In a kingdom that gleamed with majesty, a King held dominion over a land where extravagance and luxury were the norms. Yet, amidst the grandeur of his palace and the opulence that adorned his every corner, a haunting shadow of discontentment lingered within his heart. One day, as the sun cast golden hues upon the… Read More »
Source Sukhdev Muni’s parents were both highly spiritual sages who spent their lives meditating. Raised in this spiritual environment Sukhdev Muni always impressed even the wisest people with his intellect. He was so bright! As he got older, he realized something, “Father, even though I’m young, and like, everyone knows me as a spiritual master, I… Read More »
There is a story of Manu, a young devotee of Krishna. Manu, was on a pilgrimage for many days and was walking towards the holy town of Vrindaban. On reaching the other side of the river he heard raised voices. As he went closer he saw a group of scholars arguing about from where we… Read More »
Once, there lived a greedy King called Srinjayaa. He had only a daughter and no son. He felt about it badly. So, he asked the Brahmins, and they told him that if he worshipped Narada Muni, he could get his desire fulfilled. So, one day, when Narada Muni came to Srinjayas palace, Srinjayaa worshipped him.… Read More »
Source Tulsidas, a pious saint, used to worship God in the form of Rama, the great prophet of India. Wealthy devotees of Tulsidas, inspired by his intense devotion, gave him many golden utensils to be used in his sacred temple ceremonies. Tulsidas, while he meditated deeply on Rama, noticed an underlying fear that these gold… Read More »
Source Once a tourist met a fisherman on the coast of Goa. Looking at the type of fish he had caught, the tourist asked him how long it took him to catch them. “Not very long,” answered the fisherman. “But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the tourist. The fisherman… Read More »
Chhatrapati Shivajiraje Bhosle, who is known as the founder and an ideal ruler of Hindavi Empire, is revered as an all-inclusive, compassionate King in Maharashtra and all over Bharat. In order to fight against the enemy, using the system of guerrilla war, which was ideal for mountainous regions in Maharashtra, he fought with regimes of… Read More »
On a cold winter morning, a woman was walking down the street when she spied a beggar sitting on a bench. The man was elderly, unshaven, and ragged. As he sat there, pedestrians walked by him giving him dirty looks they clearly wanted nothing to do with him because of who he was — a… Read More »
“One day, the sage gave the disciple an empty sack and a basket of potatoes. ‘Think of all the people who have done or said something against you in the recent past, especially those you cannot forgive. For each of them, inscribe the name on a potato and put it in the sack.’ “The disciple… Read More »
It was the day after Valentine’s Day, 1998. Sengar had just been received at the Guwahati airport by the unit’s escort team. At 5’6” and 52 kgs in weight, you could easily mistake him for the a postgraduate student at Guwahati University. Sengar was re-joining the unit in active operations in the North East –… Read More »