Category Archives: stories

Frank White liked to think himself as an actor. He had been only mildly successful at this, having bagged just a few small roles in films and television. To make ends meet he had to take up selling furniture and … Continue reading →

Papaji has been one of the eminent non-dual saints of modern times. We covered his early life in an earlier post. The previous post bought him to the doorstep of the sage Ramana Maharishi. When he reached the hermitage where … Continue reading →

The year was 1919, and in commemoration of the victory of World War 1, the British declared all schools in India closed for a month. The mother of this eight-year-old child, Harivansh, decided it was the best time to take … Continue reading →

When Janet walked into her yoga class at age 58 she had a litany of complaints: 3 broken ribs, Fibromyalgia, and scoliosis, amongst others. She was a size 12 at 133 lb. Within a few years yoga had made a … Continue reading →

John Oliver Black’s 96th Birthday had just passed a week before. He was in fine health and quite active. On Saturday, September 16 he would periodically sit up on his bed to meditate. The last time he did so, he … Continue reading →