Once upon a time, a clever monkey lived in a tree that bore juicy, red rose apples. He was very happy being alone. One fine day, a crocodile swam up to that…
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The crows and the snake
Once upon a time there lived a crow couple, who had built a nest on the top of a tree. But unfortunately the tree was inhabited by a serpent at its bottom.…
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The tortoise and the geese
Once upon a time there lived a pair of geese and a tortoise, all three of whom were great friends. One day they faced a huge drought; the lake in which they…
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The foolish lion and the clever rabbit
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful jungle in which lived a big, lazy lion. Being the king of the jungle, the lion called all the animals and ordered them, “Everyday…
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Appointment with April
Once, philosopher George Santayana came into a sizeable legacy and was able to relinquish his post on the Harvard faculty. The classroom was packed for his final appearance, and Santayana did himself…
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The real life
There is a beautiful story…. A great king, Prasenjita, had come to see Gautama Buddha. And while they were conversing, just in the middle, an old Buddhist sannyasin – he must have…
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Drop it!
Once a king came to Gautama Buddha. He was a devotee, a great devotee, and he had come for the first time for his darshan — for his audience. In one of…
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Is it crazy enough?
I have heard a true story, as told by Freeman Dyson… A few months ago, Werner Heisenberg and Wolfgang Pauli believed that they had made an essential step forward in the direction…
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You cannot hide from yourself
You can hide something from others but you cannot hide it from yourself, and it is there that God is hiding. It is not in the object, it is in the subject…
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Alexander and immortality
There is a story about Alexander the Great, that he was in search to find something which can make him immortal. …He searched and searched, and once he reached the cave where…