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The reward from tales of Akbar Birbal
2008-05-16 16:01:00
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The Blessing - A Sufi Parable
2008-05-05 11:25:00
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A Dirty Mouth - A Sufi story
2008-05-04 17:22:00
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The Good Lie - A short Sufi Story
2008-05-04 12:04:00
Short Sufi Story | Persian Tales | Lie | Truth |... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Witty stories for kids - Akbar Birbal
2008-05-03 17:21:00
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The Good Deed - A Short short Sufi Parable
2008-05-03 07:52:00
Kindness | Help | Love | Divine | Inspirational |A VILLAGE CHIEF saw a man take a thorn out of the foot of anorphan.That night he dreamed of the man,sauntering with pleasure inthe gardens of paradise and saying:`Look how many roses blossomed from that thorn!'Really a short story with great teaching. The essence of religious mind. To help others get out of pain is one of the most important aspect of religiousness or spiritual growth. I see this story as symbolic. A village chief symbolizes man with power, influence, affluence which most of us human beings strives for.Bestowed with such comfort of mind and body, he sees an orphan symbolic of a person in need and devoid of physical and mental comforts. With a thorn in foot, implying that the person is in pain. Taking out the thorn from the foot from the orphan, implying bringing relief to a unknown person in distress and pain, a mark of the highest form of Love.Many roses blooming from a thorn implies good deeds bloo...
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The Secret of Knowledge
2008-05-01 11:44:00
Knowledge | Sufi | stories | Persian Tales | Parable | Short Short story |THE WELL KNOWN AUTHOR and spiritual guide,the Imam Murshid MuhammedGhazali,was asked how he had been able to become so knowledgeable.He replied:`I was never ashamed to ask whatever I did not know'.
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Garfield and Friends
2008-05-01 10:10:00
Garfield | Cartoon | Animation | Strip | Garfield cartoon strips have always been a favorite in news paper.
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A short story on Divinity and ego
2008-05-01 07:50:00
Indian Stories | Lord Krishna | Wisdom | Sage | ego | conditioned mind | Sadguru | Sai Baba |There lived a Sage, who was very pious & was doing penance for the interest of mankind. By caste, he was a Brahmin and was known to Lord Krishna. He was wandering in secluded areas and had no fixed house for him. He had no desire, no lust, no hatred, and no greed & was in different world of his own.Lord Krishna was very happy with his PRAYERS & Lord Krishna showed him His Virat Swaroop & asked him for any boon. Sage Uttanga told Him that he was desire less and he did not want anything, but Lord Krishna insisted for some boon to be granted to him as a reward for his penance. As Lord Krishna insisted, the latter asked for a boon that whenever he was in need of water (and since this area is a desert area) & whenever he felt thirsty, water may be provided to him. Lord Krishna granted him the boon & disappeared.One day, the Sage Uttanga after walking for a long distance in...
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Better to sleep - An inspirational Story
2008-05-01 01:27:00
Holier than thou | Comparison | Wisdom | Sufi Story | Persian Tales | Parables | I REMEMBRER THAT ONCE, when a chiled, I went through a holy phase. Ifasted, and I used to get up in the night to pray. Once, I sat up allnight with my father. I held the sacred Koran in my lap and never onceclosed my eyes.ALL around us the rest of the household snored in sleep.`Just listen to them,' I remarked to my father,`Not one of them thinksof saying a prayer.They are sleeping like the dead.'`My beloved son,' he replied,`you would be much better asleep yourselfif all you can do in your wakefulness is disparage others.'I have loved this story since years, there is a similar story i herd about Prophet Muhammad. Once a spiritual seeker went for offering Namaz in early morning with Prophet Muhammad, on the way back after the morning prayers, the man saw people sleeping.He spoke of how unworthy those people were who were sleeping at the time of sacred prayers. Prophet stopped the speaker and told hi...
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Walt Disney - Three Little Pigs
2008-04-30 15:14:00
Walt Disney | Silly Symphoies | Symphony | animation | short film | Three Little Pigs | Big Bad Wolf | children | kids | cartoon |Great animated film of the classic story for kids.Two pigs build houses of hay and sticks, and play on their flute and fiddle, all the while scoffing at their brother, building the brick house that takes substantially more work. The wolf comes around and blows their houses down and they run to their brother's brick house, the only house able to withstand all the huffing and puffing. Throughout this clip, they sing the classic song, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?".Some good and interesting comments from you tube to tell more about the video clip* OMG i watched this all the time when i was really little, we had it on VHS...thanks so much* LOL @ the pictures in the background of the brick house at 8:14!!* What a quality!!Owesome!LOve it!!Thanks for posting* ahh the classics* Genious!* Those Pigs rule.* ...
