In this village lived a man and he was quite rich, a very wealthy man, and he used to pray a lot. Everyday he used to pray, in the morning, at mealtime, and even at night he used to pray. But one day, a thought came into his mind, and he said, “You know I… Read More »
by Swami Sivananda 1. TIRUVALLUVAR In Mylapore, Madras, there lived about two thousand years ago a born Siddha and born poet by the name of Valluvar, or, as he is more commonly known, Tiruvalluvar. He is regarded as an Avatara of Brahma. He married Vasuki and led the life of a householder to show people… Read More »
I PITIED MY OLD classmate. I met an old class mate, we had not seen each other for about 30 years. When I saw him again, this time at a hotel lobby, he was looking simple. He wore simple clothes. I felt touched. He walked up to me and was glad to see me again.… Read More »
Michael Moritz, the billionaire head of Sequoia Capital, was asked by Charlie Rose why Sequoia was so successful. Moritz mentioned longevity, noting that some VC firms succeed for five or ten years, but Sequoia has prospered for four decades. Rose asked why that was: Moritz: I think we’ve always been afraid of going out of… Read More »
By Morgan Housel Abraham Germansky was a multimillionaire real estate developer in 1920s. He also loved stocks, betting heavily as the market boomed. As the crash of 1929 unfolded, he was wiped out. And that was basically the end of Abraham Germansky. Germansky disappeared on October 24th, 1929. Later that week another investor in the… Read More »
During the Kurukshetra war, which was described as the Dharma Yuddha, the mother of all battles, no one could remain neutral. You had to be either on the Kaurava side or the Pandava side. Hundreds of kings started aligning themselves on either side. Since Jarasandha of Magadha, who used to be a major force, was dead,… Read More »
When life has got you in a slump, turn to these inspirational short stories. Not only is reading them like getting an internet hug for the soul, but they just may spark an idea or a change in you for the better. Read on and get ready to smile. 1. Everyone Has a Story in… Read More »
Source Long time ago there was a great king in the Raghukul dynasty (Lord Rama also belonged to the same dynasty). He was suffering from leprosy. He fell on the feet of his master, Guru Vashishtha and said: “Oh Master! So much of suffering… ?” The master kept his hand on his eyes and asked… Read More »
Shalini stood in front of the mirror and gathered the saree pallu neatly on her shoulder and said, Suraj, this time I am very late for Diwali shopping, Mrs. Taneja even went to the old age home and distributed sweets and clothes and also posted her post on Facebook. . Mrs. Vohra has also posted… Read More »
Source God is seen facing the main door in any temple. But in Udipi the temple is different. We see Lord Krishna not through the main door, but through a window to the side. It is called ‘Kanakana Kindi’ even today. The window through which a Bhakta called Kanakadas had the Darsan of God. The… Read More »