Anthony de Mello used to say that “The shortest distance between truth and a human being is a story.” In that spirit, we are grateful to share with you a thought-provoking story followed by eight meditation quotes worthy of reflecting upon… Spiritual Growth Story: “Nonoko and the Thief” There was an old Zen master called…
Have you ever left a three-day retreat, kirtan, group meditation, or spiritual lecture feeling a deep sense of love, knowing it’s somehow your true nature . . . Only to slip into old habits, feel deflated or let down, or even get into an argument with someone less than 24 hours later? This happens to…
Over time, Eckhart Tolle has noticed a global community of people who no longer want to live a life where unnecessary suffering impacts their life, the lives of others around them, or the planet. This level of Presence and awareness gets cultivated in a consciousness rooted beyond space and time. So Eckhart is offering a…
The publisher (One Commune) of this event has made the unexpected business decision to no longer work with smaller websites, such as ours. We were given zero notification until it happened, and this was after we had been a strong supporter of their work for a couple of years now. While we are committed to…
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Many moons ago the Bodhisattva, the Enlightened being, was born as King Makhadeva. The king had already lived for eighty-four years and had many more years to live, when one day his royal barber spotted a grey strand of hair on his head. Realising that he was growing old, Makhadeva regretted all the years he…
In one of his lives, the Bodhisattva came back as Jotipala, the son of a priest. He grew up to be a skilful archer and was recruited by the king for a salary or a thousand rupees a day. This made the other servants of the king jealous and they started hating Jotipala for his…
The Bodhisattva was once born as Ghata, the king of Benaras. He was a very virtuous and just king. One day king Ghata saw one of his ministers misbehaving with a woman. He was furious and banished the minister from his kingdom. The wicked minister went to Vanka, the king of a neighbouring state and…
Once there lived a rich man who was famous for his charitable acts. He always gave alms to the poor. A poor hermit happened to be his neighbor. The hermit was called the Silent Buddha, for he was an enlightened person and spent all his time in meditation. Once he meditated for seven days and…
Champeyya, the serpent king, was actually a reincarnation of the Bodhisattva. He married a beautiful serpent princess called Sumana and led a happy life. However, he soon grew tired of his life of luxury and went to the forest to meditate, leaving his wife behind. One day, while he was sitting on an anthill deep…
