greatest blessing to a person is an open mind and a sound, receptive intellect that sees truth for what it is. Such a mind is free of complexes: it is able to form opinions in a free and unprejudiced spirit

like spiritual sustenance for such a mind, which develops and thrives by deriving nourishment from what it sees, feels and hears in the world around it. Signs of God are spread all over the universe. In

hovering over it and making a noise. The Muslim Sufi, communicating with the leader of the birds, asked what was the matter with them and why they were protesting. The leader replied, “We have a complaint to

leader of the doves. The latter replied: Perhaps you have failed to understand our point. Actually what we are complaining about is that all of you came here in the garb of Sufis yet acted as hunters. Had

immediately. On seeing the insistence of the student, the Principal finally asked him rather dryly what his marks had been in the previous examinations, because he felt certain that he must have failed

have good grounds for rejecting his application. But the student’s reply was just the opposite of what he expected. He said, “Eighty five percent, Sir.” These words worked like a miracle. The Principal’s

riches which you hoarded for yourselves. Now taste what you used to hoard”” (9:35). When this verse was revealed, the companions of the Prophet wondered what kind of wealth they should accumulate instead.

judged with fairness: none shall be wronged. Each soul shall be paid in full for what it has wrought, for He is wellaware of what they do. Then the disbelievers will be driven into Hell in hordes. When they

press told the embassy people that the press they had been patronizing was overcharging them. Taking what he said at face value, the embassy people assigned some printing work to him on a trial basis with

ordinary paper and without binding. When the embassy people examined this work, not being able to imagine what the final form of the book would be like, they judged it to be totally substandard. They therefore

Bata junior visited India for the fortieth time in 1983. On this occasion, a correspondent asked him what he thought was the most important factor in his success. Mr. Bata replied, “In manufacturing shoes

actual needs of our consumers. We do, in fact, look after our customers better than anyone else.” What we learn from the Bata Shoe Company’s success is that if you want to take, you should try to give

proof that he is aware of his ‘pluses’ as well as his ‘minuses’. This awareness tells him what is good for him and what is bad for him. He knows the difference between

we’re going to do it.” It is an undeniable truth that what inspires an individual more than anything is to have a great mission before him. That is what arouses a person’s hidden potential and makes him capable

wastes no time in rooting them out. A person who has made a mistake can completely erase the marks of what is an unfortunate experience for others by admitting his mistake and begging forgiveness. Some people

They do not realize that a person displays his true mettle when he sees his own wrong actions for what they are, and humbly asks forgiveness. It is only he who has learned the art of moral introspection