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Divine Mother Everywhere-Recall During Durga Puja

Universal oneness is the essence of Hinduism. A short story from the Hindu mythology involving the Divine Mother Durga and Lord Ganesha as a little boy, conveys the truth. To read it during Durga Puja gets one to understand the essence

Touchstone

Is there a way for fulfilling desires? A short story from Indian tradition reveals the truth.A lady named Chandramani who struggled to make both ends meet with the meager earnings of her husband, at the verge of losing hope approached a

Beyond Life and Death

To go beyond life and death will have to be the objective of a sincere spiritual aspirant. A short story, reveals the truth.A woman named Kisa, an ardent devotee of Buddha once carried her dead daughter, born to her delight a

The Right Moment-Osho

We are what we are seeking. The right moment reveals the truth. A short story, a Sufi story as narrated by Osho conveys the point.It was a common sight to find the Sufi mystic Rabia shouting out the truth that she

Search Within-Osho

To search within is the key to spiritual awakening. A short story, a Sufi story narrated by Osho about the Sufi mystic Rabia conveys the truth.Once as dusk was falling, Rabia, the old mystic was found searching for something on the

Meaningful Words

Words become meaningful only when it reaches the heart of the listener.A short story, a Sufi story as told by Osho conveys the truth.Bayazid, a Sufi mystic once passed through a cemetery where he came across a heap of skulls. To

Osho-The Perfect Creation

Creation is perfect the created way. Read a short Zen story as told by Osho to illustrate the truth.Zen master, Bokuju was once telling his disciples, “All is perfect!”An old man stood up and showed his hunch back, “What about me?

Chuang Tzu's Tao Story On Performing And Winning

Does joy lie in enjoying one's performance or winning?The one who enjoys his performance is relaxed and his skill is at his best while the one who focuses on winning postpones his celebration, may be even denies it.

Crying For Freedom

Freedom is our birthright and yet we crave for it. A short story narrated by Osho conveys this truth.Once a man, a staunch fighter for freedom was travelling in the mountains. In the course of his travel he halted in a

Osho On The Role of Miracles or Special Powers In Spirituality

What is the role of miracles or special powers in spirituality?A short story, a Sufi story narrated by Osho explains the truth.The great Sufi mystic Rabiya was approached by Hassan, another mystic.Hassan had just learned to walk on

Osho On The Enlightenment Of Buddha's Disciples

Enlightenment can bring about a chain effect. Osho narrates a short story to explain the truth.Manjushri and Samantabhadra were two great disciples of Buddha who attained enligtenment even while Buddha was in His body.It was a practice for Manjushri to sit

Tirupati Lord Balaji-Bask In The Bliss Of His Beauty

It was an arduous process to prepare for the journey to Tirupati all of a sudden. It all happened so quickly; a call from her mom, rather a plea to somehow join the family trip, her sister's nudging and finally

Osho -(From Mahavir's Life )On Recognising Spiritual Masters

It seems finding right spiritual masters have become a difficult task . Osho explains as how one can recognise true spiritual masters through a short story and why people fail to recognise when they actually confront them.Osho points out that one

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Witnessing Is The Key To Spiritual life

“Witnessing is the golden key to spirituality," says Osho. A short story conveys the truth.It was the regular practice of a mystic named Bal Shem to go out at midnight and sit by the river in absolute silence. A watchman of

Find God In.......

How to find God? Osho explains it with reference to a poem of Kabir Das.A Kabir Dohe states, "As you never may find the forestif you ignore the tree...”Osho clarifies, the fact that when one wants to find a forest, one

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