The Tree that Forgot Its Roots!

The Tree that Forgot Its Roots   Author Unknown Once upon a time there was a magnificent oak tree that grew upon a lofty mountain top. The view was splendid in all directions, and from hottest summer through bitterest winter. For more than 400 years the tree had grown and thrived. It was looked upon [...]

The Man Who Stomped His Shadow

Parable the Man Who Stomped His Shadow   Author Unknown Once upon of time there lived in the Realms of Light a man who took for granted its ethereal beauty. It fell everywhere in beams of radiant splendor. It was more resplendent than the reflections of gold and silver, more sparkling than the flash of [...]

A Meeting of Minds

A Meeting of Minds   By Roger Darlington Martin was returning to work in his London office after spending two weeks with his brother over in New York. He was coming back with a heavy heart. It was not just that it was the end of a wonderful holiday; it was not just that he [...]

The Purpose of Work, Death and Sickness

Work, Death and Sickness By: Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910) From: Twenty-Three Tales (1881) Rights: Public Domain   God, say they, at first made men so that they had no need to work: they needed neither houses, nor clothes, nor food, and they all lived til  they were a hundred, and did not know what illness [...]

Fire in the Heart

Fire in the Heart By Maria Yraceburu*   I can vividly recall my first real encounter with my spirit guide, Kato’ya, when I was four. I had been playing out in the canyon my family shared with a herd of mustangs near Hawley Lake, Arizona. I had been playing for several hours, feeling very peaceful, [...]

The American Dream…

The American Dream   An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish. “How long did it take you to catch [...]

Put the Glass Down

Put the Glass Down   A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students, “How much do you think this glass weighs?” ‘50 gms!’…. ‘100 gms!’…… ‘125 gms’ …… the students answered. “I really don’t know unless [...]

Faith vs. Ego!

The Coffee-House Of Surat   By: Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910) 1893. Rights: Public Domain [Have a cup of tea ready... this is a long one!]   In the town of Surat, in India, was a coffee-house where many travellers and foreigners from all parts of the world met and conversed. One day a learned Persian [...]