Source: Rabbi Paysach Krohn, a popular lecturer and best-selling author of the ArtScroll Maggid series of short stories At a fundraising dinner for an American school that serves learning disabled children,the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its… Read More »
Source: Korean fable Once upon a time, a young wife named Yun Ok was at her wit’s end. Her husband had always been a tender and loving soulmate before he had left for the wars but, ever since he returned home, he was cross, angry, and unpredictable. She was almost afraid to live with her… Read More »
I would love to tell you a story. It needs to be told thousands and thousands of times because each time you will find some new fragrance, some new sweetness, some new height, some new door opening, some new sky with new stars. And there are skies beyond skies. I used to live in a place…I… Read More »
By Vasanthi Hariprakash. I saw the driver trying to catch a glimpse of me in the rear-view mirror. It was around 7 in the morning. At the apartment in Hauz Khas where I had been staying in Delhi for the past few days, I was all set to head home to Bangalore, my suitcase packed.The… Read More »
– Oh! Mind Relax Please by Swami Sukhabodhananda. We pray to God. But most often, what is the quality of our prayers? ‘Oh God! My wife is not good. Change her character. My children are not okay. Change their behavior! The next-door neighbor is a brute. He is always fighting with me for nothing, please… Read More »
This is a story about realizing one’s potential…and about what tends to hold us all back from realizing our potential.It was the spring of 1982 and I was coaching girls’ track in a small southern Iowa town. There was a young discus thrower on the team, Jill, a sophomore who had tremendous potential. At the… Read More »
We read comic books where saints fall ill when they touch money. We are told that men and women who shun money are sages, holier than the rest, and closer to God. This is extremely peculiar, considering that Lakshmi is a goddess, the beloved of Vishnu, the preserver of the world. Vishnu is popularly worshipped… Read More »
Courtesy: Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development. Kamala and her husband Ramesh were overjoyed at the birth of their first daughter. They celebrated with their neighbors and even called a pundit (a Hindu priest) to attend the celebrations. This happiness lasted until Kamala delivered another baby girl. Ramesh was upset by this news because he wanted… Read More »
Source Some people find fault like there is a reward for it. – Zig Ziglar. The boss was visibly upset as he spoke to his assistant, “Ms. Gomez, you know I have an important meeting this morning, but you were not here. Why were you late?” Frantic, Ms. Gomez blurted out, “Sir, I was so… Read More »
– Source Alex Green. I owe it all to her while my mother wasn’t a stay at home mom, she was certainly the rock that held our family together and kept me on the straight and narrow. She convinced me to save my money earned at my high-school job, and to do my homework and… Read More »