Aria was a young girl who was filled with hopes and dreams.
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Are we losing our ability to think?
I met a few students over the past few weeks. It was shocking to listen to their views about learning!
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It is interesting to see how parrots mimic us and learn to talk, repeating words and phrases from their environment!
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A nice collection of stories for young readers!
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During a recent trip to the airport, it was interesting to see a new invention!
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One day a Monk was walking with his young disciples and he entered a forest.
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One devotee reached Kanchi matham and waited to meet Maha Periyava.
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Sharing a story about how we create our own boundaries, every single day and try to work within the boundaries.
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Sometimes we feel angry, and we tend to shout at people around us to let it out. Sharing a short story about the wounds of anger that last beyond the moment.
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Homam is a sacred fire ritual in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. It is also known as “Havan”. Sharing a short story about the significance of the sacred fire ritual.
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There once was an old carpenter named Aron who had spent over forty years building homes.
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There once lived a young woman named Anya, who was struggling to balance her new job, marriage, and motherhood.
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Ms. Howard was a middle school English teacher in Alabama. She had taught for almost 15 years — loved her students, but the pandemic years had drained her spirit.
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Once, the celestial sage Narada Muni was traveling through the worlds singing the glories of Lord Vishnu on his veena. His sweet music filled hearts with devotion and peace wherever he went.
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Narthangai is a variety of citron. It is uniquely known for a variety of uses in South India.
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Rebecca was on her way to an important job interview in the city.
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In 2019, during the Chithirai festival at Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, a celestial event occurred. Thousands of devotees gathered there. They came to witness the wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar.
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In a small town, there lived a boy named Bill, whose family often struggled to make ends meet. His father worked double shifts at the factory, and his mother took on sewing jobs to help pay the bills.
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One nice summer afternoon, 10 year old Jack tasted his grandmother’s lemonade and smiled with satisfaction. He decided he will set up a lemonade stand for his community.
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One day, Narada Muni approached Lord Vishnu and asked:
“O Lord, what is this thing you call Maya? I have heard of it, but I do not understand it.”
Short story – Arjuna’s faith
Before the Kurukshetra war started, Krishna knew that he would need to share the discourse of Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna soon, and wanted to test if Arjuna was ready.
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Big problems can be solved with simple solutions.
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It was a bright and early morning during winter. Mom was busy in the kitchen preparing breakfast, lunch and packing food for children.
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After spending a day at the urgent care, we were returning back home.
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While we were on a college tour, we got an opportunity to meet a few students from different majors. One conversation stands fresh in my mind.
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One of the stories of Gautama Buddha that makes us introspect and reflect on our own determination (in any facet of life).
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It is very hard to believe in miracles, until you get to experience it yourself! Such experiences are unique and yet occur in our day to day lives. Reading or hearing about some of them fee;s immensely satisfying!
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Once Swami Vivekananda was invited to speak at an event.
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Healing as a concept has many believers and non-believers. I was once a non-believer as well.
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A beautiful composition of Lord Mahavishnu in his various incarnations, the image comes to mind of Guruvayoorappan 🙏With a power to heal, this literary composition has an interesting story behind why and how it was written.
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Who tells the story matters, as it changes the whole narrative.
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A friend shared this story earlier today! Somehow it struck a chord!
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In a small village, there used to live a family of poets. The father had learned poetry from his ancestors and was very well known in the nearby places! He started teaching his son poetry from when he was young.
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When is the right time to learn Yoga? Is it during childhood, or as adults or even later?
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Once Krishna and Arjuna had visited a village and were taking morning walks in the nearby fields. One day they saw an old man finding it hard to make ends meet. In the spur of the moment, Arjuna decided to give him some money.
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Reminded of one of the childhood stories about what unity means in a family.
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Guruvayur is a city in South India, known for its temple and main deity Guruvayurappan (form of Lord Krishna). Millions of devotees come to pray in this temple. A special mention to an elephant called Guruvayur Kesavan who was an ardent devotee of Guruvayurappan.
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Sage of Kanchipuram (Maha Periyava) once explained what is Trikarana Suddhi to a few students. Sharing the story & experience!
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One of the childhood stories came up in a conversation today. When do we hear this story and when do we choose to act on it in life seems to make a difference!
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The eleventh day from full moon / new moon is called as Ekadashi.
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