True meaning behind Navratri Stories – Shumbha and Nishumbha & Durga and Raktabeejasura

The Story of Shumbha and Nishumba There were 2 demons - Shumbha and Nishumbha. As they became very powerful, they started committing atrocities on …

The Story of Garuda and Lord Rama

There is a story in the Ramayana: Lord Rama needed the help of Garuda, one of his devotees, at a time when Rama was under the spell of a poison arrow.…

The Story of Radha and The Parrot

This story is written by Bhanu Narasimhan, Sister of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Radha had no messages to send to Krishna. What was the need for …

The Story of Devas and a Yaksha from Kena Upanishad

Once upon a time, the Devas began to feel that the whole world was theirs, so a Yaksha went to challenge them. The Devas sent Agni, the energy of the f…

Excerpts from Gurudev’s Keynote Address at The World Happiness Summit

Do you want to listen to a story? When Buddha got enlightened, he became silent and angels asked him to talk. He said "People who are happy they don't…

Anxious about your future? Read this story!

Once two villagers were sitting under a tree and watching the sunset. They were very close friends. After sitting quietly for some time, one asked …

The power of Devotion – A beautiful story about the monkeys and Lord Rama from the Ramayana

When Sri Rama was building the bridge to Sri Lanka, a lot of monkeys were helping him build it. So the monkeys were picking up stones, writing  Sr…

The transformative story of Angulimala(Buddha’s Disciple)

Peace generates from deep within. It generates from the Being to the mind and from the mind to the environment.  It was said that wherever Buddha was t…

Significance of Lord Kartikeya and a story from Skanda Purana

When the five elements governed by Lord Shiva (Panch Mahabhoota - Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether) united with Shakti (Pure Consciousness), Lord Kart…

The Story of Krishna and Sudama

Sudama was one of the friends who studied with Krishna. Krishna became a king, and Sudama was a very poor man, He did not have anything at all. And o…