MadhusudanJul 4, 2021StoriesTo learn that could not be taught – Story of ShvetaketuStory credit We come to understand in the Chandogya Upanishad that SHVETAKETU learned everything that could be learned, then there was...
MadhusudanJun 6, 2021StoriesLove of JahanaraThis is a story about a beautiful woman. Her name was Jahanara. What was her beauty like? As Mir sahib wrote in a sher: Everything’s...
MadhusudanMay 2, 2021StoriesWhen Rumi and Ghalib met(The following passage is from the book ‘Dozkhnama’ by Rabisankar Bal. An imaginative meeting of Ghalib and Mevlana Rumi) There come...
MadhusudanNov 24, 2020StoriesHalf A Pomegranateby – Brian Conroy (From Awakin.org ) Early one morning, the Buddha and his disciples set off on an alms round. He announced that on that...
MadhusudanFeb 13, 2020StoriesThe Story of the Wounded Wall (stories)In a story from Nigeria, an old man who knows his time is near decides to complete one last project to bless his relationship with his...
MadhusudanJul 8, 2019StoriesAdvaitAnd it just happened one day. Right in the middle of a shoot, in the middle of a scene, in the middle of a multi million set, built to...
MadhusudanJul 7, 2019StoriesTo love other is to know yourselfDuring my pilgrimage I had heard a story. One young monk, seeking knowledge goes from one teacher to another, finally he finds a teacher,...
MadhusudanJul 6, 2019StoriesBroken HeartThere lived a Sufi saint, a long time ago. All his life he devoted himself serving others, sharing his love and presence to who ever came...
MadhusudanJul 5, 2019StoriesThe Boiling Frog (Short Story)They say that if you put a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will leap out right away to escape the danger. But, if you put a frog in...
MadhusudanJul 2, 2019StoriesStone Cutter (Short Story)A traveler came upon three individuals working with stone. Curious as to what these workers were doing, the traveler approached the first...
MadhusudanJul 1, 2019StoriesLove (Short Story)A disciple came up to his master one day, and in a burst of emotion, He exclaimed, “My Master, I love you!” The Master, deep in thought,...
MadhusudanJun 30, 2019StoriesThe one who plays with fire – Atesbaz-i-veli (Short Story)Atesbaz was Mevlana Rumi’s cook and also for the dervish lodge (like a community space where all the mevlana’s students did Sema and...
MadhusudanJun 29, 2019StoriesA man on the hill top – Osho (short story)A man on the hill top Osho – Source There is a very famous Zen story: A man was standing on a hilltop. Three persons saw him; they...
MadhusudanJun 28, 2019StoriesMaktub – Paulo Coelho (Short story)Maktub from the book Alchemist by Paulo Coelho He was proud of himself. He had learned some important things, like how to deal in...
MadhusudanJun 27, 2019StoriesLetting Go – Richard Bach (Short Story)Letting Go From the book Illusions by Richard Bach Once there lived a village of creatures along the bottom of a great crystal river....
MadhusudanJun 26, 2019StoriesTaming the fox – The Little Prince (Short Story)Taming the fox (From the book – The Little Prince) It was then that the fox appeared. “Good morning,” said the fox. “Good morning,” the...
MadhusudanJun 25, 2019StoriesSearch Inside or Outside – Rabiya (Short story)Search Inside or Outside Sufi saint Rabiya (Source- Awakin.org) A famous Sufi mystic, Rabiya, was searching for something on the street...
MadhusudanJun 24, 2019StoriesSita – Devdutt Patnaik (Short story)Sita (From the book Sita by Devdutt Patnaik) The chariot stopped far from the city in the middle of the forest. Sita alighted, eager to...
MadhusudanJun 23, 2019StoriesThe Greater Sea – Khalil Gibran (Short story)The Greater Sea – Khalil Gibran My soul and I went to the great sea to bathe. And when we reached the shore, we went about looking for a...
MadhusudanJun 22, 2019StoriesA King and A Slave – Sheikh Saadi (Short Story)Sheikh Saadi Stories – A King and A Slave (Source) Once a king and a Persian slave were sailing in the same boat. The salve had never...