Once a Sage stood in front of a house begging for alms and called out, “Please give me alms.” Woman came out of house. She put some alms in his bag and then told him about her worries and said, “Mahatma ji, please give me some advice.” Swami ji said, “Not today. I will come … Read more
A young man went to a sage fo knowledge, after attaining knowledge, disciple wanted to give something to give to his Guru in return. Disciple went to his Guru to ask for anything, he would like to take as Gurudakshina. Guru said, “I will take something which is absolute useless.” Disciple set out in search … Read more
Once a merchant bought two cows to King’s palace. Both bows were same in appearance. Merchant said to King, “Maharaj! These two cows are mother and daughter but i don’t know who is mother and who is daughter. I asked this to people at many places but no one could identify the mother and daughter … Read more
One morning, a man who used to be Buddha disciple, came to Buddha and spit on him. Buddha wiped his face with cloth and said to man, “Do you have anything else to say?” Monk who was sitting nearby was filled with anger and said to Buddha, “What are you saying?” Buddha said, “As far … Read more
A ten-year-old boy used to go on walk with his father every day, on a nearby hill. One day boy said, “Dad, let’s have a race today, one who touches top of hill first, wins the race.” Father agreed. Both of them started running toward hilltop. After running for some time, father suddenly stopped. Boy … Read more
Once a saint was giving a discourse. Everyone was listening attentively. Suddenly a person stood up and said, “What is there in words? Words doesn’t matter.” Saint tried to make him understand about importance of words, but person kept giving illogical arguments. Then suddenly saint said to that man, “You are a fool, you have … Read more
One day King asked his minister, “What is the root of sin?” Minister gave answers but it couldn’t satisfy King. King said, “I give you one month to find right answer and if you are not able to find answer within time then you have to leave your post of minister.” Minister got upset listening … Read more
Once upon a time, a saint was living in a small hut in a forest. There was a river nearby. Saint used to chant God name all day long and was living happily eating fruits found in forest. Near his hut, big bamboo trees had grown a lot. Saint knew how to make baskets from … Read more
In a forest lived an old owl, who was known for his wisdom. Animals of forest often used to come to him for advice. There was a young crow, known for his boastfulness. Crow was proud of his shiny feathers and would brag about his cleverness to anyone who would listen. One day, crow flew … Read more
A long time ago, there was a fisherman named Urashima, who used to live in Japan. He was a kind and good-hearted man. One day, he went to seashore to catch fishes and saw some children were teasing a little turtle. Urashima saved that turtle from children and released it back to sea. Next day, … Read more