A merchant sent his son to learn the Secret of Happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage that the young man was looking for. However, instead of finding a holy […]
In 1923, eight of the wealthiest people in the world met. Their combined wealth, it is estimated, exceeded the wealth of the government of the United States at that time. These men certainly knew how to make a living and accumulate wealth. But let’s examine what happened to them 25 years later. 1) President of […]
There are two things that pierce the human heart: Moments we wish would last forever. Moments we wish had never begun. Today’s life is only for today. Enjoy every moment because even today’s newspaper will become tomorrow’s waste paper. Having a sharp memory is a good quality of the brain. But the ability to forget […]
We need to reflect and understand the deeper meaning of these statements and follow them in our lives at all times. 1) A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant. 2) A blind person asked Swami Vivekananda: “Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?” He replied: “Yes, […]
Two important management lessons learnt from a five hundred rupee note. It happened some years ago. The speaker whipped out his wallet and pulled out a five hundred-rupee note. Holding it up, he asked, “Who wants this five-hundred-rupee note?” Lots of hands went up. A slow chorus began to build as people began to […]
A drunkard was walking down a street with blisters on both of his ears. A friend asked him what had happened to cause the blisters. “My wife left the hot iron on, so when the phone rang, I picked up the iron by mistake.” “Yes, but what about the other ear?” “The damned fool called […]
“Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts.” — Nikki Giovanni We have a right to commit mistakes, but we have no right to repeat the same mistake again. We may commit a new mistake. “To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, […]
The shadow of discontent has been haunting man for the past so many ages. Guru frees us from this discontent and enables us to have the blissful vision of the Absolute Truth, which is beyond all dualities and the cycle of birth and death. A spiritual Master’s teachings can help us transcend all sufferings. He gives us […]
The story about the tiny frogs… There once was a bunch of tiny frogs, who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants. The race began… Honestly no one in the crowd […]
A man went to a saint and asked, “What’s the value of life?” The saint gave him a stone and said, “Find out the value of this stone, but don’t sell it.” The man took the stone to an orange seller and asked him what its cost would be. The orange seller saw the shiny stone and […]
