A young man called Ramaswamy died an untimely death. His parents, wife and nine year old son were crying bitterly sitting next to his dead body. They all happened to be disciples of a holy man whom they called ‘Guru-ji’. When Guru-ji learnt that Ramaswamy had died, he came to visit the family. He entered the […]
On a certain occasion, during an elegant welcoming reception for the new Director of Marketing of an important London company, some of the wives of the other directors, who wanted to get acquainted with the spouse of the Director, asked her with some hesitation: “Does your spouse make you happy, truly happy?” The husband, […]
I was shocked, confused, bewildered As I entered Heaven’s door, Not by the beauty of it all, Nor the lights or its decor But it was the folks in Heaven Who made me sputter and gasp — The thieves, the liars, the sinners, The alcoholics and the trash There stood the kid from seventh […]
Once Buddha was going from one town to another town. A few of his followers were also with him. This was in the initial days. While they were traveling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, “I am thirsty. Do get me some water from that […]
Piya married Hitesh this day. At the end of the wedding party, Piya’s mother gave her a newly opened bank saving passbook with Rs.1000 deposit amount. Mother: “Piya, take this passbook. Keep it as a record of your marriage life. When there’s something happy and memorable that has happened in your new life, put some […]
In Washington, DC, at a Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007 this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes: A middle-aged man noticed that there was […]
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world. If we had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not […]
“My Mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family. “There was this one day during elementary school where my Mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I ignored her, […]
Pencil: “I’m sorry….” Eraser: “For what? You didn’t do anything wrong.” Pencil: “I’m sorry because you get hurt because of me. Whenever I make a mistake, you’re always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.” Eraser: […]
Maturity Takes Time: It is an accepted fact that it takes a person many years to understand and gain wisdom, but it does not mean anything. The maturity required for the wisdom to take place — purity of the mind (antahkarana shuddhi) — has to be gained and there is no hurry. Hurrying it […]
