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Once Lord Shiva, who is the greatest devotee of Shri Krishna, was eager to play Holi with His beloved Shri Krishna and arrived in Vrindaban dressed as an ascetic. At the same time, the gopis were getting ready to play Holi with their beloved Shyam Sundar. Seeing an ascetic, the
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Ravan was the villain in the story of Ramayan. While Lord Ram was in exile for 14 years, Ravana abducted Mother Sita, wife of Lord Ram and kept her in Lanka for over a decade. Then Lord Ram killed Ravan and rescued Mother Sita. This is the story of what
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This is a true incident from the life of Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa used to identify financially well-to-do individuals and asked them for donations to help those in need. One day she knocked on the door of a rich businessman, who was not a believer in sharing his wealth with
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Once Kabir Das was walking in a narrow alley, engrossed in thoughts of the Lord. A small group of women were excitedly chatting and walking ahead of him. Kabir Das overheard their conversation. In those days in India arranged marriage was prevalent. Kabir Das learned that one of those girls
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Rishi Upamanyu is well known and widely acclaimed for his Guru-Bhakti. As a child Upmanyu used to live in a forest with his mother. As they were quite poor his mother could not afford milk for her son. Once he visited his uncle, who offered cow-milk to Upmanyu. He liked
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Saint Tukaram Maharaj was an ardent devotee of Shri Krishna. Tukarma used to His Lord as Panduranga and was always engrossed in chanting Pandurang’s name. At one time, saint Tukaram, had invited two priests to his home to conduct a religious ceremony on the occasion of the death anniversary
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Once there was a saint in Barsana, who used to love and adore Shri Radha Rani. He would visit the temple of Shri Ji, on top of the Barsana Hill every-day and spend hours singing Her glories. He had great faith in the graciousness of Shri Radha. One day as
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There once lived a little boy named Nachiketa. He was the son of Rishi Vājashravasa. Once Rishi Vājashravasa organized a yagya (offering fire sacrifices) to please the Gods and gain heaven. It was a custom in those days to donate cows to Brahmins at the end of the yagna. Rishi
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तृणादपि सुनीचेन , तरोरपि सहिष्णुना, अमानिना मानदेन , कीर्तनीयः सदा हरिः ॥ “Be more humble than a blade of grass, more forbearing than a tree, give respect to others and never demand respect for yourself. This attitude
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One day a young boy came to the Ashrama (monastery) of Sage Gautama and said: "Holy Sire, I want to get the sacred knowledge by serving you. Please accept me as your student." The sage asked: "Child, What is origin of your family? The boy replied: "
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We all have a bad habit of fighting with our brothers and sisters over toys. But can you imagine giving up something as vast as a kingdom, for your sibling? Thousands of years ago, the Supreme Lord descended on this Earth as Ram, the eldest son of King Dashrath. His
Practical Sadhana
Most people who believe in God are always eager to visit places of pilgrimage, e.g: Mathura, Vrindaban, Ayodhya, Kashi, Haridwar etc. They think that a visit to these holy places, will release them from the clutches of Maya. Let us reflect on this matter, as there is a great