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  • The Boys and the Frogs

    Some boys, playing near a pond, saw a number of Frogs

    in the water and began to pelt them with  stones.

    They killed several of them, when one of the Frogs, lifting his head out of the water, cried out:

    "Pray stop, my boys: what is sport to you, is death to us."

    One man's pleasure may be another's pain.
    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
    The mind that judges not others ever remains tension-free.
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  • THE BRAHMIN'S GIFT


    Once there lived a pious brahmin in a village. He used to perform religious rituals. On one occasion he was rewarded with a cow by a rich man for his service. The brahmin started to bring the cow to his home. On the way, three rogues saw the brahmin bringing the cow. They were lazy and wanted to cheat the brahmin so that they could take away the cow. They hatched a plan.

    The first person approached the brahmin and said, "Are you a washerman that you're pulling a donkey." The brahmin was annoyed at being mistaken for a washerman. He went on. A little later he was met by the second of the three. The second person asked him why being a brahmin he needed to pull a pig. Now the brahmin was confused but he went on. Some distance later he was met by the third person who asked him why he was pulling along a wild animal. Now the brahmin was totally confused and also afraid. He thought that it was a devil animal which took different forms. He ran away leaving the cow behind. The three tricksters laughed at the brahmin at having obtained the cow from the brahmin.


    OM SAI RAM.
    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
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    « Reply #47 on: November 08, 2008, 12:20:10 PM »
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  • The jackal who saved the lion


    Once upon a time there was a lion in a jungle. Once when he had gone to drink water in a stream, his feet got stuck into the wet slushy mud of the stream and he could not get out. He had to lie without food for days like that as he saw no help coming by. One day, a kind jackal came by and the jackal dug a way out from the sand and with the extra force from the lion helped him get out of the slush and set him free. The lion was grateful for this and thanked the jackal for the saving of his life. He then offered the jackal to live close to him and also promised to feed him whenever he caught food. So the jackal started living with the lion and they shared the hunt. Soon they expanded their families and had cubs and kid jackals.

    After a long time, the lioness, lady of the lion's house, grew tired of the friendship of the jackal and her master. She conveyed the message to her cubs who conveyed the message to the jackal kids who complained to the lady jackal. The lady jackal told of this to her husband. The jackal went to the lion, and told him that if he did not want the jackal to stay with him, he should have told him long time back.


    The lion was surprised at this and assured the jackal that no such ill-feelings exsited between the lion and the jackal and assured him that he would talk to the lioness. But the wise jackal then said, "Friend, I know you are sincere. But our families may not exactly reciprocate the same level of friendship. So let us stay apart, and meet often as friends and even may be kill together. But it is better if our family stays apart from yours." The lion agreed to this and the two familes parted as friends and the jackal and the lion were still close friends and used to go for kills together.


    Moral: Dont expect your family to reciprocate the same level of friendship you have with someone.
    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
    The mind that judges not others ever remains tension-free.
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    « Reply #48 on: November 08, 2008, 06:38:24 PM »
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  • DON'T CHANGE THE WORLD


    Once upon a time, there was a kind who ruled a Prosperous country.
    One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country.
    When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful,
    because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he
    went through was very rough and stony.
    He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather.
    Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a huge amount of money.
    Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king,
    “Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money?
    Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?”
    The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a “shoe” for himself.


    There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story: to make this world a happy
    place to live, you better change yourself - your heart; and not the world.

    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
    The mind that judges not others ever remains tension-free.
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    Re: Moral Stories
    « Reply #49 on: November 08, 2008, 06:41:22 PM »
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  • THE TRAVELERS AND THE PLANE TREE


    Two men were walking along one summer day.
    Soon it became too hot to go any further and, seeing a large plane tree nearby, they threw themselves on the ground to rest in its shade.
    Gazing up into the branches one man said to the other:
    “What a useless tree this is. It does not have fruit or nuts that
    we can eat and we cannot even use its wood for anything.”
    “Don’t be so ungrateful,” rustled the tree in reply.
    “I am being extremely useful to you at this very moment, shielding you from the hot sun.
    And you call me a good-for-nothing!”

