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Contemporary Parables
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is a book that has 94 simple parables
and models which metaphorically teach us the
deeper truth of life.
"A picture is
worth a thousand words" - This saying seems to
be true. Our minds remember images much more
easily than concepts. And hence was created this
collection of models, examples, images and
parables which will stick in our minds more
effectively and more deeply, so as to help us
remember these simple but very elusive spiritual
truths.
Each
model, or parable, is like a multifaceted
crystal, the rays of which impinge on each
observer in different colors and intensitites,
depending on his or her point of perspective.
These models and examples are excellent subjects
for contemplation, meditation or deeper thought.
And as each one of us discovers our own
ramifications and extensions of these models, as
well as create our own models, it will hep us
comprehend ourself and the world around us. The
truth which we are all trying to comprehend is
beyond time and space.
Each
model, however, is like a step in an ascending
ladder towards the truth which is like the roof
we are climbing to stand on. Once we arrive at
the roof we need to let go of all the steps of
the ladder, so that we can actually experience
the roof. Thus, although each model falls short
of bringing us to the ultimate truth, it does
serve as a very useful step for our ascension.
Hope that
this book will be useful and elightening for
you.
Table
of Contents:
Chapters
1. The Sheepish Lion
2. The Great Magician Creates World Peace
3. The Symphony of Life
4. The Bird on The Branch
5. The Blind Village And The Elephant
6. River Grasses
7. Protecting Your Spiritual Sapling
8. Connected Containers
9. The Pressure Cooker
10. Spiritual Weight Lifting
11. The Wish-Fulfilling Tree
12. The Wealthy Merchant
13. Nature Is The Best Teacher
14. Pruning The Garden Of The Soul
15. The Dissatisfied Student
16. The First Grader
17. The Car And The Driver
18. Develop Laser Power
19. The Flame Of Resurrection
20. The Caterpillar And The Butterfly
21. The Sun Shines On All Equally
22. Purifying Gold
23. The Billiard Balls
24. The Ocean And The Waves
25. The Underground Lake And Its Wells
26. Ice-Water-Steam
27. Heat In The Iron Ball
28. The One Light
29. The Apartment Building
30. Thorns, Turtles and Elephants
31. Sex, Erotas and Love
32. The Flow of Life
33. The King And The Five Wives
34. Be A Tree
35. The Half Finished Painting
36. The Personality’s Broken Legs
37. Magnetize Your Personality
38. A Dog Tied To The Tree
39. The School Of Life
40. A Fire In The Bedroom
41. The Walking Dream
42. The One Centre
43. The cassette Player And The Cassette
44. The Movie Of Life
45. The Circle Of Life
46. The River Of Life
47. Writing On Water
48. The Electric Current
49. Why Do You Stop At The Red Light?
50. The Mind Is Like A Plastic
51. The Cosmic Bank Account
52. You Have A Divine Mission
53. You Are A Child Of The Universe
54. Why Does Sunlight Make Us Happy?
55. There Is Only One Lover, One Beloved And One
Love
56. Happiness
57. Yourself Is All You Can Be
58. What Makes You Happy?
59. Don’t Fool Yourself
60. We Cannot See The Wind
61. Five Fingers
62. Can We Believe Our Eyes?
63. The Child And The Monk
64. The Two Little Angels
65. Gossip
66. The Butter In The Milk
67. The Trapped Bird
68. Buds-Flowers-Fruits-Seeds
69. The Coconut And Its Shadow
70. Spiritual Well Diggers
71. How The Monkeys Learned To Wash Their
Potatoes
72. Your Bananas
73. A Solution For A Tightly Knit Mind
74. You Are Not Somebody – You Are Nobody And
Everybody
75. The Seven Centers Of Consciousness
76. Our Personality Filters
77. The Hierarchy of Needs
78. For A Moment You Are God
79. The Circle Of Tendencies
80. Unity Is The Answer
81. Overthrow The Dictator
82. Our Five Bodies
83. What Can A Barrel of 60 Billion Cells Do?
84. The Spiritual Teacher
85. The Web Of Attachment
86. Box Analysis
87. The Energy Box
88. How We Value Ourselves
89. A Natural Meditation
90. Kathen And Tailor
91. Kathen And The Great Wave
92. An Angel Comes To Earth
207 pages
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