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Faith of King Jayamal - Story of Krishna
2009-08-09 05:12:00 There was a king named Jayamal. Jayamal had intense faith in Lord Krishna . He never missed a single day spending in devotion and rituals performed through love towards his deity Shyamsundar (Black beauty). He worshiped Lord Krishna as Shyamsunder.Although a king, with many duties towards the kingdom and the people of his kingdom. His faith was great. He spent the time in devotion and worship from early morning till midday. He would not leave the sacred shrine, where he spent the time in devotion, even if it meant losing his kingdom and all the wealth.There are always people taking the devotion towards God as a weakness. So knowing that the king spends half the earlier day in devotion, a neighboring king decided to attack his kingdom in the early hours of the day and capture it the easy way. It was an easy meal for him. Thus, one early morning, an attack was made on king Jayamal's kingdom. All with the bright hopes of acquiring a new kingdom.The soldier's of Jayamal had no other o... More About: Faith , Story , King
Inspirational story of Childs Faith
2009-05-24 12:39:00 There was a boy named Jatila. He had to walk through the jungle everyday to reach his school. Going through the thick woods to the school and coming back again from the jungle all alone was huge task for the kid. Naturally it was a frightening experience many a times.He told about his fear while going through through the woods to his mother. The mother was a woman with great faith in God. Accordingly she said to the boy, "Dear child, why get frighten?" "You are not alone. Just call Madhusudana (One of many names attributed to Hindu God Lord Krishna) and he will be there with you.The guileless child had the imbibed the Faith from his mother. So from next day as he entered the jungle with deep faith from his heart called out Madusudana. He called, "Oh Madusudana please come and walk with me through the woods. Alone i am scared. You are my only friend to whom i can call for." And God listened to this straightforward call full with faith. The faith of boy was such that Madusudana always... More About: Inspirational , Story
Prayers for the love of God - A short story of legendary Sufi Rumi
2008-09-29 20:16:00 The local daily Gujarati news paper Gujarat Mitra provides with good inspirational short stories. The following one got more intense attention as the story is of the Persian Sufi Saint Mowlana Jalaladdun Rumi .Stories and poems of Rumi has always attracted me. Rumi is the one of the rarest gems that walked on earth in blood and flesh.Once the sleep took over Rumi before his evening Namaz. The time of Namaz was getting closer but Rumi was deep in sleep. Just then a weird looking fellow woke him up and told him wake up the time for evening prayers the Namaz is near.Rumi surprised by the uncanny look of the person enquired who he was. ?I am Lucifer.? Came the reply. The element of surprise grew even more on hearing the reply. Lucifer is the king of darkness, creator of conflicts, the chief of Satan. Why would he bother to assist him in prayers and love for God?Lucifer became aware of the spinning mind of Rumi. He began to give the clarification for his action. He told, ?Look first I wa... More About: Love , Story , Prayers
Strength of being or physical strength and sharp techniques ?