    All of God’s creations have a good purpose.
    Islam teaches us that we should never belittle Allah’s blessings.
    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
    The mind that judges not others ever remains tension-free.
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    Re: Moral Stories
    « Reply #50 on: November 08, 2008, 06:43:26 PM »
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  • GOD IS EVERYWHERE

    Once upon a time, there was a framer called Datadin. He used to tell bedtime stories to his son, Gopal. One night he told his son never to forget that God is everywhere and notices all our work. After some days, there was a famine. Nothing grew in Datadin's field. One day, he went to another farmer's field to steal grain. He told Gopal, "Look around. If somebody comes to this side, inform me". As soon as Datadin started to cut grain, Gopal said, "Wait father, somebody is here". Datadin looked around and asked his son, "Where is he?" Gopal said, "You told me God is everywhere and sees whatever we are doing. Will he not see you stealing the grain?" Datadin was ashamed and he kept the grain back and returned home empty-handed


    ALLAH MALIK!

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM
    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    Re: Moral Stories
    « Reply #51 on: November 08, 2008, 06:46:36 PM »
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  • LEARN FROM MISTAKES

    Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the light bulb.
    When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained,
    “All our work is in vain.
    We have learned nothing.”
    Edison replied very confidently, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have learned a lot.
    We now know that there are two thousand elements which we cannot use to make a
    good light bulb.”

    JaiShirdi Sai
    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
    The mind that judges not others ever remains tension-free.
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    « Reply #52 on: November 08, 2008, 06:50:28 PM »
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  • THE BOY WHO CRIED 'WOLF'


    Once there was a shepherd boy who had to look after a flock of sheep.
    One day, he felt bored and decided to play a trick on the villagers.
    He shouted, “Help! Wolf! Wolf!”
    The villagers heard his cries and rushed out of the village to help the shepherd boy.
    When they reached him, they asked, “Where is the wolf?”
    The shepherd boy laughed loudly, “Ha, Ha, Ha! I fooled all of you.
    I was only playing a trick on you.”
    A few days later, the shepherd boy played this trick again.
    Again he cried, “Help! Help! Wolf! Wolf!”
    Again, the villagers rushed up the hill to help him and again they found that boy had tricked them. They were very angry with him for being so naughty.
    Then, some time later, a wolf went into the field.
    The wolf attacked one sheep, and then another and another.
    The shepherd boy ran towards the village shouting, “Help! Help! Wolf! Help!
    Somebody!”
    The villagers heard his cries but they laughed because they thought it was another trick.
    The boy  ran to the nearest villager and said, “A wolf is attacking the sheep.
    I lied before, but this time it is true!”
    Finally, the villagers went to look.
    It was true.
    They could see the wolf running away and many dead sheep lying on the grass.

    We may not believe someone who often tells lies, even when he tells the truth.
    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
    The mind that judges not others ever remains tension-free.
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  • THE FRUITS OF GOOD WORK

    Once, there was a lion living in the forest. One day, a thorn got stuck in his paw. He tried his best to pull it out, but he could not pull it. The lion went with difficulty to a sheep boy. The sheep boy was afraid to see the lion coming towards him, but he did not run away and sat there quietly. The lion did not roar but sat quietly near the sheep boy and put his paw in front of him. He saw the thorn in his paw and pulled it out. The lion went quietly towards the forest. After some time, there was a theft in the King's palace. Some enemies of the sheep boy said to the king that he was the thief. Hearing this, the King became very angry and ordered the sheep boy's house to be searched. They did not find any stolen things in his house. The King thought that he had hidden the stolen things somewhere else. Therefore, he ordered to put him alive before a lion. When the sheep boy was thrown before the lion, it sat still. The sheep boy recognized it immediately. It was the same lion that had come to him. The king was very surprised when he came to know of the lion's gratefulness to the sheep boy. Then the king ordered the sheep boy to be set free. A fierce animal, like the lion, never forgets the good deed done to it. But the human beings who forget the good done to them are worse then animals.

    ALLAH MALIK!

    Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM
    साईं बाबा अपने पवित्र चरणकमल ही हमारी एकमात्र शरण रहने दो.ॐ साईं राम


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    « Reply #54 on: November 08, 2008, 07:03:27 PM »
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  • THE FARMER AND THE STORK

    Finding that cranes were destroying his newly sown corn, a farmer
    one evening set a net in his field to catch the destructive birds.
    When he went to examine the net next morning he found a number of cranes and also a stork.
    “Release me, I beseech you,” cried the stork, “for I have eaten none of your corn,
    nor have I done you any harm.
    I am a poor innocent stork, as you may see - a most dutiful bird, I honor my father and mother.
    I...” But the farmer cut him short. “All this may be true enough, I dare say,
    but I have caught you with those were destroying my crops,
    and you must suffer with the company in which you are found.”

    People are judged by the company they keep.
    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
    The mind that judges not others ever remains tension-free.
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  • Frog and Toad

    A toad and a frog were sitting on the front stoop criticizing each others looks.

