Requesting A Watermelon
One day, Shakyamuni Buddha went for a walk with two of his disciples, Mahakasyapa and Ananda. As noon was approaching, the group of three started to feel thirsty, and...
The Mirror Of Truth
THE Blessed One proceeded to the village Nadika with a great company of brethren and there he stayed at the Brick Hall. And the venerable Ananda went to the...
Conditions Of Welfare
WHEN the Blessed One was residing on the mounted called Vulture’s Peak, near Rajagaha, Ajatasattu king of Magadha, who reigned in the place of Bimbisara, planned an attack on...
The Woman At the Well
ANANDA, the favorite disciple of the Buddha, having been sent by the Lord on a mission, passed by a well near a village, and seeing Pakati, a girl of...
Angry Man Spits On The Buddha
The Buddha was sitting under a tree talking to his disciples when a man came and spit on his face. He wiped it off, and he asked the man,...
Buddha and a Small Girl
There is a beautiful story. Gautam Buddha comes into a town. The whole town has gathered to listen to him but he goes on waiting, looking backwards at the...
What Ananda Taught Us
“By the time Buddha became ill and died, he had been teaching for 45 years and many of his disciples had become enlightened. One who had not was Buddha’s...
Is There An Eternal Soul?
Belief in an eternal soul is a misconception of the human consciousness. The Soul Theory With regard to the soul theory, there are three kinds of teachers in the...
Buddha And Ananda: Sit By The Side Of Your Mind To Be Meditative
One day Buddha is passing by a forest. It is a hot summer day and he is feeling very thirsty. He says to Ananda, his chief disciple, “Ananda, you...