I asked God to take away my pain and sorrows. God said, “No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.   I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, “No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.”   I asked God to […]

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole at the end. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as […]

Mind has a tendency to unnecessarily convert simple things into complicated issues. It is due to the way the mind is conditioned into thinking. Transcending the conditioning prevents us from falling into the complications it creates. Then simplicity will come naturally.   This riddle is hard for some, easier for others, and yet poses a […]

There is a story of a sea captain who in his retirement skippered a boat taking day-trippers to Shetland Islands.   On one trip, the boat was full of young people. They laughed at the old captain when they saw him say a prayer before sailing out, because the day was fine and the sea […]

TO HAVE WHAT ONE WANTS IS MERE SATISFACTION. TO GIVE ANOTHER WHAT HE / SHE NEEDS, IS JOY.   1) The greatest Joy: Giving 2) The most satisfying work: Helping others 3) The ugliest personality trait: Selfishness 4) The most destructive habit: Worry 5) The most effective sleeping pill: Peace of mind 6) The greatest […]

Experience helps us understand how life actually works, and how remarkably different life is from the kind we so often see portrayed in commercials, movies, and daydreams. Prime example…? Money… Money, no doubt, has an important place in life. We need money to have a well-balanced nutritious diet, clothing according to the season, a reasonable […]

Religion has been missing one very fundamental quality: the sense of humour. It’s unfortunate, because it has made religion sickening and suffocating.   A sense of humour is an essential part of the wholeness of man. It keeps him healthy, young, and fresh. And for centuries the sad people have dominated religion. They have expelled […]

A wise man once sat in the audience and cracked a joke. All laughed like crazy. After a moment he cracked the same joke again and a little less people laughed this time. He cracked the same joke again and very few people laughed. He cracked the same joke again and again, when there was […]

Laughing Buddha all his life taught people only one thing — laughter. Hence he got the title “Laughing Buddha”. Laughter is a pure and higher state. The laughter, Laughing Buddha meant was the Spiritual Laughter — one that comes when we understand the whole game of life. When we realize the Absolute Truth, then the entire existence […]