    Each thought himself beautiful and the other ugly.

    While they were posturing, a girl happened by and was disgusted by both.

    "Yeaccchh!!" she screamed, and she stomped on each and ran away.

    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
    The mind that judges not others ever remains tension-free.
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  • Wise Old Man


    A wealthy man requested an old scholar to wean his son away from his bad habits.

    The scholar took the youth for a stroll through a garden. Stopping suddenly he asked the boy to pull out a tiny plant growing there. The youth held the plant between his thumb and forefinger and pulled it out. The old man then asked him to pull out a slightly bigger plant. The youth pulled hard and the plant came out, roots and all.

    “Now pull out that one,” said the old man pointing to a bush. The boy had to use all his strength to pull it out.

    “Now take this one out,” said the old man, indicating a guava tree. The youth grasped the trunk and tried to pull it out. But it would not budge.

    “I – It’s impossible,” said the boy, panting with the effort.

    “So it is with bad habits,” said the sage. “When they are young it is easy to pull them out but when they take hold they cannot be uprooted.”


    The session with the old man changed the boy’s life.

    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
    The mind that judges not others ever remains tension-free.
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  • ]Gifts and Grace[/


      We should guard  against  greatest sin of ingratitude towards God.

    Once Jesus was walking along the streets of a city. It was a slum area. He saw a young man rolling in dirt, dead drunk. He went to him, sat by his side and woke him up. The young man opened his eyes and saw Jesus. Jesus asked him: "Son! Why are you wasting your precious youth in drinking?" The young man replied: "Master!, I was a leper. You cured me of my leprosy. What else can I do?" Jesus heaved a sigh and walked away.

    In another street he saw a man madly pursuing a beautiful woman. Jesus caught hold of him and asked him: "Son! Why do you desecrate your body by indulging in such a sinful act?" The man replied: "Master! I was really blind. You gave me vision. What else can I do?"

    Jesus trudged along another street. He saw an old man crying bitterly. Jesus approached him and gently touched him. The old man wiped his tears and looked at Jesus. Jesus questioned him: "Why are you weeping old man?" The old man said: "Master! I was nearly dead. You granted me life. What else can I do except weep in this old age?"

    In times of difficulty and distress, we cry out for God's help. But when God, out of His boundless love and compassion, responds to our prayer, we ignore Him and fall back into our self-centered life. One must guard oneself against this greatest sin of ingratitude towards God.

     

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  • Once Sathyabhama and Rukmini questioned Lord Krishna: "Why do you always make much of the devotion of Draupadi? Is she that great?" The Lord replied with a smile, "I shall let you know by and by."

    One day, Draupadi came to visit her dear brother Krishna and she was given a suite of rooms. Krishna called Sathyabhama and Rukmini and said: "Let us go to Draupadi's apartment." Draupadi welcomed them with love and excitement. She had just taken oil bath, her long tresses were hanging loose. She was combing her hair. The lord looked at his queens and said: "See! my sister seems to find it difficult to comb her long tresses. Why don't you both help her?" Sathyabhama and Rukmini readily agreed. The tresses were parted, one half was taken care by Sathyabhama and the other by Rukmini. While they were combing, they heard from every hair, "Krishna", "Krishna", in a soft tone. They were surprised and looked at Krishna as if to say they had understood Draupadi's devotion. Krishna sat still enjoying the scene.

    True devotion is silent and avoids display.
    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
    The mind that judges not others ever remains tension-free.
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  • Food and drink for you

    Once Swami Vivekananda was in a certain town to give spiritual discourses. People recognised in him a great monk and profound scholar. They listened to his discourses with rapt attention for about three days. Every day, when the discourse came to an end, some people used to gather around him to ask about certain subtle points on Sadhana, Ethics and Sastras. Students were eager to know about national regeneration and the solutions he could suggest.

    There was an old man sitting in a corner observing Vivekananda with avidity but could not speak one word. He was there all the three days, waiting for a chance to be near the monk. On the third day he made bold, went to him and said: "Son! Shall I bring you something to eat? These people never gave you anything nor did they give you time to relax and think about your food. I shall run and be back with food and drink for you." Vivekananda was greatly touched by the loving words spoken by the old man. He said with a beaming smile: "Come, let us go together to your place to eat and drink." Blessed indeed was the old man for he had sympathy and consideration for a fellow human being. He was ready to render loving service to the monk. This indeed is true devotion and he is indeed a true devotee.

    Jaisairam.
    A Person, who has controlled his mind, can achieve any success in his life. How far you are trying to control your mind?
    The mind that judges not others ever remains tension-free.
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