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The Power Of The Brahman

All outward victory is due to the power of the Brahman or one's true self. A short story from Kenopanishad reveals the truth.Once the gods and the demons were engaged in a war in which the gods emerged winners. However

True Seekers

The Guru begins his work, when the disciple is ready, says Osho through a short Sufi story.Two Sufi fakirs lived opposite each other. One among the two always spoke ill of the other. The disciple of the latter, upset about it,

A Meera In The Modern Days-Smt.T R Kanakammal

Would it be surprising to know a devotee merging with her Master on His Jayanthi (Birthday) while circumambulating His Samadhi, in His shrine, in this modern age?Ramana was the only fascination in the life of Smt.Kanakammal. The doors of her

A Rich Man's Prayer!

Osho says when a rich man prays for money, then he is still poor! Once some villagers approached a Sufi saint, Farid and requested him to seek King Akbar's help to construct a school for the poor children, as Akbar

The Stripes Of The Chipmunk

Greater is the attitude than the action!An episode in the Ramayana reveals the truth.Lord Rama had to cross the ocean that divided India and Sri Lanka to recover His wife, Sita who was abducted and held by Ravana. Hence a bridge

Destroying God's Existence!

Osho was once confronted by a few young men who asked him if he believed in God.Osho answered “No. What relation is there between God and belief? I know God?”He narrated the young men a story.A revolution broke out in some

The Lord Reveals Himself-Story From The Bhagavatam

A beautiful incident from Srimad Bhagavatam, about Lord Krishna's childhood may be well known to us, but a deeper understanding of the truth reveals the underlying essence of it.Lord Krishna, when He was a baby crawled to a mud puddle and

Reading Scriptures

Reading the scriptures is for liberation. A proper understanding of the scriptures is essential for they are to elevate and not to enslave.A short story by Osho reveals the truth.A wasp made its home near the widow of a library. It

Buddha Who Was A Deer

Buddhists believe in past lives. Here is a story from the Jataka tales, about the compassionate Gautama Buddha who was a deer in one of his past lives before reincarnating as Prince Siddharta of the Skhya dynasty.There was a king

Visitors Of The World

The world is a rest house! A Sufi story reveals the aforesaid truth. A pious prince called Ibrahim who was of a charitable nature, arranged for the poor and the holy to take food and drink on the porches of his

How To Make A Masterpiece

How is one to create a master piece? A beautiful Tao story reveals the truth.Khing was a wonderful carver who carved out exquisite pieces of furniture and statues out of rare types of wood. Often his imagination shaped

Transformation Is Imbibing Wisdom

Transformation portrays clear understanding.Once a man came to Lao Tzu for twenty one consecutive days to listen to his wise words. Everyday he would tell the master that he had forgotten the previous day's lesson and request a new lecture.This went

Alexander The Great And The Mendicant Monk!

Retold by Swami Rama Tiratha during Lecture delivered on November 16, 1902 in the Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.When Alexander- the Great, visited India after conquering all the other countries in the world that were known to him, he wanted to

The Fish In The Bowl

Freedom is vast while slavery is small. A short Sufi story reveals the truth.A man once gifted a lovely golden bowl with a beautiful fish in it to a Sufi mystic. The mystic felt sorry for the fish and released it

How To Cross A River !

To be unruffled within while in the thick of activities is true wisdom. A short Zen story explains the truth.A Zen master was crossing a small river with his disciple. The disciple asked, “Master what is the way to cross the

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