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Table of Content- Ancient Wisdom Stories
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Description
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Why Go to Temple ? If you are spiritually alive, you are going to love this! If you are spiritually dead, you would not want to read it. If you are spiritually curious, there is still hope!  
Three Important Questions to live a full life If you know the answer to these three important questions you will live life to the full and will be the finest human being. A beautiful story with a very important message for all of us.  
Three tough questions answered uniquely Does God exists? What is fate ? Why the same creations of God –enjoy or suffer differently ? Three tough questions answered uniquely for wisdom and knowledge  
Passive alertness ??-nice story When someone asked Buddha what he attained through his enlightenment, he said: "I did not gain but I lost….” Read a very good story on not to live mechanically but with passive alertness  
Distance between heart Why do we shout when we are angry and whisper when we are in love? Here is the beautiful scientific explanations  
Renunciation v/s Attachment -enlightening story In physics, why is the colour which an object reflects and does not absorb is the colour of that object ? It gives a very important insight. Read an excellent enlightening story  
Desires and wants Excellent story on how no desires and wants are more beneficial that continuous demanding, needing and expecting more  
The true devotion What is true devotion? Who is a true devotee?. What is true love? Complex questions simple answers in this short, simple but very impactful story.  
Seek the Giver than the Gift We constantly expect goods things as gifts and pray and desire for it. Read a wonderful story on giving more importance to giver than to the gifts. It is better to seek the giver than his/her gifts.  
Good or Bad? The world is a mixture of joy and grief, and your wisdom depends on what you choose to take out of it. This story reveals how one should face life and its problem  
Believer or Atheist An atheist and a believer had the same doctor. Every time they met in the doctor's waiting room, they would argue and end up insulting each other.  
The real meaning of Peace What is the real meaning of peace? Read the eyeopening story which applies to all of us.  
Power of Words

Language have the power to change reality. Words have enormous power.  Obama used the power of words to  become  the president of USA. Read  a very good   story to realize the impact of words

The Power of your Dreams Desire is the root of all his actions…. their should be an intense desire to want/achieve something. But desire alone is not enough…. Read the well known old story of Savitri and Satyavan… and great learnings ..from it  
Who are you? How do you introduce yourself? I am XYZ working as GM-HR in ABC organization……But you are just telling your name or your designation or position….. Who are you ? Read a very insightful story about knowing your real you at  
Success Coins There always is, and will be, room at the top; we just have to know our ways. Let's start to realize our full potential. To be successful, we don't need a bag full of gold - all we need is a silver coin to reach our destination. Whether our destination is moon on mars nothing can stop us to be successful.  
Make a difference What does a teacher make? In terms of money may be a little but........for all those who have taught us...  
Move closer to find yourself If I move close to Him…... And then, as I listen, I will find my answer. Better still, I find myself . Read here to find yourself  
Work or Serve We always get bored of our job after some years, the initial passion/hunger disappear but we never get tire of being the same son, parents,husband for decades.... why? A very thought provoking question and brilliantly answered....  
Are you ready for success ? This tale of five young travellers in search of wealth and wisdom brings forth our follies while seeking success. Are you ready for the success? Read it here in the wonderful illuminating story  
Doing the things in extreme Doing things in extreme is harmful ..A perfect lesson for all of us who love to stick to known, familiar stuff or act in extremes …in this short and sweet zen story  
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2Sample story- Ancient wisdom

Why Go to Temple ?

A 'devotee' goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to the Temple.

'I've gone for 30 years now, he wrote, and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 mantras.
But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the Gurus are wasting theirs by giving services at all.

ThA 'devotee' goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to the Temple .

'I've gone for 30 years now, he wrote, and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 mantras.
But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the Gurus are wasting theirs by giving services at all.

This started a real controversy in the 'Letters to the Editor' column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:

is started a real controversy in the 'Letters to the Editor' column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:

I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my
wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this... They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work.

If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today.

Likewise, if I had not gone to the Temple for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!

