When do you Pray?
S** omeone once asked Rabia Basra when does she pray? Is it before the arrival of God or after the arrival of God?
Paragon of piety Kabir
The incredible Saint Kabir Das was a straightforward weaver. He was a man of standards and tried to do he said others should do. The Saint was a Muslim by conception, however some...
Awakened Bhikshu and Amrapali
Once there was a disciple of Gautam Buddha. He was a young monk, very healthy, very beautiful, and very cultured. He had come - just like Gautam Buddha - from a royal family,...
Saint Supach and Queen Draupadi
When the Great War of ancient India, known as Mahabharat, had come to an end, Lord Krishna advised the Pandavas, the five brothers who had started the war, to hold a great...
The Noblest Virtue
Of all the noble virtues, contentment is the noblest. It gives immense happiness with whatever we have. Those who are not contended, remain unhappy throughout. A king who craves...
Reflection of Thoughts
We may not be practicing telepathy, yet our thoughts get reflected automatically. That is why we like some persons at the very first glance and dislike some the same way. Likewise...
The Humility is Crowned
Once after his coronation, a certain king entered his dream palace, especially prepared for him. He removed his crown and the kingly apron and standing in the midst of the room...
Two Sadhus and the Invisible Satan
On a hillside, there lived two Sadhus. They were mostly engrossed in their meditation and living in love with each other. They had an earthen pot, and that was their only property.
Hazrat Mansoor
Hazrat Mansoor was born in a village in Iran. Soon his parents shifted to Iraq. But he got education from Janab Suhel Bin Abdulla in the city of Shuster. After that he shifted to...
Guru Nanak and Sheikh Sajjan
One day Guru Nanak and his companion Mardana came to a town, called Tulambha, now in West Pakistan. On the road leading to the town stood a number of fine, tall houses. The high...
Guru Nanak and the fake Sadhu
When Guru Nanak along with his companion Mardana were at Jagannath Puri,they saw a huge gathering of people. The people had assembled around a Sadhuwho was sitting in a trance. It...
Get not misled by one's Appearance
Once Hazrat Khwaja Hassan Basri was walking by a river side. He saw a Negro seated there. He had a bottle from which he was drinking himself and also offered to the woman sitting...
The cut-nose Sadhu
There was a young man in a small town whose nose had been cut off because he had done something very wrong. People used to make fun of his cut nose and he was naturally humiliated...
Over cleverness doomed him
Once a young man approached Hazrat Musa and desired to learn the language of animals. Musa advised him not to have such a desire, as it was very dangerous. But the man was adamant...
Sarvajit and Kabir
A Brahmin named Sarvanand, a great scholar of the Vedas and scriptures had defeated many learned men in debate and so he changed his name from Sarvanand to Sarvajit – ‘the...
King's new palace
King Vir Singh Baghela was the devoted disciple of Kabir. He had got constructed a new palace for himself. Elated with its beauty and grandeur, he invited all citizens to see it....
Hazrat Rabya Basri
Rabya means fourth. Since she was the fourth child of her parents, she was named Rabya. At the time of her birth, her family lived in utter poverty. When she grew up, her parents...
Shabri, the True Devotee of the Lord
Shabri belonged to a tribal royal family. Her father was the king of the tribes called Bheel. When she grew up, her father decided to marry her to a Bheel prince. During marriage...
Guru Nanak & Duni Chand
Guru Nanak and his companion Mardana were at Sultanpur Lodhi with her sister. Guru ji decided to take long tours to preach the message of truth. He accordingly prepared Mardana...
Meera's Unique Devotion to the Lord
Right from her childhood, Meera considered Sri Krishna her all in all and was always engrossed in his devotion. Though she was married to the prince Bhojraj, the son of Maharana...
Darveshi vs Kingdom
Ibrahim Adham was the king of Balakh and was ruling with great pomp and show. He loved God but his activities kept him so engrossed in wordly affairs that he could hardly find any...
Way to Overcome Sufferings
When the prince Siddharth Gautam was borne, the fortune-tellers forecasted that either he will be become a great king or a great saint. His father, Shuddhodana, the king of Kapirvastu wanted that he s
The Wheel of Greed
There were four friends in a village. They used to play and make mischiefs together. All the four were very ambitious and wanted to earn a lot of money to lead a comfortable life....
How Auspicious is it to Meet a Saint?
Once Narad Muni asked Lord Vishnu, “How auspicious it to meet a Saint?” The Lord replied, Narad! if you want the answer of your question, then better go to that nearby pond. There...
I Am Helpless, My Child!
The sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Hassan Basri was a jeweler before becoming a saint and was known as Hassan Maulvi. One day he happened to visit Rome (Italy). There he met the...
Swami Haridass and Renowned Singer Taansen
Swami Haridas was a very disciplined devotee of the Lord. He use to play Veena (a stringed instrument) and sing in his little hut, the devotional songs. His singing was so full of love and devotion, t
One more Purush (the Male)
Our relation with the Lord is that of love and love alone. Some call Him Father, some call Him Mother, but most of the saints call Him Beloved (the Male) and consider themselves...
The Feast of 'Malik Bhago'
When Guru Nanak visited Sayyedpur, he stayed for some days with Bhai Lalo, a carpener who earned his bread by hard work and always lived in the will of God.
The three advices
When the King Gopi Chand, gave up all and became a Yogi, then his Guru, the Yogiraj asked him to go for begging in his own state first. He wanted that the King should thus be able...
The ways of the worldly people
Saints come into this world to redeem people. But the people instead ill treat them. They put us on the path of God Realization but the worldly people talk ill of them. They work for our betterment, b
Turn my legs in the direction, God does not exist.
In his fourth journey, Guru Nanak, visited Mecca. He was in the garb of a Muslim faqir---- a book under his arm, a water mug, and a prayer mat. When he reached Mecca, he sat in a...
The Wise King
On the bank of a river, there was a beautiful city in which some very rich and happy families lived. The custom of the city was that they used to appoint a new king every year....