Truth And Lie And A Child
One day I was playing — I must have been five or six years old… A man used to come to see my father, an utterly boring man. And...
To Enemy With Love
But in ordinary life you are aware that opposites are always joined together, that they are not opposites but complementaries. You know perfectly well, your love can at any...
Birds Are Meant To Fly
Just the other day I was reading about a Hassid mystic, Zusia. He is one of the most beautiful Hassid mystics. He was going into the hills, and he...
Why Are You Not Yourself?
The Hassid mystic, Zusia, was dying, and he started praying. Tears were flowing down from his eyes and he was trembling. And somebody asked ‘What is the matter? Why...
The Art Of War
A great swordsman, a great warrior, came back home and found that his servant was making love to his wife. According to custom, he challenged the servant — gave...
Tutor And Ghosts
Shambu Babu, my newly appointed tutor, coughed when he entered the room, fixed his tie, tried to stand upright and said, “Listen, boy, I have heard many stories about...
My Healing
Our words and stories hold power so here goes mine, my loves… A while back I suffered with a medical issue that lasted for over a month. I didn’t...
Masters And Their Birth
The first incident happened before Ashtavakra was born. Nothing is known of what came afterwards but this is an incident while he was still in the womb. His father,...
Disappear In Dance
One Sufi mystic was so full of love, and so full of joy — his whole life was laughter, music, dancing. And the story says God became very interested...
Then Have A Cup Of Tea
The first thing to be understood is that complex things can be understood, simple things cannot. A simple thing is alone. This Joshu story is very simple. It is...