Edifying Parables (English)

His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Mahaswamigal, the 35th Pontiff of the Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham, was renowned as the gentlest and most illuminating of teachers. His erudition and compassion found expression as stories which He told during His public addresses and private conversations with His disciples. These powerful yet simple stories have been collected and edited in this volume for the benefit of those who could not hear His Holiness directly. As Sri Abhinava had the innate ability to render any scriptural topic easily and completely accessible, the reader will understand deep spiritual principle and feel great delight upon hearing these amusing and attractive tales, now published for all to read. The volume contains over one hundred such stories, grouped into themes such as the path of dharma, God the refuge, mental purity and dispassion, Guru as the visible God and realization of the Supreme. Every aspirant should take this chance to sit at the feet of this great Teacher and take this volume to heart.