When you are DOWN to nothing.... God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible!

Thank God for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment!

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Personal Improvement Stories
Title
Description
Page No.
Criticize or Improve? It is easier to criticize others but difficult to help them improve. If we want to help people improve their behaviour it is worth investing effort in learning how to help people change their behaviours, attitudes and skills.  
Are you Judgmental ? We generally form impression /opinion about people , issues which we do not change. There is a saying Doodh aur Budh phat te der nahin lagti.(Milk and mind It can turn bad in a moment)is a fact that that there is no guarantee of human beings because they change from time to time. But it is also a fact that people evolve with time and experience.  
Are you a member of a 99 club? Are you a member of the 99 club? Do not be surprised we all are without realising it. Check out your membership here  
The Distance between Hearts Why do we shout when we are angry and whisper when we are in love? Here is the beautiful scientific explanations.  
Are you a beggar? ….. one remains a beggar. Our whole life proves it again and again -- every desire frustrates. And when the goal is achieved, you will need another desire. The day you understand that desire as such is going to fail comes the turning point in your life. ….. Read the wonderful story  
Be a Believer to be an Achiever At the end of a particularly frustrating practice one-day, a football coach dismissed his players by yelling, -Now all you idiots, go take a shower! All but one player headed toward the locker room. The coach glared at him and asked why he was still there. You told all the idiots to go, Sir,- the player replied, and there sure seems to be a lot of them. But I am not an idiot Believe in yourself, even when no one else does. Read the fantastic story  
Degree of utilization Treat the earth well.....it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We did not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrowed it from our children. Find out your degree of utilization in this story of Lord Buddha  
Your Entitlement You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it….There is a powerful message in this story for all of us.  
Truth or Falsehood What is the difference between truth and falsehood. Can you explain it in three words ? The answer will open your eyes. An excellent story.  
What is the most important part of the body? Read the complete story to know which is our most important body part and I bet you will remember this for your entire life.  
Triple Filter test Apply this triple filter test before believing the rumours /gossip or backbiting  
Polish your Gold Coins-Forget your copper coins If you have found a treasure which has a mix of old rusted copper coins and some old gold coins. What will you do if you have a very limited time to encash them ? Read the wonderful analysis of a contrary but very logical opinion  
Get valued by the Goldsmith Remember all those snide remarks, derisive laughter and biting criticism... which sometime in our life we all go through. It makes us low and affect our self esteem…. Read the similar story and learn to differentiate between goldsmiths and traders  
Guru or Disciple A Guru in the truest sense - with no desire for anything and A student - ready to sacrifice everything for the Guru . Read this amazing story from Mahabharata having multiple lessons  
Who is your Master? You do not need the Master to learn. Treat the whole existence as your master. Trust the the clouds, the trees... There are millions of masters to learn from  
Good or Bad? The world is a mixture of joy and grief, and your wisdom depends on what you choose to take out of it. This story reveals how one should face life and its problem  
Money cannot buy Must read story which made realise a lady that she had everything that money could buy, but she had lost the things which money cannot buy.  
Get a new Life If you are dissatisfied with your life at this point, give some serious consideration to that one area you could change. And you will end up getting a new life  
The Power of Words Language has the power to change reality. Words have enormous power. Read a story to know the impact of words.  
Success Coins There always is, and will be, room at the top; we just have to know our ways. Let's start to realize our full potential. To be successful, we don't need a bag full of gold - all we need is a silver coin to reach our destination. Whether our destination is moon on mars nothing can stop us to be successful.  
The trouble tree Yesterday my young friend in early 30s had a heart attack. It is not the stress and pressure that kills us. It is how we chose to react it to the stress and pressure.  
Strength or Weakness In our weaknesses lie our strengths. Dhirubhai Ambani’s little education made him street smart, Mural-Sri -Lankan spinner gets phenomenal spin from his crooked arm. Read the excellent story on how our weakness can be leveraged and converted to strength by reflection and positive attitude.  
Winner never Quits Read the full article containing of numerous case studies and examples where the individuals refused to quit inspite of numerous challenges and discouragement and finally were acknowledged as the winner.  
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Sample Story -Personal Improvement

Are you Judgemental ?

