[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] wo monks were making a pilgrimage to venerate the relics of a great Saint. During the course of their journey, they came to a river where they met a beautiful young woman -- an apparently...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] There is a beautiful story, a great parable in the Upanishads: ne of the great kings, Yayati, was dying. He was a hundred years old, ripe enough to die one should be ready by that time...
woman and man came into Judge Nasrudin’s room one day. The woman complained, “I was just walking on the street the other day, when this man, whom I never met before, came up to me and kissed me! I demand justice!“ “I agree that you...
ne day, a man ran into Judge Nasrudin’s room and said, “I was just robbed at the border of this village! It must have been someone from here, and I demand justice! The robber took everything from me—my shoes, my pants, my shirt, my coat,...
asrudin and two other travelers stopped to eat the lunches each of them had packed for their journey. One of the travelers bragged, “I only eat roasted salted pistachios, cashews, and dates.” The other said, “Well, I only eat dried...
Fakir claimed that he could teach any illiterate person to read through an “instant technique.” “OK,” Nasrudin said. “Teach me.” The Fakir then touched Nasrudin’s head and said, “Now go read something.” Nasrudin left, and returned to the...
“Nasrudin,” a friend said one day, “I’m moving to another village. Can I have your ring? That way, I will remember you every time I look at it?” “Well,” replied Nasrudin, “you might lose the ring and then forget about me. How about I don’t give you a ring in the first...
asrudin struck up a conversation with a stranger. At one point, he asked, "So how’s business?" "Great," the other replied. "Then can I borrow ten dollars?" "No. I don’t know you well enough to lend you money." "That's strange," replied...
very rich man once wanted to become happy. He had tried all kinds of ways but everything had failed. He went to many saints; nobody could help him. Then somebody suggested: 'You go to Mulla Nasruddin. He lives in a certain town - he is...
udo was the emperor's teacher of his time. Nevertheless, he used to travel alone as a wandering mendicant. Once when he was on his way to Edo, the cultural and political center of the shogunate, he approached a little village named...