Human perception naturally gravitates toward friction and flaw, often blinding us to the vast expanse of grace that surrounds our daily lives. “One day, a professor entered his classroom and asked his…
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The seven wonders of the world
The most extraordinary marvels in existence require no grand admission fee or distant pilgrimage, hiding instead in plain sight within our everyday human senses. “A group of American school children were asked…
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The battle of the beetles
Major crises rarely cause our undoing; rather, it is the silent, incremental accumulation of minor grievances that gradually hollows out our inner strength. “On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado (USA)…
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A happy man’s shirt
The pursuit of absolute contentment often leads us down complex paths, only to reveal that true peace wears no material guise at all. “This is an interesting Italian folktale. Once upon a…
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“He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver”
Hardships often feel like an overwhelming blaze, yet the crucible of adversity is rarely designed to destroy us—it serves instead to burn away imperfections until our clearest potential reflects through the surface.…
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Myths
The Master gave his teaching in parables and stories, which his disciples listened to with pleasure — and occasional frustration, for they longed for something deeper. The Master was unmoved. To all…
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The faith behind miracles
Intellectual comprehension of spiritual truths remains mere theory until total, unhesitating trust transforms belief into living conviction. A milk-maid used to fetch milk daily for a brahmana priest living on the other…
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Depth of devotion
True spiritual stature is never measured by self-proclaimed closeness to the divine, but by an uncalculating love that places the comfort and honor of the beloved above all else. “Pride once entered…
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By the will of God
Absolute surrender to the divine turns every circumstance—whether comfort or adversity—into a seamless expression of a higher, unfolding reality. In a certain village, there lived a weaver. He was a very pious…
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How to see God
Realising the divine is never an intellectual pastime; it demands the same desperate, consuming urgency that a drowning person feels for a breath of air. A disciple asked his teacher, “Sir, please…
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Lord Vishnu and his devotee
Authentic divine protection meets us in our weakness, but the moment ego retaliates and takes justice into its own hands, grace steps back to let us learn our lessons. Once, Lord Vishnu…
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Self-surrender has no scope for complaint
Absolute surrender leaves no room for grievance, recognizing that even the sharpest sorrows originate from the same source we worship. Once, when Lord Rama and his brother Lakshmana went to take bath…