A Children’s Story on Simplicity
The Mother encouraged a small group of Ashram children to write stories. We feature a short story written by Tara Jauhar and corrected by the Mother.
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The Initiation – A Story Told by the Mother
A delightful story told by the Mother which speaks of what a real initiation means and how a guru prepares a shishya for receiving higher knowledge.
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Stories for the Children, by the Children: True Courage
The Mother encouraged a small group of children to write stories. One story written by Tara Jauhar in her early teens is featured here.
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What is a Family?: Tales Told by the Mother
We feature a few stories told by the Mother which help children learn how to keep widening the definition of family, and thereby grow in capacity for love.
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Stories of Courage as Told by the Mother
The Mother used the art of storytelling most sweetly and effectively to inculcate higher and nobler values. Let us read a few of her stories on Courage.
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A Little Girl and Her Big Brother – Stories of a Personal Relation with the Divine
Two short stories written by a young author and artist whose work is primarily inspired by her devotion and adoration for Gampu bhai, the name she uses to lovingly call her ishta devata, Lord Ganesha.
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The Virtues – A Gratitude Story Told by the Mother
Through this delightful little story written by the Mother in French sometime between 1893 and 1912, we recognise how gratitude is generally the most neglected virtue.
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The Grateful Beasts and the Ungrateful Man – A Story from the Panchatantra
An interesting fable from the Panchatantra which illustrates the spontaneous gratefulness of an animal which is often found missing in man.
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