Category: Sri Samsthana

Once there lived a miser who had lots of money and property. Yet he desired to acquire more wealth.   One day he met the king and requested him to give him some more land. The king thought for a while and said- “Come here at sun rise tomorrow. Walk as far as you can. […]

A youth went to a guru and requested him to teach him Judo. The guru observed that the youth had only one hand and taught him only one move, which could only be performed by a single handed person. The guru told the youth, “Young man, practice this move daily.” The young man followed the […]

Two frogs lived in a pond. One was fat and another one was thin.  One day both the frogs jumped out of the pond and entered a nearby house. Accidently they fell into a bowl of thick curds kept in the kitchen. They tried hard to get out of the bowl but could not jump […]

Dhanadatta and Devadatta were neighbours. True to their names, Dhanadatta was very rich while Devadatta had only enough money to  meet his daily needs.   Dhanadatta spent sleepless nights fearing that someone might rob him of his wealth. He would get up frequently in the night to check if he had bolted and locked the […]

A wood cutter was employed by a timber merchant. Strong and sturdy the wood cutter started cutting down the trees with great enthusiasm. On the first day he cut down 18 trees. On the second day he put in more effort, yet could cut only 15 trees. On the third and fourth days he cut […]

One day Thimma set out in his car. Upon reaching his destination, he parked the car by the side of the road and proceeded to finish some work. Upon finishing his work, when he was returning to his car, it began to rain heavily and he had to take shelter under a tree. Thimma had […]

A  man was travelling with his 25 year old son in a train. A newly married young couple were seated before them. The son was looking out of the window and  told his father, “Look, the trees are running”. The father said, “Yes  son.”   The son continued looking out and kept telling the father […]

Once, Akbar and Birbal were travelling through a forest. Both were very tired, thirsty and hungry. But they could not find a single house or place which could provide them rest and nourishment.   Birbal sat under a tree and began to chant the name of Lord Rama. Akbar said there is no point in […]

Once, a man set out to scale a huge mountain. There were several others who were on the climb too. The man was eager that he should be the first one to complete the climb. Hence he moved very fast. Since the mountain was covered with mist and snow, it was difficult even to breathe. […]

Once a little girl bought a beautiful string of pearls in a fair. The pearls were fake but the child did not know it and was very fond of the string. She wore it all the time and never parted with it. She removed it only while bathing.   Every night before the girl slept, […]