Category: Sri Samsthana

It was the season of Deepavali. A man went to a shop to buy a saree. He made the salesman show him all the sarees in the shop and finally chose one. The saree was priced at two thousand rupees.   The man began to bargain. He asked the shop keeper- “Will you give the […]

  A guru and his disciples were living in an ashram. Every day, the guru taught meditation to his students.  When they were meditating, a cat, which lived in the ashram, used to run about and disturb them.   One day,the guru asked the disciples to tie the cat to a pole during meditation. This […]

  Two friends lived in a town. One of them was a very good person who derived pleasure in helping  others, whereas another person was evil- minded and took pleasure in troubling others. The good person tried hard to reform his friend but failed.   When the good person died, he got a place in […]

Once Janaka, the great emperor addressed a gathering of saints, holy men and scholars and asked them- “Who among you can provide me Self-Knowledge within the shortest time and fulfil the purpose of my life?”   No one came forward to take up this task. Just then a guru named Ashtavakra stepped forward and said- “Oh […]

Two birds were living in a forest. They were similar in their life style, food habits and practices. One day a hunter caught them and imprisoned them in similar cages in his house.  He kept a little food and water for both the birds and went out.   One bird felt very sad and thought […]

Bengaluru: On behalf of Havyaka Mahamandala, achievers of different fields were blessed by SriSamsthana on 16.12.2018. Smt. Sandhya N. Bhat who achieved in the field of Yoga received special blessings from SriSamsthana at SriRamashrama, Girinagar.   Wife of Sri Patnadka Narayan Bhat from Sarvadhikari valaya of South Bengaluru Mandala (daughter of former legislator of Puttur, […]

  Once a man met a Guru and asked him- “Do heaven and hell exist? If so, where are they?”   The Guru asked the man- “What is your profession?”   The  man said that he was a soldier and his work is to  fight wars.   The Guru said- “You do not look like […]

A priest and a servant worked in a temple. The priest performed puja to the deity while the servant washed and cleaned the temple. Once the servant thought- ‘This priest is an ordinary man like me. But he has the good fortune of touching the deity and offering puja.  But  my work is to wash […]

  Once Janaka, the wise king, called a meeting of  all scholars, saints and wise men of his kingdom. He asked them- “Who among you can expound on  Self- Knowledge, within a very short time? I invite such a person to occupy the seat of honour on the dais.” There was  pin drop silence in the […]

Once a woman lost her only son due to some illness. Unable to bear her suffering, she approached a saint and begged him to bring her son back to life.  The saint tried to console her but she could not accept the death of her son. The saint told her, “Mother, bring some mustard seeds […]