Once upon the time there lived a saadhu(hermit). Everyday at day break he would go to the river to take a dip. On the way he had to pass by a prostitute's house.

One day when he was returning from the river, the prostitute, to tease him asked, " Baba, Khare ho ya Khote?"-(are you pure or impure) The Saadhu(hermit) does not answer.

This question became a ritual between the two and continued for umpteen number of years. One day the Sadhu did not return from the river. As the prostitute waited anxiously for his return, a man came and told her that the saadhu had slipped on the steps of the ghat(bank) and was dying. He was waiting for her.

The prostitute went running to the river. On seeing her, the sadhu tells her to repeat her question. When she repeated the question, the sadhu said that he was Khara(pure).

He had not said so before because he was not sure that he would remain the same. Since he was dying, there was no time for him to change. The sadhu then closed his eyes.

Doodh aur Budh phat te der nahin lagti.(Milk and mind can turn bad in a moment) It is a fact that that there is no guarantee of human beings because they change from time to time. But it is also a fact that people evolve with time and experience.

Moral of the story

See the possibility that things and people can change at any time and don't hold onto judgement otherwise your judgement becomes solidified like a rock. It brings misery to you and others. The universe is in flux; bad may become good and good may become bad.

Recall your own younger days, some of the actions done at that time with great joy and fun might make you cringe now.

Much appreciated family planning -one child law in China has resulted in the aged population and spoilt child syndrome in China while India's much maligned population growth has resulted in the competitive advantage of a ready supply of young working youth to cater to the global working population shortage.

Table of Content- Professional Development
Title
Description
Page No.
Duty -& Adaptation Our duty remains regardless of the level of need, we have the additional responsibility to ensure that we adapt our delivery. A very unusual but eye opening story  
Justice or Gold coin One day Emperor Akbar asked Birbal what he would choose if he were given a choice between justice and a gold coin . Birbal answer shocked the Emperor but when explained… had some of the best management lessons.  
Do not be a better Donkey Generally you are expected and taught to work hard, compete with others, defeat others and win but read this story whose moral recommends you to do the opposite.  
Always fail Upward A leader fails many times but a true leader always fails upward. Read the story of the leader who has always failed upward so assured he was of his vision and mission. He saw himself as a leader long before anyone else did -- and this is the first key to his leadership genius.  
Polish your Gold coins If you have found a treasure which has a mix of old rusted copper coins and some old gold coins. What will you do if you have a very limited time to encash them ? Read the wonderful analysis of a contrary but very logical opinion  
Get valued by the Goldsmith Remember all those snide remarks, derisive laughter and biting criticism... which sometime in our life we all go through. It makes us low and affect our self esteem…. Read the similar story and learn to differentiate between goldsmiths and traders  

How well you do your job ?

It is not important what you do but it is critical how well you do. An excellent story to bring out this lesson at  
The Right Leadership Why does the tree in the forest thrive without any care while those in your garden wither without water within a day. A classic story with excellent management leadership lessons  
Who is your Master? You do not need the Master to learn. Treat the whole existence as your master. Trust the the clouds, the trees... There are millions of masters to learn from  
Good or Bad? The world is a mixture of joy and grief, and your wisdom depends on what you choose to take out of it. This story reveals how one should face life and its problem  
Birbal-Bir-brain-bal-strong Everybody has heard of Akbar-Birbal and their wit and wisdom tales. Usage of wit and wisdom is a very critical skill in today’s complex world of relationships, naked ambition and rivalry. … Birbal (Bir means Brain, Bal means Strong) why he was named as Birbal.. read  
New Ways of learnings A story which teaches us that there are many ways of learnings. Sometimes the obvious one may not be the best. So we need to trust the master/experts.....  
Problem solving-creative approach

No matter what job you take, not a day will pass without some kind of problem. Certain basic skills can equip you to turn those problems into opportunities. Read an excellent story on problem solving

Puzzle calling for creative solution A creative and innovative solution can be ground breaking and will really make you successful An excellent creative solution  
This is the right attitude

What is the right attitude when faced with rejections, failure....? Read this story and the lessons and I bet you will never be depressed and sad in your life.

