Rajessh M Iyer

Waving away the non-existent fly

August 14, 2023

Anand was getting perturbed by Buddha’s strange, repetitive action. He found it not only unusual but a little discomforting. That’s when Buddha did it again. He waved his hand in a slow, measured manner, as if he were waving away a fly. On the face of it, Buddha’s action seemed...

May I forever keep asking questions

August 8, 2023

King Janak is a revered ruler from ancient India. However, it isn’t his administrative skills that contribute to the admiration he draws even centuries later. The reverence is due to Janak being a spiritual seeker in the true sense and later a realised king. Little wonder he’s often referred to...

How can truth ever enter?

August 1, 2023

Once there lived a professor—a scholar renowned for his immense knowledge. He had an answer ready for every question posed to him. However, a certain void haunted him. What made it worse was that he wasn’t sure what it was, a restlessness without an identity. The man with all the...

‘Da! Da! Da!’ leads to ‘Dha’

July 25, 2023

Devata (divine beings), manushya (human beings) and asura (demonic beings) are considered to be descendants of Prajapati. They were also his students and attained knowledge from him. One day, while they were still under his tutelage, a significant event took place. The divine beings approached Prajapati with a request: ‘You’ve...

Let’s stop pelting stones

July 18, 2023

Jesus gazed at the horizon and smiled. Nature’s response held promise—an ideal day for elucidating a valuable lesson. By the time he reached the Mount of Olives, people had already gathered to listen to him. Even as Jesus started speaking, he noticed a group of men—along with a captive woman—approach...

The Mahabharata War without the Pandavs

July 10, 2023

The Mahabharata War was over. There was both elation and dejection in the Pandav camp. They had won the war, but the ravages were depressing. However, another emotion reared its head: arrogance. Arjun looked at the vast battlefield and exclaimed, ‘Despite the hardships, I’m happy I could get victory for...

Change in response… in a day

July 3, 2023

Before he became a spiritual master, Gurdjieff had a turbulent life. With his family perennially on the move during his childhood, they lived like vagabonds in makeshift camps in the erstwhile Russian empire. In those tough conditions, the young Gurdjieff was constantly involved in brawls and gang fights. One day,...

A resolution by the Parliament of Owls

June 20, 2023

Once, there was a parliament of owls (no pun intended since a group of owls is called a parliament). They lived in the dark jungle and flew around at night to cities and villages. They lived happily until one day a young owl created a commotion with a query. ‘What’s...

A cure with a curse

June 12, 2023

‘Krishna, today I heard you mention selflessness in love,’ Narad once asked. ‘I’m a bhakta, and I concede that self-interest at times overpowers my love for the Divine. Is pure altruism possible?’ Krishna shrugged his shoulders and replied, ‘Frankly, I don’t know of true love without selflessness. Since you’re skeptical,...

When Buddha bowed to smallest of creatures

June 6, 2023

Stories abound of events after Buddha achieved enlightenment. Tucked among them is a little-known story that a few meditative minstrels recite. They sing paeans of how marvellous nature’s response was to Siddharth becoming Buddha. The peace engulfing him blended aesthetically with the tranquility of the surroundings, as if the universe...

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