Priya Sanjay Tandon

Once a Pundit received a calf in offering. His village was ten kilometres away from the place where he went to perform puja. The three thugs of this village saw the lovely calf and thought of a plot. As soon as the pundit left the village, the first thug met

A rich man went to Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and said: “I’ve heard that Goddess Mahakali herself comes to meet you.” Sri Ramakrishna: “Yes, that is true.” “When does she come?” “That is not fixed. Is there a particular time when the gods and the saints pay visit? They come

The great Sufi Saint Hasan was breathing his last. People collected together and one of them asked him, “Please tell us something about your teacher.” The Saint replied, “If I had one teacher, I could have told you about him but I had the good fortune to have a large

A woodcarver had just finished work on a statue of Saraswati. Everyone who saw it marvelled, for it seemed to be the work of the spirits. When the King saw it, he asked, “What sort of genius is yours that you could make such a thing?” The woodcarver replied, “Sir,

An elderly couple celebrated their golden anniversary after fifty years of marriage. While eating breakfast together, the woman thought, “For fifty years I’ve always been considerate to my husband and have always given him the crusty top of the breakfast roll. Today I want finally to enjoy this delicacy

Once Lord Buddha sat through the complaints a man had against his wife. Finally he said, “Your marriage would be a happier one, if you were a better husband.” “And how could I be that?” the man asked. “By giving up your efforts to make her a better wife.” Adjustment