Category: Tales

It happened once upon a time that a certain rakshasa or demon named Bhamasura spent years in the snow-bound Himalayas performing austerities in devotion to Lord Shiva. In time, his Continue Reading →

The great saint from Maharashtra, Namdev, was a devotee of Lord Shiva, and once, during his prayers and meditations, he begged his Lord for the blessing of constant communion–to be Continue Reading →

The experience of Mullah Nasruddin is much wider than people think. In his youth, for example, he once served a Sufi shaikh, thinking that he might learn something useful. He Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that the great Emperor Tamerlane, in the course of his journeys, came to the village where Mullah Nasruddin was living. Thinking that it would Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was invited to have a meal at the home of the local magistrate. This was very unusual, as it was known Continue Reading →

It is said that when Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Lakshman were going into their long exile in the forest, they came to a place where they had Continue Reading →

It is told that Khwajah Mohammed Taunsvi made many journeys accompanied by his mureed Shamsuddin Sialvi. Once, as they travelled, with the Murshid riding on a horse and the mureed Continue Reading →

Long ago, in the times recounted in the great epic the Mahabharata, King Pandu had five sons, the Pandavas. Each son had special qualities, and among them Bhima was known Continue Reading →

It is told that once upon a time in Eastern Europe there was a Jewish couple that had a son who made them worry. He had no interest in studying Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that a certain shaikh of many long years of study went on a pilgrimage, accompanied by a pair of devoted students. They visited shrines Continue Reading →