Non-violence

An Indian Folktale Guru Ananda, like most of the gurus, had disciples among the householders, along with the students who lived with him. Once in a while the guru camped in such villages where a large number of his householder disciples lived. One such village was Mahigram. He was camping there with a dozen or… Continue reading Non-violence

What is true transformation?

An Indian Folklore The little mouse was almost dead when the sage’s wife rescued it from their cat. “O poor creature!” muttered the lady while trying to revive it. “I saved you today but who will save you tomorrow? I wish I had the power to change you into a human being!” The sage who… Continue reading What is true transformation?

Other Lives

A Kashmiri folktale Once there lived a Seeker of the Truth who wanted to know the mystery of Death and the Great Time. For many years, the seeker kept visiting many gurus, scientists, academicians and ashrams.  Then one day, he came across a group of wandering mystic minstrels while walking on the bank of a… Continue reading Other Lives