Stories

A farmer got so old that he couldn’t work in the fields anymore. So, he would spend the day just sitting on the porch. His son, still working in the farm, would look up from time to time and see his father sitting there. “He’s of no use

A new disciple joined a monastery. He was subjected to the following dialogue by his Guru. “Do you know the one person who will never abandon you in the whole of your lifetime?” “Who is it?” “You.” “And do you know the person who knows the answer to every question

Imagine there is a bank which credits your account each morning with Rs. 86,400. Carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day. What would you

A Maharaja went out to sea when a great storm arose. One of the slaves on board began to cry out and wail in fear, for the man had never been on a ship before. His crying was so loud and so prolonged that everyone on board began to get

Once upon a time there was an inn called the Silver Star. The innkeeper was unable to make both ends meet even though he did his very best to draw customers by making the inn comfortable, the service cordial and the prices reasonable. So in despair he consulted a wiseman.

The wind and the sun once had an argument as to who was the stronger of the two. They agreed to settle the issue by holding a contest. Whoever could make a traveller take off his coat first would be recognized as the most powerful. The wind said he would