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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.

Life as a Jewel – Featured Spiritual Story

One afternoon Guru Nanak and his company were resting on the banks of the Ganges at Patna. Mardana was idly inspecting a stone he had picked up along the road, thinking of the vast throngs who had come to hear the Guru. "Master," said Mardana, "you teach a way for every person to find liberation. But many of those who listen still seem to spend much of their time in conflict, and in seeking out excitement and other idle pursuits.

Why do they waste away their lives so?"

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Masks – Featured Spiritual Story

Don't be fooled by the face I wear, for I wear a thousand masks, And none of them are me. Don't be fooled, for goodness sake, don't be fooled.

I give you the impression that I'm secure, that confidence is my name and coolness is my game, And that I need no one. But don't believe me. Beneath dwells the real me in confusion, in aloneness, in fear.

That's why I create a mask to hide behind, to shield me from...

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Spiritual Parables

A Fox and a Tiger by Unknown	Buddhaâ€™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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