Stories

The philosopher Diogenes was dining on bread and lentils. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus who lived in considerable comfort by fawning on the King. Said Aristippus, “Learn subservience to the king and you will not have to live on lentils.” Said Diogenes, “Learn to live on lentils and

Roaming along the seashore, a lion saw a dolphin basking on the surface of the water. He suggested to him that they form an alliance. “Since I am king of the beasts,” said the lion, “And you are the undisputed ruler of all the residents of the ocean, we ought

A Guru was in coma for weeks. One day he suddenly opened his eyes to find his favourite shishya there. “You never leave my bedside, do you?” he asked softly. “No, I cannot,” said the shishya in a sobbing voice. “Why?” “Because you are the light of my life.” The

Sant Kabir and his disciples held their prayers every evening under a tree. In the vicinity lived some jealous and disgruntled persons who wanted to harass Kabir. On one such evening when Kabir and his disciples closed their eyes and started to pray, the disgruntled group began to beat their

THE STORY BEHIND THE FESTIVAL: SUNDAR MUNDARIYE.HO! A story in the lighter vein! There is a large tract of semi-arid terrain lying between the rivers Chenab and Ravi called the Saandal Bar. (It now falls in the districts of Sheikhupura and Faislabad.) The people of this area were known