The heavy responsibilities we willingly shoulder for others do not weigh us down; when carried with grace and willingness, our greatest burdens transform into the very wings that elevate our spirits. An…
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Hiss but not bite
Spiritual gentle manners must never be mistaken for complete defenselessness; wisdom requires shielding one’s peace without ever harbouring the intent to harm. Some cowherd boys used to tend their cows in a…
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The mahut God
Perceiving divinity in all forms requires equal reverence for the guidance that protects us—to see God everywhere is to honour the voice of reason as well. In a forest, there lived a…
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Four blind men and an elephant
Fragmented perception mistakes a partial glimpse for absolute reality, breeding endless conflict where unity alone exists. Once, four blind men went out to see an elephant. One touched the leg of the…
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Frog in the well
Confined within the narrow walls of dogma, the conditioned mind mistakes its limited enclosure for the infinite universe and rejects whatever transcends its horizon. A frog lived in a well. It had…
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The pandit who could not swim
Once, several men were crossing the Ganges river in a boat. One of them, a pandit, was making a great display of his erudition, saying that he had studied various books –…
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Bigger hands
A boy went to the store with his mother. The owner held up a candy jar, and invited him to take a handful. Uncharacteristically, the boy stood still, and waited. So the…
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The story of a squirrel
This is one more interesting short storiy from Ramayana for children. After the abduction of Sita, Lord Rama along with this army of monkey and bears, started making a bridge of stones…
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Greed
A student asked his teacher, “What is greed?” The teacher said, “In order to answer your question, go through the chocolate factory next to our school and pick the one chocolate you…
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The ship of friendship
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors…
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The way God helps
There was a small village by the river. Everyone lived happily and offered regular prayers at the village temple. Once, during the monsoon season, it rained heavily. The river started overflowing and…
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Bad habits
A wealthy man requested an old scholar to wean his son away from his bad habits. The scholar took the youth for a stroll through a garden. Stopping suddenly, he asked the…