A DEVOTEE, who is born with an element of Vishnu, cannot altogether get rid of bhakti. Once I fell into the clutches of a Jnani, who made me listen to Vedanta for eleven months. But he could not …
Four Friends Looked Beyond
ONCE four friends, in the course of a walk, saw a place enclosed by a wall. The wall was very high. They all became eager to know what was inside. One of them climbed to the top of the wall. What he …
Man With a Tub of Dye
NATURALLY the doubt arises in the mind: if God is formless, how then can He have form? Further, if He has a form, why does He have so many forms? These things do not become clear until one has …
Who Wins the Prize
KARTIKA and Ganesa1 were seated near Bhagavati, who had a necklace of gems around Her neck. The Divine Mother said to them, "I will present this necklace to him who is the first to go around the …
Truth Will Be Out, Sooner Or Later
There was a certain king who had a huge number of courtiers, and each one of these courtiers declared he was ready to sacrifice his life for his master, and that he was the most sincere being ever …
Faith Absolute
ONCE, a young sannyasin went to a house to beg his meal. He had embraced the monastic life from his very boyhood and so had not much knowledge of the world, A young lady came out from the house to …