PUNDIT: "Does God listen to our prayers?" MASTER: "God is the Kalpataru, the Wish-fulfilling Tree. You will certainly get whatever you ask of Him. But you must pray standing near the Kalpataru. …
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Dhammapada, Verse 214 – The Story of Licchavi Princes
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 214: ratiyā jāyatī soko ratiyā jāyatī bhayaṃ |ratiyā vippamuttassa natthi soko kuto bhayaṃ || 214 || 214. From …
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Dhammapada, Verse 213 – The Story of Visākhā
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 213: pemato jāyatī soko pemato jāyatī bhayaṃ |pemato vippamuttassa natthi soko kuto bhayaṃ || 213 || 213. From …
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BG 2.60 यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः ।इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः ॥60॥ यतत:, हि, अपि, कौन्तेय, पुरुषस्य, विपश्चित:,इन्द्रियाणि, प्रमाथीनि, हरन्ति, प्रसभम्, मन:॥ ६०॥ कौन्तेय = …
Dhammapada, Verse 212 – The Story of a Rich Householder
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 212: piyato jāyatī soko piyato jāyatī bhayaṃ |piyato vippamuttassa natthi soko kuto bhayaṃ || 212 || 212. From …
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Story of Gold Ganesha and Mouse
A man visited a gold shop with the intention of selling the idols of Ganesha and Mouse. He inquired about the value of the idol, and to his surprise, the shop owner quoted that the idol, regardless of …