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Anmation for kids - The Tortoise and the Hare
2008-04-30 14:52:00
Walt Disney | Silly Symphoies | Symphony | animation | short film | children |This short video clip has great animation and music for the classic tale of the tortoise and the hare. How the very fast but the over confidence of the hare makes him lose a race against a slow but steady tortoise. The tortoise without thinking much just walks along the way with his own pace while the hare runs fasts takes a lead and due to the over confidence takes time for nap or fooling around and in the end realizes the loss, as he watches the tortoise pass through the finish line.
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A good example - A short short Sufi Story
2008-04-30 11:06:00
Good Manners | Bad Manners | Sufi Stories | Persian Tales | ' From whom did you learn such excellent manners?' Lukeman was asked.'From the bad mannered.''How so ?''I refrained from whatever they did that I didn't like.'
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Hatim Tai and the Deadly Guest
2008-04-29 06:52:00
Generosity | Courage | Wisdom | Love | Noble | Sufi | Persian Tale | Arabian Parables |The king always wondered what his people really thought about him.So, one day, he disguised himself as a beggar. He went into the market-place, and discovered that his people weren't thinking of him at all!They were full of praise of a chieftain, who lived far away called Hatim Tai.'Have you herd the latest tale of his generosity?' said a merchant. 'They say that .....''That is nothing! What about his marvelous horse? Did you hear that.......''And his courage........''.........his wisdom'The king returned in bad temper.'Noble! Generous! Courageous! They should be saying that about me, their king.' he muttered angrily. He sent for his favorite servant, Farid. Farid was tall, always dressed in black, his thin face was pale, his eyes cold.'You have herd of this Hatim Tai?' the king demanded.'Who has not, my lord?''I shall not rest until he is dead. I want you to kill him'...
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Rich Man - Poor Man
2008-04-26 12:03:00
Sufi Stories | Dervish | Generosity | Fortunes | Persian Tales | A weak and starving dervish once begged at the door of a rich man.'Away with you' said the wealthy man in proud anger, you will get nothing from me!'How the dervish's heart bled at this. 'It's astonishing that such a man should be so severe', he said. 'It is obvious that he has had no experience of begging.''Is he gone?' shouted the rich man to his slave. 'If not, go and clear him from my door.' The slave came out and drove the dervish away.Now I herd that, because he was not truly grateful to the one who pervades all, circumstances soon changed for the rich man. His fortunes altered dramatically and suddenly and he was ruined. He was not even left with an ass upon which he could carry his personal belongings - which was perhaps as well because he hadn't any.Then he sat in a dusk, naked, with an empty purse at is feet.The slave was sold to anther master. The new master who was also rich but there the sim...
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Cartoon Network Grooves - Circles - Video for Kids
2008-04-25 01:50:00
Some selected comments from the you tube on this video clip to tell you more* luv this song and video* Aw brings back memory's when i was about 5,6,and 7 and mabye 8. i used to wake up at about 5 or 6 in the dak and look ant old cartoon's and this.* This video reminds me how much better the old cartoon network was.* i seirously am crying from all the happy memories i have from this thank u* I remember watching this when i was little and life was fun. It makes me want to cry.* I love the subtitles (what the characters are saying)"I don't remember getting this many chairs- Betty must be redecorating" XD* This killls my bad moods in the afternoon* can't beat the classics* Funny parody of the crappy Hanna Barbera cartoons. They always pass by the same tree, chair, vase etc.* this song takes me back to CN's golden age* this song is the best one ever* i love cartoonetwork* my friends still like to listen to this...
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Inspirational Story - Motivates You to Fulfill Your Dreams!
2008-04-06 16:33:00
An inspiring story based on the Wright Brothers. Armed with nothing more than a high school education, they rose above all obstacles and achieved the impossible.Be inspired by this lesson about attaining success even if the odds are against you!If you loved this video, also visit http://www.inspirationjunction.com for more inspirational Flash movies and downloadable screensavers. Send them to your friends or loved ones (could be your spouse or just that special someone whom you really care for) and brighten their day :-)They wouldn't know unless you put your caring thoughts into actions to touch their hearts.Some positive and elevating comments from the you tube to tell more about the video* Great message! I can see from your site you want to inspire people. You are doing it, I think. Thanks!* Actually the Wright Brothers bought the engine that powered that first flight for $50 from Alexander Wilks Vaughan, the real inventor. I guess there are more ways than one to fulfil...
