The Buddha explained how to handle insult and maintain compassion. One day Buddha was walking through a village. A very angry and rude young man came up and began insulting him. “You have no right teaching others,” he shouted. “You are as stupid as everyone else. You are nothing but a fake.” Buddha was not […]
Every time I am asked to pray, I think of the old fellow who always prayed, “Lord, prop us up on our leaning side.” After hearing him pray that prayer many times, someone asked him why he prayed that prayer so fervently. He answered, “Well sir, you see, it’s like this… I got an old […]
= The cost of oxygen… In one day a human being breathes oxygen equivalent to 3 cylinders. In India, each oxygen cylinder on an average costs Rs. 700/-, without subsidy. So, in a day one uses oxygen worth Rs. 2100/- and for a full year it is Rs. 766, 500/-. If we consider an average […]
She without an Arm, He without a Leg – Ballet – Hand in Hand In China, in a Chinese modern dance competition on TV, one very unique couple won one of the top prizes. The lady, in her 30’s, was a dancer who had trained since she was a little girl. Later in life, she […]
This incredible photo marks the end of Matador Torero Alvaro Munera’s career. He collapsed in remorse mid-fight when he realized he had to prompt this otherwise gentle beast to fight. Even after being grievously wounded by picadors, the bull did not attack this man. Matador Torero Munera went on to become an avid opponent of […]
Kindness: A Necessary Virtue, Especially in this ERA… A guy who lives at Lake Conroe (50 miles north of Houston), saw a ball bouncing around in a strange way in the lake and went to investigate. It turned out to be a flathead catfish, who had obviously tried to swallow a basketball, which became stuck […]
“A young widower, who loved his five year old son very much, was away on business when bandits came who burned down the whole village and took his son away. When the man returned, he saw the ruins and panicked. He took the burnt corpse of an infant to be his son and cried uncontrollably. […]
Death asked Life: “Why does everyone love you and hate me?” Life replied: Because I am a beautiful lie and you are a painful truth” For most of us who are ignorant of our Real Self death is the painful truth. The easiest thing to do in life is a mistake; but our progress lies […]
How hard is it to control the mind?! Well it has been compared to the maddened monkey. There was a monkey, restless by his own nature, as all monkeys are. As if that were not enough, someone made him drink plenty of wine, so that he became still more restless. Then a scorpion stung him. […]
A mouse was in constant distress because of its fear of the cat. A saint took pity on it and turned it into a cat. But then it became afraid of the dog. So the saint turned it into a dog. Then it began to fear the panther, so the saint turned it into a […]
