ONCE Narada besought the Lord of the universe, "Lord, show me that Maya of Thine which can make the impossible possible." The Lord nodded assent. Subsequently the Lord one day set out on a travel with …
Feigning Madness Too is Risky!
A CERTAIN person, deeply involved in debt, feigned madness to escape the consequences of his liabilities. Physicians failed to cure his disease, and the more he was treated for his ailments the …
Back to the Divine Mother
A DEVOTEE, who is born with an element of Vishnu, cannot altogether get rid of bhakti. Once I fell into the clutches of a Jnani, who made me listen to Vedanta for eleven months. But he could not …
Four Friends Looked Beyond
ONCE four friends, in the course of a walk, saw a place enclosed by a wall. The wall was very high. They all became eager to know what was inside. One of them climbed to the top of the wall. What he …
Man With a Tub of Dye
NATURALLY the doubt arises in the mind: if God is formless, how then can He have form? Further, if He has a form, why does He have so many forms? These things do not become clear until one has …
Who Wins the Prize
KARTIKA and Ganesa1 were seated near Bhagavati, who had a necklace of gems around Her neck. The Divine Mother said to them, "I will present this necklace to him who is the first to go around the …