Enlight The King and Horse Apples The one who condemns me, who speaks evil of me, is my best benefactor. He is very dear to me, I love him more than anyone, because he takes on all my sins and cleans me the same way a washerwoman wash... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Who is the most scientist During the time of Saint Kabir, there lived a man named Surbajit, who was very knowledgeable in spiritual science. In those days in India, it was the custom of religious people, people of knowledge, t... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Small pebbles and big stones Two people came to a great Torah scholar and asked him to explain to them the difference between good and evil. One of them considered himself a great sinner, because in his youth, having quarreled wi... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight A piece of chalk One man got into the habit of taking opium and could not overcome this addiction. He was in a semi-conscious state the entire time. The city where he lived was visited by a saint who gave advice and l... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Everyone should believe in themselves There is no such person who does not love himself, does not believe in himself and does not have the desire to rise higher and higher. Even a person who does not believe in God believes in himself and... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Everyone is great in their place A certain king had the custom of asking all the sannyasins who came to his country: “Who is superior: the one who, having renounced the world, becomes a sannyasin, or the one who lives in the world an... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Who is greater One day, Padishah Akbar came to the council hall before everyone else and asked everyone who entered: - Tell me, who is greater, Indra or me? None of the courtiers dared to answer such an unusual ques... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Follow a wise man Several people went to the river and, being strangers here, wanted to find out if in this place it was possible to cross to the other bank. The lame man said to them: — It’s dangerous to cross the riv... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Laptu and Japtu In one city there lived two monkeys, Laptu and Japtu. They were very absent-minded. And both were great hunters of fruits. One day the monkeys went to wander through the forest and saw a large apple t... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight How did a brahmana come to be called a pandit? One small-minded brahmana was overcome by the desire to be known as a pandit. Whatever the poor guy did to achieve this, it was all to no avail. He then decided to ask Birbal for advice and went to hi... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Cat guru Every time the guru and his disciples were about to pray, a cat would enter the ashram and distract them from their work. Then the guru ordered the disciples to tie the cat during prayer. After the de... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Lakshmi's belated response There were a large number of Vedic rituals in ancient India. They are said to have been used so wisely that when the sages prayed for rain, there was never a drought. Knowing this, one person began to... Indian Parables Parables
