Story of Hundred Rudras Sage Vasishta was explaining to Sri Rama about the power of Maya. He said ‘I will tell you a story to illustrate this’. He said “O Rama there lived a mendicant who spent all his time in meditation of great intensity. His mind was so purified that he possessed sufficient power […]
The extraordinary story of Bhusunda, The Crow
Sage Vasishta was explaining to Sri Rama that liberation and perfection can be attained in two ways. One is by the method of Self-Enquiry and the other by having complete control over life-breath, called Prana. The second method is commonly called Yoga. Both lead the practitioners to the same result. He continued, “I will tell […]
Story of Lavana, the illustrious king
Story of Lavana, the illustrious king Sage Vasishta was explaining to Sri Rama, the attributes of our mind and how the mind controls time and space. It is a general perception that it is the other way around. He said, “I will tell you the story of King Lavana and an incident which happened when […]
Story of man with thousand arms
Sage Vasishta was explaining to Sri Rama, that the mind should be directed constantly towards liberation and a sustained self-effort is required to achieve that ultimate goal. Once the mind is freed from Vasanas (latent tendencies) it gains self-knowledge. He went on to add a profound statement that, since entire universe is within the mind, […]
Story of Karkati – The demoness
Sage Vasishta was explaining to Sri Rama that whatever one deeply contemplates about is what they experience later. ‘To illustrate this, I will tell you a story’, the sage said. There lived a demoness (Raakshasi) on the slopes of Himalayas. Her name was Karkati. She had a towering presence, massive build, and a devouring look. […]