Origins of Love – Quotes from Spiritual Traditions
Beneath everything that separates the world from itself, love holds us firm to one another. Here are ten perception-changing quotes on the concept and practicality of love – taken from...
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10 Thoughts on Human Connections and Spirituality
On our spiritual journey, friends and strangers intersect our path time and time again. Here are 10 thoughts from different teachers on how nurturing these human connections can transform lives...
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Panchayudha Jataka – Five Kinds of Weapons
The Bodhisattva was once born as a son to King Brahmadatta. At his naming ceremony, the king’s priests prophesied that the prince would become a good and noble ruler, famous...
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Inspirational Quotes to Aid Your Personal Journey
In his acclaimed poem, Song of Myself, Walt Whitman writes, “I tramp a perpetual journey.” But Whitman is not alone. Every one of us is on our own unique journey,...
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6 Awesome Zen Thoughts on Water & Waves
There is something calm, cool, and contemplative about water – from a still puddle to the shifting ocean. And accordingly, poets, spiritualists, and writers from antiquity to the modern era...
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Three Carts and a Burning House
Once, a fire broke out in a rich man’s house. The man began shouting out to his many children to run out of the building. Absorbed in their play, the...
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Story from the Dhammapada – Two Brothers
There once lived a Brahmin whose wife was a devoted follower of the Buddha. At first, he was indulgent towards her admiration. As her faith in the Buddha increased, the...
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Phala Jataka Tale
Once, the Buddha was born as a wealthy merchant. On a journey with his caravan, he stopped outside a forest through which their route led. “Beware, my brothers. This forest...
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Knowledge – A Sufi Folktale
There once lived a scholar who had to journey across a huge river. It was a long, slow trip and the scholar soon got bored. He called out to the...
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Kacchapa Jataka Tale – Talking Turtle
The Boddhisattva was once a greatly respected advisor to King Brahmadatta, an intelligent but excessively talkative ruler. His advisor often pondered on how to cure the king of this habit...
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Jataka Tales
Gautama Buddha’s birth as Prince Siddhartha – during which he attained Nirvana – was the last of several thousand births as a bodhisattva, an enlightened being who chooses to be...
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Buddhist Inspirational Tale: The Folly of Pride
Shan the monk lived in a small village in China. He had acquired a great reputation for himself among villages far and wide. But Shan was extremely proud of his...
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Buddhist Inspirational Tale: The Last Problem
Once, a man approached the Buddha, seeking the Enlightened One’s help. After narrating one of his problems to the Buddha, he asked the latter how he could get rid of...
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