GOD has the nature of a child. A child is sitting with gems in the skirt of his cloth. Many a person passes by him along the road. Many of them pray to him for gems. But he hides the gems with …
Unfortunate It is to Be Seized by a Water-snake
ONE day as I was passing the Panchavati1 on my way to the pine-grove, I heard a bullfrog croaking. I thought it must have been seized by a snake. After sometime, as I was coming back, I could still …
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Fanaticism is Another Name for Ignorance
A FROG lived in a well. It had lived there for a long time. It was born and brought up there. And it was a small little frog. One day another frog that had lived in the sea came and fell into that …
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Lord Narayana and His Self-defending Devotee
ONCE, Lakshmi and Narayana were seated in Vaikuntha, when Narayana suddenly stood up.Lakshmi had been stroking his feet. She said,"Lord, where are you going?" Narayana answered:"One of My devotees is …
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When God Laughs
GOD laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient's mother, "Don't be afraid, mother, I shall certainly cure your boy." God laughs saying to Himself, "I am going to take …
Love for God – Swami Vivekananda
One beautiful story he [Swami Vivekananda] told was of a man whose wife reproached him with his troubles, reviled him because of the success of others, and recounted to him all his failures. "Is this …