Parables of Swami Sivananda

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Book Specification

Item Code:	IDL149
Author:	Swami Sivananda
Publisher:	THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY
Language:	English
Edition:	2004
ISBN:	8170520371
Pages:	200
Cover:	Paperback
Other Details	7.2 inch X 5.0 inch
Weight	140 gm

Book Description

Publishers’ Note

Truth is simple. Simple are the words of God-realized saint. How simply our Gurudev, Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaja states the subtlest of spiritual truths so that even laymen can understand! The Sage’s compassion is such that he wants the truths of the scriptures to be made available to all to whatever intellectual level they may belong. Therefore he has literally exhausted all the methods of stating the truth. He has written commentaries on ancient texts; he has presented learned theses on metaphysical questions; he has narrated them in the form of interesting stories he has given laconic expression to them in aphorisms he has vividly dramatized them in his plays he has sung them in songs and woven them into sublime poems; and now comes another potent spiritual; the parable. The story is interesting the mind readily grasps it. The spiritual truth which is the other side of the story automatically gets inerasably lodged in the mind. The truth becomes not only but indelible.

These Parables are of incalculable benefit not only for the Sadhaka to meditate upon but for the spiritual propagandist with the parables he can drive his sermon home into the heart of the audience.

Contents


Publishers Note	v
Bhakti Commandments	vii
Glory of Ram Nam	ix
Part One
Philosophy And Teachings
Chapter One: Philosophy
Parable of the Butter Hidden in the Milk	3
Parable of the Crow on the House Top	5
Parable of the King’s Dream	6
Parable of the Women who wanted to Adorn her reflection	8
Parable of the Jack-fruit in the courtyard	10
Parable of the man and his Dog	14
Parable of the Zamindar and his Agent	16
Parable of the Lost wrist watch	16
Parable of the Door mat	18
Parable of the Camel’s Satisfactions	20
Parable of the Passenger and his Luggage	22
Parable of the man who lost his mind	23
parable of the Greedy pilgrim	25
Chapter Two The Supreme Purpose of the
Parable of the Boy Who watered the Root	27
parable of the Pandit and the Shawl	28
parable of the Cat in the Hammock	29
Parable of the Prostitute and her lover	30
Parable of the Jalataranga player and his Cup	33
parable of the Koshakara Bird	34
Parable of the Man who Was Afraid of Mosquitoes	35
parable of Two Businessmen	36
parable of Two Birds and Garuda	39
Chapter Three The Glory of the Guru
Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind	41
Parable of the Cunning Man and four Fools	43
Parable of the Milionarie’s Messenger	44
Parable of the pseudo-Bhakta	46
Parable of the Brahmanishtha and His Disciple	48
parable of the Good Natured Youth and the Beautiful Girl	50
parable of the Well-cooked feast	52
Parable of the suspicious man who Got Drowned	55
parable of the Luxurious man	57
parable of the T.B. Patient	58
parable of the Deluded Pilgrim	60
parable of the Sheep and the Wolf	61
Chapter Four The Sadhaka’s Equipment
parable of the Mourning Bird	64
parable of the Professional Bargainer	66
parable of the Gardener and the Shepherd	67
parable of Jaggery God’s Naivedya	69
parable of the Patient poor Man	70
parable of the a king and his hawk	75
parable of the King and the Astrologer	77
Parable of the Bearded man and Gruel	78
parable of the Heiress Who Marries the Ugly Man	80
parable of the Snake and the Rat	81
Parable of the Woman who Advertised Her connubial Experiences	85
parable of the Bigoted Devotee	86
Chapter Five: The Path of Service
Parable of the Elephant’s Bath	88
Parable of the Mother’s Trick	89
parable of the Boy Who Purchased One Brinjal for one Rupee	90
Parable of the Honey and the creeper	93
parable of the Ghee-dyspeptic	95
Parable of the man who washed Mud with Mud	96
Parable of the Two Travellers	97
Parable of the Zamindar’s Palace	99
Chapter Six: The Path of God Love
parable of The Tailor’s needle	102
Parable of the Ant and the Lizard	103
parable of the inveterate old man	105
parable of the Dacoit	106
parable of the blessed Mouse	107
Parable of the Millionaire and three Beggars	109
Parable of the Wood cutter and Lord Yama	112
Parable of Brainy Boy	113
Parable of the Nobleman’s Charity	114
Chapter Seven: Conquest Mind
Parable of the ants and Mountain of Sugar	117
Parable of The Girl who stopped the Policeman and the Thief	118
parable of the Poor man and his treasure trove	119
parable of the Weeds in the field	121
Parable of the Cheating postmaster	123
parable of the Man Who Cut the Cow’s udder	125
Parable of the Advocate’s Turban	126
parable of the a hundred Children	127
Chapter Eight: The Path of the Wise
parable of the Grain and the Hay	130
parable of the Four Learned Scholars	131
parable of the Boy and the Candle	133
Parable of the people Who died of fear	134
Chapter Nine: The Nature of The Jivanmukta
parable of the Hunter’s Dream	136
Parable of the Torch in a Dark Room	137
Parable of the Child and the Shadow	138
Parable of Fire’s Pollution	139
Parable of the Cows and the Scratching Pillar	142
Part Two
Other Parables
Parable of Raja Janaka and the Pandits	145
Parable of The old Lady and the Needle	146
Parable of the Mother-in-Law and the Beggar	147
parable of the Young Man’s Boon	148
Parable of the Sadhu and the Sword	154
Parable of the Boy who Could not tell the Time	156
parable of the Bird and the Cotton fruit	157
Parable of the Man in the python’s Mouth	157
Parable of the Boy and the Angel	158
parable of water and fire	159
parable of the Opium-smokers and moon’s reflection	162
Parable of the husband and the wife	163
Parable of the pet child	166
parable of the man and his mud-horse	168
parable of the philosopher and the broken Mirror	169
Parable of the Brahmin who Escaped Rain	171
parable of the Conductor Who Fell Off the Bus	172
parable of the Manger who removed the Hands of the Clock	173
Parable of the Boy and his Shoes	174
parable of the Masked Boy and the mouse	175
parable of the children’s Quarrel Over Mud-house	176
Parable of the man who pretended to be a Women at the booking office	177
parable of the Bullock cart Driver	179
Parable of the Puranjana Maharaja	181
parable of the unwary deer	186
parable of the Laconic Spartan	187
Parable of Mahmud and Ayaz	189
Parable of The Dramatic Show	190

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