From The Mahabharata Vana Parva, Section XXVII Addressing King Yudhishthira Draupadi said: On this subject, the ancient story of the conversation between Prahlad and Vali, the son of Virochana is quoted as an example. One day Vali asked his grandfather Prahlad, the chief of the Asura-s and the Danava-s, possessed of great wisdom […]
In life, we will, no doubt come across people who harm us, hurt us, irritate us, annoy us, trouble us, cheat us, torment us, etc. It will, of course, generate in us a dislike or even hatred for such people. At times we want to be vindictive and get back at them. Being vengeful doesn’t […]
A kindergarten teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his […]
There is a reason For every pain that we must bear, For every burden, every care There is a reason. For every grief that crushes our heart For every scalding tear we shed, There is a reason. For every hurt, for every plight, For every lonely, painful night, There is a reason. […]
Most people in this world, even in waking state, while going through the motions of life, basically lack awareness. How many people, among billions on this planet are aware of the simple fact that each of us has two selves — one is “who we think we are” and the other is “who we really […]
Many people will walk in and out of our lives, but only true friends will leave footprints on our hearts. To handle ourselves, we should use our head; to handle others, we should use our heart. Anger is only one letter short of danger. If a person betrays us once, it is […]
A young king, who did not believe in the divine goodness, had an old, but wise minster who, in all events and circumstances, whether positive or negative, would always say, “O king, whatever has happened is due to His grace and is good, because everything the Lord does is perfect.” One day, when the […]
A wealthy man was always full of anxiety and worry. Though he had everything the world could give, his heart was not happy. He had a servant who knew what it was to trust in the Lord. One day, when he found his master worrying himself to death, he said to him, “Master, is […]
A king had a dream in which he found that all his teeth had fallen out except one tooth. He wanted an interpretation of the dream. A dream interpreter was sent for. He consulted the ancient books and said to the king, “O king! This is the most unfortunate dream. It signifies that all your […]
Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with […]
