Tag: Meditation
One Grey Hair
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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...
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...
Life Is An Empty Canvas…
I have heard an ancient Sufi parable:
Two disciples of a great Master were walking in the garden of the Master’s house. They were allowed...
Right Audience
I am reminded of a story that actually happened.
In Lucknow, there was a crazy king, Wajid Ali Shah. He was crazy in many ways:...
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...
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...
Alexander And Immortality
There is a story about Alexander the Great, that he was in search to find something which can make him immortal. Everybody is in...
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....
Bitterness Grows Bitter
The Bodhisattva was once born as an ascetic. He would wander from place to place, meditating, seeking inner peace and becoming one with God’s...
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...