2008-09-24 21:10:00 Again one another Zen story to ponder upon.This one is called 'Great Waves'.In the early days of the Meiji era there lived a well-known wrestler called O-nami, Great Waves.O-nami was immensely strong and knew the art of wresting. In his private bouts he defeated even his teacher, but in public was so bashful that his own pupils threw him.A wrestler called O-nami, meaning the great waves, was immensely strong and technically sound with the moves of wrestling. His physical strength and the techniques were so sharp, that he would defeat even his teacher, not to mention the fellow wrestlers in the private bouts.The story was altogether different when the bouts happened in public. Even the even his own pupils would throw him. The fear to be in public seemed to work on this physically strong and so sound with sharp techniques of wrestling art. However a man may be strong physically and endowed with the sharpest of the techniques in any field, it loses it's importance when the strength ... More About: Physical , Sharp
Obedience - A Zen Story
2008-09-22 20:57:00 Zen stories are wonderful stories with deep insight. Every individual understands the story in one's own way. Only the masters have the true understanding of the zen stories. Here i would write down what my mind understands through this story.Readers are welcomed to write their own understanding in the comments.The master Bankei's talks were attended not only by Zen students but by persons of all ranks and sects. He never quoted sutras nor indulged in scholastic dissertations. Instead, his words were spoken directly from his heart to the hearts of his listeners.The master Bandei's talks were not just attended by the students of Zen. This is the quality of the true Zen master. A master is like a huge magnet attracting so many people from all sects and worldly ranks. That is that something great they carry, that makes it irresistible for people. It is not the words that attract them, but their presence. Same talk could be given by any other person with exactly same words and punctu... More About: Story , Obedience
Thoughts and feelings
2008-09-20 13:51:00 Today in the local newspaper there was a short story, which had a deeper insight.Once a king was chit chatting with his prime minister about the thoughts and the feelings. He told the prime minister that since the thoughts cannot be seen or read it is very easy to befool people. The prime minister did not agree on this and asked the king for an instant experiment on the same.One man was walking towards them. The prime mister asked the king to mentally curse the approaching person and think negative about him. The king did so. As the person came closer to the rulers, he had to bow to the mighty ruler and did so.As he was leaving the prime minister asked the person about how he was feeling about the king at that moment. On the question, clearly a little fear could be seen on the face of the person inquired. The prime minister assured him that he has to put forward the fact and no harm would be done to him, regardless of his answer in negative.The person said that he could not understo... More About: Thoughts , Feelings
Indian Spiritual Story on Karma and spirituality
2008-05-30 23:48:00 Two... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Story , Spirituality , Indian , Spiritual , Karma
Indian Spiritual Story on Karma and spirituality
2008-05-30 23:48:00 Two friends were on the way. As they were moving across the nasty place filled with prostitutes, one of them had a desire to spend a night indulging himself in physical pleasure. The other one was given this idea to which he denied, and told his friend not do so.They both parted, one going with a prostitute, the other with anger and resentment in his mind, decided to visit a temple and read a holy scripture. Along the way thoughts of comparison and how lowly his friend was dominated his mind.The first one, as he moved with the prostitute began to have resentment on what he was doing. His mind was engrossed in how great his friend was, who decided to visit the temple and read a spiritual book. He was greatly started t miss that.The other with the religious book in his hand and siting in the temple, was engrossed in the thought f his lowly friend.An earthquake struck claiming many lives, both the friends included.The officers from heaven and hell were busy with their work. The first o... More About: Story , Spirituality , Indian , Spiritual , Karma
The little boy and friendship
2008-05-26 23:03:00 There was little boy who thought that friends are meant for each other. There was nothing mine and yours in friendship. Whatever they had was theirs ,and not mine and yours.As he grew up, he was shocked to realize that was not true. The shock was an inner one as it did not appear in his outer characteristics. He had started to accept the fact that most people made friends so that they can share and talk ideas when there were less important things to do. First my security and power, thereafter the thing called friendship, seemingly prevailed widely.This led him to the question of adopting to this widely accepted way of life, or to carry on with the inner feeling he had. The first one seemed more comfortable as it fitted with what most were doing. The other had it's own dangers and insecurities.He decided for the later one, regardless of it's dangers and insecurities. Despite the difficulties he had to face for this selfless thinking, the feeling grew from friends to human beings a... More About: Friendship
The little boy and friendship
2008-05-26 23:03:00 There was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Friendship
The Doctor and the Peasant
