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Forbearance, The Quality Of Saintliness

Forbearance is a parameter to attain sainthood. A man once approached a spiritual master with the wish to have the vision of God. The saint said that his ego will have to be annihilated in order to have

Finding The Treasure Of Happiness

A stranger eyed the money of a wealthy pilgrim who travelled alone. He slowly gained confidence of the pilgrim and schemed to rob him of his money. The pilgrim everyday counted the money and put it in his pocket.

The Lord's Wisdom

The plans of the Lord has a purpose. Acharya Ahankar Kesari was a royal tutor and a great scholar who threw his opponents in dumb silence with his lashing argumentative skills while in a debate. He was held

Real Renunciation

There lived two sadhus in a holy place. One of them happened to be a rich man before embracing Sannyasa. His children extended their care by taking care of his physical needs even after becoming a Sannyasi. Hence he

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The Instant Illumination Of Totakacharya

The Guru's Grace alone can carry one over the stormy ocean of worldliness to the safe shores of self realization.Totakacharya was a disciple of Adi Shankara Bhagavadpada apart from his three other disciples, Padmapada, Hasthamalaka, Sureshwaracharya. Totakacharya though

The Mango Offering

Nagore Andavan and raghaviah were two great saints and contemporaries in South India. One was a Hindu and the other, a Muslim. A true story testifies the oneness in essence of the saintsOne Perumal Naidu had a mango grove

What Does The World Look Like?

One identifies the other in accordance with one's ingrained virtues or vices. A story from the Mahabharata testifies the aforesaid truth.The disciples of Duryodhana once asked their master Dronacharya as to why Yudhishthira of the Pandava brothers was considered

To Ask The Right Boon

What would one ask the Lord if he was to appear before him? The story of Daridranarayana educates one of asking the Lord for the greatest boon.Daridranarayana as his name denotes, was a very poor man. He neither

A Zen Master's Frequent Imprisonments

A Zen master was imprisoned several times for small thefts. His thefts became a routine repetition and he was in and out of the jail on and off. The judges themselves got worried as the master admitted his

The Kingdom Of Heaven-IV

Continued From The Third Part Jesus talks of the kingdom of heaven in different ways.The kingdom of heaven is like that of a treasure hidden in a field. When a man has found it, he

The Kingdom Of Heaven-III

Continued From The Second Part Jesus talks of the Kingdom of heaven thus :A man scatters seeds in his field. He goes to sleep in the night and is up and about during the day time, while the

The Kingdom Of Heaven-II

Continued From The First Part Jesus described the Kingdom of Heaven thus. A man sowed fine seeds in his fields. However in the night an enemy sowed weeds amongst the wheat and slipped away. In the course

Bankei's Teaching On Right And Wrong

Bankei once held his meditation sessions that usually lasts for weeks in seclusion. There were a lot of pupils who attended the sessions from different parts of Japan.During one of the gatherings, a pupil was

Ryokan's Hide-And-Seek

Ryokan a great master was a lover of children and as natural for him displayed the innocence of a child. He liked to play with children and involved in games like hide-and-seek, tamari, hand-ball and many other games.

Lazarus And The Rich Man

Lazarus was a poor man in a pitiable condition, covered with sores. Such was his condition that even the dogs licked the sores of this poor man. There was also a rich man who lived in great

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