Spiritual Parables

These are some of my favorite spiritual stories and parables that have been collected from various sources. Some of these are classics you may have heard but never considered from a non-religious perspective, and others are spiritual parables you may not have heard before. If you know of any spiritual stories that you would like to share here, then please use the Submit A Story link.

A Bible For Graduation – Featured Spiritual Story

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study.

His father told him...

King Pyrrhus of Epirus – Featured Spiritual Story

King Pyrrhus of Epirus was approached by his friend Cyneas and asked, "If you conquer Rome, what will you do next, sir?"

Pyrrhus replied, "Sicily is next door and will be easy to take."

"And what shall we do after Sicily is taken?"

"Then we will...

Spiritual Parables

Excuses – NEW! by The Monk Theophane	The Sailor's Decision – NEW! by Unknown
A Fox and a Tiger by Unknown	Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee by Unknown
Crossing the Water by Sri Ramakrishna	Do Not Question the Search by Sri Ramakrishna
Freedom Parrot by Osho	Friends in the Desert by Unknown
Ghandi and Some Sugar by Catherine Ingram	God As Mother by Sri Ramakrishna
Greatest Treasure by Catherine Ingram	Hold My Hand by Unknown
Origin of Death by Joseph Bruchac	Searching for God by Rabindranath Tagore
Selling the Bearskin by James Fadiman and Robert Frager	Should He Bite Me by Roger D. Abrahams
Stone and the Flower by Unknown	That's Not My Problem by Unknown
The 100th Monkey by Ken Keyes Jr.	The Sealwoman by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Two Kinds of Food by C.M. Kay	Waves In An Ocean by Mitch Albom
Why We Shout When In Anger by Unknown	Wondrous Powers by Roger D. Abrahams

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