Letting Go From the book Illusions by Richard Bach Once there lived a village of creatures along the bottom of a great crystal river....

Taming the fox (From the book – The Little Prince) It was then that the fox appeared. “Good morning,” said the fox. “Good morning,” the...

Search Inside or Outside Sufi saint Rabiya (Source- Awakin.org) A famous Sufi mystic, Rabiya, was searching for something on the street...

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...

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...

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...

कद्दू की तीर्थयात्रा (Source) हमारे यहाँ तीर्थ यात्रा का बहुत ही महत्त्व है। पहले के समय यात्रा में जाना बहुत कठिन था। पैदल या तो बैल...

Once a blind Sufi dervish was walking through a desert with a young boy,‘where are we going’? asked the boy. “To a Sema gathering”, the...

This story is from my childhood. As a young boy, I loved spending time with my grandfather in his shop. We lived in a small village which...

Once devil and a friend of his were walking down the street, when they saw ahead of them a man stoop down and pick up something from the...

Vinoba Bhave, 1978 Photo by Mark Shepard Vinoba had no desire to be a leader, preferring a secluded ashram life. This preference, though,...

Guest House A story by Rumi illustrated by Zen Pencils

The Vase and the Rose – Paulo Coelho The Grand Master gathered together all the disciples in order to decide who would have the honour...

A Sufi had a dream in which Majnun appeared in the presence of the Lord. God caressed Majnun with loving-kindness and bade him sit by his...

Some years ago a friend of mine, said the following: “Pretend you are surrounded by a thousand hungry tigers. What would you do?” I give...

Vinoba Bhave Daily used to read every letter in his ashram himself. Not only would he read, but also gave answers to those letters. One...

नानक जी का आशीर्वाद गुरु नानक देव जी अपने शिष्यों के साथ एक गांव पहुंचे। उस गांव के लोग एक-दूसरे से दुर्व्यवहार करते थे। गांव के लोगों ने...

“We start our journeys as wanderers, few become seekers, fewer still pilgrims. A pilgrim who chooses a life of discipline becomes a...

First meeting of Rumi and Shams – from the book ‘Forty Rules of Love- Elif Shafak’ KONYA, OCTOBER 31, 1244 Blessed is this day, for I...

During the last supper, as they all sat around the table for their meal together, Peter expresses his love for Jesus. “Even if all fall...