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 […]
Spiritual Story by Unknown There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his bag with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met […]
Teacher Debbie Moon’s first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted. A little girl said, “I know all about Adoption, I was adopted.” “What does it mean to be adopted?” asked another child. “It means”, […]
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. “One is evil. It is anger, despair, distrust, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, selfishness, arrogance, ignorance, sloth, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, hypocrisy, superiority, demonic disposition and […]
