Pestilence was on its way to Damascus and sped by a spiritual master’s caravan in the desert.   “Where are you speeding to?” asked the master. “To Damascus. I mean to take a thousand lives.”   On its way back from Damascus, Pestilence passed by the caravan again. The master said, “It was 50,000 lives […]

A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, “Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.”  Very quietly, the doctor said, “I don’t know.”    “You don’t know? I believe you’re a religious person, and you don’t know what’s […]

“Over the course of one year, give a coin to each person who offends or upsets you,” instructed the abbot of a young man who wanted people to follow the spiritual path.   For the next twelve months, the man gave a coin to each person who offended or upset him, as he was instructed. […]

A spiritual leader got very tired of his​ flock arguing about whose suffering was worst. Week after week, not only did they proclaim the supremacy of their own suffering, but they demeaned their neighbors’ as not being justified in their personal suffering.   They each thought, “If my pain was as little as theirs, I […]

First Part of Philosophy: Ants Never Quit If they are headed somewhere and if you try to stop them, they will look for another way. They will climb over; they will climb under or they will climb around. They keep looking for another way. They never quit.   Lesson: We should never quit looking for […]

Experiencing the miraculous healing power!   I think I rode one of the scariest roller-coasters possible when my infant son was diagnosed with terminal leukemia. The heavy-handed specialist gave us no hope at all. There was nothing they could do, he informed us. He thought John had a year at the outside.   I went […]

A water bearer had two large pots. Each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the […]

J Krishnamurthy, “Book of Life”    Look at those blank white pages ahead!!  Are you aware that the ‘Autobiography’ of each one of us — our own Book of Life — is being written on the pages of time? Every day is a page. Every year is a chapter. Examine the Chapters, which have already […]

The Buzzard: If you put a buzzard in a pen that is six feet by eight feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of […]

Saying “I forgive you” isn’t simply an act of kindness, but it is a “no” to vengeance and a “yes” to peace. When someone does something wrong to us, it’s easy to think negative, angry thoughts of hate, revenge and retaliation, but doing so really leads to nothing less than endless regret and burden.    […]