stories

this is an ancient story of king kayamal who was a great devotee of lord krishna. the story is mentioned in the “bhaktamala” book of vaishnava sect. king jayamal used to worship lord krishna with total devotion and surrender. krishna and rama are two deities who are worshipped with different names and forms. both are […]

in the 1897, swami vivekananda was staying at cossipore. one day many pundits came to meet swami vivekananda with the intention of having an philosophical discussion. swami vivekananda was not only the chief disciple of enlightened mystic sri ramakrishna paramhansa. but he had also became well known in india, because of his famous speech in “parliament of the […]

Sage Ved Vyasa has played the most important role in writing down Vedic scriptures. He is the author of great epic Mahabharata, Puranas and also of Vedas. Since he has written so many invaluable books for the benefit of mankind, the festival of Guru Purnima is dedicated to him. It is also known as ‘Vyasa Purnima’. […]

lord ganesha is worshipped before doing any auspicious work or writing a book or doing any pooja ceremony. it is believed that lord ganesha has the power of removing any obstruction. even lord shiva and lord vishnu have worshipped ganesha at times to get their work done. durva grass and red color jaswanti flower are […]

the general belief is that lord ganesha is a brahamchari and not married. another story which is relevant to this argument is the story between tulsi ma and lord ganesha. as when tulsi ma proposed lord ganesha for marriage, then ganesha refused and said he won’t marry any woman. listening to this answer, tulsi maa […]

there is an ancient zen story on how the tea leaves came into existence. one of the greatest zen master bodhidharma was teaching meditation to his disciples. many of the zen monks were just beginners in meditation and not fully centered into the meditation. if often happens with most meditator… when you start your meditation practice […]