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King of Magadh, Shrenik Bimbisar set out on his horse for a forest outing. As he entered the Mandikuli garden, he saw a young and handsome monk meditating under a tree. His face glowed and looked very blissful. King Shrenik wondered why someone would renounce the world at such a young age. What sorrow and experience lead him to leave all the pleasures of life and take on the...
Long ago a merchant was traveling to another kingdom with a group of merchants carrying goods in bullock carts. He had loaded a gunny bag of coins on a mule which he needed for his expenses on this journey. While going through the jungle, the gunny bag broke open and the coins started to drop from the bag. By the time the merchant realized, a good number of coins...
Once a depressed, sad, and frustrated old man went to a Guru. He had lost all his life savings. He had become bankrupt. He had lost all hope in the game of life. He told his story to the Guru. The Guru listened patiently and then picked up a paper and a pen. He then said to the old man – “I now know what you have lost but...
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...
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....