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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Who?
Sankaracharya had a certain disciple, who served him long without receiving any teaching. One day, hearing footsteps behind him he asked, “Who is there?” and was answered by this disciple, “It is…
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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 elephants knew
Beyond human comprehension lies a silent, intuitive resonance—a profound testament to the unyielding bonds of memory, gratitude and devotion that unite all living beings. “Lawrence Anthony, a legend in South Africa and…
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The pandit who could not swim
Learning may win admiration, but a crisis can reveal the difference between what we know and what we can do. Once, several men were crossing the Ganges river in a boat. One…
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Fences
Valid boundaries do not restrict human potential; they define the safe space within which true autonomy and authentic expression can blossom without fear. Hank Tate, in Discipline – You Can’t Succeed Without…
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A shove from the nest
Genuine independence is rarely born in comfortable sanctuaries; often, it takes the firm withdrawal of enabling support to awaken an individual’s latent capability and self-reliance. Some people need a little push to…
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Empty plates
Boundaries nurture respect and newfound responsibility. In his book Have a New Kid by Friday, Dr. Kevin Leman teaches parents to “let reality be the teacher.” One mom, Amy from Texas, wrote Dr.…
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Years of war vs. years of peace
The historical fragility of human harmony underscores that lasting peace cannot be secured through paper declarations, but through a fundamental transformation of the human heart. A thinker of the last century, Gustave…
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Good things take time
Enduring greatness and personal breakthroughs are never achieved in haste; they belong to those who quietly persist beyond the initial walls of weariness. It took Leo Tolstoy about six years to write the…