One Grey Hair
Many moons ago the Bodhisattva, the Enlightened being, was born as King Makhadeva. The king had already lived for eighty-four years and had many more years to live, when...
The Great Sage
In one of his lives, the Bodhisattva came back as Jotipala, the son of a priest. He grew up to be a skilful archer and was recruited by the...
The Virtuous King
The Bodhisattva was once born as Ghata, the king of Benaras. He was a very virtuous and just king. One day king Ghata saw one of his ministers misbehaving...
The Power Of Generosity
Once there lived a rich man who was famous for his charitable acts. He always gave alms to the poor. A poor hermit happened to be his neighbor. The...
The Devoted Wife
Champeyya, the serpent king, was actually a reincarnation of the Bodhisattva. He married a beautiful serpent princess called Sumana and led a happy life. However, he soon grew tired...
Hope, Fear And Knowledge
When a great Sufi mystic, Hassan, was dying, somebody asked, ‘Hassan, who was your Master?’ He said, ‘Now it is too late to ask. Time is short, I am...
The Hare in the Moon
The Bodhisattva was once born as a pious hare. One evening he was about to meditate when his eye caught the almost complete orb of the moon in the...
The First Meditation
Siddhartha felt revitalized after eating the food offered him by Sujata, a girl from a nearby village. Feeling much better, he walked to the river’s edge. There, he washed....
When The Goals Dropped
There is an ancient story: A man was very much interested in self-knowledge, in self-realization. His whole search had been to find a master who could teach him meditation....
Buddha and a Small Girl
There is a beautiful story. Gautam Buddha comes into a town. The whole town has gathered to listen to him but he goes on waiting, looking backwards at the...