A MAN once fed a peacock with a pill of opium at four o'clock in the afternoon. The next day, exactly at that lime, the peacock came back. It had felt the intoxication of the drug and returned just in …
Devotion, the Divine Open Sesame
HAVING received no news of her Gopala (Krishna, God incarnate), Yasoda once came to Radha and asked her if she had any news from Him. At that time Radha was in a deep trance, and so did not hear …
She Behaved in a Queer Way
A CERTAIN devout lady, who was also a devoted wife, lived in the household serving her husband and children with a loving heart and at the same time keeping her mind fixed on the Lord. At her …
Egotism is Ruinous
A disciple, who had firm faith in the infinite power of his Guru, walked over the river by simply uttering his Guru’s name. Seeing this, the Guru thought, “Well, is there such a power in my mere name? …
The Pandit Who Could Not Swim
Once, several men were crossing the Ganges in a boat. One of them, a pandit, was making a great display of his erudition, saying that he had studied various books—the Vedas, the Vedanta, and the six …
“It’s Nothing, It’s Nothing!”
IT is not easy to get rid of illusion. It lingers even after the attainment of knowledge. A man dreamt of a tiger. Then he woke up and his dream vanished. But his heart continued to palpitate. Some …