Category: Monday Motivations

Monday Motivation….. March 23, 2015 (215) Once upon a time a tiger was hunting around in a forest. An unlucky fox was met and caught by the tiger. For the fox, the inescapable destination was very clear — death. Despite the danger, the fox thought hard to find a way out. Promptly, the fox declared…

Monday Motivation….. March 16, 2015 (214) Once upon a time, noticing that his father was growing old, the son of a burglar said, “Father, teach me your trade so that when you retire I may carry on the family tradition.” The father did not reply but that night he took the boy along with him…

Monday Motivation….. March 09, 2015 (213) Once upon a time, there lived a metalworker, a locksmith, who was unjustly accused of crimes and was sentenced to a deep, dark prison. After he had been there awhile, his wife who loved him very much went to the King and beseeched him that she might at least…

Monday Motivation….. March 02, 2015 (212) Once upon a time three travelers were crossing the Himalayas. They were discussed the importance of putting into practice everything they had learned on a spiritual plane. They we so engrossed in their conversation that it was only late at night that they realized that all they had with them…

Monday Motivation….. February 23, 2015 (211) Once upon a time Mary was talking to her friend Jane about her cat, which had some mild symptoms of illness, but nothing that looked severe enough to take the cat to the veterinarian. She also thought the symptoms were so subtle that they might not be easy to…

Monday Motivation….. February 16, 2015 (210) Once upon a time a mother with a small boy was doing groceries. The woman barely noticed another lady who was walking across the aisle because she was so furious at her little boy, who seemed intent on pulling items off the lower shelves. As the mother became more…

Monday Motivation….. February 09, 2015 (209) Once upon a time a Guru and his company were resting on the banks of the Ganges. A devotee named Hari was idly inspecting a stone he had picked up along the road, thinking of the vast throngs who had come to hear the Guru. “Master,” said Hari, “you…

Monday Motivation….. February 02, 2015 (208) Once upon a time, Paul fortunately got a job with a large chain of guitar stores. He had never worked in a retail organization before. The pay was based on a small salary plus commission. They put him through an extensive sales training. It was the usual stuff on…

Monday Motivation….. January 26, 2015 (207) Once upon a time a fox lived in the deep forest that had lost its front legs. No one knew how: perhaps escaping from a trap. A man who lived on the edge of the forest, seeing the fox from time to time, wondered how in the world it…

Monday Motivation….. January 19, 2015 (206) There once was a very honest shopkeeper whose day to day business was to provide goods to the local people. He would open his shop at 8:00 a.m. after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p.m. he would go for lunch. In the evening at 8:30 p.m. he closed…