After Swami Vivekananda had started organising his work in America in order to popularise Vedanta in that country he asked some of his brother monks to come and help him in that work. When they …
Limitations of Earthly Possessions
A mendicant once went to the palace of Akbar, the emperor of India, who was known for his munificence and gifts. As the emperor was at his prayers, the mendicant waited a short distance away. He, …
The Butcher and The Cow
Once Sri Ramakrishna was the guest at the house of one of his nephews where a religious ceremony was going to be performed. One of the uninvited visitors of the host came into the room where Sri …
Indra & The Gardener
In the sacred city of Banaras there was a beautiful garden full of flower plants and fruit trees of many kinds. One day a cow entered the garden and did a great deal of damage to the plants. The …
Buddha’s Non-attachment – Ramana Maharshi
During a conversation on non-attachment, Bhagavan said, “In this part of the country, one of our ancients wrote, ‘O Lord, thou hast given me a hand to use as pillow under my head, a cloth to cover my …
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Nature is Like Ferris Wheel – Swami Vivekananda
You have seen the big Ferris Wheel in Chicago. The wheel revolves, and the little rooms in the wheel are regularly coming one after another; one set of persons gets into these, and after they have …
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