2008-05-22 21:47:00 'Ho... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Doctor , Peasant
A Story about true love
2008-05-22 10:16:00 In the Gujarati news paper I came across an Indian tale about true love.Lord Krishna was once on the bed with acute pain in His head. Sage Narada asked Shri Krishna that he was much surprise by what has happened and the remedy for the same.Shri Krishna replied that the remedy was simple and the headache would immediately abate if someone who loved him would give him water to drink, the water must have washed the lover's feet.Sage went to Shri Krishna's wife Rukmani with the remedy. Rukmani denied giving the water that has washed her feet, for drinking purpose to Lord Krishna. The reason it would be a great sin giving water that has washed her feet, for drinking purpose to her husband and the Lord 'Shri Krishna'.Narada then went with the same plea to Shri Krishna's sweet heart Shri Radha. Radha immediately washed her feet and gave the water to Narada. She said that she was aware ot the consequences of the same. She will have to go and suffer in the hell for this action, but she ... More About: Love , Story , True , True Love
A Story about true love
2008-05-22 10:16:00 In the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Love , Story , True , True Love
The Peacock
2008-05-18 14:01:00 It Was A Beautiful Bird. It spread its tail and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Frightened Fox
2008-05-18 12:32:00 Another short Sufi story from Persian tales,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The reward from tales of Akbar Birbal
2008-05-16 16:01:00 The tales of Akbar Birbal continues from the last... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Tales , Reward
The reward from tales of Akbar Birbal
2008-05-16 16:01:00 The tales of Akbar Birbal continues from the last video of a witty story. This one is called the reward.The video clips contains the witty stories of Akbar Birbal in Hindi. A short transcript in English for the story given in the above video clip.The guard on the gates of the palace and administrative office of Akbar is seen taking bribe from the visitors, of Kind Akbar. A poor musician from Rajasthan awaits his turn and is stopped by the guard. The guard demands five gold coins, from the poor musician for being able to meet the king.When the musician denies giving the sum of five gold coins, the guard notifies him that it was the law and he guides him to the one who made that law, the chief of the security guards. The chief of security guards is seen sitting in the luxurious environment, leisurely smoking a pipe. He asks the guard not to allow the visitor unless he pays the required sum.The poor singer visits the intelligent prime minister Birbal for this problem he faced... More About: Tales , Reward
The Blessing - A Sufi Parable
2008-05-05 11:25:00 Short Sufi Stories | Persian Tales | Complaints |... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Blessing , Parable
A Dirty Mouth - A Sufi story
2008-05-04 17:22:00 Sufi Stories | Parables | Persian Tales | WHEN... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Story , Sufi , Dirty , Mouth
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! ]] More About: Good , Short , The Good
Witty stories for kids - Akbar Birbal
2008-05-03 17:21:00 The story continues from Akbar Birbal Tales, Next story is called 'The trees testimony', Since the story is dubbed in Hindi language, the English translation is put here.King Akbar walks on the ways of his kingdom with few fellows and Birbal. He notices too many crows on the way and says that the number of crows has increased a lot in the kingdom. One man talking with him agrees with the king, and adds that they add to much noise also.King says that the number of crows in the kingdom is impossible to find out. Birbal responds that nothing is impossible. Akbar asks Birbal that if that was possible could he tell him the number of crows in the kingdom. Birbal agrees and asks for few days for the same.As always Kind Akbar agrees and says that he will be keenly waiting for his answer.A man knocks on the door of Birbals home and asks if he could talk with king Birbal. He apologies for taking the valuable time of Birbal, to which Birbal responds with politeness and asks him, how he can ... More About: Kids , Stories , Witty
Witty stories for kids - Akbar Birbal
2008-05-03 17:21:00 The story continues from Akbar Birbal Tales, Next... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Kids , Stories , Witty
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... More About: Sufi , Good , Short , The Good , Parable
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'. More About: The Secret , Secret , Knowledge
Garfield and Friends
2008-05-01 10:10:00 Garfield | Cartoon | Animation | Strip | Garfield cartoon strips have always been a favorite in news paper. More About: Friends , Garfield
Garfield and Friends
2008-05-01 10:10:00 Garfield | Cartoon | Animation | Strip | Garfield cartoon strips have always been a favorite in news paper. More About: Friends , Garfield
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... More About: Story , Short , Short Story , Divinity
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... More About: Story , Short , Short Story , Divinity
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... More About: Inspirational , Sleep
Walt Disney - Three Little Pigs
More articles from this author: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.* ... More About: Walt Disney , Three Little Pigs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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