Followers


"Motivational stories inspired from the lives of saints."

The Tiger and the Monk

Saturday 31 December 2022

A monk and his student were walking from one village to another, when all of a sudden, they heard a roar behind them. They turned their head in the direction of the roar, they saw a big tiger following them. The student was horrified, and the first thing he wanted to do was to run away, but since he has been studying and practicing self-discipline, he was able to stop himself from running, and waited for his master instructions.

Money Order of Son

Wednesday 30 November 2022

"O Mother, here is the money order of your son." The postman gave a thousand rupees to the old woman. The old woman took her glasses off and looked at the postman. With shining smile, she said, "O Postman, please call my son. I want to talk to him for a minute." The postman tried to avoid and said, "Please do not ask me this every time while receiving the money order. I do not have so much time and have to deliver many posts to others."

Brain of Farmer

Sunday 30 October 2022

Once, three engineers were trying to put a wire through a distorted pipe. A farmer was observing them trying to do this. Three days passed but the engineers were not able to do it. The farmer came near the engineers and said, "Sir, if you don't mind, can I help?" The engineers looked at the farmer. He looked quite poor. One of the engineer said, "We are technically so knowledgeable and still are unable to do it from past three days. How would you do it? It seems that you also do not have any technical knowledge or skills."

The Biggest Sinner

Friday 30 September 2022

Once there lived a kindhearted king. He used to do a lot of charity. One day he organized for a feast of the poor people in kingdom. Hundreds of people gathered in feast. The cook mistakenly forgot to put the cap on the drum of cooked vegetable. A snake came inside kitchen from the window, and entered the drum of vegetable. As it was hot, the snake sensed danger and spew venom on the vegetable, and came out of drum. The guards saw the snake and threw it outside the palace.

Decision Making of Ass

Wednesday 31 August 2022

A hungry ass finds himself between two equally large and delicious-looking bales of hay.

He looks from one to the other and back again, unsure which to choose.

This goes on for a long while until, unable to make a decision, the poor old donkey dies of starvation.

Five Monks Meditating with candle

Thursday 30 June 2022

A group of five monks were travelling through a forest. They discussed among themselves and decided that they would meditate on a candle and would keep silent while passing through forest.

What Belongs to Me

Saturday 30 April 2022

Once there lived a rich businessman, named Anami in Ahmedabad. He used to do a lot of charity. Due to this, he started feeling ego inside. He used to feel superior while doing charity.

Potatoes, Eggs and Coffee

Thursday 31 March 2022

Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one followed.

Weight of Love

Sunday 30 January 2022

A hermit was climbing Himalayan mountain with baggage on his head. He saw a small boy climbing the mountain with his sister on his head. His sister was quite fat and the boy was quite young. Seeing the boy carrying the heavy load of his sister, the hermit sympathetically said, "You must be tired kid. You are carrying so much load on your head while climbing." The boy was astonished listening this and said, "What are you saying this sir! I am carrying my young sister. You are carrying the load of baggage on your head. She is my sister not any load."

Worthy of Worship

Monday 3 January 2022

In ancient kingdom of Mithila, a person named Shyam used to do a lot of religious and social activities. He used to worship various angels, prophets, demigods and goddesses. With his power of worshipping, all the angels, demigods etc. used to appear in front of him whenever he wished. One day, he got extremely sick and was not able to even move. He remembered that he could pray for any powerful deity or angel and can get cured. So he started praying for them.

 

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