 
The Road to success Road to success The road to success is not straight. There will be twists and turns . Read how to use...red light,flat to make it to a place called Success  
Success is like a Rocket Follow the rocket principle and you can reach the moon . Excellent story to bring out the success formula  
The Power of your dreams Our desire is the root of all his actions…. their should be an intense desire to want/achieve something. But desire alone is not enough…. Read the well known old story of Savitri and Satyavan… and great learnings ..from it  
The art of self -publicity

Who does not want publicity ? But how many people know how to get it without letting others know that they want it…. It is an art as well as a science. Read a very innovative story on the art of getting self publicity here

 
The basics of leadership When was the last time you rolled up your sleeves to do a task much below your hierarchy? Do you wait for the big opportunity to showcase your leaderships? A must read story showing basics of leadership  
Think Ahead We all dream of rising to the top, become number 1 but somewhere sometime the growth stops…inspite of our best effort we cannot rise further. Read this story to find out why? Who are you a A,B,C, Q or O person  
Money Value of Time You must have heard about time value of money and calculated it while doing your investments or taking a loan. Here is a brilliant story which tells you about the reverse - Money value of Time and it is more critical than the time value of money  
True Effort

"What counts is not the number of hours you put in, but how much you put in the hours." Excellent lessons

 
Work or Serve We always get bored of our job after some years, the initial passion/hunger disappear but we never get tire of being the same son, parents, husband for decades.... why? A very thought provoking question and brilliantly answered  
Are you ready for success? s This tale of five young travellers in search of wealth and wisdom brings forth our follies while seeking success. Are you ready for the success? Read it here in the wonderful illuminating story  
The trouble tree Yesterday my young friend in early 30s had a heart attack. It is not the stress and pressure that kills us. It is how we chose to react it to the stress and pressure. Our families and spl. innocent children are our safety valves..What we all need is our trouble tree .  
Sample Story -Professional Development

Duty and Adaptation

An old hill farming crofter trudges several miles through freezing snow to his local and very remote chapel for Sunday service. No-one else is there, aside from the clergyman.

"I'm not sure it's worth proceeding with the service - might we do better to go back to our warm homes and a hot drink?.." asks the clergyman, inviting a mutually helpful reaction from his audience of one.

"Well, I'm just a simple farmer," says the old crofter, "But when I go to feed my herd, and if only one beast turns up, I sure don't leave it hungry."

So the clergyman, feeling somewhat ashamed, delivers his service - all the bells and whistles, hymns and readings, lasting a good couple of hours - finishing proudly with the fresh observation that no matter how small the need, our duty remains. And he thanks the old farmer for the lesson he has learned.

"Was that okay?" asks the clergyman, as the two set off home.

"Well I'm just a simple farmer," says the old crofter, "But when I go to feed my herd, and if only one beast turns up, I sure don't force it to eat what I brought for the whole herd..."

From which we see the extra lesson, that while our duty remains regardless of the level of need, we have the additional responsibility to ensure that we adapt our delivery (of whatever is our stock in trade) according to the requirements of our customer.

