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Bayzid had lost his father in his childhood. His mother was forced to work hard to feed her child. When Bayzid grew up a little, he started mixing up and playing with fellow children. This worried his mother, as she was concerned that her child should not get into bad company and become a spoiled kid. Being a godly and very high-minded woman, she used to take great care of her son's upbringing. She always remembered what his father used to say : "My son will grow up to become God's Child. He will show people the reality and the way to reach that purpose". In the same village, there lived a saint Fakir who used to provide education to the children in his school, and also took care of them. Any child who trained under him in his school, returned as a capable and noble person. When Bayzid's mother came to know about this, she quickly took her child and went to meet that saint. She placed her request to the saint : "I am a widow. I have heard a lot about you and ...

Once a Crow, holding on to a piece of meat was flying to a place to sit and eat peacefully.  However, a flock of eagles who were flying nearby started chasing it. The crow became scared and anxious. It started flying higher and higher, yet the much stronger eagles were after the poor crow.  Just then Garuda saw the plight and pain in the eyes of the crow. Coming closer to the crow, he asked, "What's wrong, dear? You seem to be very disturbed and in terrible stress?" The crow cried, "Look at these eagles! They are after me to kill me". Garuda being the bird of wisdom spoke, "Oh my friend! They are not after you to kill you! In fact, they are after that piece of meat that you are holding tightly in your beak. Just drop it and see what happens." The crow followed the advice of Garuda and dropped the piece of meat, and behold, all the eagles in a mad rush flew towards the falling meat. Garuda smiled and said, "The pain is only till you hold on to it. ...

 "I" Once, Socrates was walking on a beach. He noticed a weeping child standing on the shore. He went to him, put his hand lovingly on the boy's head and asked, "Why are you crying?" The boy said, "I want to fill this ocean in the cup, but it does not fit in my cup."  Hearing the child's words, Socrates went into dismay and started crying himself. Now it was the child's turn to ask : "You're crying too, but where's your cup?"  Socrates replied, "My child, you want to fill the entire ocean in a small cup, and I want to fill the knowledge of the whole world in my small mind. Today you have taught me that the sea cannot fit in a cup, I was getting restless in vain."   Upon hearing this, the child paused for a moment, then threw the cup away into the sea and said, "O ocean, if you cannot fit in my cup, then my cup can fit in you." Socrates fell at the child's feet and exclaimed, "thanks to you, I have ...

Do we recognize ourselves for what we truly are? The son of an emperor had become spoilt. He had fallen in the wrong company. The father was upset. One day the father became very angry and in a fit of rage he said to the son, "You will be thrown out of the palace. Either rectify yourself or leave my palace." The emperor had not thought that the prince would actually leave the palace. But the prince left the palace in his fury. The emperor's son was as stubborn as emperor. The father searched a lot, but could not find him. Years passed by. The old father's eyes had blurred now, as he wept so much. He had only one son. The entire empire was for him. The father used to repent a lot, that in what unfortunate moment did I uttere such words that I will throw you out! Nearly 20 years passed waiting like this. One day a beggar was begging outside the emperor's palace. The king looked at him, and he felt that it was a familiar face. The old father's heart immediately r...

*THE FALLEN FLOWERS*🌸🌸 Every morning I saw an elderly gentlemen picking up flowers fallen under the tree and keeping neatly in a basket , meant for temple visits. His activity was making me curious.   One fine morning I saw him again, and decided to quench my curiosity.   I asked him, "Uncle, I always see you picking up these freshly fallen flowers from the ground. What do you do with them?"   "I use it to worship deities and gods in my house," he replied calmly.   Now this was new. Haven’t heard anything like this before. So, I asked him again, “Why will you put fallen flowers, when there are plenty on the plant itself?”   "I am helping the flowers fulfil their purpose, to be with the God in their last days. They also have life, they also want to be with God like you and me in our last days, isn’t it" he asked me.  I just nodded and he continued. "People pluck the buds which have not even bloomed, and some only pluck the one’s whic...

A Saint had the practise of cleaning his Lota( an indian pot for storing water) daily.One day his curious disciple asked him "O! My master why do you clean the pot daily? Is'nt it enough to clean it once a week? The Saint replied " Yes my dear , you are right , I shall clean it once a week hereafter.  From that day he stopped cleaning the pot. The shining pot was getting duller and duller day by day.One day the saint called the disciple and asked him to clean the pot. The pot was difficult to clean, it took a long time to clean. The disciple had to work harder to make the pot shining like before. The saint told his disciple , as long as the pot was cleaned daily it was shining. Like wise a seeker should also carry on his Seva, Sadhna, Satsang and Chanting daily to keep the mind shining. Even if it is not practised for single day it will dull the mind. Moral: Practise makes man perfect!!

A student approached a Zen teacher to learn Zen. The teacher told him, ‘Hear the sound of one hand clapping.’ The student tried for three years and did not succeed. He was depressed that he could not do what his teacher had told him. He came in tears to the teacher saying he had to leave because he could not do what he had been told. The teacher said, ‘Wait for one more week. Meditate constantly.’ The student stayed for one more week and meditated. Nothing happened. The teacher said, ‘Try for five more days.’ The student stayed further, yet nothing happened. The student came in despair  begging to be released. Then the teacher said, ‘Meditate for three more days. If you don’t get enlightened, you had better kill yourself.’ The second day, the student was enlightened. When your whole being is burning with the single intense desire to realize the Ultimate, you will simply absorb the master’s instructions. The magic of transformation is bound to happen . Only then will you be open to ...

Lord Krishna: "What You Can't Do, I Will Do" - A Story from Mahabharata. A night before the day of the Matsya Vedh (Piercing Fisheye) competition, Krishna and Arjuna are conversing. Arjuna says, "If I have to do everything, then what will you do?" Arjuna asks, "And what is it that I can't do?" What did I learn from this story? But we must remember that if we don't do our part and only trust God to take care of everything then we will achieve nothing. Krishna says, "Arjuna, take care, put your step forward and concentrate on the eye of the fish". Krishna in a very soft tone tells him, "What you can't do, I will do". Krishna answers, " I will keep the water steady..." No matter how much work we do for our goals, we are not the creator here. We are the co-creator of our life. We must perform our karma and trust that everything beyond our control will be taken care of by God or The Universe or the Higher Power or ...