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How To Love God

A short story about Sri Ramanujacharya reveals the way to love God.Saint Ramanuja is acclaimed for his great devotion and love for God. Once a person approached Sri Ramanujacharya and said, “I want to love God. Please let me now how

Emptiness, Is It True Silence?

In the state of true silence there is nothing to be experienced. A Zen story illustrates the truth.A disciple of Yoka kept approaching him gleefully with all his spiritual experiences that he encountered in his meditation sessions. He related to

Perfect Action In Total Awareness

Being in the present moment is being aware. A short story of a tradesman who worked at his spindle reveals the aforesaid truth.The tradesman in a small village worked at his spindle perfectly. He sat on his knees in his small

Freedom, The Way Of The Buddha

Buddha wanted His disciples to be self reliant. In Dhammapada, Buddha says, “One is one's own refuge, who else could be the refuge?' (XII 4) A small anecdote reveals the aforesaid truth.A monk once approached Buddha and told Him that he

Naturalness, The Way Of Buddha

Death causes anxiety in an ordinary human being. It is just a matter of casually casting away one's body in the case of the enlightened ones. Buddha, the enlightened one, shed His mortal coil very beautifully and naturally that it appeared

The Way Buddha Answers

A true master guides His disciples in the most effective way. A short story reveals how Buddha answer the questions put forward to Him.Buddha was once confronted by Maulingaputta, a great philosopher with an array of questions. The questions were subtle

Meditation, An Uninterrupted Flow

Meditation in its truest sense ought to be constant and not intermittent. A short story reveals the fact.Ananda, the disciple of Buddha once asked his master, “I have observed you when you are asleep. There is no movement of your body.

Chasing Desires, The Mad Race

Osho says that discontentment drowns one in the whirlpool of desires. A short story reveals the fruitlessness of a mad race.God once appeared before a man who had worshipped him for a long time to grant him a boon.He asked God

Awareness Dissolves Attachment

Awareness dissolves the deceiving attachment and makes one realise one's true nature as the very awareness itself. When one is aware, there is no question of attachment with springs from one's deep rooted idea that one is the body. When the

Buddha And The Knotted Handkerchief

All seeming appearances are superficial, for the base, the consciousness, remains unchanged.Buddha once while about to deliver a sermon to his disciples, took out his handkerchief. He looked at it with his disciples also eagerly looking as to what the master

Mind's Myths

A short story points out the myths created by our very mind on account of not seeing things as they are.A crazy old woman who lived all her life in a village, spitted out foul words in anger as she

Death And The Unending Desires

Fulfillment of desires only leads to an endless chain of desires .An ancient story reveals the futility of long life for the fulfillment of desires.Death knocked the door of king Yayati who was a hundred years old, much to his shock.

Beauty In The Garb Of Ugliness

Ugliness generally masquerades in the cloak of beauty. A discerning eye can comprehend the beauty beneath ugliness, while those who are contented to live the superficial way are carried away by its deception.Osho narrates a short story of Kahlil Gibran portraying

Lao Tzu And His Political Donkey

Osho narrates a short story regarding the greatness of Lao Tzu in "Come Follow To You, Vol. 3" Lao Tzu was never taken seriously for his crazy remarks and his eccentric behaviour. He lived alone but led a pure life. There

Amrapali's Spiritual Transformation

When one's awareness is clear, there is nothing ever that can disturb his abidance in his true nature.An old Buddhist story states the above fact.Amrapali was a bewitching beauty. She was a prostitute who was visited by people of

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