To Honour Your Soul
0Perhaps you have never heard of Katherine Lawes. Katherine was the wife of Lewis Lawes, warden at Sing Sing Prison […]
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On Attachments
0As a new year approaches, pondering on a perennial question becomes stronger. How can we really let go of the various attachments that bind us? Giving […]
Dots and Stickers
0The Wemmicks were small wooden people. These little wooden people were carved by a woodworker named Eli whose workshop sat […]
Take the Weather with You
0Traveller: “What kind of weather are we going to have today?” Shepherd: “The kind of weather I like.” Traveller: “How […]
Orderly Work
0This is a short story the Mother told the children at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram but it applies just as […]
You Can’t Close Your Heart
0I hate the smell of hospitals. The white walls and the white beds and the white nurses nauseate me. I […]
Drawing God
0A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around to see each […]
Heart of a Lock
0There is this ancient lock in the main entrance to our house, known as the भुन्नासी ताला, (Bhunnasi Taala) the […]
The Woodpecker Might Have to Go
0Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah’s Ark… One: Don’t miss the boat. Two: Remember that […]
Walking with Kabir
0My journey began eight years ago in the city of Ahmedabad. It was the year 2002, and riots were sweeping […]
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0It’s night. There is only one auto on the street. My mind starts ticking: Bas, Bacchu! This one is gonna […]
True Spirit of Renunciation
0A wealthy couple renounced the world and set out to visit places of pilgrimage. Once, as they were passing through […]
The Boon of Struggle
0A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly […]
Who said Wisdom comes with Age?
1I’m chatting with Srila, presently the vice-principal of the school and an ashramite who has been living and teaching here […]
Meditating with a Blue Heron
0I got up refreshed at 6 am. As usual, I sat on a chair on our outdoor deck to meditate. […]
Stating the Obvious
0I spot Subu outside the ‘living museum’ struggling to put his shoes on, quite alone as usual. I run to […]
What Goes Around, Comes Around
0A young, 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn […]
The Test
0The Guru once wished to put his disciples through a test. Giving a coconut to each one of them, he […]
Useless Words
0Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young […]
A Ph.D. in Polo
0Polo and Me When I tell people, “I wouldn’t have a Ph.D. if I didn’t play polo,” they either tilt […]
Where does God Live?
0The other morning, as my six year old daughter was watching me shave, she suddenly asked, “Daddy, where does God […]
Mending Fences
0There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and […]
The Cracked Pot
0Once upon a time there was a water-bearer who had two large pots, each hung on each end of a […]
Determination
1In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New […]
Believing the Un-provable
0An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty. He asks […]
Chain of Love
0Someone once asked Hellen Keller: “How do you account for your remarkable accomplishments in life? How do you explain the […]
A Violin with Three Strings
0On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at […]
Love Is…
0This is what a group of children had to say when asked what they thought was LOVE… “When someone loves […]
Not so Mysterious, After All
0The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to […]
Different Perspectives
0One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the […]
