The True Religion

Once in a kingdom, there were riots between people following different religions. The king became extremely disappointed to know about this. He announced that he would not follow any religion. Only when some scholar of any religion could convince him that their religion is true, then only he would accept and follow that religion. After announcing this, he gave strict orders to his soldiers to kill anyone who they found involved in riots. Soon, the riots were controlled completely.

Walking on The Path of Knowledge

One person always used to attend the discourses of Gautam Buddha and listened to his speeches with great dedication. Buddha always used to encourage people to attain self-knowledge and be free from lust, attachment, anger, self-ego, hatred etc in his discourses. Once the person came to meet Gautam Buddha and said, "I have been continuously attending your discourses from many days. But, I am sorry to say that there has been no improvement in me. What is the reason behind it? Is there any shortcoming within me?"

The True Son

It was just another evening. All birds had returned to their nests. During this time, four women of a village came near well for filling their pots. After filling their pots, all four women started talking among each other. After talking for sometime, they started discussing about their sons.

King and the Sage

Once upon a time a brave king ruled in the northern part of India. He was also kind and a just king who revered intelligent humans. He would seek advice from the wise and rule his kingdom aptly. Once an old sage visited his palace as a guest. He asked the old guru to reveal the formula to survive the worst of the time, if it ever be-felled on him. The old sage wrote something on a piece of paper, folded and sealed it. Handing over, he said, "keep this very close to you at all times. Only when you face a situation that is beyond you or when nothing else works and all is lost, then only open this and follow the formula." After saying this, the sage left for his journey.

The True Wish

Once there lived a small boy. He heard from his grandmother that God always hears the true prayers that are done from heart. Since the boy was quite innocent, he accepted it to be true without any doubt in his mind. The boy closed his eyes and prayed, "Oh God, I have a wish. Please fulfill my wish." Suddenly, a voice was heard within himself, "Dear child, you have remembered me without any doubt. I am happy with your prayer. What is your wish?" The boy became happy. He said to himself, "Oh God, please help me in completing my homework. Please make me extremely intelligent and help me to become topper of school." The inner voice said, "Is this the only wish you desired for?" The boy replied, "Yes, I think it will be enough for me." The inner voice blessed him and he became extremely intelligent. He also became topper of the school.

The Rock of Problems

Once there lived a farmer. In the middle of his farm, there was a rock. He was hit many times by that rock. Many times, he also got wounded badly after getting hit by the rock. But he just kept on tolerating all the pain. One day while he was fallowing the land, his plough got stuck with that rock and it broke. The farmer became very sad. On another day, the oxes who used to take the plough on their back, got injured by that rock. The farmer always used to feel sad and cursed his fate for getting so many problems due to the rock.

Archer and Oil Seller

Once there lived an expert archer. He could shoot arrows by various ways on the target. Many people used to just stand and admire his archery skills. One day, he was displaying his skills in middle of a market. Many people gathered around him. Whenever he showcased any special skill of shooting arrows, everyone started clapping and it was attracting even more people. One oil-seller was also selling oil in the market. His attention also went towards the crowd and he also started watching the archer's skills.

Free will: True or False

Once there lived a saint in a village. Many people used to come to hear his speeches. He even used to organize question-answer sessions after his speech, where he answered the questions of listeners. One day, after his speech was over, one listener asked him the question, "Does free will exist? Or we all just do what is predetermined for us?"

Who is the King of Forest

Once upon a time, there was a forest. In the forest, various animals such as foxes, elephants, rabbits etc. used to live. There also lived a lion in a den. But, however none of the animals in the forest had ever seen the lion.

Alexander: Servant of The Servant

Alexander the great, while returning back from India, remembered that the people of his empire asked him to come with an Indian mystical yogi. He started searching for yogi. In the forests, he found one yogi sitting beneath a tree. He was sitting there meditating on the name of God. Alexander went near him and sat quietly.