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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.

Lizards Have Done It – Featured Spiritual Story

In Japan, a man breaks open the wall to renovate his house. Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls, and when when tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from outside had been hammered into one of its feet. The man sees this, feels pity, and at the same time is curious because upon checking the nail he realized it had been there since the house was built ten years ago.

What happened?
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Not Far From Buddhahood – Featured Spiritual Story

A university student while visiting Gasan asked him: "Have you ever read the Christian Bible?"

"No, read it to me," said Gasan.

The student opened the Bible and read from St. Matthew...
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Spiritual Parables

A Fox and a Tiger
by Unknown
Buddha’s Advice to Calm a Disturbed Mind
by Unknown
Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee
by Unknown
Crossing the Water
by Sri Ramakrishna
Do Not Question the Search
by Sri Ramakrishna
Excuses
by The Monk Theophane
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 Sailor's Decision
by Unknown
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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