A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully. He examined it regularly. He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, “How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns? Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the […]
Mahatma Gandhi was a great patriotic Indian. He was a man of an unbelievably great personality. His philosophy of non-violence is probably his most important contribution. This philosophy of non-violence is known as ahimsa. Most noteworthy, Gandhi’s aim was to seek independence for India without violence and he was relentless in his philosophy of ahimsa. […]
Nobody born in this world has immunity against painful experiences — failures, sorrows, miseries, old-age, disease and death. From divine incarnation to the lowliest one, everyone has gone through some or the other miserable experiences. Miseries and sufferings are an integral part of our ephemeral existence. In relative existence everything is impermanent, including miseries […]
Story number one: Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn’t famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder. Capone had a lawyer nicknamed “Easy Eddie”. He was Capone’s lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! […]
1) “The more we think negatively, the more compulsive our mind is about negative things.” — E. Tolle People tend to focus more on the negative than on the positive. If we want to do an hour of yoga and do just 40 minutes, we will probably focus on the 20 minutes we didn’t, […]
Think and ask before you decide. There are always two sides to every story. This is the story of a watchman. His life experience will restore our faith in humanity and also teach us never to be judgmental toward anyone without knowing all the facts. There was a watchman who always used to […]
No one is perfect until we fall in love with that person. Isn’t that the truth? Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear. What do you do when the only person who can make you stop crying is the person who made you cry? Don’t […]
A Quaker had this sign put on a vacant piece of land next to his home: “THIS LAND WILL BE GIVEN TO ANYONE WHO IS TRULY SATISFIED.” A wealthy farmer who was riding by, stopped to read the sign and said to himself, “Since our friend the Quaker is so ready to part […]
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to drain the fluids from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The […]
Are we alert enough to learn…? When one of the great Sufi Masters from Baghdad, Junaid Baghdadi, was dying. His chief disciple came close to him and asked, “Master, beloved Master, you are leaving us. One question has always been in our minds, but we could never gather courage enough to ask you. Now that you are […]
