Here are some inspiring stories about spirituality, inner strength, inner peace, spiritual growth and the powers of the mind.
Once there was a great saint who wished to build his own ashram. For this, he met with many people and had to travel from one place to another. During one of his journeys, he met a simple young girl named Vidushi. Vidushi welcomed him warmly and requested that he rest in her hut for … Read more
A saint used to live with his disciples. One day, one of the disciples came to the saint and requested, “Guru ji! My sister’s wedding is in a month. I would like to go there for ten days. Kindly bless me! It would be wonderful if you could come too.” Saint replied, “My son, time … Read more
There was a poor man. Every day, he would go to his Guru’s ashram, clean the place and then head off to his work. Often, he would say to his Guru, “Please bless me so that I gain lots of wealth.” One day, Guru asked, “Is this why you come here to serve in the … Read more
Once in an ashram lived Guru with his disciples. One day all disciples went to their Guru and said, “We want to go on pilgrimage. It will help us to find peace.” Guruji gave them permission to go and also gave them a bitter gourd each and said, “Wherever you go, you must keep this … Read more
There was a devout seeker named Gyan Chand. He was always engrossed in devotion to God. His daily routine included waking up early in the morning, engaging in worship, prayers, and meditation. After this, he would go to work at his shop. During lunchtime, he would close the shop and not reopen it for the … Read more
Once a King went to visit the city. On way, he saw a small child whispering something into the ears of clay toys and then breaking them and mixing them with the rest of soil. King asked in surprised, “What are you doing?” Kid replied, “I ask clay toys, have you ever chanted name of … Read more
Every evening, there was a crowd of devotees in the ashram of saint because his discourse (satsang) gave the right direction and understanding of life. A young man used to listen to his satsang everyday. One day when satsang was over, he went to saint and said, “Maharaj! I have been listening to your Satsang … Read more
Once Narad ji came to earth, while roaming around he meet two devotees, one was scholar who had knowledge about God and other was cobbler. When Narad ji reached Vaikuntha, curious he asked about time of those two to return to God head. God said, “Cobbler will come to me after this birth only but … Read more
A fakir used to meditate under a tree near forest. There he used to see a woodcutter everyday. Woodcutter looked weak and poor. So, one day, he called woodcutter and asked him, “Brother, you cut wood all day. Are you able to earn enough?” Woodcutter sadly replied, “I can’t even manage to get two meals … Read more
Leaving his old mother and helpless father, a man went to forest to do penance. After several years, he completed his penance. When he got up, after completing his Sadhana, he saw a crow flying with a baby bird in it’s beak. Seeing this, Sage looked at crow angrily and flames burst out of Sage’s … Read more