A DISCIPLE said to his Guru that his wife loved him very much and so he could not renounce the world. The disciple used to practise Hatha Yoga. To convince him of the hollowness of his plea, the Guru …
Let Not the Bell of Bigotry Deaden Your Hearing
BE not a bigot like Ghantakarna. There was a man who worshipped Siva but hated all the other deities. One day Siva appeared to him and said, "I shall never be pleased with you so long as you hate …
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Single-mindedness is Another Name for Devotion
A MAN was angling in a lake all by himself. After a long while the float began to move. Now and then its tip touched the water. The angler was holding the rod tight in his hands, ready to pull it up, …
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Where Silence is Eloquent and Speech Doth Falter
A MAN had two sons. The father sent them to a preceptor to learn the knowledge of Brahman. After a few years they returned from their preceptor's house and bowed low before their father. Wanting to …
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Money is Also a Great Upadhi
MONEY is also an Upadhi and that too of a very strong nature. As soon as a man becomes rich he is thoroughly changed. A brahmana who was very meek and humble used to come here1 every now and then. …
She Came and Went Away
By the roadside on the way to Kamarpukur is Ranjit Raya's lake. Bhagavati the Divine Mother, was born as his daughter. Even now people hold an annual festival there in the month of Chaitra, in honour …