“Which is important present or future?” a question was asked to an industrialist. He quickly replied “Both” He was asked to explain. He said, “Present gives us the opportunity to know where we stand where we are how we are; and future gives us the opportunity to move to a better position than the present’’ […]
He was haunted by a ghost dream every day. He could not sleep peacefully every day. The moment he closed his eyes images of ghost in various shapes & sizeseized his mind and he was becoming restless. Even during waking hours he was worried over ghost dream & loss of peace. He was now truly […]
Two boys, brothers, were very naughty & pranks. They had the habit of flicking away recklessly. Any amount of advice punishment had no effect on them. They continued to be as they were. The parents became impatient and hopeless. They heard of a church priest who had the knack of dealing with difficult people and […]
The sculptor was fully focused in crafting a image from a stone. An onlooker was surprised to find 2 more images,similar to the one the sculptor was making, already there; He could not contain his curiosity & asked the sculptor where these 3 stone images were going to be placed. The sculptor replied only one […]
A man was dying from a poisoned arrow. His relatives rushed a doctor to his side. But he refused to have his arrow removed unless he had the answers to a few questions. 1. was the man who shot him white or black? 2. was he a native or a foreigner? 3. was he tall […]
The second’s hand in a clock complained to the clock maker,” what a pain & dull routine for me; I need to keep on moving every second till the end, can you do something? The clock maker said,” It’s easy; just focus on the next tic, rest is automatically done” Often times in workshops people […]
A man approached a Zen master & requested him to be accepted as Guru.Master refused. The man insisted on the ground that he was already trained by various masters. He said he had come for furthering his knowledge. Zen master replied he was not the right guru for him. Still the man insisted. The Guru […]
A woodcarver called Ching had finished work on a bell frame. Everyone who saw it marvelled at the work for it looked like a master piece. The wood carver replied,” I am only simple workman. I am no genius. But what I do is when I want to make a bell frame I first meditate […]
Akbar consulted an astrologer and enquired on the well being of his life and near & dear. The astrolger after carefully examining the planetary position said with reluctance, ” Maharaj ! Your close relatives will leave this world before your eyes” Akbar was upset & angry. He expressed his displeasure over the prediction. He refused […]
Sufi Bayazid said, ” When I was young I was revolutionary I prayed to God thus “God Give me the power to change the world” Even after reaching middle age I could not change anybody; so I made a change in my prayer, ” God give me the power to change my near & dear” […]
