अथ खल्वाशीःसमृद्धिरुपसरणानीत्युपासीत येन साम्ना स्तोष्यन्स्यात्तत्सामोपधावेत् ॥ १.३.८ ॥ atha khalvāśīḥsamṛddhirupasaraṇānītyupāsīta yena sāmnā stoṣyansyāttatsāmopadhāvet || 1.3.8 || 8. Now here …
Either ‘i’ Ad-infinitum or None of It
SANKARACHARYA had a certain disciple, who served him long without receiving any teaching. One day, hearing footsteps behind him he asked, "Who is there?" and was answered by this disciple, "It is I." …
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First Cleanse Thee Pure, Then Preach and Cure
THERE lived in a village a young man named Padmalochan. People used to call him, 'Podo' for short. In this village there was a temple in a very dilapidated condition. It contained no image of God. …
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If You Must Serve, Serve but One Master
SERVE him whom you are already serving. The mind becomes soiled by serving but one master. And to serve five masters! Once a woman became attached to a Mussalman and invited him to her room. But he …
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Chandogya Upanishad 4.3.8
तस्म उ ह ददुस्ते वा एते पञ्चान्ये पञ्चान्ये दश सन्तस्तत्कृतं तस्मात्सर्वासु दिक्ष्वन्नमेव दश कृतं सैषा विराडन्नादी तयेदं सर्वं दृष्टं सर्वमस्येदं दृष्टं भवत्यन्नादो भवति य एवं वेद य एवं वेद ॥ ४.३.८ ॥॥ …
Have Both Your Hands Free
ONCE, a woman went to see her weaver friend. The weaver, who had been spinning different kinds of silk thread, was very happy to see her friend and said to her: "Friend, I can't tell you how happy I …