Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri



Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Edifying Parables E-Book – Free Download


 

Free download of the book “Edifying Parables” on the occasion of the Centenary Year of His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji

How can we be at peace even in stressful situations? Why are we unhappy even when we have wealth and comforts? Are all the events of our life predestined? Is it possible to overcome destiny and if so, how? If God is just, why do innocents suffer and the wicked prosper? Was Lord Rama justified in killing Vali? How is one to firmly adhere to Dharma and also be pragmatic and efficient? How may we effectively control our anger and how should we deal with those ill-disposed towards us? How does an enlightened Guru spiritually uplift his disciple? How may one avoid being misled by pseudo-gurus? What is the benefit of Karma-yoga and how is it to be practised? How are we to discern the Self in ourselves? How do we comprehend the Vedantic position that the world is illusory?

Answers to these and many other such questions, as also topics such as the subtleties of Dharma, Meditation, Samadhi and the inspiring lives of great ones have been interestingly presented in about hundred parables by His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. These stories have been culled from His public discourses and personal conversations and included in this book “Edifying Parables”. Sri Vidyatheertha Foundation offers this e-book free of cost to all, in commemoration of the centenary of the great Acharya’s birth.

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Links for free download of other e-Books as also some short video clippings pertaining to the Jagadguru have been included in this e-Book, “Edifying Parables.”  Readers can navigate to these links from the “Contents” page of the e-Book.

 
  • To that which is born, death is indeed certain; and to that which is dead, birth is certain. Therefore, knowing this, you ought not to grieve over (this) inevitable. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • Daylight and darkness, dusk and dawn, winter and springtime come and go. Time plays and life ebbs away. But the current of desire never leaves. Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Once you begin to feel the presence of God, a joy unknown to you ever before will begin to be felt. The thought of his ever- living presence with you will be a great solace to you. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • Tendencies develop, regardless of the characteristic of the action performed. Hence, he who wishes to lead a proper life will do well to avoid evil deeds and to repeatedly perform virtuous deeds. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • To err is human. Accepting one’s error and correcting oneself is a mark of nobility. Humility is the primary path to achieving nobility. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names