Stories convey subtle spiritual truths through the simple incidents they recount, helping us to visualize and understand abstruse principles easily. They have thus been widely used by spiritual teachers in all ages. This selection of short stories will entertain the reader, and at the same time, help enrich his or her spiritual life.
Discriminate within yourself between the real and the unreal. Have you not read the Vedanta? Even when you sleep, keep the sword of discrimination at the head of your bed, so that covetousness cannot approach you even in dream. Practicing such strength, renunciation will gradually come, and then you will see the portals of heaven are wide open to you.
-Swami Vivekananda