Just as the roots and stems of the lotus remain under the water and only the leaves and flowers float above it – and although it is born in the mud, it sustains its love for the stars – in the same way, people sitting in the lotus posture and in remaining in the world, can keep their minds above their mundane environment. – Anandamurti/Nama Shivaya Shantaya
One day a woman was walking along a beach. The entire beach was littered with hundreds of starfish who had been washed up by the tides because of a fearsome storm that had happened the night before. Every time she came to a starfish, she picked it up, and threw it back into the ocean. After a while, her friend who had been watching and… Read More »The Starfish
The Hummingbird & the Elephant Once upon a time, an elephant was walking down a road in a great jungle in south-eastern China when, suddenly, he saw a tiny hummingbird in the middle of the road. The bright little bird was motionless, belly up, with her tiny legs stretched toward the sky. She was so little that the elephant had almost stepped on her. ‘Is… Read More »Spiritual stories for adults