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 Basket of Water – Featured Spiritual Story

An old man lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Quran.

His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked, "Baba, I try to read the Quran just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Quran do?"

Faith of a Child – Featured Spiritual Story

There was a small boy, who had to go to attend his school (in ancient times) to a distant place on foot. A forest comes on the way to school. Since the boy was going alone, he was scared to cross the forest. One day he told to his mother about his fear.

His mother told him that he has a cousin named Kanha (one of the popular name of Lord Krishna In India) who herds the cattle in the forest, and advised the boy to shout his name "Kanha... Kanha," and to cross the forest without fear...