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...
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...
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...
A Beggar In Heaven ?
It happened once that a very rich man died on the same day a beggar in the town also died. The name of the...
No Mind, No Mirror
Hui Neng, a Chinese master, was working under his master. When Hui Neng went to his master, the master said, “For what have you...
A Harvard Professor’s Appointment With April
Thirty-eight years ago, philosopher George Santayana came into a sizable legacy and was able to relinquish his post on the Harvard faculty.
The classroom was...
A Cat’s Dream
People dream about things because those are the things they have missed when they were awake. People dream of beautiful women because when they...
Subtle Essence
Let me tell you another story, again from the Chhandogya Upanishad.
“Fetch me from a fruit of the nyagrodh tree,” asked the father, the great...
Only King Can Touch A Feet
Always remember: the person who is Not Humble is NOT yet certain about himself.
There is a very famous Eastern story…. A blind man is...
Surprise Me!!
A Hassid Master was dying. He was a very extraordinary human being, of great innocence and joy. He loved to laugh and dance and...