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Good Health

There was a king called Sheelbhadra. He along with a number of ministers and courtiers was on a pilgrimage. En route they stopped at many temples. The king offered his prayers at each of the temples. Some days passed like this. One evening as dusk fell, the king’s party

My Water

There was a small hermitage in the mountains. The air was cool and clean. Some young sadhus lived there. They lived simply. They ate mostly wild fruits and berries. They slept on jute mats on the floor. They brought water from the nearby stream to cook, wash and clean the

I Love Mangoes

A religious congregation was going on. The preacher had delivered a long discourse yesterday. He had emphasized the need to give up attachment. He told the people assembled to live simple lives. He also told them of the importance of Maun i.e. observing silence. On this day, the preacher

Know How

In the middle of the night, Roshni got up to an eerie sound like a buzzer ringing in her kitchen. She was alone and cautiously made her way to the kitchen, wondering what she would do, if there was a burglar in there. But, she realized that there was no

Help! The Tree Won’T Leave Me

There was an old sage who was walking through the mountains with his young disciple. The disciple was always talking about the family he had left behind to become a recluse. The sage would often tell him that it was not proper for a recluse to remember his family ties.

The Poor Man

A man, who was full of self-pity, went to a priest and said, “I am very poor. I am totally disillusioned because I have nothing. I want to die. Please help me to become rich, or I do not wish to live.” The priest thought for a moment and said,

Jumbled Up

Jumbled Up

A teacher of Psychology was taking a class of post graduate students. The topic for the day was ‘Awareness of God’. The students were all in their late twenties. After a prolonged discussion, the teacher summed up his lecture saying that it is your attitude and mental make up that