One day, a Scholar had to cross the river to go to another village. He reached the river bank and sat on a boat. Boatman started rowing boat. As per his habit, Scholar started boasting of his knowledge. He asked boatman, “Have you studied anything?” Boatman replied, “No, i am not educated. My family has … Read more
Rainy days were about to come. A pair of birds was looking for a tree to build a nest. While flying they saw trees at bank of a river. There they found one tree suited to build nest for themselves. Birds went to tree and requested, “We need to build our nest before rainy season … Read more
On a cold day, Master and his disciple were strolling on the beach by ocean, where wind was blowing strongly over the ocean and high waves were rising. After walking for sometime, Master stopped and looked at his disciple and asked, “What does this ocean reminds you off?” Disciple answered, “It reminds me of my … Read more
A monk had returned to India after traveling all over the world. After reaching a kingdom, he started staying as a guest at King’s palace. One day King went to Monk and said, “I have a request.. I have been asking this for one question for twenty years but nobody helped. Will you?” Monk replied, … Read more
Once a kingdom was ruled by mighty King who was a skilled warrior and was victorious in every battle. Kings of neighboring states also believed in his bravery. Once he was returning to his city after winning a war. His minister and soldiers were with him. On the way, King saw a Buddhist monk sitting … Read more
Caught in a storm, a sea ship got destroyed. All passengers in it were drowned in the sea, except one man. By grace of God he somehow survived and came to shore of the sea. When his unconsciousness broke and his eyes opened, he found himself on a desolate deserted island. As soon as man … Read more
A saint used to go door to door for alms. One day he reached house a Seth (rich man) of village to beg for alms. Seth bought some grains and gave them to saint as alms. After giving alms, Seth said, “Maharaj.. I want to ask a question.” Saint replied, “Sure..” Seth said, “I want … Read more
Once there was a rich man who was owner of big factories. One day he closed his factories and all business and became a monk. Now, he only used to do devotional service to God and soon he became famous. People started coming to him to listen to his discourse. One day, he told his … Read more
Once there was a poor man. He used to go his Guru’s ashram everyday and used to serve his Guru by doing cleaning work at ashram. After that man would go to his work. One day, Guru asked him, “Why do you come to ashram everyday?” Poor man replied, “If you bless me then a … Read more
Long time ago, there were two Monks who used to live in two neighboring caves. Both monks spent most of their time in deep meditation. Sometimes, people from surrounding village come to monk for advice. People felt peaceful and happy when Monks were around. Some people who came to visit monks noticed that, in one … Read more