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Once Gautam Buddha was giving a discourse to his disciples when a woman carrying her infant came to him. She was crying profusely and was in deep pain. She fell at the feet of Buddha and said – “My child has died, please bring him back to life. Only you can help me. He was the only thing I had in the world.” Buddha asked the woman to calm...
Lord Rushabhdev or Adinatha, was the first Tirthankara of the Jains. After a successful long reign as a king, he decided to renounce the world and took Diksha (monkhood) to attain Moksha. He had a hundred sons. He entrusted the throne to his eldest son Bharat and gave the city of Vinita, also known as Ayodhya, whereas Bahubali the second eldest was bestowed with another large territory of the...
A king once called all his wise men and asked them to come up with a Sutra which is small and not a long elaborate scripture as he did not have time to read them. The Sutra should be useful in any situation, good times, bad times, in life, or death situations. Please find such a Sutra. The wise men got together and had long debates, discussions to come...
One evening some youths had set out for some fun and frolic outside the village of Ujjain. They came across a upashray (a place where the Jain monks stay) of an elderly monk by the name Chandarundracharya who was known for his anger and short-tempered nature. The youths decided to have some fun with the monk. There was one youth in their group who was to get married soon,...
This is at the time of the Mahabharata war where a fearsome battle was being fought between the brothers of the same family, Pandavas and the Kauravas. It was a war between the just and unjust, dharma and Adharma. During the war, Arjun killed his Guru Dronacharya with help of Krishna. How unfortunate would be that moment be where a Guru had fought against his own disciple and for...
Once a village was facing a severe drought situation. It had not rained for more than a year. It was getting difficult by the day even to get a one-course meal for most of the families. The villagers decide to have a meeting along with the village heads (Panchayat) to find some solution. The next day, they all gathered and started discussing what could be done. After spending a...
Sant Kabir a mystic poet and a saint of the 15th century in India was known for his poetry with deep philosophy and wisdom. Once a man came to meet Kabir to learn the secret of his successful married life. He said to Kabir – “I have heard a lot about you. I have come all the way to meet you. I wanted to know the secret of your...
Once a potter went to the jungle to dig and get the mud for making the pots. While he was digging, he found a shining stone with exquisite colors. He took the stone and wore it around his neck like a pendant. He was very happy to have this new necklace. When he was returning back, a Jeweler was passing who saw this shining stone in the potter’s neck....
Once two monks were walking down a path, eager to reach the monastery before the dark. They came across a river with water current unusually high. They decided to cross the river nevertheless. They saw a young and beautiful woman who was trying to cross the river as well but had a worried look on her face. She felt relieved on seeing the monks and requested if they could...
When Swami Vivekananda first visited Ramakrishna Paramahansa he asked “I have read the Bhagavad Gita and other scriptures many times, I lecture and give discourses on the Gita and Ramayana. Do I still need the refuge of a saint; do I still need a guru?” Ramakrishna didn’t reply to Vivekananda’s question. After a few days, Ramakrishna called upon Vivekananda and handed him a parcel to be delivered at a...
So, they sought it out and went to the place where the elephant was kept. Each of the blind men touched different parts of the animal. In the case of the first person, whose hand landed on the trunk, said “This being is like a thick snake”. The second one whose hand reached its ear, to him it seemed like a kind of fan. As for another person, whose...