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A monk once decided to meditate in isolation. He took a boat and travelled to the center of a tranquil lake. He anchored his boat and closed his eyes, let himself fall in deep meditation. After a while, of peaceful and undisturbed meditation, suddenly his boat was rocked and his peaceful meditation was broken. With his eyes closed, he could still understand that another boat had collided onto his, causing the disturbance.  Anger, welled through him and he opened his eyes to curse the person on the other boat. He saw that the other boat had no one on it and it was just drifting along, aimlessly and had hit his boat by accident. The monk, realized that anger dwells within and empty vessels/external objects cause it to erupt. He attained self realization. From then on, whenever he bumps into a person, who irritates or angers, he reminds himself, 'The other person is an empty vessel, the anger is within us.' Moral: Control oneself to have control over others.

Everyone is familiar with how Valimiki wrote the great Indian epic Ramayana and till date it has served as a shining becon of moral, familial and dharma (righteousness) values. The following is a curious case of how there came about another Ramayana, which eclpised the prose, meter and tale of Valmiki's epic. So goes the story... After Valimiki, had finished composing his Ramayana, he was very happy and started showing it off to the Devas, Kings, Asuras, Gandharvas, near about anyone, who would read or listen to his recitals. Everyone would praise his rendition to sky and beyond, making Valmiki more happy. During this time, Valimiki showed his rendition to the sage Narada. Narada, read the epic and did appreciate it, but did not mention it being the most epic tale. Valmiki, got a bit uneasy and asked Narada, what was better than what he had written. Narada, told him that he believed that the Ramayana composed by Lord Hanuman being the best ever rendition of Lord Rama's tale and...

There was once a monk who would carry a mirror wherever he went. A priest noticed this one day and thought to himself, "This monk must be so preoccupied with the way he looks that he has to carry that mirror all the time. He should not worry about the way he looks on the outside. It's what's inside that counts."  So the priest approached the monk and asked "Why do you always carry that mirror?", thinking this would surely prove his guilt. The monk took the mirror from his bag and pointed it at the priest. He said, "I use it in times of trouble. I look into it and it shows me the source of my problems as well as the solution to my problems."

A little boy wanted to meet God. He packed his suitcase with two sets of his dress and some packets of Cakes and he started his journey. He walked a long and felt tired. So he sat in a park on the way and opened a packet to take a cake to eat. Then he noticed an old woman sitting sad with hunger nearby, so he offered her a piece of cake. She gratefully accepted it with a wide look and smiled at him.Her smile was so pretty that the boy longed to see it again. After some time he offered her another piece of cake.Again, she accepted it and smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. While it grew dark, the boy was frightened and he got up to leave but before he had gone more than a few steps,he ran back and gave her a hug and she kissed him with her prettiest smile. When the boy opened the door,his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face.She asked him, "What did you do today t...

Once upon a time a strange funny thing happened, A doe (female mouse) escaped from the jaws of a crow, Fallen wounded on the earth, she was picked up by a sage, Through mystic magic, the sage transformed the doe into a small girl, Taking her as his daughter, he bought her up with love and care. Soon, she grew into a beautiful lady, to be married away, To a suitable bridegroom, equivalent to her beauty and brain, Bridegroom must be of the highest order, pronounced the sage Mightier than a knight in shining armour, So the sage decided to call upon suitors. The full moon, shining bright in sky seemed ideal to the sage, Upon being summoned, the moon was pleased to be the bridegroom, But on hearing the qualities needed, his mind quickly thought of the sun, Coz it was the sun, who made him disappear at the crack of dawn, He asked the sage to invite the sun and took his leave fro the day. The sun, fierce and radiant as always, was happy to oblige, Again on hearing the dema...

Life is generally monotonous for some for most of the time.An eye for detail is essential to make our lives more productive and adventurous. To bring a new breath of life in our daily routine, it is us who have to step up. Basically, there are four keys to implement and imbibe an eye for detail: 1) Clarity 2) Habit 3) Focus 4) Fore-sight QUOTE:" LIFE IS THE TIME BETWEEN DEATH "

"When we begin to end why do we begin...!!!!"