The Hanuman Chalisa is one of the most widely recited devotional hymns among the Hindus. It transcends regional and linguistic barriers enjoying widespread popularity across India and beyond. Millions recite it daily…
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The bell-stand of Chuang Tse
Khing, a worker in rottlera wood, carved a bell-stand. When it was completed, all who saw it were astonished as though it were the work of spirits. The Prince of Lu went…
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Taoist poems
Chuang Chou and the Butterfly Chuang Chou in dream became a butterfly, And the butterfly became Chuang Chou at waking. Which was the real-the butterfly or the man? Who can tell the…
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Wisdom
A big factory was being built in Kerala (India) and a grave problem arose during the construction of that plant. The problem was that a really heavy machine had to be placed…
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Trimurti and Tridevi: The Cosmic Couples Who Shape the Hindu Universe
Hinduism holds Brahman as the divine source of all beings, the origin and foundation of all existence. Major schools of Hindu philosophy describe it as the non-physical, efficient, formal and final cause of…
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A stoic response to betrayal
Late in his reign, sick and possibly near death, Stoic Emperor Marcus Aurelius received surprising news. His old friend and most trusted general, Avidius Cassius, had rebelled in Syria. Having heard the emperor…
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The stingy artist
Gessen was an artist monk. Before he would start a drawing or painting he always insisted upon being paid in advance, and his fees were high. He was known as the “Stingy…
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Bodhidharma, the chief patriarch of Cha’n Buddhism in China
There are several stories and legends surrounding Bodhidharma. Some of them may be real; and a lot others just made up. In any case, they are very interesting. They bring forth the…
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Gandhi, a modern saint
Modern history often measures power by material strength, forgetting that the greatest changes are born from quiet moral courage. When we examine the long journey of inspirational lives, we discover that the…
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No loving-kindness
There was an old woman in China who had supported a monk for over twenty years. She had built a little hut for him and fed him while he was meditating. Finally…