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Here are 10 short anecdotes inspired by Magic and Mystery in Tibet, in a simple, evocative style:

1. A monk sat all night on the snow, wrapped only in a thin cloth; by dawn, steam rose from his body while others shivered beside a blazing fire.watkinsbooks+1

2. A hermit spent years alone in a cave, yet when a stranger arrived, he greeted her by name and described events from her childhood she had never told anyone.tsemrinpoche+1

3. A young disciple was ordered to cross a frozen river in the dark; he obeyed in terror, only to learn at sunrise that he had walked safely over deep, unfrozen water.[pankajdewan.wordpress]​

4. A lama taught his student to visualize a fierce deity until it stood before him like a living being, then calmly said, “Now see that it is only your own mind.”goodreads+1

5. During a hailstorm that terrified villagers, an old magician laughed softly, murmured a mantra, and the storm broke apart above his roof while battering the fields around.tsemrinpoche+1

6. A traveler heard a single, unbroken note drifting across the valley; later she discovered it came not from an instrument, but from a yogi sending “a message on the wind.”goodreads+1

7. In a remote village, a boy claimed to remember another life; when taken to a far monastery, he walked straight to a hidden room and named objects locked inside.watkinsbooks+1

8. One winter, villagers found a hermit’s hut empty; they said he had practiced for years to dissolve his body into light and finally “left no footprints of flesh behind.”doverbooks+1

9. A skeptical visitor watched a funeral rite where monks claimed to guide the dead; that night, she dreamed of the deceased thanking her by a secret childhood nickname.goodreads+1

10. A lama told his students: “The greatest magic is not walking on air, but walking through anger, desire, and fear without being ruled by them.”thezengateway+1

If you like, these can be tightened further into ultra-short one-liners for slides or teaching material.