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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.

The Trouble Tree – Featured Spiritual Story

The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.

On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands...
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Spider – Featured Spiritual Story

While meditating, a student believed he saw a spider descending in front of him. Each day the menacing creature returned, growing larger and larger each time. So frightened was the student, that he went to his teacher to report his dilemma. He said he planned to place a knife in his lap during meditation, so when the spider appeared he would kill it.

The teacher advised him against this plan...
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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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