Mystic saint Kabir Sahib’s poetry is widely cherished for its devotional outpourings that kindle the fire in a seeker’s heart. Born over 600 years ago in Kashi (present-day Varanasi), he found himself amidst a society divided by orthodox belief systems and their rituals. Even as a child, his sharp intellect made him question religious norms, longing to know the truth. Only when he met his Guru, Swami Ramanand, did he find the way within, drenching his heart...
The Shiva Purana narrates how Parvati wins Shiva’s love – not by her beauty or wealth, but by her one-pointed devotion and intense yogic practice. It is not a story of an ordinary wedding but about a divine union with symbolic significance.
Someone asked Lord Buddha, ‘Why did you leave your palace, wife and son and become a renunciate? Shouldn’t you be fulfilling your obligations and responsibilities to the kingdom, to your wife, father, mother and your baby son?’ Buddha replied, ‘Let me ask you a question. If your house is on fire, what would you do instinctively? Wouldn’t you jump out of the house as quickly as possible?’ Buddha continued, ‘That’s what I have done. I was...
