakuin.

6. The Other Side

One day a young Buddhist on his journey home came to the banks of a wide river. Staring hopelessly at the great obstacle in front of him, he pondered for hours on just how to cross such a wide barrier.

Just as he was about to give up his pursuit to continue his journey he saw a great teacher on the other side of the river. The young Buddhist yells over to the teacher, "Oh wise one, can you tell me how to get to the other side of this river"?

The teacher ponders for a moment looks up and down the river and yells back, "My son, you are on the other side".

7. Time to Die

Ikkyu, the Zen master, was very clever even as a boy. His teacher had a precious teacup, a rare antique. Ikkyu happened to break this cup and was greatly perplexed. Hearing the footsteps of his teacher, he held the pieces of the cup behind him. When the master appeared, Ikkyu asked: "Why do people have to die?"

"This is natural," explained the older man. "Everything has to die and has just so long to live."

Ikkyu, producing the shattered cup, added: "It was time for your cup to die."

8. Moving Mind

Two men were arguing about a flag flapping in the wind.

"It's the wind that is really moving," stated the first one. "No, it is the flag that is moving," contended the second.

A Zen master, who happened to be walking by, overheard the debate and interrupted them. "Neither the flag nor the wind is moving," he said, "It is MIND that moves."

9. It Will Pass

A student went to his meditation teacher and said, "My meditation is horrible! I feel so distracted, or my legs ache, or I'm constantly falling asleep. It's just horrible!"

"It will pass," the teacher said matter-of-factly.

A week later, the student came back to his teacher. "My meditation is wonderful! I feel so aware, so peaceful, so alive! It's just wonderful!'

"It will pass," the teacher replied matter-of-factly.

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Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull.

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These are just a few examples of exercises to create own stories. More to come!

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Inspiration for making a story

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1. Find some pictures. I have just taken a screen shot of a Yahoo search. I am not sure you are allowed to do that.
2. choose an animal.
3. Two and two in breakout rooms - tell about your animal. Why did you choose that animal? What is the name of the animal?
4. One day the two animals met somewhere on the way from home to school - the important part of that is that it is a known place, that the child can describe easily. A problem occurred between the two animals.
5. The two children came and solved the problem for the animals and all of you went into school where the other classmates were surprised to see you with these two animals.