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Goat and Priest - Buddhist Short Story
2008-04-05 15:21:00
A short Buddhist story about a priest and the the movie Little Buddha. About the law of Karma.
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Wonderful stories from Little Buddha
2008-04-05 05:20:00
Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje. His search leads him to young Jesse Conrad, Raju, a waif from Kathmandu, and an upper class Indian girl. Together, they journey to Bhutan where the three children must undergo a test to prove which is the true reincarnation. Interspersed with this, is the story of Siddharta, later known as the Buddha . It traces his spiritual journey from ignorance to true enlightenment.Part 2Comments from yu tube videos* a favorite.Thanks* Nice movie * do u have the whole movie??* Indeed our greatest enemy is our self...when Buddha reached the enlightenment he just realized that we are the lord of our ego. Thus, the earth is the witness of his own greatest enemy...since we are nothing but a part of the ocean which f we only realize our own source...(GOd)* Interesting, so god is the ilusion of our ego. But, if he calls the earth as a witness to non-existence of ego, than the earth is som...
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Online - Asterix and the Big Fight - Animated full-length feature film
2008-03-31 18:17:00
Watch online streaming videos of animated full length feature film from you tube videos.Asterix and the Big Fight Part 1Asterix and the Big Fight Part 2Asterix and the Big Fight Part 3Asterix and the Big Fight Part 4Asterix and the Big Fight Part 5 Asterix and the Big Fight Part 6Asterix and the Big Fight Part 7Asterix and the Big Fight Part 8Some good and instructive comments from you tube* That movie is so damn funny xDDoes anyone know the name of the song?Reply : It's called Zonked.And i would like to be Cacofonix's Bodyguard.* The swedish dubbing for the Asterix films is perhaps the funniest thing I know of.* ASTRERIX IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!* this is a lot different from the book* Brian Blessed as General Motus! Brilliant!* too bad only a few were made adapted into cartoons . its good in english but in french , its really a masterpiece .- 12 task , the britains , cleopatre , all great and La surprise de cesar ( dunno the title in english b...
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Animated stories Bal Hanuman movie
2008-03-28 15:47:00
This continues from a video posted as Animated stories Lord Hanuman ,Animated stories Bal Hanuman movie Part 2Along with Kesari, Anjana performed intense prayers to Shiva to beget Him as her Child. Pleased with their devotion, Shiva granted them the boon they soughtAnimated stories Bal Hanuman movie Part 3Different stories are told as to Hanuman's birth. One is that at the time that Anjana was worshipping Lord Shiva, elsewhere, Dasaratha, the king of Ayodhya, was performing the Putrakama Yagna in order to have children. As a result, he received some sacred pudding, to be shared by his three wives, leading to the births of Lord Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and ShatrughnaAnimated stories Bal Hanuman movie Part 4According to Parasara Samhita, Lord Hanuman was born in Venkatachalam (which is now famous by the name Tirupathi). Once Vishnu took the form of Mohini (a form of a beautiful maiden) and appeared to Lord Shiva who was in deep divine bliss. It is said that as a result, Shiva lost a d...
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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix watch online videos continued
2008-03-27 22:13:00
Last post The Twelve Tasks of Asterix had 7 online streaming video clips from you tube, below are the final three clips to complete the animated movieThe Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Part 8The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Part 9The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Part 10 final part* Caesar looked as if he was injured in 4.50.. part 10* THAT GODESS WUZ NUDE!!! ummm...plz stand up with your hands above your head miss....WOOOOOOO!!!! part 8Part 10* That Donald Duck gag always cracked me up. part 10* Look at the soldier on the right his swords bended at the top.* GO ASTERIX!!!!!!!!!!!* That chicken is a riot! * thanks for uploading this i watched the whole thing whilst i ate my lunch, thankyou!* That Donald Duck gag always cracked me up.* where did that woman come from* so funny * oh asterix he called me fatty
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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix watch online videos
2008-03-26 21:41:00
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Part 1The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Part 2The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Part 3The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Part 4The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Part 5The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Part 6The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Part 7Some good and interesting comments from you tube for this series of stories* Thank you very much, I met them many years ago at school, at Lycée Franco-CostaricienPura vida!* Great work! Thx* Asbestus of Marathon, winner of the Olympic Marathon!* Asterix on the Tube, and in English? Now that's nice. ^_^ I really appreciate these English voiceovers, cos they're quite close to the original version.It's good to see the little Gaul having so many fans overseas too. ;-)(and if you've figured it out, yes I'm French...)* i never heard of this, but it's interesting. notice the hourglass. Saturn, then the amanita sun mushroom. You notice the guy with the wings on his head, says he doesn't need magic potion, well he has ...
