“Everything that he has is his own, except the coat – that is mine.” The mystic could not believe it: “What kind of stupidity is this?” Even the family was shocked, to insult the mystic in such a way. Outside the house the mystic said, “It is better I do not accompany you. You insulted…
A king was very much interested in a young man who always remained underneath a tree, sitting silently. Every night the king passed around the city in disguise to see whether everything was right or not. He always found that young man sitting like a statue, without any movement. Finally, he could not contain his…
A rich father-in-law gave his poor son-in-law three lacs rupees to start a business. The business flourished but it brought a flood of greed in the heart of son-in-law. Now he thought my father-in-law has a hell lot of money he should not bother for three lacs. The father-in-law waited patiently for one year to…
The abbot asked his favorite pupil how his spiritual progress was coming along. The pupil answered that he was managing to dedicate to God each and every moment of the day.
“Then all that’s left now is to forgive your enemies.”
The young man was shocked:
“But…
The monk Chu Lai was beaten by a teacher who did not believe anything he said. However, the professor’s wife was a follower of Chu Lai, and demanded that her husband had to apologize to him.
Displeased, but without the courage to deny his wife, the man…
There was a sweet, wonder-filled little girl who was hurt over and over so badly that she entered adult life assuming that she was so bad that others just couldn’t be nice to her.
What she didn’t know until much later, was that God had given her an extra dose of curiosity. This curiosity is what kept her going, seeking answers. She sought many wise people to help her understand why she was so bad that her mother hurt her.
And why she was unable to be better so that men wouldn’t hurt her…
Once upon a time there was a man who had a big garden. He had planted many fruit trees and cared for them till they bear fruits. Now he wanted to pick up the fruits and sell them to make money for his family.
One fine day while picking fruits with his son, the man saw a stranger sitting on the branch of a tree and picking the fruits. This man became angry and…
An old legend says that in the beginning, when God created the world, He gave every living thing an angel to bless and guard it – an angel for man, one for the birds, one for the beasts of the forest, one for the trees, and one for the flowers.
Even the common grass had an angel. But the angel of the grass was not pleased…
There one was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods, but no matter how much he practiced he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. While walking back, he saw Grandma’s pet duck. Just…
During World War II, a US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades.
Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he…
