• From Uddhava Gita

    Why did Lord Krishna not save the Pandavas when they played dice with Duryodhana & Shakuni? A wonderful explanation by Krishna himself: From his childhood, Uddhava had been with Krishna, charioting him…

  • Who insults you?

    When Abraham Lincoln became the President of America, his father was a shoemaker.  And, naturally, egoistic people were very much offended that a shoemaker’s son should become the President.   On the first…

  • The expert

    Ever heard the story of a giant ship engine that failed? The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. Then…

  • Only the truth

    A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign that said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a…

  • Ritual cat

    Once, when a spiritual teacher and his disciples began their evening meditation, a cat who lived in the monastery made such noise that it distracted them. So the teacher ordered that the…

  • Safety glass

    Edouard Benedictus, a French scientist, was working in his laboratory. The year was 1903. Benedictus climbed a ladder to fetch reagents from a shelf and inadvertently knocked a glass flask to the…

  • What we want to hear

    Two old acquaintances, who hadn’t seen each other for years, were walking down the street together, renewing old times. “Just a minute,” said one, “I think I hear something,” and turning a…