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Marathi Story cartoon - rabbit and tortoise race
2008-03-26 21:21:00
Online streaming video from you tube, Very nice song of the famous story of rabbit and tortoise race, Marahti Language. sasa to sasa kapus jasa.Some goods comments on you tube for this video* this is really cute!!!!the singer says...Vege Vege instead of vegle vegle...or atleast it sounds soReply : vege vege dhawu is correct...it means we'll run fast..veg mhanje speed..* just tooo good... reminds me of childhood days :)* is that voice of shreya ghosal.?* cute song!!!!
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Marathi animated song for kids
2008-03-26 21:07:00
Maina rani chatur shahani sange ek kahani... marathi animated balgeet . nice voice. it is shreya ghosal a very nice online streaming video for Marathi children who will love the cartoon and listen the song.
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Marathi story for kids - Eka makadane kadhale dukan
2008-03-26 20:56:00
Really a nice online cartoon video, that kids would love, good melodious heart pleasing song.
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A Persian Sufi Story - Teaching an Ass
2008-03-18 09:58:00
Teaching an Ass IDIOT! DOLT! BLUNDER HEAD!'the owner of an ass as he kicked it on its way.What are you to me? What use are you to anyone? On your way, have lived your life in vain!' He kept up the tirade, kicking and the ass, which quietly continued, as best it could, on journey.They passed a wise man. `What is the point of this abuse?' he asked. `The beast cannot learn much from you. It is not made that way. Stop the noise, therefore, and you learn from the beastinstead.' `Learn from this creature?' spluttered the man. `What can this brute possibly teach me?'For a start: patience and silence in the presence of an ass.'
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A short Sufi Parable - A Heavy Tomb
2008-03-17 23:15:00
A Heavy Tomb I ONCE SAW THE SON of a rich man, sitting on the magnificenttomb of his father.He was quarreling with another boy, the son ofa dervish, and saying:Look at the splendor of my father's tomb.See the marble pavement,the turquoise bricks! And inside, the stone coffin is covered with anelegant epitaph.Compare all this to your father's grave - a couple ofbricks sprinkled with dust!'The dervish boy listened and said:By the time your father has been able to get out from under there,mine will long have been in Paradise.Kindly leave your comments on these Sufi Parable s
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Short Sufi Parable - Cure for a Sick Son
2008-03-10 19:07:00
Cure for a Sick SonWHAT ELSE CAN I DO? Said the rich man, turning away in despair from the bed on which his son lay sick. His friends sadly shook their heads. `The only thing left now, 'they said ,`is either to recite the Koran through from beginning to end, or make a sacrifice. Then God may have pity.' The rich man considered. `It will have to be the Koran, then,' he said, `for it is near at hand. My wealth is all in my folks which are some distance away; by the time a sacrifice could be arranged it would be too late.' A passing holy man commented: `The Koran is near to him, certainly, being on the tip his tongue. But his gold is nearer, being in his heart.'"Kindly put your comments on these Parable s."
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Persian Sufi Tales - Bring your Own Light
2008-03-10 08:58:00
Bring your Own Light MY YOUNG SON DIED in Sina.What can I tell you of my sorrow? The boy was like a young cypress,his roots plucked up by the wind of death.ALL I could say in my heart was: He has gone pure to God, whereas I an old man, go stained.Mad with distress one day, I went to his tomb and pulled up a stone. Inside, all was narrow, oppressive and dark.I shrank back in fear and confusion.In that sad state I seemed to hear the voice of my beloved son:`Father, are you afraid of this dark place? Be wise then and bring your own light in with you. Do you wish the night of the grave to be as day? Out there in the world, then, kindle a lamp of good deeds.'
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