Questions Most of the times the question which spiritual people face from others are: If there is God, why don’t you show that to me? Can you prove God to me? Will you be able to provide scientific evidence of soul’s existence? How can you prove the law of karma? People on spiritual path often…
Author: Ashok
Love, What It Is
If you have read the book “the road less travelled”, you must have read the chapter on love by Scott Peck. His definition of love is very beautiful. What does love mean according to him? Love is not a feeling; it is an activity and an investment. Love is the will or desire to extend…
What do you understand by Saburi
Most people who have heard about Shirdi Sai Baba would have certainly come across this term “Saburi”. It is hard to miss Saburi being said in the same breath as Shradha. The literal meaning of Saburi is patience. Every word told by realized saints is potent and is very powerful. There is always an obvious…
Saburi : Hindi Poem
साई का आशीर्वाद हूँ मैं सबुरी नामक एक वरदान हूँ मैं | गहन निशा में कहीं दूर नजर आती चमकीली आशा की रश्मि हूँ मैं | अनंत समय के गवाह ध्रुव तारे की तरह अविनाशी अविस्मृत सत्य हूँ मैं | कभी मूर्त और संगठित और कभी मृग तृष्णा की तरह अक्सर तुम्हारे विचारों में व्याप्त…
Sai Baba in my Dreams
Crushing the fear For a long time in my life, I suffered from nightmares. These nightmares had a common theme. I used to see a dark figure which would show up in my ancestral home; either in the vacant land available or the unused cow-shed (cows were there as long as my grandmother was there…
Journey towards You : Pt 1
Writing about one’s own self is a pretty difficult task. Strange, isn’t it? We can write volumes about others yet always fall short of efforts to write about our own selves. The idea here is to just share some of my own personal experiences with you all. I would like this website a tool for…
Angry Chandkaushik
Anger is a very strong emotion. All of us have felt the pangs of anger in various degrees at some or other times. I remember reading somewhere that anger and fear are deeply related. We carry various types of fears too inside us. Wish we all can overcome them slowly. Today’s is Mahavir Jayanti. Bhagwan…
Swami Somadeva’s Aversion
Bhaiji, brother of Kakasaheb Dixit was staying at Nagpur. When he had gone to the Himalayas in 1906, he made an acquaintance with one Somadeva Swami of Haradwar at Uttar-Kashi down the Gangotri Valley. Both took down each other’s names in their diaries. Five years afterwards, Somadeva Swami came to Nagpur and was Bhaiji’s guest….
Maid Servant demonstrates meaning of Upanishad
Das Ganu once started to write a commentary on the Ishavasya Upanishad. He translated it verse by verse into the Marathi language. But he did not comprehend the gist of it and so was not satisfied with his performance. He, therefore, consulted some learned men regarding his doubts and difficulties and discussed with them at…
ELACHIKUMAR
I had read this story in Hindi when i was a little child. My grandfather used to have several Hindi books in his room. Most of them were religious books on Jainism and few of them were story books too. Through these stories, some of which were real incidents from history, many valuable lessons of…
Churn of the Ocean
In Hindu Mythology there is a story in which Gods and Demons work together. to churn the Ocean in hope of getting precious Treasures. During Churning of oceans first Poison came out which threaten to contaminate every thing. Then Lord Shiva Drank that poison and saved them from the disaster. After the poison, Lakshmi (Goddess of…
Svetaketu
Osho : It happened in Upanishadic days that one young boy, Svetaketu, was sent by his father to a gurukul, to a family of an enlightened master, to learn. He learned everything that could be learned, he memorized all the Vedas and all the science available in those days. He became proficient in them, he…
Sai-Baba’s story by Osho
It happened: One of the most beautiful persons of this past century was Sai Baba of Shirdi. He had a friend and a follower. Sai Baba was a Mohammedan. Or no one knows whether he was a Mohammedan or a Hindu, but he lived in a mosque, so it was believed he was a Mohammedan….
My Play Is Done
My formative years of school were in Ramakrishna Mission in a beautiful setting of nature; in a valley called Along then and Aalo now. When you are growing up and if you read Vivekananda, it is as if the writing is meant just for you. I really loved reading his books and while he gave…
Ours is a caravan of Hope
“Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again , come , come.” Whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of…
Two Friends
It is the era of the 1700s and in the princely state of “Rajputana” or “Rajasthan” called now, there were two friends. One was about six years older than the other. The older one was named “Ramakrishna” (रामकृष्ण) and the younger was called “Bhikana” (भीखण). Bhikana is a derivative of the word Bhikhu/Bhikshu. Bhikhu means…
The Cure and the Confirmation
How Baba proved to Mr. Dixit that He is same Shirdi Sai come again Mr. M S Dixit had the unique privilege of seeing Shirdi Sai Baba when he visited Shirdi in 1909 as a young lad and later Sri Sathya Sai Baba in 1961 when he was past sixty. Here’s how he realised that…
True Teacher
Once there was a learned monk who was a scholar and a good Orator. He was sitting on a special monk’s platform one day, delivering his sermon. Above him there was a beautifully embroidered silk chandarva. The monk was explaining the importance of non-acquisition. In the audience there was a man called Rupo. The monk…
Five Grains of Rice
During the time of Lord Mahavir, there was a rich merchant called Dhanna who lived in a big town. Dhanna once wondered what would happen to his wealth after he died. Would his sons and daughters-in-law look after it or spend it all? He thought of testing the wisdom and ability of his daughter-in-law. He…
Quest for that
Since ages, human beings have searched for methods and means to be permanently happy. Happiness is the most sought after state of mind. We toil hard, barter our time and talents to achieve happiness in our lives. In the search, we also wander everywhere and always are on the lookout for opportunities to increase our…