Lal MashalThis is a story about how God showers his blessings upon those who take up a good cause for the benefit of the society, even though they may be lacking in means. A long time ago there ruled a very powerful king in India who was known as Raghu. King Raghu had decided to perform […]
The saint Tukaram was Shudra by birth. His adoring of the Lord & creating religious hymns was not only inappropriate but also a sin in the eyes of those who were Brahmans by birth (the topmost class of the Indo-Aryan society) at that time.A Brahman Rameshwar Bhatt, who was close to him called him & […]
The great war of Mahabharata was over. In Maharshi Jaralkaru’s hermitage two of his disciples were discussing the difference between the winners and losers of Mahabharata. One of them said, “Karna was definitely superior to Arjuna in all the methods of battle. He was the number one in generosity and was brimming with spiritual energy. […]
Once Muslim Saint Rabia was sitting with some saints and discussing on spiritual matters. At the same time, Hasan Basri came there and said,” Come! Let us discuss on spiritual matters on the lake’s water. It was said that Hasan had the power to walk on water. Rabia could conjecture that Hasan wished to show […]
Friends! We are the weavers of our own destiny. We have made our lives pitiful by becoming puppets at the hands of our own weaknesses and shortcomings. But we can overcome these with the help of our own conscience and perceptions. But, for this we need to go through a mental reformation. This mental reformation […]
We must try to invest our entire capability in whatever venture we accept. Be it a petty household chore, a job pertaining to our profession or a project relating to the welfare of the society where we do not expect any sort of return or favor. Once we perform the task assigned to us with […]
This is an excerpt of India’s famous freedom fighter Balgangadhar Tilak when he was barely an eight year old child. One day Tilak was playing in his courtyard with his best friend. While playing the boys became hungry so he went inside the house to get something to eat. His mother gave him two pieces […]
Friends! We must live life as if it is an enactment or a play and we are nothing but mere performers on a stage. This is exactly thinking like Saints who spend their lives as puppets at the hands of the Ultimate. Gatey was a very famous actor of Germany. With the passing years he […]
Om Swasti N~indro Vadhdasravah, Swasti Nah Pusa Visvavedah | Swasti Nastaksryo~arstanemih, Swasti No Baspatirdadhatu || This sacred hymn of the Yajurveda is a swastivacana – a prayer, an ardent aspiration, for the highest good and wellbeing of all beings, of everything, of the whole universe…. Heart-felt chanting of this hymn is an integral part of […]
When Mother Sita was being abducted by demon king Ravana in his special plane called Pushpak, She cried for the help but none came forward to save her out of fear. Everyone was afraid of mighty Ravana’s power. When an old huge vulture, Jatayu, heard Sita’s pathetic cries, he came out of his nest built […]