Once a group of villagers decided to go out on a pilgrimage to some holy places A thief thinking that it was time for him to stop thieving and to begin expiating the sins, expressed his desire to the …
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True Understanding
A king had a great scholar in his court who was said to be a very learned man. The king, who was interested in spiritual things, once asked the scholar to give a discourse on the Bhagavad Gita. The …
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 6.1.6
यो ह वै प्रजातिं वेद प्रजायते ह प्रजया पशुभिः; रेतो वै प्रजातिः; प्रजायते ह प्रजया पशुभिर् य एवं वेद ॥ ६ ॥ yo ha vai prajātiṃ veda prajāyate ha prajayā paśubhiḥ; reto vai prajātiḥ; prajāyate ha …
The Greater Sacrifice
An atheist used to meet frequently a friend who was a theist. Each had regard for the other and looked upon each other as sincere friends. The atheist, however, said to the theist one day, "Well, for …
Dhammapada, Verse 306 – The Story of Sundarī the Wandering Female Ascetic
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 306: abhūtavādī nirayaṃ upeti yo cāpi katvā na karomīti cāha |ubho'pi te pecca samā bhavanti nihīnakammā manujā …
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Chandogya Upanishad 3.13.5
अथ योऽस्योर्ध्वः सुषिः स उदानः स वायुः स आकाशस्तदेतदोजश्च महश्चेत्युपासीतौजस्वी महस्वान्भवति य एवं वेद ॥ ३.१३.५ ॥ atha yo'syordhvaḥ suṣiḥ sa udānaḥ sa vāyuḥ sa ākāśastadetadojaśca …