Browsing Tag: Wisdom

Advice From Life’s Graying Edge on Finishing With No Regrets: At 17, I wrote a speech titled, “When You Come to the End of Your Days, Will You Be Able to Write Your Own Epitaph?” It reflected the approach to life I adopted after my mother’s untimely death from cancer at age 49. I chose to live each day as if it could be my last — but with a watchful eye on the future in case it wasn’t.
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Bhai Sud: Once upon a time, in a village in the Punjab, there was a very old man named Bhai Sud. He was 86 years old and he was well known for being truly wise. One day, as he was taking his daily walk, he saw the village chief running around in a frantic hurry. He yelled to Bhai Sud in alarm, "Bhai Sud Ji, there is a gang of bandits coming this way! They have been going from village to village, stealing everything, killing people and destroying everything in their path!"; read more and listen

Guru Harkrishan and the Brahman: Guru Harkrishan was only 5 years old when he received the Guruship. Once a very learned Hindu high priest came to see him. He thought the Guru was only a little boy who couldn't know as much as he did. So he challenged the Guru to interpret the Gita with him. Guru Harkrishan ji did something the Brahman didn't expect. He didn't just talk, he showed the man that God is in every one....; read more and listen

Ungali Maal and Buddha: The wise and fearless master who came to be known as 'Buddha', ventured in to the woods where a ferocious murderer lived. This murderer found he could not scare this calm master. Buddha politely gave him a lesson which impressed the murderer so much he changed his ways. He never stole or killed again, instead he began listening to divine teachings and giving to charity.; read more and listen

Wisdom from the Cherokees: We need to stop hiding behind the greatness of our Guru, our Scripture, and the sacrifices by our great men and women of the past. It is one thing to derive strength from their greatness, but it is cheating to not embody the greatness in our own lives
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The Wiseman and the Bowl of Milk: A rich man wants to really experience this God thing that everyone is always talking about. So he offered gold coins to anyone who can tell him. Many people gave answers but only one person gave an answer that he felt was right.; read more and listen

Nanak and the Thread: Young Nanak refuses to take the Hindu traditional thread (janao) in a family ceremony. He said that the thread will wear away but his love for God will not. He told them that the thread represented some virtues so he would rather wear the virtues themselves.; read more and listen

Nanak in School: When Nanak was a little boy he went to school, and he wasn't interested in learning the alphabet. He only wanted to chant Gods name. His teacher asked him to recite the alphabet and Guru Nanak recited it without ever being taught. The teacher was so impressed that he fell to his knees and bowed to the young Nanak.; read more and listen

The Soldier And The Snake: A few soldiers in the Indian army were driving and their jeep broke down, and they had to walk through a dangerous jungle. There was a large cobra snake in his way. Instead of shooting the snake the major, said to let the cobra be, and they would pass in peace, and so the soldiers both went through the jungle peacefully.; read more and listen