 

Table of Content- Inspirational Stories
Title
Description
Page No.
Rab ne bana di Jodi- real life story Pani Puri funds dreams for Infosys proves Never loose heart and be determined & firm for your missions of Life.  
Check yourself in a mirror What do you see? Your appearance is telling you and the world about you. Your appearance shows very clearly about what you really are and not what you want the world to believe.  
Interesting conversation with a professor To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it….. Read the very interesting conversation which teaches a lot to us and also guess the mystery student  
How the Great Minds work? Read this funny but inspirational story on how the great mind works. The mere mortals cannot gauge how the genius thinks Read this insightful story  
What does a woman want? Read this answer of this life saving question in this story And tell us what is the moral of the story  
Original or Copy Is the work of art that portrays a real thing more valuable than the real thing? Think…This contains some very real learning . Read the Akbar-Birbal story to realize it  
Problem solving-creative approach

No matter what job you take, not a day will pass without some kind of problem. Certain basic skills can equip you to turn those problems into opportunities. Read an excellent story on problem solving

 
Courage Defined

Courage-defined What is courage…can it be explained or only observed/experienced. A very funny buy insightful story

 
A Puzzle to solve Who does not want publicity ? But how many people know how to get it without letting others know that they want it…. It is an art as well as a science. Read a very innovative story on the art of getting self publicity here  
An easy solution to financial crisis Is this the easy solution to financial crisis? A simple story with huge ramifications  
The art of getting self publicity Judge and divide equally So many times in our professional or personal time we try to divide the rewards equally in the name of fairness. We appraise people, our children and others… equally so that the ones’ performing below average do not feel bad. We also expect to be judged in the same manner. The end result is horrifying. Read an amazing live experiment here  
Judge and divide equally ?? Judge and divide equally So many times in our professional or personal time we try to divide the rewards equally in the name of fairness. We appraise people, our children and others… equally so that the ones’ performing below average do not feel bad. We also expect to be judged in the same manner. The end result is horrifying. Read an amazing live experiment here  
One man Industry We in our environment face a lot of problems. It could be due to factors/circumstances not within our control. But there is always a solution if we think differently. Read the excellent story on how one man forced an entire industry to change by thinking differently and our take-away from it.
The TATA WAY-wonderful HR initiative Wonderful HR initiative A nice & strong employee & country centric approach taken by TATA. A very good example for the companies just running a mad rat race for profits forgetting their duty towards their employees; society; country. Read the wonderful HR initiative  
What do a teacher make ?Make a difference

What do a teacher make? In terms of money may be a little but.....on account of teachers day ...for all those who have taught us...

 

Unique experiment by Socrates

Why the saas -bahu serials or Big boss have very high viewership ? How come Facebook or Orkut enjoys so much popularity. Why we do not have time to cast our vote or do financial planning or take self improvement courses? What stops us ? An excellent story and an unique experiment from Socrates-famous Greek philosopher

 
Want v/s Need Should we get what we want or what we need ? Read this moving story and decide yourself.  
Winner never Quits Read the full article containing of numerous case studies and examples where the individuals refused to quit inspite of numerous challenges and discouragement and finally were acknowledged as the winner.  
Doing things in extreme Doing the things in extreme is harmful..A perfect lesson for all of us who love to stick to known, familiar stuff…in this short and sweet zen story  
Distance between heart Why do we shout when we are angry and whisper when we are in love? Here is the beautiful scientific explanations.  
Sample Story -Inspirational

Classroom Psychology test – Courage Defined

A psychology professor at the University of Miami knew his students expected a terrifyingly long final exam.

To play with their minds a little (what do you expect from a psychology professor?) he only put ONE question on the final exam.

He watched the reactions of the students as they all opened the exams and saw the one question. Initially they all looked relieved, but as the difficulty of the question began to sink in, those relieved faces sagged to confusion and consternation.

All, that is, except for one student.

He read the question, tapped his pencil into his palm a few times, then jotted something down on the test paper.

He walked up to the professor, handed him the final, and walked out.

The professor blinked in surprise, looked at what the student wrote, and smiled.

The professor wrote "100%" on the top of that student's test.

 

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The question: What is courage?

The student's answer: This is.

You will not get the better definition of the courage.

In the end .. think about this and reflect on it.

“We think that open and close are opposite 2 each other, but very few in the world know that the one with whom we are close is the one with whom we are very open.”

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