If God were to grant you a wish, what would you ask for? Here's a timeless Sufi story of a man who asked for a rather peculiar wish - to be an agent of goodness in the world without ever knowing it. Storyteller: Madhusudan Agrawal

What is the power of love? Does it know any limits? Can it even move the heart of God? This story beautifully narrates how a bird that loved a tree tried to protect it from a raging forest fire by almost burning her wings for its sake. Storyteller: Vipul Rikhi

Can we accept ourselves as we are unapologetically, even if it means we don't fit into conventional paradigms of society? Chitrangada is a story adapted from the Mahabharat by Rabindranath Tagore and explores the question of embracing one's gender identity through the lens of a princess who was raised to become a warrior. Storyteller: Deepa Iyer

Is there a better story than the present moment? In this sharing by a Sufi teacher, she brings us back to the deep awareness of being in the now, where the best story of life is unfolding right before our eyes, if we only know how to witness its silent song. As part of story listeners project, we invite people to share their favourite stories. More About Annette - Annette Kaiser was born in Zürich/Switzerland in 1948. She is a spiritual teacher, visionary of an Universal Spirituality and author of more than ten books. After completing her studies in economics and sociology, she worked for many years in the field of development cooperation. Her special field were the women`s cause and intercultural dialog. Later she trained development experts. In 1982 she met Mrs. Irina Tweedie and became a student of her for 17 years. In the late 1980`s Annette Kaiser opened her Tai Ji DO-School, training teachers during 20 years. In 1991 Mrs. Tweedie allowed her to give the first Sufi seminars. Since 1998, she is authorized by Mrs. Tweedie to continue the Naqshbandiyya Mujaddidiyya Sufi lineage, guiding human beings on the path of love. In the year 2000 she developed the "Integral DO-path“ teaching and inspiring people in a non-dual cosmocentric understanding. She is particularly devoted to transconfessional and transcultural spirituality, which implies an open aware state of being as the natural expression of an integral way of living in a very deep sense. This way is leading into Universal Spirituality and Universal Cooperation as Not-Two. In both areas Annette Kaiser initiates and participates in many ways with different groups, centers and human beings in Europe and worldwide. She sees the 21st Century as a call for humanity to recognize itself as unseperately One, co - creating in collective wisdom locally-globally in the love of One Heart. She is married, mother of two adult children and grandmother

"Everything happens for a reason. Nature always supports". Surrender is a story centered around the theme of letting go to the eternal flow of life that knows how to guide us even in moments when we are not certain about the course it takes. Storyteller: Shannon O'Bryan

Every culture shares its wisdom through stories that encourage a code of ethics to live by. This story comes from the Quechua tribes of the Amazonian rain forests of Ecuador, where Guayusa tree is valued for its medicinal and health benefits. Keeping the symbol of the Guayusa at the center, this native tale passed on through generations, emphasizes the importance of hard work in a simple yet powerful way. Storyteller: Holly Kaufman

Is it better to be married or live as an ascetic? This thought-provoking Kabir story explores a question that sounds straightforward, but invites reflection on a fundamental choice between commitment to deeper underlying values. Storyteller: Ambarish Misra