Tag: gurutegbahadar

  • Can Kindness Become Weakness? | The Snake Who Stopped Biting

    Can Kindness Become Weakness? | The Snake Who Stopped Biting

    On the path of becoming a better person, we learn to live in harmony with others.We work on our anger, aggression, and impulses—so that we do not harm those around us. But what happens when our goodness is taken advantage of?When softness is seen as weakness?When kindness becomes an invitation for others to hurt us?…

  • When Dark Clouds Surround Us — The Story of Ganika

    When Dark Clouds Surround Us — The Story of Ganika

    Throughout life, we chase success, strength, approval, and happiness. Yet these make up only one side of the cycle of life. Joy and pain, gain and loss, praise and blame — they follow one another as naturally as night follows day. When fortunes turn, adulation quickly gives way to criticism, and applause fades into silence.…

  • The Parrot’s Question to the Sage

    The Parrot’s Question to the Sage

    Are there problems that are making you lose your peace of mind? Do you sometimes long to be free of your burdens? The tale of a parrot and a sage might hold a key to understanding our own struggles.  The Parrot’s Question A rich merchant once owned a parrot. It lived in a beautiful cage…