Twelve years of meditation and penance passed with great success for Lord Mahavir. His life was exemplary. He put forth unsurpassable examples of truth, non-violence, forgiveness, compassion, fearlessness, yoga and true knowledge. In the thirteenth year, he faced another calamity. Near the village of Shammani, he stood in a meditation posture. Just like at the… Read More »
A Sadhu went to the court of Raja Janaka and observed all his manifold activities. He then thought within himself: ‘How can we call Raja Janaka a Jnani? How can we take him for a spiritual man? He is only a worldly man. He is entrapped in so many worldly matters. He talks on worldly… Read More »
Yesterday I gave my analysis on DIXON , Sell call got stopped out and Buy achieved the target but few traders called me yesterday, “Bramesh Sir, I am still Holding Long in DIXON as per your analysis, I was bit taken back because we got stopped out in morning trade only and trade was moved… Read More »
There was a small village named Devli. The king of Devli was suffering from a dreadful disease. Many drugs were applied to him, but in vain. Then the doctors said to the king, “There is God in garb. You can just try with some saints. He will recover you from the disease. “Go and find… Read More »
That was the time Utkala (current Odisha) was ruled by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty. The king had a vision to create a temple to worship the Sun in the middle of the sea. The temple was to be of the shape of a giant chariot on wheels each wheel acting as a… Read More »
Generous Karna Karna was Duryodhan’s special friend. He was well known for his generosity. He never used to send back any needy person empty handed. Every morning, Karna used to go to the river bank for a bath and give oblation of water to the Sun-God. After his bath, while returning home, if any needy… Read More »
Bishnu Shrestha wasn’t looking for a fight on the evening of 2 September 2010. As his express train roared through the darkness of the jungles of West Bengal, this Nepalese ex-soldier sat quietly, looking out the window into the calm stillness of the night sky above. The 35 year old veteran was finally on his… Read More »
Krishna swore not to raise a weapon in the Battle of Kurukshetra against the Kauravas. He was Arjuna’s charioteer and that’s all he intended to be. Krishna’s vow came as a relief to his enemies as they knew he could have ended the battle with a swing of his sword if he wanted to. Instead,… Read More »
There are many stories in the Mahabharata, some which may not be mentioned in the orginal. But many of them are very interesting and provide deep insight. This is one such story: While the battle of Kurushetra was at its peak, Arjuna and Karna were fighting each other. It was a battle to witness, a… Read More »
There was a Brahmin, he used to earn his living by visiting homes and offering prayers. Once that Brahmin was called for worship from the palace of the king of the city. That Brahmin happily went to worship after receiving the invitation from the royal palace. When the Brahmin started coming home after completing the… Read More »