Two Theives
A Brahmin (Priest), whose profession was singing the glories of the Lord, was reciting Srimad Bhagavatam in the house of a Big Landlord. A thief broke into the house where the recital was going...
Category: Spirituality
The Shaykh and the Boy Selling Halvah / Neil Douglas Klotz
One story from the book. To read more, buy the book Once upon a time, a famous Sufi shaykh lived in old Baghdad. The shaykh was renowned for his charity and goodness. Aside from...
Merry Christmas!!
Today, standing in the balcony, I saw a school bus full of cute little children dressed as Santa. This small moment refreshed all the childhood memories when Christmas was the much-awaited festival. That day,...
Universal Mystic, Guru Nanak / Raj Ayyar
There is no Hindu and no Muslim! –Guru Nanak after his enlightenment. Time to revisit that gentle, beautiful universalist mystic Guru Nanak, one who synthesizes the best of Hinduism and Islam, without being constrained...
Korean Zen monk Haemin Sunim / Raj Ayyar
But then I realize it isn’t the outside world that is a whirlwind; it’s only my mind. The world has never complained about how busy it is! There is a famous Buddhist saying that...
Yogananda: Do not become discouraged ever
You must try to rise above these changing scenes. Do not become discouraged when people strike you. You must remember to control yourself. Don’t talk too much. Those who talk too much are liable...
WHY shouldn’t we rely more on Science and Spirituality but not RELIGION?
Here is the answer! After the outbreak of Nipah Virus in Kerala: – Madrassas closed – Even Friday Namaz cancelled and people are praying at home (Which is not allowed as per rules) –...
The Sweetest Water I Ever Drank by Vanisha Uppal
Does the water in your house belong to you? Let me put the question this way- Does a rental house belongs to you? We are here in the world for a short time. No...
Bulleh Shah, Master of Paradox by Raj Ayyar
A great master of paradox, of both..and, as well as neither/nor logic, Bulleh Shah is one of the outstanding mystical voices in Indian Sufi Islam, inviting comparison with Rumi, Hafiz and Kabir. I love...