A woman lost her young son; just a few days before her husband had died. Kissa Goutami was her name and now her only son had died. She was in great despair, naturally the child was her only hope. Buddha was staying in the town. People said, “Don’t weep. Why don’t you take the child […]
Think you have problems? Then read this and watch ‘your problems’ fade into insignificance. “Complain and remain or praise and be raised.” — Joyce Meyer This amazing man speaks of his love for God and his ability to enjoy life! This story is truly amazing. Though born without arms and legs, Nick Vujicic […]
A spiritual seeker decided to go in search of some new meditation techniques. He saddled his donkey, traveled to the east to India and other places, talked to the many so-called religious and spiritual people, but found nothing. He heard of a wise man high in the mountains in Tibet. He journeyed there, but […]
All our problems originate in the mind. We carry in our minds the fears and phobias, insecurities, anxieties, false concepts and notions, etc., according to the data that has been fed to us right from our birth. At home the elders and a variety of people in the neighborhood, in the society, at school, at […]
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.” “Is the man of the house home?”, they […]
From The Hidden Lamp Patacara was born into a rich family in India but eventually ran off to marry a pageboy. A tragedy hit her life when Patacara was about to deliver her second child. She lost her entire family in one day. Legend has it that her husband was bitten by a poisonous snake on the […]
When Swami Vivekananda went to USA, a lady asked him to marry her. When Swami-ji asked the lady about what made her ask him such a question. The lady replied that she was fascinated by his intellect. She wanted a child of such an intellect. So, she asked Swami-ji, whether he could marry her and […]
On his first day in office, as President Abraham Lincoln entered to give his inaugural address, a man stood up, he was a rich Aristocrat. He said, “Mr. Lincoln, you should not forget that your father used to make shoes for my family”, and the whole Senate laughed. They thought they insulted Lincoln […]
If you worry too much about what other people think you will always be their prisoner. If you think you are what your friends and enemies say you are, you obviously do not know yourself. You can’t please everybody. Don’t let criticism worry you. Worry gives a small thing a big shadow. The faculty of imagination is […]
In a dream, I had an interview with God. “Come in,” God said to me, “So, you would like to interview Me?” “If You have the time,” I said. God smiled and said: “My time is called eternity and is enough to do everything. What questions do you have in mind to ask […]
